While many on our soil would call it “soccer,” the rest of the world is looking forward to getting their football fix via an app coming to the next-gen console.
According to the Xbox Wire, a new experience will roll-out on June 12 th . It will connect fans with Destination Brazil , which will integrate with FIFA 14 and allow you to simultaneously play the game while keeping up to date on the action in Rio de Janeiro. “Access Destination Brazil on the Xbox One dashboard to launch Brazil Now , a new app that snaps next to live TV to enhance your match viewing experience, enable you to play “EA SPORTS™ FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: FIFA World Cup ™” (EA “FIFA 14” game, sold separately, is required to play) and check out various series about your favorite football clubs from Copa90. Starting on June 15, fans can tune in to the all-new interactive reality show “Every Street United” through Destination Brazil and watch as legendary football players Thierry Henry and Edgar Davids scout the world’s most gifted, undiscovered street stars.” The site’s official announcement reads.
Brazil Now has also been announced, with an extensive list of features. Here are the highlights of what fans will have access to:
• Whatever you are doing on Xbox One this summer, Brazil Now gives you notifications of when matches are starting, goal alerts and score updates. You can use these notifications to jump directly into the app and get details about the match in progress, or watch the match live.
• While you are watching live matches on Xbox One, you’ll get real-time information updates, team and player stats, such as shots on goal, scorers, cards and possession, and action photos direct from the stadium to bring you closer to the action, all powered by Bing.
• Be part of the Xbox crowd with interactive polls during the live matches. Who will win? Did the referee make the right call? By taking part in the poll, you will receive cards to collect and unlock the latest team photos. Collect all 96 cards to earn bragging rights and the top spot on your Friends Leaderboard.
• Pick your team to personalize Brazil Now with at-a-glance info of all your team’s upcoming matches, tweets, squad and group information.
• Snap Brazil Now next to video games, movies, Skype, or live TV for all the latest news, scores, and stats from the games and teams you care about the most.
Also, the apps will be available to anyone who owns a console, as the Gold membership wall has been taken down. For more information, be sure to check out www.xbox.com/destination-brazil .