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FIFA Football on Vita Gets Complete Details, Screenshots

After presenting the first batch of screenshots, Electronic Arts has now revealed the full list of details and features for its FIFA Football title that will arrive on the PlayStation Vita handheld console.A huge amount of details about the Vita and the games that will appear for it has been revealed over the last we...

29 November 2011
04:30 GMT

Lionel Messi Becomes the Global Face of EA’s FIFA Series, Stars on FIFA Street Cover

Electronic Arts has scored another major win for its FIFA soccer (football) simulator, as the company has just signed superstar Lionel Messi to become the ‘global face’ of the franchise in the next few years, snatching him from its rival, Konami’s PES series.EA’s FIFA franchise has become extr...

25 November 2011
17:21 GMT

Ultimate Team Mode Also Coming to NFL Blitz

The developers at EA Sports working on the arcade focused NFL Blitz have announced that the game will offer an Ultimate Team game mode which will allow gamers to collect player cards, trade them with others and even gamble them for potential bigger rewards.All players who will purchase NFL Blitz will be given a start...

22 November 2011
16:31 GMT

2K Extends NBA 2K11 Server Life Until April 2012

2K Games, the sports oriented division of the Take Two publishing structure, has announced that the servers for its basketball simulation NBA 2K11 will be kept on line until the month of April 2012, after reports suggested that the company was ready to take them down before November 31.It's not clear whether 2K ...

11 November 2011
03:50 GMT

FIFA 12 Gets Big Patch Today

Video game publisher has announced that it has launched a hefty patch for the console versions of FIFA 12 today, fixing most if not all the problems that have been reported in the last few weeks, saying that it should really improve the experience for players.The company itself says that the biggest changes are a low...

10 November 2011
09:40 GMT

Konami Says FIFA 12 Is Not Outselling PES 2012 by 25 to 1

Electronic Arts recently claimed that FIFA 12 was outselling PES 2012 by 25 to 1 in the United Kingdom but at least one Konami man believes that there's something wrong with the numbers used by the publisher.Jon Murphy, who is the leader of the Pro Evolution Soccer team, told Eurogamer that, “I think right...

9 November 2011
07:22 GMT

EA Sports Releases new FIFA Football Images for the PlayStation Vita

Video game developer EA Sports, a division of Electronic Arts, has released four new images that show how the upcoming FIFA Football video game will look on the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld from Sony.The four screenshots look pretty good and do justice to the hardware power of the new Sony device, which is set ...

2 November 2011
06:22 GMT

New FIFA Street Soccer Sim Gets Fresh Screenshots

Electronic Arts presented the next installment in its FIFA Street series back at Gamescom 2011 in August and, since then, hasn't really been so forthcoming with details, videos or screenshots. Now, however, the company has decided to shed some light on the current generation debut of the series by presenting a f...

2 November 2011
04:10 GMT

Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler Get Cover Spots for PGA Tour 13

Video game developer EA Sports has announced that the official cover image for the upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 will feature Rickie Fowler, in North America, and Rory McIlroy, in Europe, with Bubba Watson and Luke Donald being the rather unlucky runner-ups.Craig Evans, who is the marketing director working at EA ...

25 October 2011
16:31 GMT

Weekend Reading: FIFA No Longer Needs Yearly Launches

I reviewed FIFA 12 for Softpedia a few weeks earlier and have given it close to perfect scores, admitting that the football simulation might just be the most polished installment in a yearly series to launch during 2011.The game is not without faults and there are numerous small improvements that can be done on the m...

15 October 2011
06:11 GMT

New FIFA 12 Patch Coming in 'Two or Three Weeks'

Electronic Arts has confirmed that FIFA 12 on platforms like the PC, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 will be on the receiving end of a hefty patch in two or three weeks, with EA Sports community manager Romily Broad confirming some of the things that will be addressed by the update.FIFA 12 impressed legions of football (so...

7 October 2011
04:51 GMT

NHL 12 Simulation Says Penguins Will Take Stanley Cup

EA Sports, the simulation division of publisher Electronic Arts, has run a full season simulation using its own NHL 12 and the results show that Pittsburgh Penguins will pick up the Stanley Cup this season after beating the Chicago Blackhawks.The leading player for the Penguins will be Sidney Crosby, who will miss 17...

6 October 2011
16:21 GMT

FIFA 12 Breaks Sport Game Record, Is 2011 Best Seller

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced that its recent FIFA 12 launch has managed to break all previous records for a sport simulation title, selling 3.2 million copies across all platforms all over the world during the first seven day that it was on shelves.The company says that this is a preliminary est...

5 October 2011
08:05 GMT

FIFA 12 Shows Off Nintendo Wii and 3DS Screenshots

FIFA 12 is out on the PC and home consoles from Microsoft and Sony and the game has been very successful, managing a better launch than last year's version.But publisher Electronic Arts is also interested in selling copies of FIFA on other devices, from the Nintendo 3DS and the PlayStation Portable handhelds to ...

4 October 2011
09:34 GMT

FIFA 12 (Xbox 360)

I must confess that my experience with the FIFA series has not been a particularly long or fruitful one. I remember endless nights spent with my brother playing the 04 installment, defeated by his superior tactical knowledge and nimbler fingers. It was at that point that I decided to switch to games which emphasized ...

4 October 2011
08:32 GMT

FIFA 13 PlayStation Move Integration Won't Be a 'Gimmick'

Next year's FIFA 13 will have support for Sony's PlayStation Move motion controls, but that doesn't mean it will use it as a gimmick that's going to appear briefly in the actual gameplay, at least according to EA Sports.FIFA 12 has just been released all over the world last week, but the team at ...

3 October 2011
04:40 GMT

FIFA 12 Producer Talks about FIFA 13 Surprises

Just as FIFA 12 is being released all over the world, its producer, EA Sports' David Rutter, has already started talking about the next installment in the series, FIFA 13, which is certain to appear, like clockwork, in September, 2012.FIFA 12 has quite a lot of major improvements over its predecessors, and peopl...

30 September 2011
16:21 GMT

Quick Look: FIFA 12 (with Multiplayer Gameplay Video)

FIFA 12 is, almost by definition, one of the biggest video game launches of the year, the new installment in a franchise that has been about more than simple on the field matches for quite some time.But, however many Ultimate Team and social spaces the EA Sports division introduces, the heart of any FIFA release is p...

30 September 2011
09:31 GMT

EA Sports Confirms March Date for FIFA Street

EA Sports, the simulation oriented division of publisher Electronic Arts, has confirmed that it will launch the new FIFA Street video game during March 2012.The title was announced at the Gamescom trade event and will allow players to take their football skills to street locations all over the world, playing with str...

30 September 2011
09:31 GMT

FIFA Ultimate Team Now Open to Series Fans

EA Sports has opened up the FIFA Ultimate Team web game for fans of the long running football simulation series before the launch of its newest installment, which will be out tomorrow in North America and on Friday in Europe.Those who own FIFA 11, 10 or 9 are now able to use their legacy log in details to access the ...

26 September 2011
05:49 GMT

Virgin Gaming and EA Sports Collaborate on FIFA 12 Qualifier Cup

EA Sports, the simulation division of publisher Electronic Arts, has announced that it is working with specialist retailer GameStop to launch the FIFA 12 Qualifier Cup competition, in collaboration with Virgin Gaming.Players who pick up FIFA 12 at GameStop locations can sign up for the Qualifier Cup and will then hav...

23 September 2011
05:02 GMT

NHL 12 Sets First Week Record for the Franchise

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced that NHL 12 has managed to sell more than 451,000 units at retail during its first week on sale, which represents a new sales record for the long running sports simulation franchise.When compared to NHL 11, sales of the new game managed to go up by about 19 percent.T...

22 September 2011
03:21 GMT

Quick Look: FIFA 12 Demo (with Gameplay Video)

FIFA 12 has a lot of hype to live up to, mainly because of the all new, two years under development Player Impact Engine that allows for player to interact with each other and with the ball in a more realistic manner.A demo is not a perfect way of evaluating the way the series has changed but EA Sports has advertised...

14 September 2011
08:20 GMT

Official FIFA 12 Soundtrack Is Filled with Breakthrough Hits

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced the official soundtrack for its upcoming FIFA 12 football simulation, with a selection of 39 artists from 15 countries offering the music that will accompany both the high and low points of player created careers.Here are all the songs included on the official soundt...

13 September 2011
05:48 GMT

EA Sports and NCAA Are Offering Fellowships for American Football Fans

The EA Sports division at publisher Electronic Arts and the National Collegiate Athletic Association have announced that they are working together to offer two fellowships for post-graduate students that are interested in sports. They will be fully employed for 16 weeks at the EA Tiburon studio, the creator of the...

5 September 2011
04:18 GMT

EA Sports: Hard to Keep Up with Player's Appetite for FIFA

EA Sports is home to some of the most important Electronic Arts franchises, like FIFA and Madden NFL, and the leader of the division says that the developers working on them are forced to move ever faster in order to keep up with the player's ability to devour new content. Andrew Wilson, who is the new presid...

22 August 2011
17:41 GMT

Gamescom 2011 Hands On: FIFA 12

What it is: FIFA 12 competes with Madden NFL 12, also from EA Sports, for the titles of the best sold and most coveted sports simulation in the world of video games. It might already be past August 15 but it seems like an eternity for all the fans who are interested in picking up the game so spending time with it is ...

18 August 2011
10:25 GMT

Rebooted FIFA Street Is All About Authenticity and Tricks

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced, at its Gamescom 2011 press conference, that it is working on a new street football video game linked to the FIFA series which will take its inspiration from the way the street game is being played by amateurs all over the world.FIFA Street is set to be launched on t...

17 August 2011
04:48 GMT

Analysts: Lockout Might Impact NBA 2K12 Sales

The lockout that has affected the pre-season of the National Football League has been solved, meaning that the first games will go ahead as planned and that sales of the Madden NFL 12 from EA Sports will likely see no negative impact.Unfortunately the lockout that is affecting the National Basketball Association has ...

10 August 2011
15:01 GMT

EA Sports Launches Season Ticket for Five Sports Blockbusters

EA Sports, the simulation division of publisher Electronic Arts, has announced that it is introducing a new service called Season Ticket for five of its most important titles: Madden NFL, NHL, FIFA, Tiger Woods PGA Tour and NCAA Football. The Season Ticket will cost 200 Microsoft Points or 24.99 dollars for one fu...

3 August 2011
03:51 GMT

Kaka, Benzema, Alonso and Hummels Named as FIFA 12 Ambassadors

EA Sports, the simulation-oriented division of video-game publisher Electronic Arts, has announced the names of the international football superstars who will be integrated into the marketing effort for the new FIFA 12 title, set to appear in promotional material and help with real-world promotion of the game. The l...

1 August 2011
17:31 GMT

Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere Share FIFA 12 Cover

EA Sports, the simulation-oriented division of publisher Electronic Arts, has announced that two of the biggest stars of English football, Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney and midfielder Jack Wilshere from Arsenal, have been drafted to star on the cover of FIFA 12. This particular cover will be used for the ve...

29 July 2011
04:31 GMT

NCAA Football 12 Sells More than 700,000 Copies in Two Weeks

EA Sports, a simulation-oriented division of publisher Electronic Arts, has announced that its college-powered NCAA Football 12 has managed to move no less than 700,000 copies on the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft during the first two weeks it was available at retail. This is the biggest f...

27 July 2011
04:20 GMT

EA Sports Sees Subscriptions as Powering Its Franchises in the Future

EA Sports is one of the most important divisions of video game publisher Electronic Arts, creating game series like FIFA, Madden and Tiger Woods, and it seems that at some point in the future players might have the option of paying a monthly subscriptions in order to enjoy their sports simulations instead of paying e...

26 July 2011
17:41 GMT

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Achievements III (Xbox 360)

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts' Sports label for multiple platforms, including the PC or consoles like the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii, released on April 27, 2010, in North America, and shortly after that in Australia, Europe a...

14 July 2011
11:31 GMT

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Achievements II (Xbox 360)

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts' Sports label for multiple platforms, including the PC or consoles like the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii, released on April 27, 2010, in North America, and shortly after that in Australia, Europe a...

13 July 2011
07:51 GMT

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Achievements (Xbox 360)

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is a video game made by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts' Sports label for multiple platforms, including the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii, and released on April 27, 2010, in North America, and shortly after that in Australia, Europe and the rest of the wo...

12 July 2011
13:51 GMT

No Danger of Running Out of Ideas for FIFA 13, Says Producer

EA Sports is one of the most successful divisions of publisher Electronic Arts and one of the main reasons for its performance is the worldwide appeal of FIFA, the football simulation series that arrives every autumn and manages impressive sales. But as the series gets older and adds more features some gamers have...

12 July 2011
10:31 GMT

3 on 3 NHL Arcade Achievements (Xbox 360)

3 on 3 NHL Arcade is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts' Sports label, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms, as a downloadable title, through the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live online services, respectively, released on February 11, 2009. As you can tell by its nam...

8 July 2011
15:21 GMT

Analyst: Big Franchises Should Not Get Yearly Releases

The conventional wisdom among video game publishers is that a successful intellectual property should be used as much as possible, with the aim of launching a new game linked to it every year, if possible, in order to keep gamers hooked on a particular game world. Michael Pachter, who is an analyst watching the in...

4 July 2011
16:31 GMT

FIFA Manager 12 Has 700 Improvements, Some Community Designed

FIFA Manager 12, the football management series from Electronic Arts, has always lagged behind Championship Manager and Football Manager in terms of popularity and, for this year's installment, the developers have asked the community directly to get into the development process and suggest new features for the g...

1 July 2011
15:51 GMT

Alan Smith Joins Martin Tyler in FIFA 12 Commentary Box

EA Sports, the division of Electronic Arts that is developing the football simulation FIFA 12, has announced that it has recruited Alan Smith, a former England striker and well-known broadcaster, to be one of the voices providing in-game commentary for this year's game. FIFA 12 will include more than 10,000 lin...

1 July 2011
03:40 GMT

FIFA 12 Official Launch Date Set for September 27 in North America

The EA Sports division of publisher Electronic Arts has announced that the official launch date for FIFA 12, the football simulation that it creates, is set for September 27 in North America and for the last day of the month for the rest of the world.FIFA 12 is set to be launched on the Xbox 360 from Microsoft, the P...

23 June 2011
05:47 GMT

Executive Producer Leaves Madden NFL After 14 Years

Phil Frazier, who worked as an executive producer on the Madden NFL series from EA Sports, has announced that he was living the series after more than 14 years in charge of the game, with the division announcing that Roy Harvey, who was the executive producer working on the college powered NCAA Football, taking over ...

20 June 2011
16:41 GMT

Peter Moore Says Madden and FIFA Will See More Community Involvement

EA Sports is one of the biggest moneymakers in the world of video games, the home of such huge franchises like FIFA and Madden NFL, but the division faces significant challenges going forward, including the possibility of no football and basketball seasons in the coming year.Peter Moore, the outspoken executive at El...

17 June 2011
04:30 GMT

Arcade FIFA or Madden Games Could Arrive Once More from EA Sports

Electronic Arts' Sports division has been doing extremely well in the last few years, thanks to the FIFA soccer and Madden NFL football simulators, so the company isn't ruling out the possibility of seeing new, more arcade-like titles appear that focus on the two disciplines.EA Sports is once again looking ...

16 June 2011
14:21 GMT

Electronic Arts Prepares EA Sports Brick and Mortar Stores

In a reverse of the trend towards more digital distribution, video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced that it is developing a new retail chain that will be dedicated to selling the sports simulations launched by the EA Sports division of the company.It seems that the first shop in the chain is already being...

15 June 2011
16:31 GMT

E3 2011 Hands On: FIFA 12

FIFA 12 could easily be seen as one of those revolutionary editions of the venerable football simulation series from EA Sports, with players looking back and talking about the moment when physics and realism really managed to make the franchise shine. I played FIFA 12 at the E3 2011 event of Electronic Arts and came ...

8 June 2011
23:42 GMT

Rivalry with Pro Evolution Soccer Central to FIFA Success

The FIFA video game series from EA Sports has become in the last few years the most important football simulation franchise, performing better than its main rival, the Konami made Pro Evolution Soccer series, but at least one leading developer working on it says that having a capable rival is important to the quality...

2 June 2011
13:31 GMT

PES 2012 Shows Off Updated Graphics and Fluidity

Konami Digital Entertainment has released the first official screenshots from its football simulation game Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 in order to show fans of the series what they will be getting when the title is launched during the fall of this year. The screenshots, two of which are attached to this article, hav...

31 May 2011
15:01 GMT


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