FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition, Amazon and Game Pre-order Offers Announced

The FIFA 13 football videogame will be available as an Ultimate Edition on its 28 September release date, Electronic Arts has announced.

The FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition will include 24 bonus 'gold packs' and will be available for pre-order or on sale for one-day only at launch.

"Fans that purchase the FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition will receive 24 FIFA Ultimate Team Gold Packs - one per week for 24 weeks with a total value of over £15 - to help build an ultimate team of football superstars," a statement from EA revealed.

Each gold pack is a mix of 12 items, including players, contracts, stadiums, managers, staff, fitness, healing, balls, kits and badges.

Gold packs consist of players rated 75 or higher in the game and include one rare item, such as enhanced player attributes, longer contracts and the most well-known players.

EA Sports also announced what it described as its most extensive global pre-order incentive in the history of the FIFA franchise.

Gamers reserving FIFA 13 from online retailer Amazon will receive 10,000 EA Sports Football Club Credits to redeem against in-game items such as special celebrations, Virtual Pro attribute boosts and extra matches in Head-to-Head Seasons mode.

"Football Club is the heartbeat of FIFA 13 - play to earn experience points and credits, build your level and unlock new items in the catalogue," an official statement said, adding, "Football Club delivers a live service all season connecting players to the real-world sport with fresh, new content based on real-world football events."

Meanwhile, those reserving FIFA 13 at retailer GAME will have access to an exclusive Adidas All-Star Team comprised of 23 of the world's top players, including Nani, Karim Benzema and Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi.

This exclusive squad will also feature special Adidas kits that can be used in the Online Pro Clubs games.

FIFA 13 is released on 28 September, 2012 and is available for the PlayStation 3 with PlayStation Move support, Xbox 360 with Kinect, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 3DS, PSP, iOS devices, Android and other mobile platforms.

FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Edition will be available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.