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FIFA 16 Covers Will Feature Female Players

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FIFA 16 will feature female soccer players on its covers, EA has announced. The publisher announced that the game would include playable women’s teams back in May just in time for the Women’s World Cup. Now, it’s confirmed that the covers of FIFA 16 will feature a female player based on region. In North America, the US version will feature Alex Morgan while the Canadian covers will see Christine Sinclair. Both versions will also feature Barcelona star Lionel Messi.

“This year’s World Cup showcased the unbelievable talent and skill in women’s soccer,” Christine Sinclair said in a statement. She’s referring to the final of the Women’s World Cup, which saw the US and Japanese teams face off. It drew a US audience of 24.4 million viewers. “I’m thrilled that EA Sports is celebrating female athletes in FIFA 16,” Sinclair said.

David Rutter, FIFA series head, said the reason for women not being included in the previous games came down to technology. “We needed to have tools and technology in place that could differentiate between men and women.”

Following the US women’s team victory in the Wold Cup, fans created a petition on change.org to see EA feature members of the women’s team on the cover of FIFA 16. It seems the fan demand for female players won EA over.

“As soon as we knew Women’s National Teams were joining FIFA 16, we immediately recognized that Christine and Alex would be the perfect cover athletes based on their accomplishments and what they represent for their respective countries and the sport of women’s soccer,” senior manager of North America marketing for EA Sports, David Pekush, said.

EA also allowed fans to vote on which male and female players they wanted to see in the regional editions. Different regions will feature their own, local players on their covers. For example, the Australian version will see Steph Catley next to Messi.

Although the inclusion of female teams in the 22nd FIFA game is a positive step (and one that took a ridiculously long time), the number of female players in the game will be quite limited. There will only be 12 female teams to choose from in FIFA 16 as opposed to the hundreds of male teams. It’s hoped the inclusion of female players will expand with future editions of the game.

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Resident Evil Death Island Reunites Favorite Characters

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The latest trailer for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s CGI film Resident Evil: Death Island, released July 25, features the outlandish action and melodrama that made the franchise a cult sensation.

This Resident Evil Avengers-esque team-up features Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers.

The T-Virus and killer whales take the gang to Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, where a new nightmare awaits. In magnificent slow motion and with progressively heavier ordinance, the Dream Team will supposedly destroy zombies, Lickers, mutant orcas, and anything else foolish or nasty enough to stand in their path.

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Attention! Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine for PS5, PS4 Launches June 22nd

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In a horrific new video, Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine is coming to PS4 and PS4 on June 22. Expect agony and tight gameplay from independent wizards Team Meat, well known for their pioneering, tough-as-ham platformer Super Meat Boy.

This “mean meat machine” reimagines your grandpa’s old black-and-white puzzle games for a younger, hipper, more bloodthirsty audience. We’re delighted the wait won’t be long for this one.

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Blizzard is developing two Diablo 4 expansions

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Diablo 4’s post-launch support will keep you playing for years, according to Blizzard. General manager Rod Fergusson confirmed two expansions and free content updates.

“As I sit here, we’re about to launch the main game; we’re finishing up season one; we’re working on season two; we’re working on expansion one; we’re kicking off expansion two,” he told PC Gamer on the Kinda Funny Xcast. These two DLCs may release sooner than expected. Fergusson says the live service model lets Blizzard release content faster than Diablo III.

With tens of hours of content in the base game, Diablo 4 is massive. This could be Destiny 2 or Genshin Impact, with seasons and DLC. That thought excites or frightens you. Leave a comment and check out our Diablo 4 guide for help with the PS5 and PS4 games.

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