FIFA Online Available To All Soccer Fans World Wide
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jun 04, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that EA
SPORTS(TM) FIFA Online , the first downloadable FIFA soccer game
designed for PC ^, is available to soccer fans everywhere around the
world to play for free*.
Register at http://fifa-online.easports.com
and compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa tournament mode and
score the goal that lifts your nation to FIFA World Cup glory. Compete
by yourself or online with friends in an authentic re-creation or a
fantasy version of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.
"Soccer fans have helped drive the game's evolution and development
through our testing period and now we are ready to share the game with a
much larger audience," said Kaz Makita, Executive Producer of the EA
SPORTS FIFA Soccer franchise. "The FIFA World Cup attracts casual soccer
fans all over the world and we are inviting them to try a free soccer
game they can play at work or home and win the FIFA World Cup virtually."
Since February 3, more than 20,000 soccer fans across Europe have
participated in the Closed Beta development and testing of FIFA Online
and that number is expected to grow to hundreds of thousands of fans.
Additional content will be designed for the game based on feedback by
fans.
FIFA Online features 28 licensed leagues, 500 clubs and more than
15,000 players in a League Mode that enables fans to manage and compete
as their favorite soccer club, and the ability to play online in
challenge or cooperative matches. FIFA Online will enable soccer
fans to build their favorite club into their fantasy team by developing
or acquiring players, upgrading skills, and getting unique apparel by
earning in-game currency to acquire items or through micro-transactions.
EA SPORTS FIFA Online will be released around the world in
stages. The UK English language Beta version is available now with plans
over the next 12 to 24 months for FIFA Online to launch in other
languages across Europe and then in North America.
EA SPORTS FIFA Online is developed by EA Canada and EA
Singapore. The game is rated PEGI 3.
Screenshots can be downloaded at http://info.ea.com.
EA SPORTS(TM) is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the
world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive
technology, global videogame competitions and breakthrough digital
experiences. EA SPORTS delivers personal access to the emotion of sports
through industry-leading sports simulation videogames, including Madden
NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R) hockey, NBA LIVE
basketball, NCAA(R) Football and NCAA Basketball, Fight
Night boxing, EA SPORTS MMA and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R)
golf, and EA SPORTS Active(TM).
For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs,
forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com
to connect, share and compete.
* Internet connection required. See website for details
^ A broadband internet connection and an average spec laptop computer or
desk-top personal computer required
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a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
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EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold
more than one million units. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
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