With last night's not-entirely enticing announcement of the curiously named XBox One came the revelation that EA Sports' behemoth football franchise FIFA would be landing on the next generation. Okay, so not many gamers wouldn't have guessed as much, but it's always nice to have some confirmation. And with that news, EA Sports have also announced that their stable of sports titles will be powered by a brand new game engine, which promises to make the experience better-looking than any previous EA Sports titles have ever been. The engine also promises to feature players who think, move, and behave like real athletes and dynamic living worlds, "transforming the way people play and experience games on next gen consoles." There's no word yet whether that will include racism, sexual deviance and child-like petulance if you "train them too hard," though one suspects that that probably won't be the case. Now, those are both bold claims, though necessary, given that we stand on the edge of the next generation, and the first look at footage from the games does seem to suggest a significant uplift in quality... Beautiful. So what else have learned? Well, the news confirms that we will see the new graphics engine - called EA Sports Ignite - used for Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NBA LIVE 14, and EA SPORTS UFC, all of which will launch within the next 12 months on both the XBox One and the PS4. Now that they've confirmed that the looks of the game will be getting an uplift, perhaps EA Sports will put some effort into solving the following
small but incredibly annoying problems with FIFA 13. Click next to reveal all...