Staright out on the table the price


**£7.99, or 800MS**


Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the development of a unique, downloadable game mode called FIFA 09 Ultimate Team that will deliver a strategic new online experience to the award-winning EA SPORTS" FIFA Soccer 09 on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system. FIFA 09 Ultimate Team challenges gamers to collect or
create the most talented soccer players in the world, develop them into a fantasy team and then compete online against a legion of challengers to be crowned the ultimate team.


Winner of 25 international game quality awards, FIFA Soccer 09 is the most popular EA SPORTS game played online*. Over 141 million games of FIFA Soccer 09 have been played on the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 by gamers connected online since the game's European launch on Sept. 25, 2008. An average of 1.25 million games are played online daily, which is a 321 percent increase over FIFA Soccer 08. FIFA 09 Ultimate Team expands the FIFA Soccer 09 online experience by delivering the ultimate fantasy in club soccer to the record number of individuals playing while connected online.


"Online is the next great frontier in sports gaming. We are seeing a record number of individuals globally playing FIFA Soccer 09 online so we are focused on developing games that maximize the online experience," said Andrew Wilson, Vice President & Executive Producer for the franchise. "A dedicated team developed FIFA 09 Ultimate Team and they have created a game within the game, delivering a strategic new way to play FIFA Soccer 09 that will create hundreds of additional hours of playing time."


FIFA 09 Ultimate Team challenges gamers to collect 30 different types of bronze, silver and gold virtual cards, including Player, Staff, Contract, Formations, and Tactics, to create their fantasy team. Strategically collect and manage players and different types of cards, and then set the match strategy to win. Carefully select or trade for the right Manager, then choose the best Tactics and Formations that forge the team chemistry necessary to take your club to the top. Plus, deal Gameplay cards on your opponent at key moments of any match for a tactical advantage.


Live the ultimate dream in FIFA 09 Ultimate Team. Create yourself in game, line up alongside your heroes and captain your squad to glory. Customize everything from players and stadiums to the kits and badges, creating the world's next great soccer club. Compete offline and online to earn more valuable cards or trawl the market for the ones needed to complete a winning team. Climb the league table or compete in knockout tournaments for the most coveted trophies, where the opposition becomes more difficult after each victory.


Feel the exhilaration as you take your carefully assembled squad into matches and tournaments online against the most formidably talented teams ever assembled"and out play them. Here is the ultimate test of your skills as a player and manger. Write your own legend with FIFA 09 Ultimate Team.


FIFA 09 Ultimate Team will be available as a download to FIFA Soccer 09 beginning March 19, 2009. Fans will be able to experience the new game mode by creating a team with a starter package of players and virtual cards and play a five game trial before deciding to purchase the FIFA 09 Ultimate Team mode. FIFA Soccer 09 is required.


For more information about FIFA 09 Ultimate Team visit www.fifa09.ea.com. Screenshots and product fact sheet can be downloaded at info.ea.com. FIFA 09 Ultimate Team, scheduled for worldwide release on March 19, is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. It is rated "E" for everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI.

Thanks,
Stevie

**UPDATED MARCH 19TH**

**Trophy List**
Bend it like a pro (Silver)
Score from a free kick in a match.

Screamer! (Bronzo)
Score from over 30 yards out in a match.

On the spot (Bronze)
Score from a penalty in a match.

Good head on your shoulders (Bronze)
Score with a header in a match.

One goal a season (Bronze)
Score with a defender in a match.

Eat my chip (Bronze)
Score by chipping the keeper in a match.

On yer bike! (Silver)
Score with a bicycle kick.

In off (Bronze)
Score off the woodwork in a match.

Fling yourself at it (Bronze)
Score with a diving header in a match.

Like on the training field (Bronze)
Score from a corner.

Wing play (Bronze)
Score from a cross.

What a Beauty! (Bronze)
Score on the volley in a match.

Hero (Bronze)
Save a penalty.

Director in the making (Bronze)
Upload a video to EA Sports™ football world.

Last Gasp Goal (Bronze)
Score in the 89th minute.

Giant Killer (Silver)
Beat a five star team with a half star team.

A Man Down (Silver)
Win a game when down one man.

Custom sixty four winner (Silver)
Win a Created Tournament that starts with sixty four teams.

One star winners (Silver)
Win a Tournament that starts with sixteen teams, with a one star rated team.

Huge investment (Silver)
Buy a player in Manager Mode for 50 million of your chosen currency.

Huge return (Gold)
Sell a player in Manager Mode for 50 million of your chosen currency.

Spending spree (Silver)
Buy 50 players in your career in Manager Mode.

The purist (Gold)
Complete a Manager Mode season without simming any games.

Provider (Provider)
Perform a cross for a friend who scores from it (co-operative achievement).

Frequent flyer (Silver)
Win in every stadium.

Real world winner (Silver)
Win 5 Interactive League matches.

Ranked winner (Bronze)
Win a Ranked Online Match.

Manual labour (Bronze)
Win a match with fully manual settings (no assistance can be switched on).

1st time out (Bronze)
Win an Online League match.

Living legend (Silver)
Reach legendary status for your country.

Club god (Bronze)
Reach legendary status for your club.

The ol' switcheroo (Bronze)
Successfully perfom a pass that switches the play from one flank to the other. (Defense to strike)

Time you played a match? (Bronze)
Score twenty goals in the arena.

Gimme five (Bronze)
Score five goals in the arena.

Optimus Chung (Bronze)
Win a game with adidas Live Season enabled

The Peterson (Silver)
Play for over fifty hours

The Parolin Manoeuvre
Win a game whilst not signed in to PSN

The Poon Sang (Bronze)
Win with 11 created players over PSN.

The Venhola Ice (Bronze)
Win a FIFA 09 Clubs match with your club

Sparkly Clean (Bronze)
Keep a clean sheet

The Gipson Curse (Bronze)
Go into an online match while having a chosen arena player.

Judas (Bronze)
Beat your favourite team with their rival.

FIFA Fair Play (Bronze)
Play 5 consecutive matches without getting any cards (bookings must be enabled in the settings).

Pictures speak a thousand words (Bronze)
Upload 5 screenshots to EA Sports™ football world.

Duo-Hedgeidecimal (Silver)
Enter a match with 20 people in a Fifa 09 Clubs Match.

Jonzo's Lounge
Score 2500 points and win 5 badges in a single Lounge Mode match.

The Kwong
Score a headed goal with the shortest created player in your team.

These are rumoured to be Patched on March19th

Released with Fifa Ultimate Team ( you don't need to buy Fifa Ultimate Team to recive these)

Thanks,
Stevie

From the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas comes big news for PlayStation Home. EA officially announced its plans to launch the EA Sports Complex in the Home Beta this spring, the first Home space from EA.

EA and Sony have been hard at work to create a space that both casual and hardcore gamers will enjoy, allowing Home users to play exclusive new EA Sports multiplayer games, meet EA Sports fans, check leaderboards and watch EA Sports trailers. And better yet, EA is currently working with Sony with further PlayStation Home support, with announcements coming in the future.

For now, take a look at the EA Sports Complex trailer to whet your appetite, and stay tuned for more CES coverage today and throughout the week.

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