FIFA 19 Ultimate Team: FUTMAS Returns To Game, First SBCs Available For Limited Time
It’s the holiday season and that means EA Sports is in a festive and giving mood. On Friday, they announced the return of FIFA 19 Ultimate Team event “FUTMAS” for gamers to enjoy. It’s an exciting day for the game, as the annual holiday event has been popular with FIFA gamers. Here are more details on the FUTMAS 19 promotion and a look at the first SBCs that are available in this year’s event.
FIFA 19 Ultimate Team: FUTMAS event begins
The EA FIFA 19 Twitter gave their fans a promotional video on Friday showing off the latest FUTMAS event. It starts today (Dec. 14) and will officially be available through the end of the month. That gives gamers plenty of time to enjoy the new features and content this brings to Ultimate Team mode. So far, it looks like it will celebrate the holiday season with some great new cards and items. It comes after the popular Road to the Final promotion, which EA launched as part of FUT.
FUTMAS is back #FUT #FIFA19 pic.twitter.com/St3sS8QW0o
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) December 14, 2018
The new Squad Building Challenges will include daily player SBCs, as well as FUTMAS-themed SBCs, and Icons. Themed daily and weekly objectives will also be part of the new FUTMAS event which plays up the idea of new players and new challenges available for gamers. There will also be exclusive new FUTMAS kits within the new event. Those are seen in the clip with the holiday shirts some players are wearing.
FIFA 19 Ultimate Team: FUTMAS’ first SBCs released
In conjunction with the start of the promotion, gamers are able to fire up the FIFA 19 game and get the first of the SBCs. They are Premier League stars Lucas Torreira (82) and Wilf Zaha (84), as well as Serie A star Alejandro Gomez (86). These three SBCs are available for just a 24-hour time period which ends on Sunday. So far, based on Twitter comments, Torreira is a popular card that FIFA gamers are adding or looking to add.
There are also Icon SBCs available for Michael Ballack and Sol Campbell. While there are no official details on how long those SBCs will be available, early speculation is they’ll be there for the duration of FUTMAS 19 or longer.
What is the FIFA 19 Ultimate Team mode?
FIFA Ultimate Team also referred to as “FUT,” is the biggest mode in the game. It’s enjoyed by many players worldwide. Ultimate Team mode involves building a dream squad of players from scratch and then using it to compete with other gamers worldwide.
There are regular Squad Builder Challenges in order to improve players or add to the roster. Each and every week, FIFA also reveals their latest Team of the Week lineup which brings new cards to FUT packs featuring star players from the past week. These are available in packs and through the transfer market but involve spending a bit to get them.
With the FUTMAS event, there will be plenty of special cards and content on the way, based on the video clip up above. Just keep in mind, there are only 17 days to participate since the end of the year is approaching quickly!
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