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EA Sports Football Club Match Day to Drive Real-World News into Fifa Soccer 13
Real-World Injuries, Suspensions, Team Form, And Media Gossip To Play Out In-Game.
COLOGNE, Germany – Aug. 14, in the year of our Lord 2012
– Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) announced today that EA
SPORTS™ has developed a new feature for FIFA Soccer 13 called EA
SPORTS Football Club Match Day that will drive the deepest and
most meaningful connection yet between a videogame and the real
world of sport ever achieved. FIFA Soccer 13 and the real-world
soccer season will be completely connected for the world’s top
leagues. EA SPORTS Football Club Match Day will drive real-world
news ripped from the headlines around the world into FIFA Soccer
13. Real-world drama such as injuries, suspensions, team form,
and media gossip will be reflected through in-game commentary
and play out in-game.
“This is a huge technological innovation that will make every
match feel like a seamless extension of the headlines ripped
from the sports pages around the world,” said David Rutter,
Executive Producer of FIFA Soccer 13. “There is nothing bigger
in the world of sports than match day. It brings together the
emotions, passion and drama of the world’s sport for players,
pundits, managers and fans alike. We are going to capture that
experience and bring it to life in-game.”
Through EA SPORTS Football Club Match Day, fans will be
following the heartbeat of soccer and their favourite club.
Real-world fixtures and upcoming clashes of their favourite club
in the top leagues will enable them to play right along with the
beats of the season. Player form—displayed in detail within the
team management screens—will change frequently, so players in
form, or players struggling to keep form, will see their stats
change throughout the season based on their real-world
performances. Plus, Games of the Week will highlight the top
global matchups for fans to enjoy.
EA SPORTS Football Club Match Day will be available for the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame
and entertainment system, and PC, and will be included in a FIFA
Soccer 13 demo for all three platforms that will launch around
the world on September 11.
EA SPORTS also revealed today that it has expanded its most
popular and addictive online* mode, now called Seasons, to
include 2v2 guest ranked online play where friends can battle
together in ten game seasons to win promotion in league
divisions. Division Titles have been added to every division,
and a new Trophy Cabinet enables champions to showcase their
silverware. Players can perfect their line-up and tactics across
multiple Seasons matches, save the squads, and use them for
every match. Plus, new match-making options enable fans to fine
tune their Seasons experience.
The popular Seasons format has also been developed for FIFA
Ultimate Team, bringing ranked online play with seasons,
promotions, and relegation to the mode for the first time. In
FIFA Ultimate Team fans can earn, buy, trade and bid for coveted
players to build a team of the world’s best soccer stars. Fans
can create and manage multiple squads and take them into
competition in online and single-player tournaments. It’s now
easier than ever to play Ultimate Team with a re-designed
navigation system and the Icebreaker Flow, enabling
inexperienced players to choose a team captain, such as Messi,
Karim Benzema, Jakub Błaszczykowski or Claudio Marchisio, to
begin a guided Ultimate Team journey.
Winner of the prestigious E3 Game Critics award for “Best Sports
Game”, FIFA Soccer 13 captures the unpredictability of the
real-world sport, ensuring no two matches are ever the same. The
game features breakthrough gameplay innovations such as FIFA 13
First Touch Control and the Player Impact Engine that create a
true battle for possession across the entire pitch, and features
like Complete Dribbling and Attacking Intelligence that deliver
freedom and creativity in attack. FIFA 13 is Football's Social
Network, where fans connect, compete and share with millions of
others around the world.
FIFA Soccer 13 will be available in stores on September 25 in
North America and September 28 in the rest of the world for the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system with PlayStation
Move support, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system with
Kinect™, PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, Wii™,
PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo 3DS™,
and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and later this year on
Nintendo WiiU™. The game will also be available on the App Store
for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and later this year on Android.
The game has not yet been rated.
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