Ultimate Scream returns to FC 26 with Team 1 and Pogba SBC

EA Sports launched the Ultimate Scream promo for FC 26 on Friday, Oct. 24, marking the long-awaited return of the Halloween-themed event to Ultimate Team and releasing Team 1 of the promotion. The two-week campaign runs through Nov. 7, with Team 1 available from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31 and Team 2 arriving on Oct. 31. The first squad features high-profile boosted items including Vini Jr, Joshua Kimmich and Debinha, and the event introduces special Icon and Hero versions among its offerings.

EA Sports said Ultimate Scream items will be distributed through store packs, Squad Building Challenges and in-game objectives. The publisher also released a Paul Pogba Player Pick SBC that gives players a choice between two boosted Pogba cards, one built as a CAM and the other as a CDM. That SBC requires completing three squads and has been estimated to cost roughly 200,000 coins to complete. In addition, an objectives player, 84-rated Diego Luna, can be earned by completing four of five specified in-game tasks before the end of the first week.

The promo returns after a five-season absence; Ultimate Scream was last part of the series in FIFA 20. For FC 26, the event has a different mechanics...