EA SPORTS™ will mark the launch of FIFA 21 with the return of the popular SSE Airtricity League FIFA 21 Club Packs. Featuring the individual club crest of all 10 Premier Division teams, these exclusive sleeves will be available to download free from https://fifa21-club-packs.ea.com/en-us when the game launches this Friday, 9th October!
The 10 Premier Division Teams include; Dundalk FC, Cork City FC, Shamrock Rovers FC, St Patrick’s Athletic, Derry City FC, Shelbourne FC, Bohemian FC, Waterford FC, Sligo Rovers FC and Finn Harps FC and will be available on PlayStation 4® and Xbox One®, PC via Origin™, Steam and Nintendo Switch formats. Once fans have printed out their preferred sleeve, they simply replace the existing cover in their FIFA 21 box and start playing with their local heroes in the game, while representing their favourite SSE Airtricity League club on the pack! Matching wallpapers will also be available for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone Pro Max, iPad Air, iPad Pro and PC desktop.
The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division will once again feature in FIFA 21, the 13th season that the league has featured in the game.
About FIFA 21:
WIN AS ONE with EA SPORTS as FIFA 21 introduces more ways to play with friends through new social elements, to having more control than ever to manage every career moment, players can experience The World’s Game like never before. FIFA 21 also embraces a new generation of football with Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé, gracing the cover across all editions and available worldwide on October 9, 2020 for PlayStation®4, Xbox One, PC via Origin™ and Steam.
In FIFA 21, players can jump into a more social street football experience with VOLTA SQUADS, a new way for four players to join together or drop into the community with other VOLTA FOOTBALL players and win as one in 5v5 online cooperative play. In FIFA Ultimate Team™, team up with friends online and compete for rewards with FUT Co-Op to enjoy new ways to play the most popular mode in the game.
Fans of Career Mode can take their team to the top by managing every moment, with new innovations that create additional depth in matches, transfers, and training. Career Mode also delivers a huge leap in gameplay interactivity to control the outcome of every game with the Interactive Match Sim, a revamped growth system to better manage Player Development, and more. To learn more about the latest updates to Career Mode, visit https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-21/features#career-mode-overview.
FIFA 21 continues to raise the bar and bring fans the most intelligent gameplay to date with all-new dynamic attacking systems that provide more realistic and informed movements to build on the intensity of 1v1 gameplay. A range of new features brings this enhanced gameplay realism to life. Agile Dribbling puts more tools at the player’s disposal when facing a defender. Positioning Personality elevates in-game intelligence to match the real-world understanding of space and time in football. Creative Runs gives players new options for off the ball moments. While the Natural Collision System utilises brand new animation systems to create smoother player interactions all over the pitch. To learn more about all the new FIFA 21 gameplay features, visit https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-21/features#gameplay-overview.
VOLTA FOOTBALL also delivers a more realistic and rewarding experience, with new game pace and intelligent squad movements, unique style expressions with customizable VOLTA AVATARS, and 20 unique pitches across six continents to truly experience the soul of the streets. Additionally, discover the world of street football through the narrative-based storyline, THE DEBUT, that features some of the biggest names in the game, including legendary footballer, Kaká and world-renowned freestyler, Lisa Zimouche. To learn more about what’s new in VOLTA FOOTBALL, visit https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-21/features#volta-overview.
In FIFA Ultimate Team, players can make their FUT Club truly unique with a range of new and expanded ways to customise the look of both the pitch and the stands. And for players upgrading to the next generation consoles using Dual Entitlement*, One FUT Club enables FUT Clubs to carry over from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 or Xbox One to Xbox Series X and back again with cross-gen transfer markets and leaderboards. To learn more about what’s coming to FIFA Ultimate Team, visit https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-21/features#fut-overview.
Experience unrivalled authenticity with over 17,000 players and 700+ teams alongside more than 90 stadiums and 30+ leagues connecting players to The World’s Game. Additionally, celebrate football glory with exclusive access to global competitions including UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamerica, Premier League, Bundesliga, and LaLiga Santander.
FIFA 21 will be available in-store from Friday, 9th October 2020. For more details on FIFA 21, visit https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-21
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For further information, please contact:
Suzanne Monks or Mari O’Leary, O’Leary PR EA SPORTS Team
suzannemonks@olearypr.ie / marioleary@olearypr.ie
Tel: 01-6789888
