14 DAY TRIAL // 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 franchise, Europe and the rest of the world is forever in love with the FIFA series, which just saw its newest iteration, FIFA 11, be released on September 28 in America and October 1 in Europe.
In just a few days, the game has already sold over 2.6 million copies and is quickly becoming one of the most popular FIFA iterations ever, even if EA's traditional rival, Konami, has also released Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (PES 2011).
That's why EA decided to really thank all of the people who purchased FIFA 11 and pledged to continue developing the soccer simulator.
"This is without question our best FIFA yet - the reviews have been nothing short of outstanding," EA's UK and Ireland marketing director Stuart Lang revealed. "But this is not just our victory - FIFA 11 is the culmination of incredible long term vision, hard work and dedication from the Vancouver team who set their sights on taking back the football crown and making FIFA the best football video game in the world.
"They couldn't have done that without the help of a vast army of gamers who regularly offered feedback and comments, either at beta, demo or finished product stages. Those fans are very much part of our victory too."
Among the key features of FIFA 11 we have a new rendering engine for the PC edition, the same as on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the customized FIFA World online service, a better goalkeeper artificial intelligence and new celebrations for the characters.
Lang added: "We now have the best football game in the world but our sights remain set on continual improvement, and on staying ahead of the game to ensure we deliver the essential interactive football product and service that every football fan wants to participate in.
What do you think of FIFA 11? Is it a worthy iteration for the football series or was more work needed to make it stand out?