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EA Sports FC 25 launched a paid pass for the first time, aiming to enrich the game content and allow us to get a better gaming experience. Prior to this, all passes in the game were free. The launch of this season pass is likely to indicate that the game is transitioning to a paid model. Next, this article will introduce you to the content included in newly launched Premium Pass and the views of developers and fans.

The launch of paid passes in video games has become a common phenomenon. This phenomenon means that developers allow players to experience all the free content in the game and still enjoy some exclusive game content by paying. This model has been adopted by many games including Fortnite and Call of Duty Warzone. Paying players can enjoy more exciting and unique content.

Premium Pass Content

Premium Pass will be released on April 24, the developer announced. The price of Premium Pass is 500,000 UT Coins or 1,000 FC Points worth $9.9. It rewards include Season Points for in-game rewards, Tradeable Packs, EA Sports FC 25 Team of Season Retro and PlayStyle+ Evolution Upgrades, and TOTS Flashback cards and TOTS Honourable Mentions based on the 2024/25 season.

Premium Pass owners can also unlock Franck Ribery’s Immortal Icon card with a 96 OVR rating, as well as some TOTS Retro Cosmetic Evolutions.

We can choose to purchase FC 25 Premium Pass at any time during Season 7, and we can choose to experience the free content before deciding whether to purchase it.

Fans’ Views

Currently, the relevant game communities and forums are full of fans discussing this matter. Many fans are dissatisfied with this, believing that FC 25 is already a paid game, and the introduction of Premium Pass is tantamount to an additional charge and a tool to make money.

You still need to upgrade to unlock most of the rewards in the game, and you will also need a lot of FC 25 Coins to get some guaranteed cards in the game. The appearance of Premium Pass is tantamount to guiding players to spend directly.

But there are also some fans who are looking forward to getting the rewards of the premium pass and experiencing richer, more exciting and more unique game content.

Clarification From The Developer

The developer stated in its blog that Premium Pass is only an additional feature and will not affect the standard-level rewards in the game, nor will the standard-level rewards be transferred to the paid pass. Players who choose free can still get continuously growing rewards in the game.

The introduction of the paid pass is to provide some players who are worth investing with additional carefully planned content, so that they can experience more exciting features than the standard version. In order to be fair, we can choose the free standard version pass to get those exciting rewards. Premium Pass is an option rather than a necessity to stay competitive.

The developer also emphasized that both passes are designed to provide more complete content for game’s Ultimate Team, Clubs, and Career Mode. And it is guaranteed that the appearance of Premium Pass will not affect the overall gaming experience of standard version players.

There is a very mysterious character in Red Dead Redemption 2. It has never been shown, and people are not even sure whether it really exists. He is Gavin.

His friend Nigel is a British NPC. He is dressed gorgeously and is obsessed with finding Gavin on the American border. It will walk around the map and call Gavin. When he is asked questions about Gavin, he will be extremely excited, as if Gavin’s disappearance has touched something very important to him.

Arthur Morgan is another character in the game. He has a kind heart and hates evil. If he meets Nigel, who behaves strangely, he will have doubts out of vigilance against liars and lunatics. However, Arthur, who is compassionate, will try to understand Nigel, who seems to be mentally broken, instead of ignoring him. Arthur takes this meeting very seriously and he will try to figure out the whole story.

Nigel’s Madness Makes Gavin’s Image Blurred

At present, we don’t know whether Gavin is a fantasy of Nigel’s mental breakdown or a real person. Gavin is always mentioned in the past tense and his words are often contradictory. Nigel’s moods are very unstable, sometimes he is desperate and sometimes angry. He never accepts help from anyone, including Arthur.

Based on Nigel’s vague description, Gavin may be a naive person. Meeting Gavin may reveal that Arthur has been suffering from emotional abuse or is eager to escape from Nigel. In the game, their interactions may hint at a dark side to their previous friendship.

If Gavin is a completely normal person, it is likely to highlight Nigel’s abnormality and madness. Players will not only see a huge mystery being revealed, but also a story about identity and self-destruction.

Encounters Promote The Development Of The Protagonist’s Plot

Meeting Gavin will cause Arthur to suffer a more serious blow. The focus of the story may change from solving a huge mystery to the collapse of the gang, Arthur’s illness, and a lost and collapsing guy at any time.

Gavin’s appearance may hint at Arthur’s future direction. Whether Arthur chooses to help him or reject him, it will make his road to redemption longer.

The key is not the answer to the question, but how Arthur will react when he meets a similarly lost person. He will be torn between protecting Gavin and stopping Nigel.

What Kind Of Person Might Gavin Actually Be?

In the game, you usually meet Nigel near Rhodes in RDR2. He is always looking for Gavin and shouting his name frantically. He said Gavin was his friend, and both of them were from the UK, but Gavin disappeared quietly. But he believed that Gavin would never abandon him like that, so he looked everywhere on the map.

We often see Nigel around Saint Denis, the wilderness and Blackwater. He keeps saying: Gavin came to America with him and then disappeared. Did something terrible happen?

From Nigel’s behavior and his clothes, it can be judged that they are middle-class British people. Gavin must have the same way of speaking and dressing style as Nigel.

Based on these clues, players can guess that Gavin may be a cheerful, simple and naive person. And such a person is not suitable for surviving in the wilderness of the American frontier. This may be the impression Rockstar wants to leave on people.

Or, Gavin does not actually exist. He is just a character that Nigel saw in a story and wanted to be, so he imagined such a person to make excuses for his incompetence.

While the world is focusing on the countdown to the release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A in 2025, an indie game called Monsterpatch unexpectedly topped my list of anticipated games of the year. Although I am curious about Pokémon’s latest open-world attempt, Monsterpatch, a traditional Pokémon sequel built with pixel art and innovative mechanisms, does have its own unique charm.

In general, games like Pokémon always find it difficult to get rid of the label of poor imitators. Even the popular work Palworld, its core appeal comes more from the visual impact of Pokémon holding guns than from deep gameplay.

But Monsterpatch is completely different. It caters to players’ desire for classic monster-collecting RPGs, while also being full of farm simulation game gameplay. People can’t help but be attracted by its warm game style and fall into nostalgia. This is probably why it surpassed Hollow Knight: Silksong’s campaign on Kickstarter.

Entering Monsterpatch is like opening up your childhood handheld, and while it may seem like a Pokémon Red/Blue clone on the surface, it has its own unique features when you look deeper.

First, the game allows you to customize your character, so you can freely combine classic looks like Red or Brendan. Second, the dynamic weather system in the game makes every encounter in the grass full of variables. From these aspects, we can clearly see that this game is paying homage to the classic Pokémon games.

But it also has its own charm. The most exciting change comes from its combat mechanism - unlike the traditional 1v1 turn-based battle of Pokémon, Monsterpatch adopts Final Fantasy-style full-member coordinated combat. In the trailer, we can see that area skills such as Leaf Blade can hit all enemy units at the same time. This design forces players to think carefully about attribute restraint and team composition strategies.

What's even more surprising is that the developer of this game will also release two versions like Pokémon games, but the difference is that players do not need to buy both versions. Just choose the version you want to play when starting a save file to experience completely different game content. This design not only retains the fun of collecting dual versions but also avoids the controversy of repeated consumption, which is my favorite innovation.

If the battle system shows its innovation, then the farm simulation gameplay brings unexpected surprises to players. Players can run farming and customizing your hometown in between adventures. This warm design, similar to Stardew Valley, creates a unique rhythm change for this game. Imagine that after you finish the tense battle, you can go back to the farm you built to have a good rest and experience a comfortable farm life. This is simply wonderful.

Although the mention of farming sims will make people think of Stardew Valley, farming is not its main content in Monsterpatch, so it still attracts many players, including me, relying on this point.

Even if the content Monsterpatch has shown us is amazing enough, there are still uncertainties in the development cycle management and QA testing of independent teams. In comparison, Pokémon Legends: Z-A is indeed more reliable, and I am also looking forward to it.

However, I am still optimistic about Monsterpatch and hope to experience different fun in these two games.

Diablo 4 officially announced its complete update roadmap for 2025. This blueprint covering four seasons not only responds to players' core demands for class balance and endgame gameplay, but also presents innovative game content through cross-IP linkage.

Since its global launch, Diablo IV has successfully operated seven seasons, each of which redefines the game experience through unique gameplay. Its first season lasted from July 20, 2023 to October 1, 2023, and the new content was widely praised by players.

In October 2024, it launched its first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, which successfully expanded the battlefield to Nahantu jungle full of Mayan civilization. And through new class Spiritborn, this expansion has become very popular among players. It has set a quality benchmark for subsequent updates.

According to the latest roadmap, four seasons will be launched quarterly in 2025, each lasting about three months.

Season 7

(January to April)

As the first season of 2025, season 7 did not perform too badly. Witchcraft Power allows players to unlock ancient witchcraft through Mystic Gemstones, and combined with other gameplay, it successfully improved the season activity. Season 7 also introduced occult gems, and the earnable raven pet, which are very popular with players.

In addition, the newly added Armory system adopts Final Fantasy 14-style equipment plan saving mechanism, and cooperates with QoL optimization of Whispers quest chain to make Build switching more efficient. This change improves the player's gaming experience and also reflects the developer's response to player needs.

However, the Season 7 is now coming to an end, and the more anticipated Season 8 is about to arrive.

Season 8

(April to July)

There are three key contents in Season 8. First, the classic villain Belial returns with the Apparition Incursion activity. By the way, there will also be an earnable feline pet. After that, a new IP linkage will bring new experience to players. Finally, there is Diablo 4 2-year anniversary.

Before that, players may need to prepare enough Diablo 4 Gold, because based on experience, it is very likely that a limited edition Transmog will be launched.

In terms of permanent additions, in addition to Belial, there are Urivar and Harbinger, the new Lair bosses. The newly added Lair Bosses adopt a dynamic difficulty mechanism, among which Harbinger's mechanism and combat design can be called a textbook-level boss battle. In addition, there is a Season Journey update to bring surprises to players.

Season 8 will be launched on April 29, and then we will be able to see whether the above new content can satisfy players.

Season 9

(July to September)

This is Sins of the Horadrim season, which will add seasonal content such as horadric powers, a new earnable pet, and dungeon escalation.

Before that, we knew that Brotherhood of the Horadrim is an ancient brotherhood composed of mages and wizards. Although they are very powerful, this strength seems to have made them arrogant and eventually made mistakes, and finally destroyed. Now there are only two people left. But in Season 9, we may have the opportunity to relive their past glory.

Dungeon escalation seems to be ushering in new changes. I hope Diablo IV can inject new vitality into this system.

Season 10

(September to December)

This is the annual closing season of D4. There is still a long time before we are. But according to the official roadmap, Season 10 focuses on Chaos Power, a Borrowed Power system, allowing players to make their own choices between risks and benefits.

At the same time, we can also see some undisclosed IP cooperation content, which means that Diablo 4 will usher in some joint works in 2025! The simultaneous launch of Infernal Horde update injects new fun into the PVP area.

Regarding 2026, we learned that there will be teasing Leaderboards, new rankings, and, most importantly, the next chapter of D4. Can we catch up with Mephisto and stop his evil plan? The answer may be revealed soon.

Finally, there is little news about 2026, but we can confirm that Diablo 4 will have a new expansion by then. Although we don't have a specific release date at the moment, it's still worth looking forward to.