Madden NFL 15, FIFA 15 and NHL 15 will each be for sale in a $69.99 "Ultimate Edition" featuring bonus content primarily for your Ultimate Team mode, publisher Electronic Arts announced today, confirming retailer listings posted a few weeks ago.
Ultimate Team is usually a mode accessible in multiple EA Sports titles that permits players to accumulate virtual trading cards and Madden Overdrive Coins set together fantasy teams using them. Players then compete contrary to the computer or online with those teams and earn virtual currency in which they buy additional card packs; they're able to also spend a real income on packs.
The Ultimate Edition of Madden NFL 15 include 30 Pro Packs for Madden Ultimate Team (three weekly for 10 weeks after launch) as well as a Draft Pack featuring 10 first-round picks in the 2014 NFL Draft. NHL 15's Ultimate Edition includes 50 Gold Packs for Hockey Ultimate Team (two every week for 25 weeks). The FIFA 15 Ultimate Edition boasts 40 Gold Packs for FIFA Ultimate Team (one each week for 40 weeks), together with the Adidas All-Star Team; having access to Lionel Messi for five Ultimate Team games; three new goal celebrations; plus more.
The information on these Ultimate Editions further cements the mode's increasing importance — Ultimate Team gives a significant digital Buy Madden Overdrive Coins revenue stream for EA. For example, Madden Ultimate Team alone generated over $380 million during EA's 2014 fiscal year, a 90 percent year-over-year jump.
All three Ultimate Editions will build up for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions with the games. FIFA 15's Ultimate Edition will also be around on Windows PC.
Madden NFL 15 is defined for release on Aug. 26, NHL 15 on Sept. 9 and FIFA 15 on Sept. 26. For more, look into our comprehensive coverage from E3 2014 for?Madden,?NHL and?FIFA.