Fans Select Reus over Anthony Martial, James Rodriguez, and
Eden Hazard for FIFA Cover Honor
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) announced that fans chose Marco Reus of Borussia
Dortmund to be the global cover athlete of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 17.
Over the past two weeks, fans have voted on the official FIFA
Cover Vote Website for their favorite player among four FIFA
17 ambassadors, James Rodriguez of Real Madrid C.F., Anthony Martial
of Manchester United, Eden Hazard of Chelsea FC, or Marco Reus of
Borussia Dortmund. Fans cast over 3.1 million votes, with Reus emerging
as the victor.
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Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus Revealed as Global Cover Athlete for EA SPORTS FIFA 17 (Photo: Business Wire)
Reus is a highly-decorated winger, and is widely regarded as one of the
most dangerous attackers in Europe. Reus was named Footballer of the
Year in Germany in 2012, and has 29 appearances with the German National
Team. Reus was also recently named captain of Dortmund, and will be
wearing the captain's armband in the coming season.
"It is incredible to see how fans get behind their favorite player -
Marco plays for a great club, is really fun to watch, and he is very
popular in FIFA Ultimate Team, so it makes a lot of sense that the fans
picked him," said Nick Channon, Senior Producer for EA SPORTS FIFA.
"Reus joins an elite group of international football superstars who
have appeared on the cover of FIFA over the years."
"I'm honored to join a very distinguished group of footballers to appear
on the cover of FIFA," said Reus. "Most of all I am humbled that
the fans have chosen me, and I will strive to make them proud with my
performance on the pitch."
All four players featured in this year's cover vote are global
ambassadors for FIFA 17 and influenced key gameplay features
to bring innovation to the way players think and move, physically
interact with opponents, take set pieces, and use new techniques in
attack. Reus serves as the face of the new Active
Intelligence System, which impacts off the ball activity and the way
players move, read and react.
With innovative gameplay features that let fans own every moment on the
pitch, FIFA 17 brings an overhaul to Physical Play, a Set Piece
Rewrite, New Attacking Techniques, and a brand new Active Intelligence
System. Fans can learn more about new
features to FIFA 17 by visiting FIFA 17's website, and
by becoming an EA SPORTS FIFA Insider (http://easports.com/fifa).
Fans can also join the EA SPORTS FIFA community http://www.facebook.com/easportsfifa
and follow us on Twitter
@easportsfifa and Instagram.
EA SPORTS FIFA 17 is developed by EA Vancouver and will be
available in North America on September 27 and worldwide on September 29
on Origin™
for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation®4, Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3.
Fans who pre-order FIFA 17 Super Deluxe Edition can get up to 40
FIFA Ultimate Team™ Jumbo Premium Gold Packs, Team of the Week loan
players, and other FUT content. Click here
to read about all our available pre-order offers. EA Access*
members on Xbox One and Origin Access* members on PC can play the
game early with Play First Trials. Stay tuned for more information on
access timing and availability.
FIFA 17 is powered by Frostbite™**. One of the industry's leading
game engines, Frostbite delivers authentic, true-to-life action, takes
players to new football worlds, and introduces fans to characters full
of depth and emotion.
*CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY. SEE EA.COM/EAACCESS/TERMS
AND http://www.origin.com/store/origin-access
FOR DETAILS.
**Frostbite game engine technology is available on Xbox One, PlayStation
4 and PC platform versions only.
Join the EA SPORTS FIFA community at Facebook
and on Instagram.
Follow us on Twitter @easportsfifa and
use the hashtag #FIFA17. The game is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.
EA SPORTS™ is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the
world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive
technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA
SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports
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for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
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In fiscal year 2016, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.4 billion.
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