14 DAY TRIAL // The development team at EA Sports is announcing that well-known American stars Landon Donovan and Lexis Lalas are joining the line-up of the Legends feature for the Ultimate Team mode, which is only offered on the Xbox One and the Xbox 360.
Gamers will be able to get the two and pick them for their first eleven, combining their skills with those of other well-known but now retired players in order to create a fantasy team that can defeat those fielded by opponents.
The list of new Legends that are coming in FIFA 16 also includes: Vitor Baia, George Best, Deco, Gennaro Gattuso, Ryan Giggs, Jari Litmanen, Alessandro Nesta, and Javier Zanetti.
A range of other players are returning from the same mode in last year's installment in the series.
Legends is an interesting take on the core mechanics of Ultimate Team, but the fact that it is only offered on Microsoft home consoles has limited its popularity among fans of the series.
It's unclear whether EA Sports has plans to ever offer the experience to those who are playing on other platforms.
FIFA 16 will introduce Draft for Ultimate Team
The two new players will certainly serve some of those who will be tempted by the new mode.
Gamers will be able to first pick a formation and a captain for their team and then complete a 25 man squad using a semi-random set of potential choices, which will evolve based on the real world performance of players.
Once that's done, gamers who play Draft in Ultimate Team will enter tournaments that feature four matches, and winning each will add to the level of rewards that gamers will obtain.
The new simulation also features improved physics, more options for all phases of a match, and improvements to the graphical presentation and the use of sound.
FIFA 16 will be out on September 22 in the United States and on September 24 in Europe and can be played on the Xbox One, the PC and the PlayStation 4 in its full glory, as well as on older home consoles as long as gamers can accept the loss of some features.