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"FIFA 14 has launched a life-sized Lionel Messi website ahead of the game&amp;#039;s next-gen release. The Life-Size Lionel Messi website gives visitors the chance to interact with a true-to-life Messi avatar, nicknamed Leo.  The website aims to highlight the increased intelligence and visual capabilities of next-gen FIFA 14. Leo is said to play with the instincts and awareness of a pro footballer, and can anticipate movement and collisions up to eight frames ahead. It also looks at the game&amp;#039;s real kit physics, which sees clothes authentically flap and ripple.  Leo is said to play in a &amp;quot;hyper real world&amp;quot;, which features realistic rain, grass and mud effects. Scrolling down to Leo&amp;#039;s feet highlights new outside-of-the-boot shooting and True Player Motion. The avatar was created from hundreds of high-resolution photos of the real Lionel Messi, as well as numerous EA Sports 3D scans, which projection mapped over 750 bones.  According to Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, typical 3D scans map approximately 100 bones. &amp;quot;We wanted to do something that felt as new and as realistic as FIFA 14 on the next generation of consoles,&amp;quot; explained interactive producer Andrew Allen. &amp;quot;The trends of flat design, sparse content and plenty of white space didn&amp;#039;t seem to cut it.  &amp;quot;We wanted to show, not tell, people how exciting the new game is and the best way we could think to do this was with a hyper-realistic, life-size, 3D version of the new avatar - big, bold and soulful in your web browser.&amp;quot;  Currently out on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, FIFA 14 will soon be available as a next-gen launch title. The game launches with the Xbox One on November 22, and the PS4 on November 29 in Europe.  &amp;gt; FIFA 14 next-gen preview: How it looks and plays on Xbox One, PS4 Watch a trailer for FIFA 14 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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