EA SPORTS FC™ 26 News

[h2]December Feedback Update[/h2][p][/p][p]Welcome to the FC 26 December Feedback Update.[/p][p]Today we’re sharing several changes coming in an early January update, based on your feedback.[/p][p]Let’s kick things off with Game Designer Rory, who will walk through an upcoming change to AI Defending in the following video.[/p][p][/p][h3]AI Defending[/h3][p]As we mentioned at the end of November, we’re continuing to run our own investigations and tests while reviewing all of your feedback.[/p][p]In the next update, AI defenders will have slower reaction times when marking the ball carrier, which can result in them leaving more space open while transitioning between actions.[/p][p]Before and after[/p][p][/p][h3]New Releases Hub in Ultimate Team[/h3][p]We’ll be adding a New Releases hub in Ultimate Team that highlights new SBCs, Objectives, and more.[/p][p]We’ll share more details closer to release.
See below for a sneak peak![/p][p][/p][h3]Squad Battles CPU AI[/h3][p]We’ve heard your feedback about the Squad Battles CPU AI becoming too difficult and frustrating to play against, especially on higher difficulties, due to its focus on maintaining possession.[/p][p]With the next update, the Squad Battles CPU AI will now focus more on moving the ball up the pitch while creating chances quicker.[/p][p][/p][h3]Career Mode Player Potential Indicator[/h3][p]In the last update, the UI added a new status indicator for a player’s willingness to renegotiate a contract, but it replaced the player potential indicator.[/p][p]We’ll be bringing back the player potential indicator in an early January update based on your feedback, and the UI will display both indicators.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for checking out our December Feedback Update and for continuing to share your thoughts with us. Want to share your thoughts on these updates? Head to https://go.ea.com/fc26pfp[/p][p][/p][p]We hope you have a great end to 2025, and please keep your feedback coming here and over in our Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/easportsfc[/p]

[p]Spreading joy and cheer with a collection of festive favourites, Winter Wildcards brings ice cold upgrades inspired by beloved Football Ultimate Team™ campaigns past and present, and welcomes new Heroes and ICONs to the pitch this holiday season.

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EA Sports has revealed 3 new Heroes coming to FC 26 Ultimate Team as part of Team 1 of the Winter Wildcards promo: Ivan Zamorano, Claudio Pizarro and Jill Scott.

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