When launching FC 25 Coins for the first time, players will be treated to a surprising mini story mode that features two icons, David Beckham and Thierry Henry. Fans can also acquire a special kit designed by Beckham in FC 25 when it releases in just a few days.

Last year, EA spent a lot of effort in marketing Beckham‘s inclusion in FC 22. This comprised of renaming the standard edition of the game to Beckham Edition and offering a special card 86-rated David Beckham card to every player that launched FC 22 before January 15. 2021. This was in addition to his 4 different icon cards that represent various stages of his career. So, it comes as no surprise that Beckham is at the forefront of the mini story mode present in FC 25.

This short story, called Welcome to FC, starts as soon as players launch the game, but it can be skipped. It shows David Beckham having breakfast in a balcony, before moving on to interactive cutscenes that let fans create an avatar for Volta. It also includes some drills that re-introduce gameplay mechanics and ends with a full playable match of FC 25. Essentially, everything that players experienced when starting a new FC game for the first time has been put together in a mini story mode of sorts. It aims to give players a glimpse of some of the features that have been added while also letting them play around with the new gameplay mechanics.

While FC 21 and FC 22 shipped with a proper story mode inside Volta, and previous games featured The Journey, FC 25 will not launch with any sort of a narrative-driven campaign. Instead, EA has focused on adding features and enhancing various aspects of every game mode, including changes to Volta as well as Career Mode. It does look like improvements have been made across the board, but Ultimate Team will remain the main competitive game mode of FC 25.

Anyone who is subscribed to EA Play can currently play FC 25 for up to 10 hours, before the release of the ultimate edition on September 27. However, players have unlimited access to the FC 25 Web App that lets them trade players and complete squad building challenges in order to earn packs. They can also use the Web App to open Preview Packs in FC Coins for sale that are refreshed every 24-hours. Players are advised to fully close the game on their console in order to stop the timer from counting down.