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FIFA 13 Patch Due Out This Weekend
A patch for FIFA 13 is scheduled to arrive this coming weekend for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and has already rolled out for the PC. The update addresses some issues as identified through consumer feedback including instances of getting stuck on the practice field after initial connection to a Seasons game and various stability problems in Career mode. Continue on for a look at everything receiving attention in the latest patch for FIFA 13. (more…)...
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FIFA 13 Becomes Fastest Selling Sports Game in History
For the third straight year EA Sports has broken their own record to deliver the biggest sports game launch of all-time. Beginning with FIFA 11 (2.6 million) and topped by FIFA 12 (3.2 million) those worldwide sales records have now been shattered by FIFA 13. An astonishing 4.5 million copies of FIFA 13 have been sold in the first 5 days on the market. That makes it the biggest videogame launch of the year and the fastest selling sports title ever. The news started rolling in quickly t...
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FIFA 13 Delivers Huge Sales Increase for EA Sports in North America
FIFA 13 is off to a big start in North America with first day sales 42% higher than FIFA 12 totaling 353K copies. It wasn't long ago that the region was fairly weak ground for FIFA but the growth has been staggering in the last three years. FIFA 12 became the fastest selling sports game in history worldwide moving 3.2 million copies in its first week alone and going on to surpass well over 10 million. Coming off such a strong effort last year, and with record pre-order numbers of 1.3 mill...
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FIFA 13 Career Mode Audio Improvements
With FIFA 13 just about released - and already out for those with the Season Ticket - EA Sports has pushed out a video looking at yet another feature. The commentary within FIFA 13 and its career mode is the focus of the video which includes mentions of the new 'Career Mode Radio' and sideline commentator. (more…)...
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FIFA 13 Now Available to Download Through Season Ticket
Subscribers to the EA Sports Season Ticket program can now access the early release digital download of FIFA 13 on both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The download size is 6.7 GB on the 360 and 6.2 GB on the PS3. The digital copy of FIFA 13 will expire early Tuesday (6am ET) after which a retail copy will have to be purchased. All game saves and achievements will transfer over. For the first time all features and modes are accessible during the period including FIFA Ultimate Team. The ‘Se...
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Even With Lockout NHL 13 Sales Rise
Following in the footsteps of Madden NFL 13, which launched to record high sales numbers, comes another strong debut for EA Sports with NHL 13. Despite the league lockout and threat of no season the game pulled in a 9% increase in its first week out over the same period last year. Consumers of NHL 13 have already created nearly 50K GM Connected leagues have played over 3.7 million online games. The Rangers, Flyers, and Penguins are the most popular teams used across all modes. Concerns...
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Things Looking Worse for Defendants in Huge NCAA Player Likeness Lawsuit
An update today regarding the ongoing player likeness lawsuit against the NCAA, CLC, and Electronic Arts comes from AL.com who note some damning emails that could prove troublesome when the trial begins in 2013. (more…)...
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FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Opens Up For Those Returning To The Mode
EA Sports has opened up early access to FIFA 13 Ultimate Team mode for returning players through the dedicated website. In order to participate during this early period FIFA 12's Ultimate Team mode must have been played at any point between March 7 and September 12 with a requirement that a security question was created during that time. The access provides the ability to begin building and managing an Ultimate Team for FIFA 13 with a number of features including the auction market open t...
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