FIFA 16 Cover boy Lionel Messi edges Cristiano Ronaldo as top-rated player

Lionel Messi may have lost out on a Copa America title over the weekend, but the Barcelona man and cover boy of EA Sports' "FIFA 16" was able to edge out Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as the No. 1 rated player in the game, according to mmobeys.com.www.gmfifa.com "FIFA 16" won't be in stores until September, but the video game franchise gave its fans a teaser by releasing the ratings of Barcelona and Real Madrid players on Monday, with Messi, Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta the only players with a rating of 90 or higher. While we have a look at both squads, let's keep in mind that we're still in summer transfer window, so club rosters could change by the time the game is launched. "FIFA 16" released the ratings of 13 Barcelona players, and averaged an overall rating of 86, while Real Madrid featured 19 players and averaged an overall rating of 82.8. Seems like Barcelona--fresh off clinching the European Treble--have the advantage over their Spanish rivals.www.gofifacoins.net Messi is on the cover of the game for the fourth consecutive year, but will be joined by two players regionally via an online vote, which ended Sunday. EA Sports will announce the cover stars for each region on Wednesday. For the first time, the franchise will include women's soccer teams, meaning fans of the US women's national team--fresh off its third World Cup title--will get to play as Carli Lloyd, and try to recreate that goal she scored from the halfway mark. In games like these I am a chronic hoarder. I take everything…at least until I figure out what's worth taking, keeping, and selling, and what's best left where it's found. In every Elder Scrolls and Fallout game by Bethesda, I've become over encumbered within the first hour or so of beginning my game. That's how bad it is. I can't help it; even if I sell things for one or two coins/bottlecaps, it's a bit of profit to get things rolling until I get deeper in and start really finding the good stuff worth keeping and selling.