Electronic Arts has released the cover for EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Edition, with a full trailer set to drop later this week.
While England may have failed against Spain in the Euros 2024 final, one of the team’s star players is taking a prime spot on both covers of EA Sports FC 25.
As previously outed by leaks, England and Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham will adorn the standard cover of the next EA football title – the second to not have the FIFA licence after EA ended its 30-year partnership with the football association.
It was also rumoured he and others would be on the Ultimate Edition cover, which EA has just officially revealed. On it, you can see the rumours were right, with Bellingham joined by other football stars past and present – namely David Beckham, Gianluigi Buffon, Aitana Bonmati, and Zinedine Zidane.
They are surrounded by various championship trophies, but the Euros 2024 trophy is weirdly absent, even though EA does have a deal to feature it and the championship (the only one they miss out on, because they don’t have the FIFA licence, is the World Cup).
At the same time, EA has announced that the first trailer for EA Sports FC 25 is set to be revealed on Wednesday, July 17 at 4.57pm BST in the UK, which is… weirdly specific.
Defined by silverware delivered for the club.
— EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) July 15, 2024
Presenting the #FC25 Ultimate Edition Cover, featuring @GianluigiBuffon, @AitanaBonmati, @BellinghamJude, Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham.
See the full Reveal July 17: https://t.co/x0js9uvbhH pic.twitter.com/R4QFrutR0I
Manchester City player Erling Haaland was the cover star of last year’s game, EA Sports FC 24, which despite the name change still managed to prove a sales juggernaut.
According to prior leaks, EA Sports FC 25 will be released on September 27. If you buy the more expensive Ultimate Edition, however, you’ll be able to play the game seven days early, from September 20.
EA Play subscribers will also apparently get early access to the game via a 10-hour trial, which has become the norm for the service.
As for the future of FIFA in video games, the football association is rumoured to have signed a deal with Take-Two, to make a new series of games, but this is still yet to be confirmed.
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