{"id":14565,"date":"2011-08-03T19:32:44","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T09:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=14565"},"modified":"2011-08-03T19:32:44","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T09:32:44","slug":"ea-sports-season-ticket-launches-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=14565","title":{"rendered":"EA SPORTS SEASON TICKET LAUNCHES TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. \u2013 August 3, 2011<\/strong> \u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the launch of <strong><em>EA SPORTS\u2122 Season Ticket*<\/em>,<\/strong> an all-new program that provides premium benefits for a better gaming experience on four participating EA SPORTS titles. With an annual fee of $33.00(AU) or 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.<\/p>\n<p><em>EA SPORTS Season Ticket<\/em> is available in Australia and New Zealand for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft beginning today. Fans can subscribe today through the Xbox LIVE\u00ae Marketplace for the Xbox 360, and benefits begin with this month\u2019s launch of <em>Madden NFL 12<\/em>. Moving forward, participating franchises include <em>Madden NFL Football, NHL hockey<\/em>, <em>EA SPORTS FIFA <\/em>and <em>Tiger Woods PGA TOUR\u00ae golf<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEA SPORTS Season Ticket is an exciting program for our core fans \u2013 it lets our biggest fans play earlier, play more and play better than anyone else,\u201d said Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS. \u201cEA SPORTS Season Ticket is an important step in our vision for transforming how deeply fans connect with the sports games they love through digital products and services. We\u2019re excited to continue evolving EA SPORTS Season Ticket as we listen to what consumers want most in their gaming experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a paid subscription to <em>EA SPORTS Season Ticket<\/em>, fans will receive the following benefits for the four participating titles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Early Full-Game Digital Access: <\/strong>Three days before a game\u2019s 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. <em>EA SPORTS Season Ticket<\/em> subscribers can transfer all achievements earned during the three-day download period to the purchased disc, resulting in an early edge over the competition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discounted Downloadable Content:<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Premium Web Content: <\/strong>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 <em>EA SPORTS Season Ticket <\/em>members beginning with the premium Creation Centre packs for <em>FIFA 12.<\/em> 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.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Membership Recognition:<\/strong> Subscribers are easily identifiable with an exclusive membership recognition badge displayed both in-game and on their EASPORTS.com profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To subscribe to <em>EA SPORTS Season Ticket<\/em> for the Xbox 360, go to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, download and launch the EA SPORTS application, and follow the prompts after \u201cpurchase a subscription\u201d. For more information, assets and videos, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easports.com\/seasonticket\" target=\"_new\">www.easports.com\/seasonticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums, fantasy leagues and game communities, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easports.com\/\" target=\"_new\">www.easports.com<\/a> to connect, share and compete.<\/p>\n<p>EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, global videogame competitions, and breakthrough digital experiences. EA SPORTS delivers personal access to the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports simulation videogames, including <em>Madden NFL<\/em> football, <em>FIFA Soccer<\/em>, <em>NHL\u00ae<\/em> hockey, <em>NBA JAM<\/em>, <em>NCAA\u00ae Football<\/em>, <em>Fight Night<\/em> boxing, <em>EA SPORTS MMA<\/em>, <em>Tiger Woods PGA TOUR\u00ae<\/em> golf <em>, <\/em>and <em>EA SPORTS Active.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>*CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS APPLY. SEE <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easports.com\/season%20ticket\" target=\"_new\"><strong>WWW.EASPORTS.COM\/SEASONTICKET<\/strong><strong> FOR DETAILS.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>**<\/strong> Digital download is available at 6pm CET four days before launch to ensure subscribers get a full three days to play following the download time. The digital version will time out when the product is available at retail.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. \u2013 August 3, 2011 \u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the launch of EA SPORTS\u2122 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 $33.00(AU) or 2000 Microsoft Points, subscribers will receive four all-new program<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=14565\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14570,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565\/revisions\/14570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}