The indiscretion comes directly from the mobile application of Fifa that in the image of the icon has replaced Reus with Hazard
Becoming the image man of a video game is very important for any sportsman: from basketball to soccer every year is a real struggle to appear on the cover of Fifa, Pro Evolution Soccer and NBA 2K. And as it happens every year the rumors associate the face of the most famous players to those of video games.
For Fifa 18 has started a real toto-bets: many bet on Neymar, the jewel of Barcelona and the Brazilian national team (although to be realistic seems unlikely because of the agreement between Barcelona and Pro Evolution Soccer). Others are betting on Cristiano Ronaldo, the latest Ballon d’Or winner, while Juventus fans are hoping to see Paulo Dybala. But the surprise could be Eden Hazard, the Chelsea fantasist. A little over a month from the official presentation, continue to circulate news about the news that we will see in Fifa 18: thanks to the Frostbite graphics engine, the definition of the details will be very high with clear improvements over the past edition.
Hazard on the cover of Fifa 18?
The only thing certain is that it will not be Messi the cover man of Fifa 18. In fact, the Argentine champion has already “donated” his face to Pro Evolution Soccer last season and Barcelona has signed a multi-year agreement with Konami. For the rest, all hypotheses are valid. Fans would like to see Cristiano Ronaldo, fresh winner of the Ballon d’Or and so far one of the dominators of the 2016/2017 season. In contention also Paulo Dybala, protagonist in Juventus and Antoine Griezmann. But the surprise could come from the Premier League and bears the name of Eden Hazard. In fact, the fantasist of Antonio Conte’s Chelsea has just become the cover man of Fifa Mobile, the Electronic Arts video game dedicated to smartphones and tablets. Previously the iconic man of the application was Reus, who was also Fifa 17’s cover man. Two clues that could lead to a single solution: Eden Hazard cover man of Fifa 18.
The improvements of the Frostbite graphics engine
With Fifa 17 for the first time the Frostbite graphics engine has made its debut in the world of sports simulation. If Fifa 17 already showed great improvements in terms of graphics, Fifa 18 will project the video game into another dimension. Jonas Skantz, director of the studio that developed the Frostbite graphics engine, is sure of it: Fifa 18 will bring improvements in the tone of the skin color and in the players’ hairstyles. A great job will also be done in terms of animations of players and coaches.