EA Sports announces next-gen Ignite engine

Electronic Arts has announced today that it has developed EA SPORTS IGNITE, a new game engine that will power EA SPORTS games on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Athletes in next gen games will be able to make intelligent decisions with human-like reaction times. IGNITE computes four times more calculations per second than previous consoles, enabling them to make more difficult decisions faster. In FIFA 14, for example, a player’s sense of urgency increases as the match draws on and a goal is needed, rushing to take a free kick, corner, or goal-kick if time is running down.

With 10 times more animation depth and detail than previous consoles, and thousands of new sport-specific animations to drive new locomotion systems, players now plant, pivot and cut, quickly change speeds, and shift momentum with the agility and explosiveness of superstar athletes.

For the first time ever, 3D crowds and dynamic sidelines will impact the experience, and sports atmospheres will change organically based on the progress of a match. Player actions will change depending on the situation, and crowds will have an expectation of how a game is likely to play out, and react accordingly.

Created with the IGNITE engine, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NBA LIVE 14, and EA SPORTS UFC, will each launch within the next 12 months.

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