Video games: EA Sports to launch the football simulation game FIFA 17, on sale on 29/09/2016

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EA Sports, an American publisher specialising in video games, has presented the football simulation game FIFA 17 on 12/06/2016. The main novelty of this new edition, which goes on sale for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on 29/09/2016, is titled "The Journey": "This is a story mode where you take a young player and help them progress in their career, for example signing their first contract as well as all the ups and downs," said Antoine Cohet, the marketing manager of EA Sports France/Benelux, to News Tank Football on 31/05/2016.

"While still in the football environment, the story mode leaves the field of play so as to add more wealth to the game. It also allows the gamer to experience new sensations as a young player (of FIFA 17) who dreams of the same kind of scenarios," added Antoine Cohet.

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