The soccer simulator will be released as a downloadable expansion

Mar 29, 2012 23:31 GMT  ·  By

In a pretty massive turn of events, Electronic Arts has confirmed that its upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 football simulator will be released not as a retail game, like previous Euro experiences, but as a downloadable expansion for the current FIFA 12 soccer title.

Electronic Arts broke sales records with FIFA 12 when it came out last year and the newly released FIFA Street isn’t doing so bad either, with quite a few people buying the simulator that focuses more on tricks rather than realism.

Seeing how FIFA 13 will come out towards the end of the year, it seems that EA wants to avoid saturating the market with FIFA products, and chose to release the UEFA Euro 2012 title just as a downloadable experience.

As such, FIFA 12 owners will be able to get the Euro 2012 expansion for their current game, instead of buying it altogether, like with previous Euro titles.

It features all of the 53 national teams from Europe as well as all of the eight official stadiums that will be featured in the real life UEFA Euro 2012 competition, which starts this June in Poland and Ukraine.

Check out the full list of details about this expansion below.

EA Sports UEFA Euro 2012 recreates all the drama and excitement of the official tournament with all 53 UEFA member national teams, all eight official stadiums in the tournament, and all the pageantry and atmosphere of one of the largest and most-watched sporting events on the planet. Fans will be able to compete online for national pride and glory as their favorite 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.

Plus, a live service 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. Challenges will enable fans to earn experience points and level up their EA Sports Football Club profile.

The all-new Expedition Mode designed exclusively for UEFA Euro 2012 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 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.

The UEFA Euro 2012 expansion for FIFA 12 will be released on April 24 in North America and Europe, and April 25, in the rest of the world, as a downloadable expansion. It’s priced at 2500 FIFA Points on the PC, 1800 MS Points on the Xbox 360, and $19.99/€19.99 on the PlayStation 3.

Check out a few screenshots from the upcoming expansion below.

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