when a major video game like FC 24 reveals a team's new jersey

Online play, once again, erases a lot of EA FC 24 Coins  the game's problems, but is still a breeding ground for ball-hoggers and showboats. More importantly, though, it keeps those horrendous menus far far away. It's pretty clear that EA Sports has dialed in the EA Sports FC formula, and we wouldn't expect major changes any time soon, so be happy that the baseline they're working with is a solid soccer experience.

At this year's E3 among the many Kinect-focused demonstrations that took place during Microsoft's Press Conference was a demonstration of FC 24's new Kinect integration that allows players to cuss at refs after a bad call. The implementation itself felt more like a gimmick than anything else, but nevertheless EA Sports has released a trailer further hyping up the feature.

Along with the new referee reaction feature, the trailer also highlights some of the more useful Kinect-based mechanics, like being able to call subs or switch formations on the fly. Seasoned EA Sports FC players will know that subbing out players is a minor inconvenience, but being able to do it ostensibly without menus could keep the pace of play going.

For the game's 'Be a Pro' mode, as well, gamers will now be able to control other player actions through their voice. Rather than a simple button press, the gamer can call out "pass to me" in order to coordinate a more competent attack. Like was said before, it's still something that can easily be done using buttons, but it makes the concepts more approachable for the casual crowd.

On the surface, the Kinect integration for FC 24 looks useful, but for the more hardcore players it could be too much of a hindrance. And unfortunately, that's where this Kinect support rests, somewhere between the hardcore and the casual.

Casual players aren't going to care about subbing players out, or altering formations on the fly, and hardcore players who have been rising through the ranks of 'Be a Pro' regularly could care less about being able to cuss at referees or having to call out a specific command rather than just press a button. Much like any Kinect-based integration for an EA Sports title, these new FC 24 features aren't exactly a godsend, but they could do well to keep things interesting. We'll have to see for sure when the game releases in September.

EA Sports has just unleashed a new trailer for FC 24 that unfortunately doesn't show off any new gameplay improvements or nifty features, but does show how the game will represent Manchester City's new home uniforms. These home jerseys, or kits as they're referred to in the same parts of the world that still call it football, are of a snazzy light blue variety and feature a nice wealth of brand advertising — a given on nearly ever mid to top level team's kit.

It's a strange event, when a major video game like FC 24 reveals a team's new jersey, but it's not unheard of. Well ahead of the NFL season, football fans can expect to see Madden NFL 13 virtual players sporting the new Nike-designed jerseys.

And, if you're a Manchester City fan, you can see FIFA 24 Coins for sale  the jerseys in all of their HD glory this Friday, when Man. City plays Arsenal in a friendly in Beijing, China. There you'll be able to see superstars like David Silva and Samir Nasri, two of the players in the trailer, rocking the light blue kits.