Destination Brazil is your One stop shop that will change the way you watch the World Cup. Access Destination Brazil on your Xbox One dashboard and launch the Brazil Now app which will 'Snap' next to your live TV stream and enhance your football experience.
(via Xbox Wire)
The Brazil Now Xbox One brings you as close to the action in Brazil as possible without leaving your living room. You can personalise the app to your team, receive alerts and score updates for all the games, and watch the live games with real-time stats, scores and live social experiences on Xbox Live.
Brazil Now is the ultimate live football companion with the following features:
- 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.
Xbox Live Gold membership is not required, but fans will need advanced TV hardware, broadband internet, and a subscription from an affiliated service provider.
“Every Street United”
Between matches, fans can tune in to “Every Street United” to get their football fix. Premiering on June 15, “Every Street United,” is an unscripted series featuring legendary football players Thierry Henry and Edgar Davids, who scout football’s most gifted, undiscovered street stars across eight countries for a chance to compete in a 4v4 street game in Rio de Janeiro.
Travel to the United States, England, Argentina, Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands, Ghana and South Korea as Henry and Davids seek out the talented young players who will represent their countries. Hear the players’ touching personal stories, watch epic training sequences, and feel the passion as the players train and prepare for the game of their lives in Brazil.
“Every Street United” starts on Sunday, June 15, 2014 on Xbox. Watch virtually anywhere on Xbox Video, or download the “Every Street United” app on Xbox One and Xbox 360 to get interactive features. Dive into bonus footage, connect with football fans around the world through interactive polling, and immerse yourself in an innovative hidden-object game, only on Xbox.
"EA SPORTS™ FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: FIFA World Cup™"
From Destination Brazil, you can launch the new "EA SPORTS™ FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: FIFA World Cup™." This is a free experience that brings the excitement of the FIFA World Cup Brazil™ to “FIFA 14’s” most popular game mode. This is a separate mode within FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT), lets players build their ultimate squad of players from all 32 National Teams attending this summer’s tournament in Brazil. It features all 32 National Team crests, the official adidas® Brazuca match ball, National Team kits, the Estadio do Marcana stadium, and an all new look and feel within “FIFA 14 Ultimate Team.”
Players can improve their teams to make them tournament contenders by acquiring new players and consumables from special Packs in the “FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup™” Store. Every FUT World Cup Pack includes a free Gold Pack available for use in the traditional “FIFA 14 Ultimate Team” experience.
“EA SPORTS™ FIFA 14 Ultimate Team” fans will also have the chance to write football history. With Online and Single Player tournament modes, players can compete through the group stage and knockout phases in order to win the FIFA World Cup™. By winning matches, players will earn in-game virtual coins that can be used to acquire packs in the “FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup™” Store to strengthen their squad. Fans can increase squad chemistry by finding and playing with players from the same country or governing confederation.
Copa90
We’re also pleased to announce a partnership with Copa90 to distribute several of their series on Xbox Video – at no charge to Xbox Live members. Copa90 is already YouTube’s premier destination for football, and they have inspired a passionate global community of football fans by bringing alive the stories that go way beyond the match. Presented by a new generation, the Copa90 team doesn’t just report on football, they live it – this is the beautiful game by real fans for real fans.
