In a special offer through September, fans who pre-order the FIFA 12 digital download on PC from origin.com will receive access to EA Sports FIFA 12 Ultimate Team — two gold packs per month, for six months. Ultimate Team is an online community of fans building, managing and competing with their ultimate football team from the world’s best players in FIFA 12. Each Gold Pack has a mix of 12 items, including players, contracts, stadiums, managers, staff, fitness, healing, balls, kits and badges. Players offered in Gold Packs are 75+ in-game, plus one rare item is also made available. Rare items may be enhanced player attributes, longer contracts and the most coveted players.

FIFA 12 brings to the pitch the game-changing new Player Impact Engine, which took two years to develop. This physics engine is built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the field of play. Gamers will experience  an infinite variety of natural and believable outcomes in every contact. Footballers feel more resilient on the ball, push and pull during the fight for possession, and recover from light challenges easily, preserving their natural momentum.

The game’s developer, EA Sports, claims that game play innovations inspired by real football matches make FIFA 12 deeper and more engaging. All-new Precision Dribbling creates a higher fidelity of touch on the ball for better control in tight spaces, more time to make decisions on attack and more control over the pace of the game. Innovations in attack are balanced by a re-designed defending mechanism, “Tactical Defending,” which fundamentally changes the approach to defending by placing equal importance on positioning, intercepting passes and tackling. Plus, CPU players use artificial intelligence, called “Pro Player Intelligence,” which makes them smarter, performing more like real world  football stars and allowing them to make decisions based on their own skills as well as the strengths and attributes of their teammates. Additionally, teams will vary their attack according to the  strengths of their players on the pitch, and the weaknesses of opposing players, creating a more authentic experience and greater variety of matches.

FIFA 12 also introduces EA SPORTS Football Club. This live service will be available at no additional cost and connects players to the real-world game with new content all the time, enabling them to support their favorite club and connect with their friends and millions of players around the world. Learn more about it through www.ea.com/uk/football/

Some people love football, but find the massive fees earned by the sport’s major stars to be a turn-off. With those gamers in mind, EA Sports has just announced that match play will be moving to the street. Inspired by pick-up matches played everywhere in neighborhood streets, parks and empty lots, EA Sports FIFA Street will be available in early 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Powered by the new game play engine that’s a part of  FIFA 12, and introducing Street Ball Control, FIFA Street will deliver street dribbling styles and trick moves that ignite the one-on-one battles within matches. Whether performing one panna after another without breaking a sweat the way street football is played in Amsterdam, or a physical, fight-for-possession style the way players compete in London, gamers will enjoy superior ball control and responsiveness. Plus, for the first time ever, players will utilize aerial skills to maneuver past opponents, an all-new sophisticated one-touch passing system for quick, precision passes, and over 50 never-before-experienced skill moves.

FIFA Street will allow gamers to play with and against the stars of the most popular clubs in the world — or real-life street players — and compete at over 35 locations around the world. From one-on-one battles in parking lots and parks to prestigious 5v5 tournaments on the streets of the world’s biggest cities, FIFA Street will replicate the rough and tumble of street football style. It will also have a host of modes and online features that will make the game a social, connected experience.