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FIFA Success Owed to Self-Criticism and Competition with PES, EA Says

Electronic Arts’ FIFA director, David Rutter, has talked about the success of the soccer simulator series and how its largely due to his team's constant strive for improvement and to the permanent rivalry with Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer franchise.EA’s FIFA series has become extremely success...

19 May 2012
00:41 GMT

EA CEO Says Star Wars: The Old Republic Is a Solid Success

The announcement that Star Wars: The Old Republic has dropped 400,000 subscribers since February has spooked investors in publisher Electronic Arts and some have begun selling their shares, but the company leader says that there’s nothing to be worried about when it comes to the new BioWare MMO. John Riccitiel...

10 May 2012
21:01 GMT

FIFA 13 Players Will Be More Realistic Thanks to New Tech

Electronic Arts has just confirmed that, for the upcoming FIFA 13 soccer (football) simulator, it’s going to use a brand new technology called DI3D from Dimensional Imaging, which should provide an ever higher degree of realism to the faces of the different players inside the game. Photo realism may still be f...

4 May 2012
06:41 GMT

Electronic Arts Plans to Turn All Franchises into Full Online Universes

Video game publisher Electronic Arts believes that in the near future all its core gaming franchises need to be turned into online universes, meaning that players should be able to enjoy them wherever they are, on whatever platform they like. The franchises that are due to be expanded include: FIFA, The Sims, Need f...

21 April 2012
07:03 GMT

New FIFA Street Video Teaches You How to Pull Off Basic Tricks

Electronic Arts is getting ready to deploy FIFA Street next month so, in order to give players an advantage, it has posted a fresh video that shows off some of the basic tricks in the game, including step overs, body feints, roulettes, and more. In order to provide a bit more variety for soccer (football) fans, EA h...

18 February 2012
06:31 GMT

New FIFA Street Video Focuses on Its Global Venues

The FIFA Street franchise is set to make a comeback next month and, in order to raise up the hype, EA has posted a fresh developer diary video that focuses on the 35 venues from the game that are scattered all around the globe. FIFA Street delighted lots of gamers many years ago with its emphasis on stylish moves an...

15 February 2012
02:36 GMT

Former Enslaved Developer Moves to Splash Damage

Splash Damage has announced that it has hired Marc Fascia, who is one of the leading developers to have worked at Ninja Theory on Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. He will be taking on the technical director position at Splash Damage and will work on yet undisclosed video game projects. The company also recently hired...

31 January 2012
13:41 GMT

Splash Damage Hires Former FIFA and Need for Speed Developer

Video game developer Splash Damage has announced that it has appointed Griff Jenkins, a former senior development director at EA Sports who has a long experience working on the FIFA series, to the position of Director of Production, while also giving him a seat on the Board of Directors. Jenkins has worked with Elec...

26 January 2012
17:31 GMT

FIFA Street Gets Pre-Order Bonus Based on Lionel Messi

After confirming that it has just signed FC Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi to be the global face of its FIFA franchise, Electronic Arts has just presented a special pre-order incentive for its upcoming FIFA Street title based on the Argentinian star.FIFA Street was confirmed back at Gamescom 2011 in August, and...

22 December 2011
14:21 GMT

FIFA Street Will Be a Great Football Experience

FIFA Street has not been a great success for EA Sports in its previous incarnations, but the developers working on the reboot believe that marrying the concepts to the FIFA 12 engine is a recipe for success. Sid Misra, who is a producer working on FIFA Street, told GameSpot that, “This is a reboot of the FIFA ...

1 December 2011
02:21 GMT

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

New FIFA Street Trailer Shows Off Lionel Messi In-Game and in Real Life

A brand new video for FIFA Street has been released by Electronic Arts, focusing on famous player Lionel Messi and how he behaves within the game.As most FIFA fans can remember from last week, FC Barcelona star player Lionel Messi has switched sides, leaving Konami’s Pro Evolution Series and now becoming the wo...

28 November 2011
13:21 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

New FIFA Street Trailer Combines Virtual With Real Life Tricks

Electronic Arts has deployed a brand new video for its upcoming FIFA Street title that shows off both the tricks players can pull off during the actual game as well as some real life tricksters who can work magic with just a soccer ball.The new FIFA Street title aims at restarting the series that's already seen ...

18 November 2011
12:51 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

Hacker Attacks XBOX Live Accounts to Purchase FIFA Content

A strange situation seems to be developing where XBOX Live accounts are hacked, but the credit cards attached to them are mainly used to purchase FIFA Ultimate Team content packages. After Play Station, now it's time for XBOX enthusiasts to become the victims of hackers. According to Eurogamer, a number o...

15 October 2011
04:13 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

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

FIFA 2012 Arrives on Mac OS X

FIFA fans owning a decently specced Mac can now download FIFA 12 / FIFA Soccer 12 and play the immensely popular sports game for the first time on a Macintosh computer.Priced at $39,99 in the US / €29.99 in Europe, the best-selling FIFA Soccer franchise is being made available for the first time on the Mac with ...

28 September 2011
05:36 GMT

Cheating and Quitting Still Big Problems for FIFA Games, EA Says

FIFA 12, the newest installment in Electronic Arts' long running soccer simulator, is getting ready to be released soon, but EA does admit that there are still areas where improvements are needed, including the prevention of cheating or when players quit because they're losing in a match.FIFA 12 has been ea...

27 September 2011
15:51 GMT

Battlefield 3 Is As Important for Electronic Arts As FIFA

Battlefield 3 will be the shooter to challenge the domination of the first person space by the Call of Duty series from Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts says that the series is becoming as important as its long running and successful FIFA franchise.The company knows that it will probably not beat Modern Warfar...

26 September 2011
17:21 GMT

Pro Evolution Soccer Will Get Online Version in 2012

Video game publisher Konami has announced that it is collaborating with NHN, a development studio that is based in Seoul, Korea, to create an online version of its Winning Eleven franchise, which is known as Pro Evolution Soccer on Western markets. The new version of the game is set to be launched on the PC in Sou...

1 September 2011
16:31 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

EA CEO Says Traditional Console Cycle Is Gone

John Riccitiello, who is the chief executive officer of Electronic Arts, has said that the traditional development cycle for video games delivered on home console has now disappeared and that developers need to move quicker in order to adapt to the digital age. Speaking to investors in Electronic Arts just after t...

27 July 2011
13:41 GMT

EA's FIFA 12 Is Close to Photo Realistic Graphics

Electronic Arts' upcoming FIFA 12 soccer simulator is close to having photo realistic graphics, but the company confirmed that it's more focused on delivering the most realistic gameplay first, and then improve on the visuals. Video games are looking better and better these days, but, considering platfor...

22 July 2011
15:51 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

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Unlockables and Achievements (Xbox 360)

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts' Sports label for many 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 w...

11 July 2011
13:51 GMT

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Cheats and Unlockables (Xbox 360)

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts' Sports label for a variety of 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 ...

8 July 2011
13:51 GMT

2006 FIFA World Cup Achievements and Hints (Xbox 360)

2006 FIFA World Cup is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts' Sports division for a huge variety of platforms, from the PC or Playstation 2 to the Xbox 360, released on April 24, 2006, in North America.The game is part of EA Sports' hugely successful FIFA football (soccer) sim...

7 July 2011
15:21 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

First FIFA 12 Details Revealed

After seeing the first screenshot of FIFA 12 a few weeks ago, the first actual details about the upcoming soccer (football) simulator have just been revealed, courtesy of a translated French magazine. FIFA 12 is definitely on top of this year's most wanted list for quite a lot of gamers in Europe and the rest...

29 April 2011
14:21 GMT

Peter Moore Says EA Will Conquer the Social Gaming Space

One of the most important and outspoken executives at video game publisher Electronic Arts has again stated the company's determination to become a leader in both social media title and in gaming experiences launched on Facebook, with Zynga seen as the main competitor in the long term. Speaking at the MI6 con...

8 April 2011
08:18 GMT

Weak Debut for DC Universe Online in the United Kingdom

Call of Duty: Black Ops has managed to return to the top of the United Kingdom chart sooner than expected while DC Universe Online, the new MMO based around superheroes that was created by Sony Online Entertainment, has only managed to sell enough copies to reach tenth place. Call of Duty: Black Ops, developed by ...

20 January 2011
13:41 GMT

Some Players Spend 5,000 Dollars a Month on FIFA Ultimate Team

One of the big trends in video gaming during 2010, which will gain even more momentum this year, was the rise of microtransaction-based experiences, where players actually choose how involved they aim to be and how much they want to spend on a title. One of the companies that have focused on this emerging market h...

18 January 2011
04:07 GMT

FIFA Ultimate Team Rakes In $45 Million for EA

The FIFA Ultimate Team mode has been a huge success for EA, as the company managed to rake in around $45 million from that respective mode in FIFA 09 and FIFA 10, according to its Chief Financial Officer.EA's been extremely pleased with its digital content profit margin this year, as more than 20 percent of...

10 December 2010
18:01 GMT

Google Web Store Has Strong Gaming Focus

Google, the company which dominates the Internet search business and advertising in new media, has announced details linked to the Chrome Web Store, a new marketplace type space which is built to deliver more content to its web browser, with a significant video game presence.The Chrome Web Store is integrated with th...

8 December 2010
06:08 GMT

Activision Not Interested in Facebook and iPhone Games

The leader of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, which relies on big franchises like Madden, World of Warcraft and Call of Duty for the majority of its revenue, has said that despite the move made by other companies, like rival Electronic Arts, his company is not interested in creating experiences for Facebook...

8 December 2010
03:10 GMT

EA Thanks FIFA 11 Players For Record-Breaking Success

FIFA 11, one of the biggest soccer (football) simulators out there, has just been launched at the beginning of the month and is already breaking sales records left and right, so EA, its publisher, decided to thank the fans that made it all possible.While North America swoons over EA's Madden American football fr...

6 October 2010
02:25 GMT

Formula 1 Will Get FIFA Like Treatment via Codemasters

Publisher Codemasters has talked about launching yearly versions for the Formula 1 franchise, aiming to mimic the launch schedule of other important sports series like FIFA and Madden NFL from EA Sports, believing that the predictable launch dates are important for success.Steven Hood, who is one of the designers wor...

29 September 2010
15:01 GMT

Electronic Arts Shows Profit, Expects Losses

Publisher Electronic Arts has announced that it has made a profit of about 96 million dollars during the first fiscal quarter of the current year, showing a clear improvement over the same period of last year when the company stunned video game industry watcher with a loss of no less than 234 million dollars. The pro...

4 August 2010
05:16 GMT

Study: Playing Video Games Increases Participation in Sports

A new study coming from ESSEC aka École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales, a high profile French business school, shows that players who are interested in sports video games also participate more than others in real sports competitions, with the effect especially prominent among...

13 July 2010
18:11 GMT

South Africa 2010 – World Cup

With so little time left until the start of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, fans all over the world are gathering to the southern continent to support their country in this great event that takes place once every four years. Even the supporters that don't have the possibility to view this even...

11 June 2010
05:43 GMT

FIFA Predicts Spain Will Win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Electronic Arts is pushing on with its tradition of using its virtual sports franchises to predict the result of important real life competitions, saying that the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa will be won by the European nation of Spain, which will defeat South Americans Brazil, three goals to one, in the fin...

4 June 2010
05:45 GMT

Online Pass Initiative Will Get More Content to Gamers

Electronic Arts has announced that it plans to introduce, starting with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, the golf simulation coming out on June 8, Online Passes, which will allow players who have them to gain access to the online sections of its sports titles. The passes will be free for those who get the videogames new and ...

13 May 2010
03:01 GMT

FIFA and Madden Not Interested in 3D

Sony is making waves about 3D gaming, saying that the PlayStation 3 will be getting the ability to play games in three dimensions with a firmware patch set for this year. And apart from Sony made games, the company must be surely hoping that third-party publishers, like Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard, are re...

2 February 2010
13:21 GMT

Sony to Shoot FIFA 2010 World Cup in 3D

Arguably the most massive sports competition after The Olympic Games, the FIFA world cup always catches the attention of hundreds of thousands of sports fans, whether they make it to the stadium or they just stay in front of a TV or even an Internet feed. IT enterprises, however, might see more opportunities in such ...

7 December 2009
06:41 GMT

Casual Titles Could Be as Important as Madden NFL

Electronic Arts has had a rather tough year, with losses mounting up and with even more people being laid off by the publisher. But the company has managed to shell out about 300 million dollars in order to snap up Playfish, one of the leading players in the field of casual Facebook games.EA is saying that the acquis...

3 December 2009
03:49 GMT

PES 2010 Arrives on October 22 from Konami

As most of you know, the GamesCon is in full swing in Cologne, Germany, and we've already been host to a lot of interesting announcements, from the PS3 Slim to Fable III and everything in between. But Japanese developer and publisher Konami also had some important news to share as it delivered a concrete releas...

20 August 2009
16:41 GMT


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