FIFA 16: Career Mode Adds Pre-Season Tournaments, Player Training, More

[RaychelSnr]

FIFA 16 is getting some new toys in Career mode, including two highly requested features: Pre-Season Tournaments as well as Player Training.

Pre-Season Tournaments

You'll no longer simply skip through the summer months, now you'll have the opportunity to play in three out of a possible nine tournaments played in Asia, Europe, Latin America, or North America. Just as with real clubs, these matches will allow you to work on tactics and line-ups.

As an added bonus, each tournament has a prize purse you can win and add to your transfer budget. If you are a small squad, you can imagine how this can help.

Player Training

You'll now be able to train your squad via mini-games to increase player attributes and boost player development. You'll be able to train up to five squad players each week.

Story of the Season

The story elements to your season will be highlighted this year -- including notable player or team performances, big player debuts, as well as transfer rumors. These will be presented in-game with commentary and graphical overlays.

A Few Other Big Additions

• You can now sign free agents outside of the transfer window.
• Scouting reports are now available for an entire year.
• Transfer budgets are more realistic, and any overages transfer to your next year.
• Short loans are now six months instead of three, and there's also an option for two-year loans.
• Unlimited subs during friendlies.
• More realistic number of 'high-profile' moves in the transfer window.
• Improved transfer market player values.

See more screenshots from FIFA 16's Career Mode.

[bostonchipster]

"..and any overages transfer to your next year"

THANK YOU!

[steelerfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by bostonchipster

"..and any overages transfer to your next year" THANK YOU!

To be clear, a percentage of the overages carry over. The percentage is based on performance, meeting goals etc.

But yeah, great news!

[pencerm]

Way to go, EA! Still going to be room for improvement in career mode, but if these changes are implemented well this is going to be a MASSIVE step forward. Time to go put in my preorder (not that it was ever in question).

[Resurrection403]

I wish they'd have addressed youth academy but this is very promising. I'll assume for now they fixed it but wish it was mentioned

[Vaporub83]

What is wrong with youth academy?

[HenryClay1844]

Extremely disappointing that nothing appears to have been done for youth teams and b teams. How can you have a Career Mode without a proper youth team that plays games and generates stats and scouting feedback? We went so many years with almost no changes how many years until they improve on what we get this year?

[Resurrection403]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vaporub83

What is wrong with youth academy?

Well, jeez. Lots. Biggest issue is a glitch where if you call up a player after the may bump they'll never ever grow in physical stats