Fifa 17 – new engine, new story mode, and five more key additions

Electronic Arts has thought big with its latest football sim, transferring to the Frostbite engine and taking story-telling lessons from Bioware

This, of course, happens every year. The producers at EA Sports in Vancouver have to travel the world evangelising the latest Fifa title to journalists who are used to being told that this is the most exciting, innovative instalment the series has ever seen. And then we're shown a new heading mechanic.

But this year, there are two genuinely game-changing additions, and a whole host of supplemental tweaks, updates and evolutions. Of course, marketing and sponsorship remain a big part of the pre-release hype, so we know that Fifa 17 will have four ambassadors to help with its authenticity: James Rodriguez, Eden Hazard, Anthony Martial and Marco Reus. Apparently they're not just faces on the box - they've been consulted about new additions to the game. We'll see.