In an age where online passes have become an everyday occurrence and Call of Duty Elite spear heads a new era of digital premium memberships, EA Sports has announced the ‘EA Sports Season Ticket’.
Today EA Sports has launched a brand new digital membership called ‘Season Ticket’. The membership will cost 24.99 Dollars or 2000 MSPs.
Spending the 25 bucks will land gamers ‘four all-new program benefits’ across several games, starting with Madden NFL 12. “Moving forward, participating franchises include Madden NFL Football, NHL hockey, FIFA Soccer, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR golf and NCAA Football.”
Ok, so what are these benefits we are talking about here? Once you purchase Season Ticket, you will get 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.
· Early Full-Game Digital Access: Three days before a game’s scheduled release, fans will be able to download and play the full version of all five participating titles on Xbox 360 and PS3™**. The digitally downloaded game will time out when the game is available at retail and consumers have the option to purchase the same full game on disc at retail. EA SPORTS Season Ticket subscribers can transfer all achievements earned during the three-day download period to the purchased disc, resulting in an early edge over the competition.
· Discounted Downloadable Content: 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.
· Free Premium Web Content: 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 EA SPORTS Season Ticket members beginning with the premium Creation Center packs for FIFA Soccer 12. These packs provide a deeper set of customization tools and abilities within Creation Center to build your own teams and tournaments, and will be available to the consumer until the membership to the program has expired.
· Membership Recognition: Subscribers are easily identifiable with an exclusive membership recognition badge displayed both in-game and on their EASPORTS.com profile.
One of the big retailers jumping on board is GameStop, which will introduce EA SPORTS Season Ticket in North America. GameStop will market Season Ticket to the 11 million PowerUp Rewards members.
