FIFA gameplay engine used to teach real players

The FIFA gameplay engine has become so advanced that football clubs are using it to teach real players about positioning, according to FIFA Ultimate Team producer Marcel Kuhn.

Kuhn claimed that while he hasn't heard of clubs using FIFA to scout for new players yet, he has heard stories about the gameplay engine being used in training.

"I don't think it goes that far just yet, but there's a couple of cool stories within FIFA as well where some clubs are actually using the FIFA gameplay engine to teach the players about positioning," he told ArabicGamers.

"For their goalkeepers specifically, and then using it in the training sessions to teach their squad how to position themselves properly."

Kuhn also said that the Ultimate Team mode encourages people to check out new leagues that they otherwise wouldn't have any interest in.

"If I'm interested a lot in the EPL [English Premier League], I know all the players in the EPL. But there's a specific tournament within FUT where you have to have a silver squad, and there's not many silver players in the EPL.

"So you have to look at other regions and leagues, like the Austrian league and smaller leagues, to try and find the best possible players for that silver squad.

"So I think you as the gamer and the player of FUT are acting more like the player in the real world, where it's up to you to scout within FUT and see the players that are best for you."

FIFA 14 arrives in September and we'll be bringing you much more on the game, including interviews and hands-on previews, in the coming weeks.