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| Fifa 19: The ultimate test for any relationship | Fifa 19: The ultimate test for any relationship |
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| Let's start with a confession - the Fifa franchise has impacted on more of my friendships and romantic relationships than I'd care to admit. | Let's start with a confession - the Fifa franchise has impacted on more of my friendships and romantic relationships than I'd care to admit. |
| During my teenage years, OK and most of my adult life as well, nights out and even whole weekends have been planned around the latest available version. | |
| Dinner, trips to the cinema and even sleepovers have been cancelled or postponed to maximise game time. | Dinner, trips to the cinema and even sleepovers have been cancelled or postponed to maximise game time. |
| And with Fifa 19 released today - relationships across the world will be tested once again. | And with Fifa 19 released today - relationships across the world will be tested once again. |
| The annual excitement surrounding it is another clear indicator that it really is in a league of its own when it comes to sport games. | The annual excitement surrounding it is another clear indicator that it really is in a league of its own when it comes to sport games. |
| The venue for the UK launch is a Grade 1 listed building in Docklands, east London. | The venue for the UK launch is a Grade 1 listed building in Docklands, east London. |
| With a guest list featuring Stormzy, Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Whitehall. | With a guest list featuring Stormzy, Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Whitehall. |
| "It's really the only game I play," Jack Whitehall tells Newsbeat. | "It's really the only game I play," Jack Whitehall tells Newsbeat. |
| "Although I took some time out from it and my brother got better than me. That's the most soul crushing time in a man's life when his little brother absolutely serves him up on Fifa," he jokes. | "Although I took some time out from it and my brother got better than me. That's the most soul crushing time in a man's life when his little brother absolutely serves him up on Fifa," he jokes. |
| He adds: "I'm a really sore loser. I bring stuff back up from years ago and I have a horrendous temper. Smashed controllers and everything." | He adds: "I'm a really sore loser. I bring stuff back up from years ago and I have a horrendous temper. Smashed controllers and everything." |
| Largely thanks to its Ultimate Team mode, which allows players to build their own star-studded club teams, the Fifa franchise has dominated the football game market in recent years. | Largely thanks to its Ultimate Team mode, which allows players to build their own star-studded club teams, the Fifa franchise has dominated the football game market in recent years. |
| Since the release of the original game in 1993, Fifa International Soccer, subsequent titles have sold more than 260 million copies worldwide. | Since the release of the original game in 1993, Fifa International Soccer, subsequent titles have sold more than 260 million copies worldwide. |
| One man with a huge grin on his face walking the red carpet is Adebayo "The Beast" Akinfenwa who for the fifth consecutive year has been named as the game's strongest player. | |
| The Wycombe Wanderers striker says: "I take pride in my work-outs so to get it again I am happy with it. I enjoy the gym so to be acknowledged for something I enjoy is great." | The Wycombe Wanderers striker says: "I take pride in my work-outs so to get it again I am happy with it. I enjoy the gym so to be acknowledged for something I enjoy is great." |
| He says that EA's willingness to listen and incorporate changes suggested by gamers is key to its success. | He says that EA's willingness to listen and incorporate changes suggested by gamers is key to its success. |
| "I think like anything in life you continually have to grow and I think Fifa continues to grow. They listen to their fan base and the little tweaks they can make to get better. | "I think like anything in life you continually have to grow and I think Fifa continues to grow. They listen to their fan base and the little tweaks they can make to get better. |
| "I think if they continue to do this they'll keep wiping off every single part of the competition." | "I think if they continue to do this they'll keep wiping off every single part of the competition." |
| Although not everyone is always a fan of change. | Although not everyone is always a fan of change. |
| David, 20, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, says the shooting and set-piece controls have been adjusted. | David, 20, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, says the shooting and set-piece controls have been adjusted. |
| He says: "I couldn't score a goal in the first game. I was like how can they have made the game worse than the last one?" | He says: "I couldn't score a goal in the first game. I was like how can they have made the game worse than the last one?" |
| A Fifa fan for the last four or five years he told us he won't be rushing out to get the latest offering. | A Fifa fan for the last four or five years he told us he won't be rushing out to get the latest offering. |
| "A lot of the times my defenders will do an over head-kick to clear the ball. Like how unrealistic is that. You never see Dejan Lovren or Shkodran Mustafi doing over-head kicks. It's just ridiculously hard." | "A lot of the times my defenders will do an over head-kick to clear the ball. Like how unrealistic is that. You never see Dejan Lovren or Shkodran Mustafi doing over-head kicks. It's just ridiculously hard." |
| David isn't alone. | David isn't alone. |
| Megan Rapinoe is the highest ranked female player in the game: "I am pretty bad at the game my nephew whoops me every time - actually everyone that plays me whoops me. | Megan Rapinoe is the highest ranked female player in the game: "I am pretty bad at the game my nephew whoops me every time - actually everyone that plays me whoops me. |
| "But it's pretty incredible to be in the game, it's surreal. If I could control myself in Fifa like I could in real life that would be great." | "But it's pretty incredible to be in the game, it's surreal. If I could control myself in Fifa like I could in real life that would be great." |
| The Seattle Reign FC striker says she believes a female player gracing the cover of the game is a real possibility. | The Seattle Reign FC striker says she believes a female player gracing the cover of the game is a real possibility. |
| "There's so many people that come up to me and are like, 'I'm a fan because I played as your team on the game.' | "There's so many people that come up to me and are like, 'I'm a fan because I played as your team on the game.' |
| "I think in terms of growing the game especially for the women just the sort of recognition we get from Fifa it's really important. | "I think in terms of growing the game especially for the women just the sort of recognition we get from Fifa it's really important. |
| The Fifa titles are also well remembered for their soundtracks. | The Fifa titles are also well remembered for their soundtracks. |
| London-born rapper Ocean Wisdom is one of the artists featured on this year's title: "People that play it and enjoy it might not even listen to my genre of music let alone know me as an individual." | London-born rapper Ocean Wisdom is one of the artists featured on this year's title: "People that play it and enjoy it might not even listen to my genre of music let alone know me as an individual." |
| The 25-year-old musician says he hoped the exposure would propel his career to the next level. | The 25-year-old musician says he hoped the exposure would propel his career to the next level. |
| "Basically a good song in the right place on a good game defines the game. And every time someone thinks of that game they think of that song. | "Basically a good song in the right place on a good game defines the game. And every time someone thinks of that game they think of that song. |
| "I feel like a concrete ball rolling down a hill and this is just another person pushing it. Fifa has just giving me a nice push in the same direction I am heading." | "I feel like a concrete ball rolling down a hill and this is just another person pushing it. Fifa has just giving me a nice push in the same direction I am heading." |
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