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EA Sports UEFA Euro 2012 Digital Expansion Pack to Fifa Soccer 12 Available Today for Download
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 24, in the year of our Lord
2012 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) announced
today that EA SPORTS™ UEFA EURO 2012™ is available in North
America and Europe as a paid digital expansion pack to fans who
own EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 12 on the PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment
system, or PC.
The only officially licensed videogame of the 2012 European
Football Championship which begins June 8 in Poland and Ukraine,
EA SPORTS UEFA EURO 2012 recreates all the drama and excitement
of one of the largest and most-watched sporting events on the
planet. Fans will be able to compete for glory as their
favourite European country in the UEFA EURO 2012™ tournament
against rival nations in the group stage, progress through the
sudden victory knockout rounds, and ultimately compete for the
chance to be crowned UEFA EURO 2012™ champion.
Today EA SPORTS unveiled plans to determine the best players in
the world playing UEFA EURO 2012 on the PlayStation®3 and Xbox
360®. The two best players on each console will be determined
through a series of online qualifiers. Those players will meet
in the championship final on the pitch at Olympic Stadium in
Kiev, Ukraine, hours before their heroes step onto the same
pitch to compete for the UEFA EURO 2012™ championship.
Competition details are available at
www.ea.com/intl/football/1/euro12-tournament.
EA SPORTS and Coca-Cola Zero™ are teaming up to deliver an
online service that will drive real-life story lines from the
UEFA EURO 2012™ qualifying campaign and during the tournament
into the game, enabling fans to relive dramatic moments with
challenges based on real-life matches. Fans are able to submit
matches and vote on the ones they want to replay by visiting the
EA SPORTS football community. Challenges that receive the most
votes will be pushed into the game weekly between April 27 and
July 5, 2012. Challenges will enable fans to earn experience
points and level up their EA SPORTS Football Club profile.
UEFA EURO 2012 also features a new mode called Expedition that
enables fans to build, manage and compete with a customized team
against other European nations, crafting the perfect strategy
for European domination. Fans will choose their favorite
European player or FIFA Soccer 12 Virtual Pro to captain their
customized team, win matches to earn better players from
defeated nations, and then defeat the best nations to earn the
best players in a campaign quest to defeat all 53 countries and
complete the journey to conquer Europe.
UEFA EURO 2012 is developed by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. The
manufacturer suggested retail price is $19.99 or 1800 MS Points.
It is 2,500 FIFA Points on PC. UEFA EURO 2012 is rated “E” for
Everyone.
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