The beautiful game

FIFA 22Rating 45Developer Electronic ArtsPublisher Electronic ArtsPlatform PC XBOPS4 XBS PS5Price PC Rs 2999 XBOPS4 Rs 3999 XBSPS5 Rs 4999Itrsquos no secret that EA pushes small updates year on year and presents it as the next installment in the FIFA franchise While this keeps EArsquos bottomline healthy it has been a little annoying especially for fans of the franchise who buy the game every year This time EA promised significant upgrades especially in its animation of players and its graphics I played the game on an Xbox Series S and felt while they have delivered on some there are a few issues that remainI started with the Career mode After the opening sequence the game features a few wellknown players including David Beckham having breakfast in Paris You are treated to a very nice tutorial that teaches you the basics of the game while playing on the streets of Paris Itrsquos a nice way to introduce the keys and controller layout to first time players of the game Though I doubt there are too many first time players aroundThe Career mode is pretty lacklustre It follows the format of the previous games in the series While it isnrsquot bad in any way it is pretty much the same thing You still have a choice to play as a player or as a manager Whatrsquos new here is the ability to create a club crest kit and stadium in Manager mode In the Player mode you have RPG elements that help improve your player over time I am guessing the popularity of Ted Lasso might have increased the takers for the Manager Mode this time around That being said Manager mode is not as lighthearted as the TV series Though honestly that would have been a welcomed changeI found creating your player a lot more satisfying The smoother animations and improved gameplay made it very easy to propel my player to the top of the league The RPG elements motivated me to gather points and upgrade my player There are a total of seven categories in the skill attributes each with its own little skill tree The points improve things like passing dribbling shooting and more In the game you can either play as the team or play as the individual player where you only control your characterVolta also has some changes There is now an option to choose one of three abilities your squad will have It adds more of an arcade feel to Volta which is not bad in my opinion For the uninitiated Volta is a sort of street version of football in a tiny closed arena with three players on each team The time between goals is short making it a lot of fun to play with friendsThe staple KickOff is of course still available Your weekend gaming parties can still go unhindered with the new version Online playing is also as good as it has ever been Xbox Series S despite being the weaker console delivers stunning visuals and lagfree gameplay on a midtier internet connection EArsquos bread and butter mode Ultimate Team is still around The paytowin mode is still plenty enjoyable even if you donrsquot want to pay for premium players However if you want to be anywhere near the top without spending you are looking at an entire day of grinding probably for monthsFIFA usually churns out version after version every year with very few tweaks and improvements This time around the changes has been significant especially where gameplay is concerned This in turn has made the game a lot more fun to play It is possibly the best version in a very longtime making FIFA 22 an easy recommendation for fans of the beautiful game regardless if they are a gamer or notApple upcoming event may feature new MacBooksApple has announced an event for October 18 The company is expected to announce new MacBooks a higherend Mac Mini and maybe Airpods The new computer may feature Applersquos new armbased processor called M1X The newer chipset is rumoured to have 10 CPU cores and graphic processors with 16 or 32 cores The current Apple chipset has eight CPU and GPU coresRockstar announces remastered GTA trilogyRockstar will release remastered versions of GTA III Vice City and San Andreas for PC consoles and even iOS and Android The company has not shared what specific upgrades will be made yet They said that the games will get graphical and gameplay enhancements but will preserve the classic look and feelTwitter rolls out new feature to tryTwitter is testing a new privacy tool that will enable users to remove a follower without blocking them The new feature will give users greater control over their followers Once a user is removed their tweets will no longer appear in their timeline and the removed follower will not be notified of this change