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Magazine Names David Beckham America’s Biggest Sports Flop

David Beckham may still be one of the most successful stars in terms of endorsement deals but, when it comes to doing the thing that launched him, namely playing soccer, he’s nothing short of a “catastrophe.” In a scathing piece, Maxim magazine named the British star the biggest flop America has see...

16 October 2009
15:21 GMT

Analyze That: FIFA 10 Is the Fastest Selling Sports Game

We knew that FIFA 10 was big. After all, millions of people have been playing the series since its first release and the hype surrounding it is high. Electronic Arts has officially announced that FIFA 10 is the fastest selling sports-based videogame ever and that it is the biggest launch the publisher has seen in Eur...

10 October 2009
11:01 GMT

Playing Football Better than Running to Stay Fit

Women who enjoy doing stuff together, including working out, have now one more reason to do so, as a recent study cited by the Daily Mail says playing football is a much better alternative to staying fit than running. Not only is football more engaging, fun and efficient, but it also offers something that regular jog...

5 October 2009
14:41 GMT

NFL RedZone Channel on AT&T U-verse TV

Wireless carrier AT&T announced on Friday that its AT&T U-verse TV would soon offer a new NFL RedZone channel to its users. The addition, which comes as the result of a partnership between AT&T and the NFL Network, will become available for U-verse TV football fans as soon as the NFL season opens on Sunday, September...

12 September 2009
05:26 GMT

Nintendo Wants a Real Football on the Wii

It all began with the Wiimote and the Nunchuk, the two controllers that allow the Wii to work its motion-tracking magic and attract towards videogames people who might otherwise be totally put off by the complexity of a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 standard controller. But Nintendo did not stop there.Wii Fit is partly s...

27 August 2009
14:01 GMT

FIFA 10 Release Date Confirmed for October 2

EA Sports, the division of Electronic Arts that deals with franchises like Madden NFL, NBA, NHL, has confirmed that it plans to release FIFA 10, the newest game in the long running football simulation, on October 2.That date will see the title get versions for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, the Pl...

16 July 2009
05:58 GMT

Fernando Torres to Grace the Cover of PES 2010 Alongside Lionel Messi

Sports games are always huge money makers as a lot of people prefer both sports like American football or European soccer alongside playing video games at home. If the two are combined, the profit possibilities are quite high for any company involved in such a thing.European football simulators have always experience...

24 June 2009
03:04 GMT

E3: Messi Leads PES 2010 Charge

Taking advantage of the popularity of Lionel Messi, the Barcelona star player who decided the fate of the recent Champions League final in which his team faced Manchester United, Konami unveiled a new trailer for Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 at the E3 trade show this year, putting the talented attacker front and center....

4 June 2009
16:11 GMT

Enter the Academy of Champions on the Wii

Ubisoft is interested in conquering the all important Nintendo Wii videogame market and has begun presenting a host of games targeting the audience of the home console. It has just announced that it is developing and releasing an arcade football game called Academy of Champions, set to be out before the end of the ye...

25 May 2009
13:21 GMT

Manage Your Football Club iPhone App Available

A game that provides iPhone owners with the opportunity to step into the football manager's shoes, pick their favorite football team from the English divisions and take important decisions is now available in the App Store for £5.99 / $9.99. Announced by Sports Director Ltd today, “Manage Your Footb...

24 April 2009
06:56 GMT

FIFA 09 Offers New Ultimate Team Mode

If there's one thing that Electronic Arts has always known how to do is to build up on a successful franchise. The publisher really needs to push its profitable and favorably seen videogames as its earnings reports have been mostly in the red lately and as it has announced it's cutting 10% of the workforce ...

10 February 2009
18:31 GMT

How to Throw the Perfect Super Bowl Pass

The Super Bowl XLIII finished unexpectedly and in the cheers of the crowd, with an unforeseen turn of events just seconds before the end of the game. Sharp and well coordinated plays eventually won the Pittsburgh Steelers their sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy, to the disappointment of the Arizona Cardinals, who lost with...

2 February 2009
05:01 GMT

Football Sensors Help Referees Reduce Human Error

American Football and the NFL could benefit from a new invention devised by Carnegie Mellon computer engineering professor Dr. Priya Narasimhan, which could reduce the number of human errors in football games considerably. Basically, the new system consists of a GPS receiver and a bunch of sensors inserted in the bal...

20 December 2008
06:10 GMT

Madden NFL 2005 Hints (DS)

Madden NFL 2005 is video game that focuses on American football, developed and published by EA Sports, the label in charge with any sports game made by Electronic Arts. The title features the Baltimore Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover, and has gained quite a lot of critical acclaim for its new improvemen...

18 November 2008
14:31 GMT

Madden NFL 2005 Cheats (DS)

Madden NFL 2005 is a videogame that focuses on American football, and which is developed and published by EA Sports, the label in charge with any sports game made by Electronic Arts. The title features Baltimore Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover and has gained quite a lot of critical acclaim for its new i...

17 November 2008
14:31 GMT

FIFA 06 Unlockables (DS)

The developers of the FIFA series made a complete overhaul of the game's engine for the 2006 installment of the title, asserting it had dramatically increased the control of play, having rewritten more than half the programming code. In addition to a renovation of the game play engine which discards the "Off th...

17 October 2008
15:31 GMT

Leo Messi-GOAL! Now Available for Mobiles

Artificial Life, the Hong Kong-based mobile content developer, seems to really love football (soccer), as the company has just released another new game that revolves around the popular sport. The game is called "Leo Messi-GOAL!" and comes after less than a week since AL launched the first official Bayern Munich mobi...

17 September 2008
16:11 GMT

The First Official Bayern Munich Mobile Game Is Out

Remember the Bayern Munich mobile games that were announced back in April? If you're a real fan, you should. Well, the very first official Bayern Munich mobile game is now out, being targeted towards all of the German soccer team's fans as well as towards all soccer fans in general.  Developed by ...

12 September 2008
06:53 GMT

Free Trips to Football Games, From Alltel

It looks like it's a "contests day" today, as only few hours after Verizon announced its Jonas Brothers / Paradise initiative, Alltel, the fifth largest US mobile carrier, has also come up with an attractive sweepstakes. Unlike the Verizon one, though, Alltel's contest has to do with football and not with m...

28 August 2008
12:38 GMT

NFL Mobile Live Available from Sprint

At the same time with the release of its two new clamshells (Motorola VE20 and Sanyo Katana Eclipse), Sprint has also launched NFL Mobile Live, presented as "the only wireless source for complete, live access to NFL action".Brought to US users in collaboration with the National Football League, NFL Mobile Live is ava...

19 August 2008
05:20 GMT

Blitz: The League - Achievements (Xbox 360)

Blitz: The League is a video game developed by the Midway Chicago studio for publisher Midway. Released in 2005 for platforms like the Xbox and the Xbox 360 (from Microsoft) and the PlayStation 2 (from Sony), Blitz: The League is an American football simulation game played from a top down perspective.It is not based ...

22 July 2008
08:38 GMT

All-Pro Football 2K8 Achievements - Custom NFL Uniforms Codes (Xbox 360)

All-Pro Football 2K8, the really appreciated Xbox 360 football sim game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, was released on the 16th of July 2007. This was the first football title to be launched by the Take-Two owned company following the purchase of exclusive licenses by Electronic Arts.The gam...

18 July 2008
09:45 GMT

Blitz Brings You True Football Again

If you are a football fan, you probably already love Midway's Blitz game - one that takes the beloved sport to a whole new level by bringing the pain to the game. And we all know that whenever violence is involved, we're in for a treat! The good news is that PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will get a brand new and ...

9 July 2008
12:06 GMT

One Million Play Football Challenge 08

Even though the Euro 2008 championship has just ended, it seems that people's desire for soccer has not been vanquished, otherwise I can't explain the multitude of football-related news today (FIFA Manager 09 and FIFA 09 have been announced and detailed, now this comes). I am sure, however, that just like m...

1 July 2008
13:06 GMT

EuroSMS2008 Game Brings Euro Football Excitement to Mobiles

EuroSMS2008 is the name of the latest mobile game dedicated to the UEFA Euro 2008 Championships, which is now close to its final stage: the "grand finale" that will be played on June 29 in Vienna. The new game was created by Sirocco Mobile, a Poland-based mobile content developer. "Build on emotions and luck," as S...

21 June 2008
07:46 GMT

Nokia Siemens and Swisscom Transmitting Live from Euro 2008

Nokia Siemens Networks announced today that, together with Swisssom, the largest Swiss mobile operator, it has been and would still be transmitting images from Euro 2008 arenas for UEFA's IBC (International Broadcast Centre). After reaching the IBC, the images go worldwide, bringing the spirit of Euro 2008 into ...

10 June 2008
12:35 GMT

New Game Unfairly Brings England to Euro 2008 in Detriment of Romania

The national football team of England didn't make it to Euro 2008, the famous European Championship which debuts today, the 7th of June. Everyone knows that, and everyone also knows that England was outrun by Croatia and Russia in the qualifying group E for the final Euro tournament. Thus, England stays home whi...

7 June 2008
08:41 GMT

Real Football 2008 Gets You Closer to Euro 2008

At about the same time with the release of NBA Smash, Gameloft also made available Real Football 2008: European Tournament, a mobile game that - as you already guessed - is an homage brought to football, or soccer, as the sport is known in the US. Coming just in time for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championshi...

3 June 2008
13:25 GMT

Blitz: Overtime - Cheats (PSP)

Midway no longer owns the NFL license, so they had to come up with a similar construct and thus we have Blitz: Overtime. It was developed and published by Midway Games and launched on December 12 for the PSP. It is quite similar to the gridiron football Blitz games and features a set of slightly different rules than ...

27 May 2008
10:21 GMT

Manchester United Fans Spammed

Manchester United is the most important football club these days after it managed to win Champions League, a competition which involves teams from all around Europe. As you probably know, United won the cup against Chelsea after a dramatic penalty shootout. Because the Champions League final was one of the most expec...

23 May 2008
03:13 GMT

FA Premier League Matches Brought to You by Google

Google's OneBox has become one of the most useful additions to the best search engine on the web because it provides quite relevant information depending on the keyword the user types. From now on, the OneBox also displays information about the FA Premier League matches, including here results and the next leagu...

6 May 2008
04:06 GMT

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff Returns to Nintendo DS

Based on Tecmo Super Bowl, Kickoff will deliver to Nintendo DS owners and football fans (American football, that is) a great experience never seen before in a Nintendo DS title. Tecmo, the developers, also promises that both newcomers and long time fans will be able to fully enjoy the title taking advantage of the ea...

6 May 2008
03:00 GMT

Bayern Munich Mobile Games In Development

FC Bayern Munich, one of the most popular German football clubs of all time, has partnered with Artificial Life, a Hong Kong based game developer, for the creation and future release of several Bayern Munich mobile games. Moreover, the Asian company will provide "live interactive mobile entertainment" for Bayern Muni...

16 April 2008
18:06 GMT

Fifa 2008, Take a Break! Uefa Euro 2008 Is Coming!

All you football (soccer) fans out there, get ready because UEFA Euro 2008 is coming to blow your minds! The European Championship is getting closer and closer, but you will be able to decide the winner way before the first whistle, thanks to EA Sports - those guys who know that every soccer fan would do anything to ...

1 February 2008
03:33 GMT

Soccer Fans, THE Map for You!

Sports maps have been popping up every once in a while, but none has been as good and as detailed as this one is: SoccerMap.net is the best I've seen so far when it comes down to a single sport, and one of the most popular as well. There's nothing missing from it, it's virtually an encyclopedia updated...

25 January 2008
06:43 GMT

In-game Ads for You to Live Like Beckham

The upcoming innovative and good looking MMO, Football Superstars, has announced an exclusive partnership with IGA Worldwide for... static and dynamic ads. Yeah, we know it's not the greatest thing you'd like to hear regarding an upcoming title, but some good news follows this rather annoying feature.First ...

23 January 2008
05:40 GMT

NFL Tour Released for Xbox 360 & PS3. $39.99!

Today marks the day that NFL Tour launches for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 across North America, retailing for just $39.99. Electronic Arts has confirmed that the new NFL and NFL PLAYERS-licensed arcade football video game, is now available in retail stores, so you can go out and grab your own copy right now!In N...

9 January 2008
08:33 GMT

New Football Era: A Matter of Life and High Tech!

Is the world's obsession for football healthy? Since football is no longer a sport, but a money making industry, probably not. Dailymail.co.uk reports on a bunch of Japanese researchers who have just taken this sport to a high tech level. They've developed high tech footballs fitted with special chips. Than...

17 December 2007
12:16 GMT

It's Official: Sensible World of Soccer to Be Released in December!

Rumors started yesterday when an information leaked on the official forums. Now everything is confirmed with the latest press release: Sensible World of Soccer will be released on the 19th of December for Xbox 360, on Xbox Live.The first game of Sensible World of Soccer enjoyed a great deal of success because it was ...

28 November 2007
02:55 GMT

FIFA Signed India's Satyam for 7 Years

You might have heard of FIFA, short for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. It deals with… football. Or soccer, as some know it - the team sport where there are eleven players on the pitch on each side and the ball is only kicked with the foot by all, except the one dressed differently from each team a...

26 November 2007
04:54 GMT

Are One Third of the American Football Players Gay?

You cannot even guess from where does the surprise come - in this case from the "straightest" and most "macho" game of all, the American Football. A new research made amongst former high-school American Football players revealed that over a third of them stated of having had homosexual sex. 19 out of 47 male subjects...

31 October 2007
00:26 GMT

Manager Pro Football 2008 Scores Big Time

Ever dreamed of being a football manager and lead your team to victory? There are very high chances that you have, so the Manager Pro Football 2008 mobile game sounds like just the right thing for making the experience possible.The game proves to be quite challenging, as the player has to control every aspect of your...

29 October 2007
11:26 GMT

Football Fans, Beware!

Football fans have a serious reason to be happy, as the famous Championship Manager game will be brought again on the mobile platform: Championship Manager 2008 is to be released on November 2007 by Eidos Interactive, a leading developer and publisher of entertainment software. After the big success with Championship...

9 October 2007
09:49 GMT

NES Play Action Football up on Wii Shop Channel - Just 500 Pts.!

Isn't it true that no matter how great graphics and character movement on screen get, classics are unbeatable? Well, ask someone in their mid 20s and you'll get the real answer. In case that's you, what do you think of this week's Virtual Console update? Nintendo says the following three games are...

11 September 2007
06:03 GMT

More Football For Yahoo's Fans

Following the recent shortcuts added to the Yahoo search engine, the Sunnyvale company rolls out a new simple method to obtain information about football players straight from the SERP. From now on, you can get valuable details about a certain football player by writing his name in the Yahoo search box and pressing t...

24 August 2007
04:57 GMT

Football Goes Mobile. What About Sex and Beer?

Sky Sports, the UK sports-orientated television channel, in collaboration with The Sun and News of the World, launched a new mobile video service that brings football to you, wherever you are, via your mobile phone. 24-7 Football is the service we're talking about and will let football fans view live goals on th...

3 August 2007
09:26 GMT

Football (Soccer) Produces Brain Shrinkage!

Looking at a team of football (soccer), the players seem to suffer from various handicaps. In interviews, they hardly manage to utter some logical phrases, in a Winnetou-style oppressed manner in their mother-tongue and if you ask them more than two questions they seem to be really blown away. Now, a new research exp...

24 July 2007
14:56 GMT

Google: Go Beckham, Go!

We all heard of David Beckham, the famous football player who recently celebrated his departure from Real Madrid and the move to LA Galaxy. But when Google talks about him as a fantastic player, the discussion is a little bit more interesting because it seems that the search giant is one of Beck's fans. "Beckham...

22 June 2007
03:11 GMT

Mario Strikers: Charged Football Hits Shops - Must Have!

Whether you're a fan of The Legend of Zelda series, Metroid series or Pokemon series, you cannot miss Mario Strikers: Charged Football, as the all-time favourite Nintendo characters take to the pitch, this Friday, 25th MaY, across Europe. Fair-play is the last thing on your mind with combat and Wi-Fi gaming in ...

25 May 2007
06:22 GMT

'Mario Strikers Charged Football' - Fair-Play is The Last Thing on Your Mind

Nintendo UK are celebrating today the football season in a rather strange but interesting way, with the announcement of making the signings of the season with Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips to promote the hugely anticipated Wii football title "Mario Strikers Charged Football."Mario Strikers: Charged Football is...

17 May 2007
06:46 GMT


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