FIFA 13 is a video game developed by and published by worldwide under the label. The game was released in late September 2012 in most regions with the Japanese release being in October.
It is the first game in the series to use the on the and the sensor on the . FIFA 13 included new features to the FIFA franchise such as the First Touch Control and new celebrations were also added. A demo of the game was released on 11 September 2012, with the following teams being playable: , , , , , and was downloaded a record 1.99 million times within three days.
FIFA Ultimate team, commonly abbreviated to 'FUT', is an additional feature of FIFA 13. This game mode allows the player to build their own team from real world players, which they can then use to compete in tournaments and divisions over the internet. For each game completed, players earn coins to spend on improving their team.
Players and other items in this mode take the form of cards, which are obtained through buying packs or from buying directly from other players through the auction house. There are three different tiers of cards; bronze, silver and gold, indicating their quality (lowest being non-rare bronze, highest being rare gold). These cards can be obtained in two ways; buying packs or buying directly from other players. Player cards have an overall rating, which is an estimate of their overall in game quality.
The FIFA Ultimate team web app was released on 18 September 2012, allowing players to access their ultimate team from their computer and a variety of other devices, such as an iPhone app and on Android.
