FIFA 22 is a    published by . It is the 29th installment in the , and was released worldwide on 1 October 2021 for , , , ,  and . Players who pre-ordered the ultimate edition, however, received four days of early access and were able to play the game from 27 September.

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In response to the , EA removed Russian national teams from all versions (since 1.22 patch) of its football video games, and made Russian and Belarusian players ineligible for FIFA 22.

HyperMotion Technology[]

FIFA 22 introduces "HyperMotion Technology,” which uses  data collected from 22 real-life players playing a complete, high-intensity football match in motion capture suits. The data collected from player movements, tackles, aerial duels and on-ball actions is used to power FIFA 22 gameplay. According to an EA Sports press release, FIFA 22 uses this data in its machine learning algorithm which uses over “8.7 million frames of advanced match capture” to generate life-like player movements and animations on and off the ball in real time. This "HyperMotion" feature is only available on the  and  versions of the game, and has given rise to the slogan "Powered By Football."

Career mode[]

A single player “career mode” is featured in FIFA 22, where the user can play as a player or manager throughout a 15-year career. FIFA 22 introduces a create-a-club option in manager career, allowing players to design a new club with customized kits, crest, and home stadium. Career mode introduces a level feature where users can advance their player by collecting experience points that unlock player skills and “perks” to improve stats.

Ultimate Team[]

FIFA 22 Ultimate Team is a game mode where users can create a team and play online or offline games to earn various cards like “FUT Heroes” to add to their team. FIFA 22 Ultimate Team introduced "FUT Heroes" cards that represent different players with special ratings and attributes. The full heroes card list includes: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  and