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Players woke up to a changed world. The title screen was the same—Jude Bellingham still stared into the middle distance. But the grass on the main menu pitch was… greener. Sharper. Almost wet with virtual dew. And the music—the generic, licensed electronic drone—had been replaced by a low, four-note chime. Soft. Familiar. Like a lullaby you forgot you knew.

It was 2:17 AM on a Tuesday when the update first appeared. No press release. No patch notes from EA. No server maintenance warning. Just a silent, 1.2GB download that auto-initiated for anyone who had left their console or PC in rest mode.