By Nick Akerman
Arsenal and Manchester United fans will be fearing the worst heading into the Emirates clash on Feb. 12.
The Gunners, fresh from their 5-1 humiliation against Liverpool, need three points to continue their charge for the Premier League title. United arrive after yet another abysmal result, this time coming in the form of a 2-2 draw against Fulham, and they need a positive score to keep their hopes of fourth place burning—just about.
While the away supporters' sense of dread is certainly justified, hope can be taken from United's 1-0 win over Arsenal earlier in the season.
We excitedly decided to simulate the match using FIFA 14, but boy, did we make a mistake.
Arsenal vs. Manchester United: FIFA 14 Highlights
1'—Decent start from Arsenal, who control possession and slowly move forward.
22'—Smart play on the edge of United's area sees Mesut Ozil flash a shot at David de Gea's goal. The Spaniard meets a powerful strike with a smart save.
40'—No action to report whatsoever. United barely exit their half, while Arsenal look content to keep the ball without threatening.
HALF-TIME: Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United
55'—More of the same in the second half. United make a rare journey into Arsenal's box, but Ashley Young's weak effort drifts wide.
67'—This is a terrible, terrible (virtual) game of football. Jack Wilshere, Ozil and Santi Cazorla set up a tea party on the halfway line and tell the rest of their teammates they aren't allowed to play.
79'—A digital pigeon has just flown into the Clock End. Probably. Elsewhere, the writer of this article can be heard screaming from afar.
85'—Lukas Podolski meets a Cazorla cross, but he nods the ball softly into De Gea's hands. That was kind of the German.
FULL-TIME: Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United
Now, usually when there's a lack of action I would bring you a highlights video from the entire game. Unfortunately, Ozil's first half shot was the only moment of note throughout. Join me in weeping, please.
Instead of overrated videos (who needs them?), here's a selection of statistics to drill home the tedium.
2014年2月10日星期一
FUT 14 TOTW 21 (February 5th 2014)
TOTW 21 IF (in-form) players (including Chiellini, Sneijder & Thiago!) will be available in packs from 6pm (UK time), February 5th 2014 until 5:30pm (UK time), February 12th 2014. This team can be challenged in the ‘Team of the Week’ section within FIFA 14 Ultimate Team on your console.
For live FUT 14 updates (including TOTW details & Happy Hour reminders)
2014年1月21日星期二
FIFA 14 Ultimate Team web app after update
By Alan Ng
We have a heads-up for those of you who are regular users of the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team web app. If you didn’t know already, the web app has been updated and we have a list of change notes for you to read through giving you an idea on what is new from the old version.
This update has been live for a while now, so most of you should be running the new version. If you are not though, update now and read through the list of changes that we have added below for you. One of the big changes is that EA has now added the ability to re-list all previously unsold items.
Another notable change is that changes to Squads are now automatically saved when leaving the Active Squad screen – this was a hassle for many players before, but you still have the option to save manually as normal.
There’s a cosmetic change that you may have noticed too, with EA now opting to use unique colours during the pack opening animation. It still remains a frustrating aspect for many though when you open that precious gold pack and find out that you haven’t got any players of use.
Since most of you would have installed the new web app update already, let us know your thoughts on how it is handling for you at the moment.
Is everything fine for you, or is there a problem that you want to see fixed before the next update?
Web app update notes:
1. Added the ability to Re-List all previously unsold Items.
2. Added the ability to find all similar Items when searching the Transfer Market (ex. Find All Messi’s)
3. Applying Consumables is now a two-step process, but prevents Consumables from accidentally being applied.
4. Items are automatically added to the Transfer Targets section when attempting to Buy Now with Items in the Unassigned Pile
5. Changes to Squads are automatically saved when leaving the Active Squad screen. Users still have the option to save manually.
6. Chemistry Style icons now appear when comparing players on the Active Squad screen
7. Unique colours for the pack opening animation (Bronze, Silver, and Gold).
8. Changed the fonts app wide to match FUT Console
We have a heads-up for those of you who are regular users of the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team web app. If you didn’t know already, the web app has been updated and we have a list of change notes for you to read through giving you an idea on what is new from the old version.
This update has been live for a while now, so most of you should be running the new version. If you are not though, update now and read through the list of changes that we have added below for you. One of the big changes is that EA has now added the ability to re-list all previously unsold items.
Another notable change is that changes to Squads are now automatically saved when leaving the Active Squad screen – this was a hassle for many players before, but you still have the option to save manually as normal.
There’s a cosmetic change that you may have noticed too, with EA now opting to use unique colours during the pack opening animation. It still remains a frustrating aspect for many though when you open that precious gold pack and find out that you haven’t got any players of use.
Since most of you would have installed the new web app update already, let us know your thoughts on how it is handling for you at the moment.
Is everything fine for you, or is there a problem that you want to see fixed before the next update?
Web app update notes:
1. Added the ability to Re-List all previously unsold Items.
2. Added the ability to find all similar Items when searching the Transfer Market (ex. Find All Messi’s)
3. Applying Consumables is now a two-step process, but prevents Consumables from accidentally being applied.
4. Items are automatically added to the Transfer Targets section when attempting to Buy Now with Items in the Unassigned Pile
5. Changes to Squads are automatically saved when leaving the Active Squad screen. Users still have the option to save manually.
6. Chemistry Style icons now appear when comparing players on the Active Squad screen
7. Unique colours for the pack opening animation (Bronze, Silver, and Gold).
8. Changed the fonts app wide to match FUT Console
2014年1月7日星期二
UK chart: FIFA 14 finishes the year on top
By Robert Purchese
Like Arsenal, FIFA 14 has finished 2013 top of its respective table: the UK top 40 video games chart.
Activision's annual best-selling Call of Duty series had to settle for second and was in good company, followed by Assassin's Creed 4, Battlefield 4 and Grand Theft Auto 5.
Need for Speed: Rivals, Lego Marvel, Just Dance 2014, Minecraft Xbox 360 and Gran Turismo 6 filled out the rest of the top 10.
Did you watch Sherlock?
Like Arsenal, FIFA 14 has finished 2013 top of its respective table: the UK top 40 video games chart.
Activision's annual best-selling Call of Duty series had to settle for second and was in good company, followed by Assassin's Creed 4, Battlefield 4 and Grand Theft Auto 5.
Need for Speed: Rivals, Lego Marvel, Just Dance 2014, Minecraft Xbox 360 and Gran Turismo 6 filled out the rest of the top 10.
Did you watch Sherlock?
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