EA Sports have announced a new online component to FIFA 12, the “EA Sports Football Club”.
People playing FIFA 12 will have their performance measured through the service and can be compared against others. There’s also mention in the PR about things like virtual leagues, and the best thing is that it’s all completely free to use at easportsfootball.com
Full press release after the jump.
Electronic Arts Inc. announced today a new live service called EA SPORTS™ Football Club that will bring the world’s most passionate sports fans together and engage them within the massive FIFA online community. EA SPORTS Football Club—the heartbeat of FIFA 12 — connects players to the real-world game with fresh, new content all the time, enabling them to support their favourite club in new ways connected to real-world events, and connect and compete with friends, rivals and millions of other players around the world.
“The millions of fans playing FIFA online have shown us there is a constant appetite for a deep connected experience, driven by a love of football,” said Matt Bilbey, Vice President and General Manager of Football for the FIFA franchise . “EA SPORTS Football Club is a new social experience that brings the world’s football fans together, engaging and entertaining them in new ways that have never been done before in a football game.”
EA SPORTS Football Club creates a new social experience where football fans can connect and compete with their friends and millions of other fans playing FIFA 12, where status, bragging rights and progression are all measured and ever-changing. For the first time ever, everything that happens within EA SPORTS FIFA 12, and against friends, is measured in a meaningful way. Every match matters, all season long. Earn experience points and level up to build your status. Track friends, challenges and status through the web at easportsfootball.com. Share and compare accomplishments and spread the news on social channels like Facebook.
EA SPORTS Football Club also ignites the passion of football fans and deepens their connection to their favourite team through Support Your Club, a central experience in EA SPORTS Football Club that enables fans to represent their club and compete against rival clubs in everything they do in FIFA 12. Earn club points and lift your club higher in the Support Your Club League Tables or help them avoid relegation. Virtual league tables are reset each week to create new challenges, renewed rivalries, and fresh storylines.
Fans will be more closely connected to the sport of football than ever before. Real-world storylines will drive content in EA SPORTS Football Club, making the game feel fresh and new all the time. Gamers will relive crucial real-world football events through regular challenges. EA SPORTS Football Club will have a dedicated team deliver new content and challenges so that FIFA 12 will look, feel and play like the real-world season.
There will be no additional charge for EA SPORTS Football Club as the service kicks off with FIFA 12 on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC when the game launches this fall.
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