EA Sports is up with a major dilemma should Jordan Henderson, midfielder of Liverpool, wins the voting among four Premier League stars who shall be joining Argentina football sensation Lionel Messi in the front cover of the football simulation video game “FIFA 16.”
While it do seems at the moment that Henderson is winning the voting over competitors Sergio Aguero, Harry Kane, and Thibaut Courtois, his likely victory is already creating dissent and appears to be turning off fans and gamers of “FIFA 16.”
A good number of these fans have made their sentiments heard on social media, mostly threatening to boycott or not buy the “FIFA 16” if Henderson makes it to the cover with Messi.
It’s really ironic among UK fans considering that Henderson appears to be getting the most number of votes yet for some reason, he is also getting a good number of flak from English gamers of “FIFA 16.”
The front cover of the “FIFA” video game franchise has become synonymous with the world’s best footballers and the likes of Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, and Ronaldinho have previously appeared on the UK version of the game in the past, notes Metro.
Wayne Rooney has been on the cover of “FIFA” video games for seven years while current cover boy Lionel Messi has been gracing the front cover since 2013 and “FIFA 16” would be his fourth consecutive year for the franchise.
Last season, Messi was joined by Eden Hazard in the front cover of “FIFA 15.”
Women players
For the first time in 22 years after it first launched “FIFA”, EA Sports announced late in May that it will include female national teams to the franchise.
“FIFA 16” will feature a dozen football squads from countries such as England, USA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain and Sweden.
EA Sports boss David Rutter announced that as much as fans are excited about having female national teams included in the game, they are likewise delighted on the prospect of bringing a new way to play to millions of gamers.
He said that brining some of the best women’s players and teams in the world to “FIFA 16” is a major achievement for EA Sports.
Rutter added that they are making sure gamers get an authentic experience when playing with Women’s National Teams through EA Sports’ innovative player capture and reference tools as well as its sophisticated gameplay platform which the developer continues to improve.
September release date
While EA Sports has yet to confirm the release date for the latest iteration of its highly-successful football simulation video game “FIFA 16,” the release dates on seven key regions of the world starting on September 22 has already been published last week.