(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); FIFA 10 will be the next installment of EA's FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It will be available for Sony's PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. Versions of the game will also be released for the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, Nokia N-Gage, Sony PSP and for mobile phones.

According to Sony, FIFA 10 will be the last FIFA game for the PS2.

Common belief was that the demo was due to be released 21 July (announced on the official website with a countdown timer) but, according to the official EA forums moderator, this is a countdown to a showing of the game at a German gaming convention.

EA Canada's FIFA 10 will be the first version of the game to be the head sponsor of a football team. It was confirmed on producer David Rutter's Twitter that FIFA 10 will be sponsoring English Football League One club Swindon Town.
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Manager Mode
The Manager Mode for FIFA 10 has been revamped and has had a multitude of issues and criticisms addressed according to EA Sports; 50 key improvements in total. Among these improvements are:

The transfer system will be more authentic, as money is not the monopolizing factor in acquiring a player. The acceptance of the offer will be based on factors such as the number of players in your squad in the same position, and the promise of European competition outside the domestic league. Furthermore, obtaining a player's services will be more realistically prolonged as the manager must deal with competition for the player by other clubs. Also, now one can submit bids in for several different players and if the club accepts, then you as the manager has the choice of approving the transfer. So for instance if bids for three different strikers were submitted, and you only needed one, if the clubs of those three players accept the offers, you have the choice of choosing which of the players you actually want to have.
The financial matters in the game will be based less on a team sponsor and primarily on the board of directors, who will provide two overall budgets: Wage budget (the amount of money provided every year for paying players) and Club budget (the money associated with buying and selling players as well as team improvements).
There will be a Board Difficulty setting, in which players can decide how "generous" the board is financially.
The Player Experience and Growth System has also dramatically changed. The manual XP growth from FIFA 08 and FIFA 09 have been abolished; player growth will now be determined by in-game performance, demands placed on the player, and achievements based on the player's particular position. There will also be three categories for gaining experience: Mental XP, Physical XP, and Skill XP. Younger players with higher potential will gain XP much faster (especially in Physical XP) and each player will have an individual growth point, which in turn promises more authentic gameplay.
Results for simulated non-user matches will be more heavily based on team strength and not appear as "random" as has been the case in the past. This will result in more realism and eliminate instances from the previous title where stronger clubs were fighting relegation and clubs with weaker players were winning the league.
Pre-season friendlies will be introduced to the next-gen versions of the game, which will be organized by the club's assistant manager for a chance to flatten out any wrinkles in a club's lineup before the domestic season begins.
A Live Season feature has been implemented within Manager Mode. As players' forms rise and fall based on performance (within Manager Mode itself, not real-world events), players will receive a temporarily higher or lower rating along with temporarily higher or lower stats to implicate the authenticity of player form.
Kit numbers can once again be edited.
The fatigue of players will be more authentic and realistic, eliminating the problem in which lower-level teams suffer from incredibly low energy levels throughout a series of matches.
The AI of other teams across the Manager Mode world has been improved significantly. Opposing clubs will rotate players more often based on factors such as fatigue, player form, and even the relative importance of a match (i.e the lineup for a top team in the early rounds of a domestic cup will consist of lower-level and younger players as opposed to a full-strength squad).
Total Football Experience will be a new feature in which football news around the Manager Mode world will be visible, including player transfers, fixtures and results in foreign leagues.
A new mode which has been revealed is the "Set-Piece Creator". Using this, runs can be assigned to specific players for different directions. It is not known yet wheather this will be available on online play, as revealed by producer David Rutter.
A new feature, the Assistant Manager, has been implemented. When he is activated, he will take care of the line-up and rotate the team's squad based on importance of the upcoming match. For example, if the next match is against a low rated team, he will make sure that players that normally are on the bench will play.

Improvements since FIFA 09 This article is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this article to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. (July 2009)

The following is a list of all confirmed improvements :


FIFA 10 General Improvements
360° dribbling system
Skilled dribbling; holding LB/L1 goes into a high-res dribbling motion, can be used to take players on.
Custom Set Pieces
Training Mode Added with x versus x custom number of players.
'Anything goes' practice matches with no referee
Realistic fatigue system; no more 90 minute sprinting
Continuous play, less cut-scenes that break up the play, fouls, yellow and red cards etc. do not have cut-scenes
Realistic weather patterns and night matches
The ability to do long "Rory Delap"-style throw-ins
Goal side flat ad boards on the pitch are gone
Improvements to the advantage rule
No scoring from kick-off
Graphic improvements, you can see players' breath in cold weather, player graphics have been redone and are an improvement on last year
Goalkeepers can get sent off
Greatly improved goalkeepers with ability to make double saves
New nets
Improved ball physics, ball feels heavier and does not 'float' across the pitch
Players will not get in the way of cross-field passes
CPU players can perform skill moves
Players can change the freekick taker during the game
Improved ball control/trapping
Game speed faster than 08 but slower than 09
Ability to move the wall when defending freekicks
Improved tackling physics, the player goes for the ball and not through the opponent
Improved shooting mechanics, two stage, first half of power up controls power and second controls height, possible to drive shots
Overhaul of animations, all completely new, walking/sprinting with and without the ball, some additional skill animations
Many more goalkeeper animations
Matches calculated on a minute by minute basis
Rain and snow are selectable in normal matches
The EA logo has been toned down on the replays
Up to 64-player tournaments with all teams user-controlled
Ability to take quick free-kicks
The ball will hit the woodwork less frequently
Goalkeepers can take free-kicks and penalties

FIFA 10 Manager Mode Improvements
A more user-friendly manager mode hub/desktop and navigation system
Ability to edit kit numbers
Improved financial system
New wage budget
New board difficulty level setting
New level of authenticity and realism with regards to signing players
2-tier bidding for players, first agree fee with club then agree terms with the player
Manual growth removed but replaced with improved authentic/realistic auto-growth
New scout ability to predict future growth of players
Pre-season friendlies added, arranged by the new Assistant Manager
Board confidence update after every game
Ability to re-negotiate with players immediately and not through 'negotiation history'
Transfer rumours
CPU squad rotation
Fix to the long-term injury bug i.e. there will be long-term injuries
No "available negotiations" cap, unlimitied number of transfer offers depending on your available budget
Final decision on player transfers. You can bid for multiple players for the same position and if they all accept then you can choose which players to sign and which not to sign
Manager mode will not end if you get sacked, your reputation will take a hit and you will get offers from other clubs
You will receive job offers at the end of a season. The better your Reputation, the better the offers will be. You will be able to see their squads overall as well as their key players in every area of their squad. The clubs financial situation will be shown as well
Ability to assign generic stadiums to clubs and rename them, and set weather conditions for that stadium
Improved atmosphere in matches with rivals and more 'frantic' celebrations
Ability to view the opponent's starting 11 before the match
Ability to shortlist up to 20 players
Computer generated player names will be regionalized, "no more Scott McFadden from Brazil"
Additional in-game commentary including Transfer speech, Player Form Speech, Board Confidence comments etc.
Players are no longer tied to a club for 12 months after signing, they can move on as early as the next transfer window
Financial bonus for promotion, to help bolster your squad
Players will develop at other clubs, not just the user controlled one
You can set the age of your created player and assign him to your MM club
You can also edit the stats of your created player
Contract length plays a role in the market value of a player

FIFA 10 Online Improvements
Dream team glitch fixed; no more custom teams in ranked games
Improved club management settings
Improved club match making
New 5v5 mode
More player stats in Clubs
Ability to check Club stats online
Only one "any" player in a team
Search criteria will be shown on screen during matchmaking
You will see at the end of every game how many ranking points you earned
Ability to end online matches in a draw, if both sides agree, 1v1 only
FIFA Interactive World Cup (similar to Interactive League from FIFA 09) where team stats are equalled similar to Clubs matches
Reduced ranking points per match for each match played against the same person.
"Faster identification and punishment of cheaters" helped by increased stat monitoring.
New EA Live Team that will monitor and track down cheaters.
Idle players will be disconnected in 10v10 matches.

Soundtrack
The complete soundtrack was announced by EA Sports on July 25 2009. It features 34 songs, 8 fewer than FIFA 09.

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Good info mate but them pics of the game look like they were made
in paint or something like that lol

STOP F**kING SPAMMING YOU ARSEHOLE!

Nice thread really good info :p as for that spammer he can go **** a goat lol

LOL. Thats funny

Been Watchin 40 yr Old Virgin? LOL

Ha Ha lol

Nice thread, when will the demo be released? as well as the game?

Thank you
and yes!! training mode added

Good post, hopefully the cover has Rooney on it!