Fifa 13 - Various Modes in Retail Version

FIFA 13 brings a few older modes back to gamers as well as a few new ones. The pick-up and play kickoff option is a mainstay, but it has been enhanced in a few ways.

It now allows gamers to play a match from that day's schedule with commentary that is relevant to the happenings in those clubs' leagues. You can even mirror the fixtures of a specific club with the Live Fixtures option.

The Games of the Week option gives you an option to play one of the top matches from around the globe. FIFA 13 also keeps track of player progression for the players involved. It can be an excellent way to blend the real world with your FIFA 13 experience.

Those are just the exhibition play options, here are the other modes that will be available in the retail version.

Ultimate Team:

This virtual card-based twist on fantasy drafts returns again in FIFA 13. It is very popular amongst the FIFA community, as you can genuinely find an ode to the mode any given day on the Machinima Sports network.

This year you can get started before the game even releases by going here to set up details around your club. Essentially the mode blends card collecting, world football and fantasy draft concepts together.

These are three very addictive pastimes separately, and that explains why the mode has been successful.

Seasons:

According to the FIFA 13 demo, this is the most played mode in the series. It was formerly known as Head-to-Head Seasons, but now elements of co-op play have been added.

You and a friend can now team up in an attempt to ascend to Division 1. During the process you can add trophies, unlockables and other prizes to the new trophy cabinet.

Career:

Somewhat similar to Madden 13's Connected Careers this mode blends Manager Mode and Be a Pro into one mode. You can choose to go through the mode as a player with specific standards set by a manager.

You can also chose to play as a manager with full control over all actions with the club. For the first time this includes the option to accept job offers from national teams.

Be a Pro and Be a Goalkeeper have also returned separate from career mode.

This is essentially FIFA's version of a franchise mode, and it sounds like a solid experience. However, it would be nice if the option to be a player or manager could be blended in the same mode.

Pro-Club:

This modes allows you to compete in seasonal play with your created virtual pro. You can actually compete in 11 vs. 11 gameplay with other players from around the world.

You can join a club and attempt to rise to Division 1 as a unit.

World football is one of the sports where a huge concept like this might be feasible to see at its peak.

Skill Games:

FIFA 13 introduces Skills Games this year, and these are basically mini-games that help you with individual aspects of the full gameplay. The mini-games offer a nice diversion from traditional gameplay.

The games test your passing, shooting, penalty kick and free kick skills. Abbreviated versions of the Skills Games are included in the demo, and I've gotten a better handle on the shooting by playing them.

Fifa 13 - How to Get Fifa 13 Early

With the release date of FIFA 13 right around the corner, fans cannot wait to get their hands on this title. With the EA Sports Season Ticket, fans can do just that. For $24.99, you can have access to FIFA 13 and more EA Sports titles. This is the difference for FIFA 13 with the season ticket:

Release date: September 25, 2012

Season Ticket release date: September 21, 2012

• North America and Mexico Early access date – Friday, September 21, 2012 (6:00pm EST)

• Europe, Australia and New Zealand Early access date – Saturday, September 22, 2012 (6:00pm CEST)

• Included paid DLC – 24 FIFA Ultimate Team Gold Premium packs —one per week for 24 consecutive weeks—to help build an ultimate team of soccer superstars

• 20% off additional DLC content purchased for FIFA 13

For $24.99 this seems to pay for itself with all the discounts and the fact you get to play the game earlier that the rest of the crowd. Check out FIFA 13 and stay posted for more news on the title.

Fifa 13 - Stadium List

The list has been leaked, but here are the stadiums that you will be able to have matches in FIFA 13.

Akaaroa Stadium

Allianz Arena – Bayern Munich

Aloha Park

Amsterdam ArenA – Ajax

Anfield – Liverpool

Arena D’Oro

BC Place Stadium – Vancouver Whitecaps

British Modern

Camp Nou – Barcelona

Century Park Arena

Court Lane

Crown Lane

Eastpoint Arena

El Bombastico

El Medio

El Reducto

Emirates Stadium – Arsenal

Estadio Azteca – Club America, Mexico

Estadio Latino

Estadio Mestalla – Valencia

Estadio President G.Lopes

Estadio Vicente Calderon – Atletico Madrid

Estadio de las Artes

Estadio del Pueblo

Etihad Stadium – Manchester City

Euro Park

FIWC Stadium – (PS3 Only)

Forest Park Stadium

Imtech Arena - Hamburg

Ivy Lane

Juventus Stadium – Juventus

King Fahd Stadium *NEW* – Saudi Arabia

O Dromo

Old Trafford – Manchester United

Olimpico Arena

Olypmpiastadion – Hertha BSC

Parc des Princes – Paris Saint Germain

Pratelstvi Arena

San Siro – Inter Milan/AC Milan

Santiago Bernabeu – Real Madrid

Signal Iduna Park – Borussia Dortmund

Sports Direct Arena – Newcastle United

Stade Gerland – Olympique Lyonnais

Stade Kokoto

Stade Municipal

Stade Velodrome – Olympique de Marseille

Stade Olimpico – Lazio/Roma

Stadion 32,Maj

Stadion Europa

Stadion Hanguk

Stadion Neder

Stadion Olympik

Stamford Bridge - Chelsea

Town Park

Union Park Stadium

Veltins Arena – Schalke 04

Wembley Stadium – England

White Hart Lane *NEW* – Tottenham Hotspur

There look to be a couple stadiums that are placeholders, so you can speculate that it will be a custom one. What do you think of the list? Leave your thoughts in the comments.

Fifa 13 - Sound Track List

FIFA 13 features a mix of genre-spanning music from 50 Gold/Platinum superstars and breakthrough artists representing 12 countries from around the globe. The soundtrack reflects the passion and intensity of FIFA gameplay while defining the sound of the upcoming season for football fans worldwide.

“Our FIFA soundtracks are yearly opportunities to showcase a global roster of breakthrough artists from multiple genres,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA. “For FIFA 13, we wanted to take that excitement to the next level by adding major star power, top indie acts, and more songs than ever before.”

The FIFA 13 soundtrack delivers music from artists that include Flo Rida featuring Lil Wayne, Bloc Party, Kasabian, Two Door Cinema Club and Matisyahu, along with such internationally award-winning indie acts as Metric, Santigold, Passion Pit, The Chevin, Hadouken!, Wretch 32 and Band Of Horses. The soundtrack also features global breakthrough artists that include Brazil’s Zemaria; Youngblood Hawke, Imagine Dragons, Walk The Moon and Fitz & The Tantrums from the U.S.; Sweden’s Miike Snow and The Royal Concept, Britain’s Animal Kingdom, The Heavy and Bastille; Germany’s Kraftklub; UK/Spain’s Crystal Fighters; Canada’s Young Empires; Australia’s Atlas Genius and The Presets; France’s Madeon; New Zealand’s Kimbra; and Chile’s Astro.

"'We’re very excited up to be teaming up with EA SPORTS,” said Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure. “We could sell-out a full UK tour but my friends would still think having a tune on FIFA is bigger.”

“FIFA is by far the most addictive game we play on the tour bus and when we’re at home,” said The Enemy. “It’s a great game to play with your mates and drive them crazy when you beat them, and it’s even better when your song comes on after the match.”

Band	Song
Animal Kingdom	Get Away With It
Ashtar Command	Mark IV feat. Joshua Radin
Astro	Panda
Atlas Genius	If So
Band Of Horses	Feud
Bastille	Weight Of Living, Part 2
Bloc Party	We Are Not Good People
Cali	Outta My Mind
Clement Marfo & The Frontline	Us Against The World
Crystal Fighters	Follow
deadmau5 feat. Gerard Way	Professional Griefers
Django Django	Hail Bop
Duologue	Get Out While You Can
Elliphant	TeKKno Scene feat. Adam Kanyama
Featurecast	Got That Fire (Oh La Ha) (feat. Pugs Atomz)
Fitz And The Tantrums	Spark
Flo Rida feat. Lil Wayne	Let It Roll, Part 2
Foreign Beggars & Bare Noise	See The Light
Hadouken!	Bliss Out
Imagine Dragons	On Top Of The World
Jagwar Ma	What Love
Kasabian	Club Foot
Jonathan Boulet	You're A Animal
Kimbra	Come Into My head
Kitten	G#
Kraftklub	Eure Madchen
Ladyhawke	Black White & Blue
Madeon	Finale
Matisyahu	Searchin
Metric	Speed The Collapse
Miike Snow	Paddling Out
Passion Pit	I'll Be Alright
Reptar	Sweet Sipping Soda
Reverend And The Makers	Shine The Light
Rock Mafia	Fly Or Die
The Royal Concept	Goldrushed
Royal Teeth	Wild
Santigold	Big Mouth
St. Lucia	September
Stepdad	Jungles
The Chevin	Champion
The Enemy	Saturday
The Heavy	Don’t Say Nothing
The Presets	Ghosts
Two Door Cinema Club	Sleep Alone
Walk The Moon	Quesadilla
Wretch 32	Blur
Youngblood Hawke	We Come Running
Young Empires	Rain Of Gold
Zemaria	Past 2

Fifa 13 - Demo News

EA has confirmed the release times for the FIFA 13 demo that launches tomorrow, as well as unveiling the playable teams included in the taster.

PC owners can download the demo first from 9 AM BST tomorrow, while Xbox 360 owners can obtain the demo an hour later. US PlayStation 3 owners, however, don't receive the demo until at least 10 PM.

EA also confirmed the playable teams the demo will feature: AC Milan, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Manchester City.

FIFA 13 launches on September 25 in North America and three days later in Europe.

Fifa 13 - Player Rating Rumors

There has been a lot of rumors and speculations in the internet about the player ratings in the upcoming Fifa 13, so we decided to post some of them so that you can decide

According to this source, the ratings were allegedly “gain through various sources”. No details on which, but let’s take a look at the player stats given below for FIFA 13:

Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) = 80
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) = 83
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) = 84
Ricardo Vaz Té (West Ham United) = 74
Danny Welbeck (Manchester United) = 79
Glen Johnson (Liverpool) = 79
Adam Federici (Reading) = 73
David Luiz (Chelsea) = 79
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) = 89
David Silva (Manchester City) = 92

Some interesting downgrade we’ve seen on Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney as this can be attributed to the lack of good performance from the trio who represented England at the international level.

While for David Silva, the rating might just fit in after a successful EURO 2012 campaign with Spain as well as winning the Premier League with his current club, Manchester City.

Still, we would like to hear your take on this and maybe some prediction on the ratings of other global superstars such as Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) or the highly rated Neymar.

Fifa 13 - Ultimate Team Improvements

EA has revealed a host of new information at its Gamescom Press Conference, FIFA 13 will feature a FIFA Pro Club Web app(iPhone/Android) where players can search for pro clubs and manage them. Some new features have also been added to the Ultimate team mode which in this year's edition will not only include rare players but others as well, players can purchase coins for FUT from the XP they earn during online/offline games and a head to head mode for offline/online games has also been added to the mix.

The most exciting feature announced was "matchday" that will allow a dip or improvement in a player's form in real-life football change player rating in the game, but bear in mind this feature is not a part of the Ultimate Team. As goals are scored in real-life football by your team, players will be made aware of that in-commentary during the game.

The demo for FIFA 13 will be available for download September 11 on the Xbox 360, PC and PS3. It will include the likes of AC Milan, Borussia Dortmand, Arsenal, Manchester City and Juventus.

To avoid hacking, Online Pro progression will now be saved on the server and not on the file system. Online and Offline Pro Clubs are now different, so no more boosting is allowed. Maxed out Pros will be more realistic and similar to real life players.

Another good addition is no more fully assisted goal keepers in clubs which means holding LB is not going to help you anymore and you have to make control them manually. Tuned attributes and accomplishments is going to make the in-game Goal Keepers behave much more like their real life counter parts. AI teammates will improve as your Club improves.


Here is a Video of the New updates in Ultimate Team