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EA Sports has announced that a future FIFA will use Kinect for Xbox 360. This was confirmed by EA Sports president Peter Moore during Microsoft’s E3 press conference, who added: "Just imagine the possibilities Kinect can bring to the biggest sports game in the world: FIFA." Moore also confirmed that …
Read More »OPINION: Where should publishers draw the line with viral promotion?
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Read More »Tiger Woods 12 is series’ fastest-seller
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 has become the fastest-selling game in EA’s golf series. It sold 225,000 copies in week one, beating previous record holder PGA Tour 08, reports Gamasutra. EA also estimates the new Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and iPhone game saw week-one digital revenue double last year’s amount. …
Read More »EA Sports hires new pro golfer
EA Sports has signed a new golfer as its ambassador for upcoming simulation game PGA Tour 12. Welsh pro Rhys Davies will wear the EA logo on his shirt during all golf competitions this year and help promote the new Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii game. The news comes following …
Read More »Tiger dropped from PGA Tour cover
EA has denied that its decision to depict the Augusta National golf course on the cover of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 instead of the iconic sports star himself has nothing to do with the personal issues that have dogged the former world No.1 over the last year. The cover …
Read More »EA could reconsider Tiger partnership
Having doggedly stuck by golfer Tiger Woods throughout what has been a very turbulent year for the golfing star, EA has for the first time hinted that if Tiger’s results on the fairway don’t improve time might be called on the pair’s long-running relationship. This is no threat against Tiger,” …
Read More »Has Tiger been damaged for good?
Though EA has stood firm by Tiger Woods as the sordid scandal surrounding his personal life has unravelled in the media, one analyst has claimed that the golf star’s dented image has damaged the viability of EA’s console series. June sales of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 in the US …
Read More »SONY: Current PS3 titles to get Move update
Sony has announced that several PS3 games available now will receive a software update to make them compatible with the PlayStation Move motion controller. At its E3 2010 press conference Sony said a downloadable patch will allow the following games to work with Move: Toy Story 3, Tiger Woods PGA …
Read More »EA launches Tiger Woods Online
EA’s browser-based title Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online has gone live following its beta trial. The online game still includes a free-to-play option which grants access to featured courses, but the full version costs players 6.99 per month or an annual fee of 49.99. Paying adds group tournaments, friend-to-friend messaging, …
Read More »Will Tiger’s time out hurt EA?
Tiger Woods has confirmed he is going on an ‘indefinite break’ from professional golf following various revelations about his infidelity – throwing doubt over his many licensing and endorsement deals. But games publisher Electronic Arts, which releases the hugely successful Tiger Woods branded PGA Tour golf game every summer, says …
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