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Nearly Two Million Fans Downloaded Fifa Soccer 13 Demo in First Three Days
FIFA Soccer 13 Pre-orders Surpass 875,000 Units Two Weeks From Launch
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Sept. 14, in the year of our Lord
2012 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) announced
today that anticipation for EA SPORTS™ FIFA Soccer 13 has
reached record levels—1.99 million people in 73 countries around
the world downloaded and played FIFA Soccer 13 in the three days
after the demo launched earlier this week for the PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and
entertainment system, and PC. This is a 29 percent increase
compared to the first three days after the FIFA Soccer 12 demo
last year. Two weeks from launch, fans around the world have
pre-ordered over 875,000* copies of FIFA Soccer 13—up 37 percent
year over year in Europe and a 62 percent increase year over
year in North America.
Fans in Europe have the opportunity to get unprecedented six day
early access to FIFA Soccer 13 beginning Sept. 22 through the EA
SPORTS Season Ticket program**, and Season Ticket subscribers in
North America can begin downloading FIFA Soccer 13 on Sept. 21.
FIFA Soccer 13 will be available in retail stores on September
25 in North America and September 28 worldwide.
Early access to FIFA 13 Ultimate Team for all returning
players*** begins September 18, enabling fans to start building
and managing their FIFA 13 Ultimate Team via
easportsfootball.com. Players will have access to the auction
markets and other features in preparation for the season. In
FIFA Ultimate Team fans earn, buy, trade and bid for coveted
players to build a team of the world’s best soccer stars.
FIFA Soccer 13 captures the unpredictability of the real-world
sport with breakthrough features like First Touch Control that
ensure no two matches ever play the same, and new online
services like EA SPORTS Football Club Match Day that completely
connect FIFA Soccer 13 to the real-world season for the world’s
top leagues. In the FIFA Soccer 13 demo, real-world drama such
as injuries, suspensions, team form, and media gossip
surrounding Manchester City, Arsenal, Juventus, AC Milan and
Borussia Dortmund will play out in-game and be reflected through
in-game commentary. The FIFA Soccer 13 demo is available through
Origin™, Xbox LIVE® and PlayStation Network.
FIFA Soccer 13 is a part of the EA SPORTS Season Ticket program.
Available for $24.99, EA SPORTS Season Ticket offers subscribers
several benefits across FIFA, Madden NFL, NHL®, Tiger Woods PGA
TOUR®, and NCAA® Football. EA SPORTS Season Ticket** benefits
include:
· Early access to all participating titles
· Access to over $100 of paid downloadable content across the
five participating franchises. FIFA Soccer 13 specific content
is valued at over $30 and consists of 24 FIFA Ultimate Team Gold
Premium packs —one per week for 24 consecutive weeks—to help
build an ultimate team of soccer superstars
· An additional 20% off any additional paid downloadable content
purchased for participating titles, including FIFA Soccer 13
EA SPORTS Season Ticket is available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation
3. For more information, or to subscribe, please visit
www.easports.com/seasonticket.
FIFA Soccer 13 will be available for the PlayStation 3 with
PlayStation Move support, Xbox 360 with Kinect™,
PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system, Nintendo Wii™
console, PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system,
Nintendo 3DS™, and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and later
this year on Nintendo Wii U™ system. The game will also be
available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
FIFA 13 is rated E for everyone by the ESRB and Pegi 3+.
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at
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at
www.twitter.com/easportsfifa.
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in
the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning
interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital
experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite
the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports
videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA, NHL® hockey,
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please visit
www.easports.com.
* according to internal sales data as of September 13, 2012
**Conditions and restrictions apply. See
www.easports.com/seasonticket for details.
*** Players who registered and created a security question in
FIFA Ultimate Team 12 between March 7, 2012 and Sept. 7, 2012