Fifa 16 to add women's teams for the first time
by Ben Wilson from Technology | The Guardian on (#9Y5P)
Electronic Arts has overcome 'technical obstacles' to add 12 female national sides to the latest edition of its multimillion-selling football series
In what is likely to be the only piece of positive PR that the world football governing body will receive this week, publisher Electronic Arts has announced it will be introducing female footballers into its Fifa video game series, beginning with the forthcoming Fifa 16 edition.
The game features 12 international all-female teams, 11 of whom will appear at next month's World Cup finals, including hosts Canada as well as England, Brazil, Germany and Spain.
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