EA SPORTS™ AND MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT TO INTRODUCE A NEW SQUAD OF ULTIMATE TEAM™ HEROES IN EA SPORTS FC™ 24
Brought to Life by Marvel, 19 Ultimate Team™ Heroes From the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Champions League Will Further Illustrate a New Chapter for The World’s Game In EA SPORTS FC™ 24
Today, Electronics Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Marvel Entertainment announced their renewed collaboration to usher in a new era of Ultimate Team™ Heroes onto the pitch in EA SPORTS FC™ 24. For the first time ever, women’s footballers will be introduced as Ultimate Team™ Heroes alongside an all-new lineup of men’s football Heroes, as illustrated by renowned Marvel Comics artist J.L. Giles. Players who pre-order* EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Ultimate Edition by August 22 will receive one of the 19 Heroes into their Ultimate Team™.
This year’s arrival of Ultimate Team™ Heroes into EA SPORTS FC™ 24 will see players across the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women’s Champions League emerge as all-new powerful personas that embody both their heroic career feats and signature athletic traits. Having already confirmed that some of the world’s best competitions would feature in EA SPORTS FC™, EA SPORTS recently announced an exclusive renewal with UEFA, meaning EA SPORTS FC™ 24 is the only place you can play the iconic UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Super Cup.
The class of EA SPORTS FC 24 Ultimate Team™ Heroes spans 19 players in total:
Alex Scott, Carlos Tévez, Wesley Sneijder, Gianluca Vialli, Bixente Lizarazu, Nwankwo Kanu, Nadine Keßler, Ludovic Giuly, John Arne Riise, Paulo Futre, Dimitar Berbatov, Tomáš Rosický, Sonia Bompastor, Jari Litmanen, Rui Costa, Vincent Kompany, Steve McManaman, DaMarcus Beasley, and Ramires.
“Marvel’s player illustrations are fantastic, and beautifully embody the heroic on-the-pitch efforts of these football legends who played in the UEFA Club Competitions – now reimagined in EA SPORTS FC 24,” said David Jackson, VP Brand, EA SPORTS FC. “Our continued collaboration with Marvel Entertainment is built on creativity, innovation and inclusion, and we’re thrilled to represent both men’s and women’s Ultimate Team Heroes in the game this year.”
In-game vanity items will be made available based off of respective Ultimate Team™ Heroes, including tifos, kits, balls, and more* – with additional details to be shared at a later date. Players can learn more about this year’s Ultimate Team™ Heroes through an upcoming Marvel Heroes online comic book, which will include Marvel-written bios of the player personas.
Players who pre-order** EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Ultimate Edition by August 22 will receive one of 19 Heroes in their Ultimate Team™ when they become available in-game this November, as well as 7 day early access to the game starting September 22, 2023. EA SPORTS FC™ 24 will launch on September 29, 2023 across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
*Available at no additional cost in EA SPORTS FC™ 24 Ultimate Team™.
**Conditions and restrictions apply. See here for details.
†HyperMotionV technology only available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC versions.