Two years in development, the new physics engine is built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch. Experience an infinite variety of natural and believable
outcomes in every contact. Players feel more resilient on the ball, push and pull during the fight for possession, and recover from light challenges more easily, preserving their
natural momentum.
Re-designed defending mechanism fundamentally changes the approach to defending by placing equal importance on positioning, intercepting passes and tackling at the right moment.
Tactics and timing are crucial.
The Player Impact Engine monitors contact between players in real-time, analyzing the force of the collision and impact on the body to detect real injuries, creating a deeper more
challenging Career Mode. Manage new types of injuries and the risk of sending a player onto the pitch who isnt fully healed.
CPU players have been infused with self-awareness and aptitude, enabling them to make decisions based on their own skills as well as the strengths and attributes of their teammates.
Players who possess exceptional vision, for example, will see opportunities for through balls that other players wont. Real Madrids Kaká will be more likely to pick out a run from a
teammate farther away than a player with poorer vision. Additionally, teams will vary their attack based on the strengths of their players on the pitch, and the weaknesses of opposing
players, creating a more authentic experience and greater variety of matches.
Enjoy new ways to take on opponents, more time on the ball to make decisions, and complete control of the pace of the game. Utilize close dribble touches in tight spaces, on the wings,
and even while fending off an opponent.
EA are introducing sliders this year to allow you to customise your own experience. Each slider can be changed for both the user and CPU teams seperately and can be done, on the fly, mid match.
- Sprint Speed
Modifies the maximum sprint speed a team can reach. - Acceleration
Modifies the time it takes for a teams player to reach their maximum speed. - Shot Error
Increases/Reduces the amount of error applied to a teams normal shots.
This doesnt affect other types of shots (i.e finesse). - Pass Error
Increases/Reduces the amount of error applied to a teams ground passes.
This does not affect other types of passes. - Shot Speed
Increases/reduces the amount of speed applied to a teams normal shots.
This doesnt affect other types of shots (i.e finesse). - Pass Speed
Increases/reduces the amount of speed applied to a teams ground passes.
This doesnt affect other types of passes. - Injury Frequency
Increases/reduces the frequency that injuries occur within a team. - Injury Severity
When a player from a team gets an injury, this will increase/reduce the severity. - Goalkeeper Ability
Increases/reduces the saving ability of the goalkeeper. - Positioning: Marking
Increases/decreases how tightly the defenders mark their opponents. - Positioning: Run frequency
Increases/decreases the number of runs teammates will make. - Positioning: Line height
Specifies how high/low the defensive line will positions themselves for a team. - Positioning: Line Length
Specifies how stretched or compact the team will try to keep their line for the pitch. - Positioning: Line width
Specifies how stretched or compact the team will try to keep for the width of the pitch. - Positioning: Fullback Positioning
Increases/decreases how far the teams fullbacks will push forward. - Power bar
Modifies how quickly/slowly the power bar fills up when you request any type of pass or shot.
VIDEO FEATURES/TRAILER SEGMENTS:
LINKS TO PREVIEWS/IMPRESSIONS:
http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/fifablog-be-career-mode-impressions/
http://forums.evo-web.co.uk/showpost.php?p=2277842&postcount=45
http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2011/07/fifa-12-career-mode-details-impressions/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2011/jul/11/fifa-12-hands-on
VIDEO FEATURES:
http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/fifablog-be-career-mode-impressions/
http://forums.evo-web.co.uk/showpost.php?p=2277842&postcount=45
http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2011/07/fifa-12-career-mode-details-impressions/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2011/jul/11/fifa-12-hands-on
VIDEO FEATURES:
VIDEO FEATURE
IN-DEPTH PREVIEW:
"So why did we decide to create EA SPORTS Football Club? We really see it as the next level of the connected, socially engaging experience thats been at the heart of FIFA for some
time. Right now, millions of fans play FIFA online every week, connecting and competing with their friends and rivals around the world in head-to-head matches, Online Team Play,
Career Mode, and Tournaments. And beyond the console, more than 4 million people visit easportsfootball.com every month, where they post videos of their greatest goals, create
and download items from Creation Centre, manage their Ultimate Teams, track their Leaderboards, and share accomplishments with the rest of the world. This has shown us how
connected people want to be to their FIFA game, and how their passion for the sport drives their love of FIFA."
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/football/news/easfc-2
CAREER MODE TWITTER Q&A:
LINK: https://www.ea.com/uk/football/news/fifa12-humber-qa-02
IN-DEPTH PREVIEW:
Head to Head Seasons focuses on you, your season, and your division. There are 10 divisions to progress through, with 10 games per season to try to get promoted (and avoid
relegation). Points are simple: 3 points for a win, and 1 for a draw; every game without points hurts your campaign.
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/football/news/fifa-12-online-2
Head to Head Seasons focuses on you, your season, and your division. There are 10 divisions to progress through, with 10 games per season to try to get promoted (and avoid
relegation). Points are simple: 3 points for a win, and 1 for a draw; every game without points hurts your campaign.
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/football/news/fifa-12-online-2
IN-DEPTH PREVIEW:
Of course, despite the popularity of ranked play online, a big part of FIFA is playing friends. Personally, I had many friendlies in FIFA 11 online that provided me some of my favorite
moments with the game with nothing to show for it. Not so in FIFA 12! We had a simple concept: Provide a quick and easy way to play friends online, but track the results and make
it feel like football.
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/football/news/fifa-12-online-2
Of course, despite the popularity of ranked play online, a big part of FIFA is playing friends. Personally, I had many friendlies in FIFA 11 online that provided me some of my favorite
moments with the game with nothing to show for it. Not so in FIFA 12! We had a simple concept: Provide a quick and easy way to play friends online, but track the results and make
it feel like football.
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/football/news/fifa-12-online-2
FREE WEB APP:
FIFA Ultimate Team Web (FUT Web) is a free FIFA 12 extension to your console experience. FUT Web allows you to manage all your squads and optimize the chemistry of your line-ups
anywhere youre connected to the internet. So show-off your squads or go for Team of the Week players, even when youre away from your console. FUT Web is free to anyone who
owns a copy of FIFA Soccer 12. Get started now!
LINK: https://www.ea.com/uk/football/fifa-ultimate-team
FIFA Ultimate Team Web (FUT Web) is a free FIFA 12 extension to your console experience. FUT Web allows you to manage all your squads and optimize the chemistry of your line-ups
anywhere youre connected to the internet. So show-off your squads or go for Team of the Week players, even when youre away from your console. FUT Web is free to anyone who
owns a copy of FIFA Soccer 12. Get started now!
LINK: https://www.ea.com/uk/football/fifa-ultimate-team
PLAY AS YOURSELF IN FIFA SOCCER 12:
Ever wanted to play as yourself in EA SPORTS games? Set up your EA SPORTS Game Face 3D avatar today and import your real face in to FIFA Soccer 12! Just upload a photograph
of yourself on to easportsfootball.com's Game Face Creator application and create a lifelike 3D avatar for your EA SPORTS account. Then turn on your FIFA Soccer 12 game and
download your avatar's face onto your FIFA Soccer 12 Virtual Pro character. Become your Virtual Pro - Play as yourself in FIFA Soccer 12.
LINK: https://www.ea.com/uk/football/game-face
Ever wanted to play as yourself in EA SPORTS games? Set up your EA SPORTS Game Face 3D avatar today and import your real face in to FIFA Soccer 12! Just upload a photograph
of yourself on to easportsfootball.com's Game Face Creator application and create a lifelike 3D avatar for your EA SPORTS account. Then turn on your FIFA Soccer 12 game and
download your avatar's face onto your FIFA Soccer 12 Virtual Pro character. Become your Virtual Pro - Play as yourself in FIFA Soccer 12.
LINK: https://www.ea.com/uk/football/game-face
IN-DEPTH GUIDE TO WHAT'S NEW (AND FREE):
Suffice to say that everything you built or used in Creation Centre for FIFA 11 will remain, be improved and extended, and continue to be free of charge. However, we are also adding
a range of premium options, such as the ability to upload your own shirt sponsor images, for the serious Creators out there. These extra services will require the purchase of in-console
downloadable Packs.
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/news/fifa12-creation-centre-02
FREE WEB APP:
Creation Centre in FIFA 12 is bigger and better than ever. Everything in FIFA 11 is back, but now includes premium content allowing for more customization, including the uploading of
kit sponsor and crest images, Career Mode integration, in-game overlays, 3rd kits, licensed players and teams, international teams, Tournament Mode support, and more. Creation
Centre gives you more freedom to build and share on web, and more ways to integrate your content into FIFA 12.
LINK: https://www.ea.com/uk/football/creation-centre
Suffice to say that everything you built or used in Creation Centre for FIFA 11 will remain, be improved and extended, and continue to be free of charge. However, we are also adding
a range of premium options, such as the ability to upload your own shirt sponsor images, for the serious Creators out there. These extra services will require the purchase of in-console
downloadable Packs.
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/news/fifa12-creation-centre-02
FREE WEB APP:
Creation Centre in FIFA 12 is bigger and better than ever. Everything in FIFA 11 is back, but now includes premium content allowing for more customization, including the uploading of
kit sponsor and crest images, Career Mode integration, in-game overlays, 3rd kits, licensed players and teams, international teams, Tournament Mode support, and more. Creation
Centre gives you more freedom to build and share on web, and more ways to integrate your content into FIFA 12.
LINK: https://www.ea.com/uk/football/creation-centre
NO NEW FEATURES, JUST MINOR ADJUSTMENTS:
With such a big focus on making two new modes in Head to Head Seasons and Online Friendlies, we made a conscious decision to avoid major feature work in Pro Clubs and instead
focus on bug fixes, tuning, and testing. The incredible popularity of FIFA 11 and the complexity of Online Team Play at times made for a difficult year, and for FIFA 12 the efforts weve
made to Clubs both in the game and on the servers - should make for a much better experience all around. Stability and exploits are a key focus for us so that games are an enjoyable
experience and fair for all involved. Secondly, we worked with a few members of the community on little things like bugs and Virtual Pro accomplishments and unlocks that I think you will notice.
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/football/news/fifa-12-online-2
CONFIRMED TWEAKS:
With such a big focus on making two new modes in Head to Head Seasons and Online Friendlies, we made a conscious decision to avoid major feature work in Pro Clubs and instead
focus on bug fixes, tuning, and testing. The incredible popularity of FIFA 11 and the complexity of Online Team Play at times made for a difficult year, and for FIFA 12 the efforts weve
made to Clubs both in the game and on the servers - should make for a much better experience all around. Stability and exploits are a key focus for us so that games are an enjoyable
experience and fair for all involved. Secondly, we worked with a few members of the community on little things like bugs and Virtual Pro accomplishments and unlocks that I think you will notice.
LINK: http://www.ea.com/uk/football/news/fifa-12-online-2
CONFIRMED TWEAKS:
- New and edited VP accomplishments. Eg, mids can now earn some defensive accomplishments.
- Club invites/requests appear on main menu (not lost in player hub).
- Friends Records has a dedicated screen.
- More player stats in Clubs for mids/defenders.
- New My Pro menu in clubs for easy access to editing pro and viewing accomplishments.
- Top speed for small pros has been dialled back a touch.
- Added some long term, tough-to-get VP accomplishments for the hardcore fans out there.
- Tuned unlocks so that the cooler items are obtainable by better players (shoes, gear, etc.)
- Tuned some of the accomplishments, and added a few new ones around lay-off passes.
- Better reskinned hub screen. Bigger area.
- Tuned matchmaking to prevent games between clubs too far apart.
- Pro Clubs locked to Tactical Defending
Announcement video by Peter Moore, President of EA Sports: http://youtu.be/KI2XUtP5GTA?hd=1
OFFICIAL TRACK LIST:
ARTIST SONG COUNTRY
Alex Metric & Steve Angello Open Your Eye England/Sweden
All Mankind Break The Spell Australia
Architecture In Helsinki Escapee Australia
Bloco Bleque / Gabriel O Pensador So Tem Jogador Brazil
Chase & Status No Problem England
Crystal Castles / Robert Smith Not In Love Canada/England
CSS Hits Me Like A Rock Brazil
Cut Copy Where Im Going Australia
Digitalism Circles Germany
DJ Raff Latino & Proud Chile
El Guincho Bombay (Fresh Touch Dub Mix) Spain
Empresarios Sabor Tropical USA
Foster The People Call It What You Want USA
GIVERS Up Up Up USA
Glasvegas The World Is Yours Scotland
Graffiti6 Stare Into The Sun England
Grouplove Colours (Captain Cutz Remix) USA
Japanese Popstars Let Go England
Kasabian Switchblade Smiles England
La Vida Boheme El Buen Salvaje Venezuela
Little Dragon NightLight England
Macaco Una Sola Voz Spain
Marteria / Yasha Verstrahlt Germany
Monarchy The Phoenix Alive (Kris Menace Remix) England
Pint Shot Riot Twisted Soul England
Portugal. The Man Got It All (This Cant Be Living Now) USA
Rock Mafia The Big Bang USA
Spank Rock Energy USA
The Chain Gang Of 1974 Hold On USA
The Hives Thousand Answers Sweden
The Medics City Holland
The Naked & Famous Punching In A Dream New Zealand
The Strokes Machu Picchu USA
The Ting Tings Hands England
The Vaccines Wreckin Bar (Ra Ra Ra) England
Thievery Corporation Stargazer England
Tittsworth & Alvin Risk / Maluca La Campana USA/Portugal
TV On The Radio Will Do USA
Tying Tiffany Drownin Italy
SITE WITH ITUNES DOWNLOAD LINKS: http://www.fifasoundtrack.com/fifa12soundtrack.htm
ARTIST SONG COUNTRY
Alex Metric & Steve Angello Open Your Eye England/Sweden
All Mankind Break The Spell Australia
Architecture In Helsinki Escapee Australia
Bloco Bleque / Gabriel O Pensador So Tem Jogador Brazil
Chase & Status No Problem England
Crystal Castles / Robert Smith Not In Love Canada/England
CSS Hits Me Like A Rock Brazil
Cut Copy Where Im Going Australia
Digitalism Circles Germany
DJ Raff Latino & Proud Chile
El Guincho Bombay (Fresh Touch Dub Mix) Spain
Empresarios Sabor Tropical USA
Foster The People Call It What You Want USA
GIVERS Up Up Up USA
Glasvegas The World Is Yours Scotland
Graffiti6 Stare Into The Sun England
Grouplove Colours (Captain Cutz Remix) USA
Japanese Popstars Let Go England
Kasabian Switchblade Smiles England
La Vida Boheme El Buen Salvaje Venezuela
Little Dragon NightLight England
Macaco Una Sola Voz Spain
Marteria / Yasha Verstrahlt Germany
Monarchy The Phoenix Alive (Kris Menace Remix) England
Pint Shot Riot Twisted Soul England
Portugal. The Man Got It All (This Cant Be Living Now) USA
Rock Mafia The Big Bang USA
Spank Rock Energy USA
The Chain Gang Of 1974 Hold On USA
The Hives Thousand Answers Sweden
The Medics City Holland
The Naked & Famous Punching In A Dream New Zealand
The Strokes Machu Picchu USA
The Ting Tings Hands England
The Vaccines Wreckin Bar (Ra Ra Ra) England
Thievery Corporation Stargazer England
Tittsworth & Alvin Risk / Maluca La Campana USA/Portugal
TV On The Radio Will Do USA
Tying Tiffany Drownin Italy
SITE WITH ITUNES DOWNLOAD LINKS: http://www.fifasoundtrack.com/fifa12soundtrack.htm
OS: Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz / Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ (Dual core processor /Core duo 2 or better)
RAM: 2 GB
GFX: ATI RADEON HD 2900 / NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GS
GFX RAM: DirectX® 9.0c Compatible 3D accelerated 256 MB video card or equivalent (must support Shader Model 3.0 or above).
DirextX: DX 9
Electronic Arts Inc. announced today the launch of EA SPORTS Season Ticket*, an all-new program that provides premium benefits for a better gaming experience on four participating
EA SPORTS titles. With an annual fee of 2000 Microsoft Points, subscribers will receive four all-new program benefits: access to play all participating EA SPORTS games via a full-game
digital download three days before consumers have the option to purchase a disc at retail launch; a 20-percent discount on downloadable game content; free premium web content; and
membership recognition.
Early Full-Game Digital Access: Three days before a games scheduled release, fans will be able to download and play the full version of all four participating titles on Xbox 360. After
three days, the digitally downloaded game will time out and consumers have the option to purchase the same full game on disc at retail. EA SPORTS Season Ticket subscribers can transfer
all achievements earned during the three-day download period to the purchased disc, resulting in an early edge over the competition.
Discounted Downloadable Content: Subscribers will get a 20-percent discount on all available downloadable content for participating EA SPORTS titles. Downloadable content, which
enhances and refreshes the core game experience, includes such items as Ultimate Team packs, accelerator packs and gear upgrades.
Free Premium Web Content: Premium web content extends the game experience beyond the console to a web browser. All participating titles will feature premium web content that
will be free to EA SPORTS Season Ticket members beginning with the premium Creation Centre packs for FIFA 12. These packs provide a deeper set of customization tools and abilities
within Creation Centre to build your own teams and tournaments, and will be available to the consumer until the membership to the program has expired.
Membership Recognition: Subscribers are easily identifiable with an exclusive membership recognition badge displayed both in-game and on their EASPORTS.com profile.
FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE: http://www.ea.com/uk/news/easeasonticket-02
HOW TO GET EA SPORTS SEASON TICKET: http://www.ea.com/uk/news/fifa12-season-ticket-exclusives-02
EA SPORTS titles. With an annual fee of 2000 Microsoft Points, subscribers will receive four all-new program benefits: access to play all participating EA SPORTS games via a full-game
digital download three days before consumers have the option to purchase a disc at retail launch; a 20-percent discount on downloadable game content; free premium web content; and
membership recognition.
three days, the digitally downloaded game will time out and consumers have the option to purchase the same full game on disc at retail. EA SPORTS Season Ticket subscribers can transfer
all achievements earned during the three-day download period to the purchased disc, resulting in an early edge over the competition.
enhances and refreshes the core game experience, includes such items as Ultimate Team packs, accelerator packs and gear upgrades.
will be free to EA SPORTS Season Ticket members beginning with the premium Creation Centre packs for FIFA 12. These packs provide a deeper set of customization tools and abilities
within Creation Centre to build your own teams and tournaments, and will be available to the consumer until the membership to the program has expired.
FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE: http://www.ea.com/uk/news/easeasonticket-02
HOW TO GET EA SPORTS SEASON TICKET: http://www.ea.com/uk/news/fifa12-season-ticket-exclusives-02
