The ‘National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)’ is going to debut in FIFA 23 games from March 15. The game’s ‘Kick Off’ game mode features 12 successful teams from the Women’s Football League. Apart from this, they can also be found in the game’s tournament mode, online season and friendly matches. Currently, FIFA 23 game is available on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC versions.
Electronic Arts, the company behind the game, said that by playing with two NWSL teams, gamers will get an experience similar to the match broadcast on the field. Separately, the company is also adding ‘UEFA Women’s Champions League’ to the game’s kick off and tournament modes. Additionally, four new European clubs including Juventus and Real Madrid are being added to complete the experience.
Citing the recent agreement between the popular game maker and the ‘NWSL Players Association’, technology site Engadget reported that 12 NWSL teams and their successful female athletes will continue to be part of the franchise. Even after rebranding the game later this year to ‘EA Sports FC’.
Earlier, EAT added the first female footballer to a FIFA 16 game. The FIFA 23 game debuted with 24 teams drawn from the UK and France’s Women’s Super League and Division 1. And this is the first time that a female player is seen on the cover of the game. Se is Chelsea footballer Sam Carr featured in the ‘Ultimate Edition’ version of the game.