Tag Archives: fifa

Wed, May 08, 2013 | 09:16 BST

EA Sports extends FIFA license deal until 2022

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EA Sports and football bigwigs FIFA have reached an agreement that sees their current video game licensing agreement renewed and extended through until 2022.

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Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 13:19 GMT

EA: Next-gen consoles ‘unlikely’ to be backwards compatible

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Xbox 720 and PS4 probably won’t support backwards compatibility, according to a EA’s chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen.

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Thu, Aug 16, 2012 | 20:43 BST

FIFA 13 gamescom screens show Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, more

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FIFA 13 screenshots have been released by EA, and we’ve got the lot for you below showing off Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund ,C Milan, Manchester City, and Tottenham Hotspur. A demo, featuring Match Day, will release September 13 and the game’s official UK cover will be revealed on August 20. FIFA 13 will arrive in the US on September 25, and in Europe on September 28.

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Tue, Aug 14, 2012 | 09:44 BST

EA: “We don’t have plans to include female players in FIFA”

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FIFA executive producer David Rutter has calmed talk of female players being added to the franchise.

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Thu, Jul 26, 2012 | 19:16 BST

FIFA’s UI usability “is something we need to look at quite hard,” says Rutter

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FIFA boss David Rutter has said the team behind the series plans to make the user interface less like a button masher in future iterations, starting with FIFA 13.

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Tue, Jul 24, 2012 | 08:12 BST

FIFA team “very respectful” of Pro Evolution Soccer

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Responding to Pro Evolution Soccer lead Jon Murphy’s allegations of copy-catting, key EA Sports representatives have had only warmth and gratitude for the FIFA rival.

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Fri, Jun 15, 2012 | 16:36 BST

EA Sports: gamer ‘interest’ in single-plat declining

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VG247 catches EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson on camera to discuss UFC, yearly updates, Kinect and the varied palette of today’s gamer.

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Mon, Jun 11, 2012 | 03:23 BST

EA Sports is “very well prepared” to match PES on next-gen consoles

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EA Sports is yet to officially announce announce that a new installment in the FIFA franchise is in the works for next-gen consoles, but the label’s boss Andrew Wilson has stated that the company is “very well prepared” to go head-to-head with Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer.

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Thu, Jun 07, 2012 | 11:34 BST

EA to bring a “number of sports titles” to Wii U

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EA CEO John Riccitiello has said several of EA Sports’ titles will come to Wii U.

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Thu, May 17, 2012 | 09:30 BST

FIFA team “still worried” over potential PES comeback, says producer

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FIFA 13 producer David Rutter has said the development team is always “worried” over a possible comeback from Pro Evolution Soccer by Konami.

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Sun, Feb 12, 2012 | 23:16 GMT

FIFA team checking out FIFA Street features

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Some of FIFA Street’s features are on the FIFA team’s wishlist, and may be cannibalised for the core franchise.

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Thu, Nov 24, 2011 | 10:08 GMT

Lionel Messi becomes new face of FIFA

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EA Sports has announced this morning that Barcelona player Lionel Messi is now the new global face of the FIFA brand.

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Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 16:03 BST

FIFA Street first look trailer

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Following EA’s announcement of FIFA Street at gamescom, we’ve got the first video of the beautiful game played on the less than beautiful street.

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Fri, Aug 05, 2011 | 13:40 BST

Kaka answers fan submitted questions in FIFA 12 video

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EA Sports has released a FIFA 12 video featuring Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, otherwise known as Real Madrid footballer Kaka, answering what looks to be fan submitted questions. Apparently, Kaka is very pleased to be one of the cover boys this year for the game. The video is posted below, courtesy of Ve3tro. FIFA 12 is out at the end of September for everything under the sun. PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Origin, Wii, PS2, 3DS, PSP, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

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Tue, Aug 02, 2011 | 13:34 BST

EA Sports launches Season Ticket sub services for Xbox 360 and PS3

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EA Sports has launched Season Ticket, which is an annual subscription service for its main sports franchises FIFA, Madden, NHL and Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour.

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Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 10:33 BST

New FIFA title likely to be part of Wii U’s launch line-up

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A senior EA Sports executive has hinted that a FIFA title will probably release as part of the Wii U’s launch line-up of games when the console debuts sometime next year.

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Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 21:30 BST

EA Sports Football Club revealed as a new way to connect with FIFA

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During its press event at E3 tonight, EA Sports announced Football Club, which promises to “bring the world’s most passionate sports fans together and engage them within the massive FIFA online community.”

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Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 19:59 BST

EA Sports to utilize Kinect in four titles, the Sims to also use the tech

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EA Sports boss Peter Moore stepped on stage at the Microsoft E3 press event to announced that four titles from the firm will utilize Kinect.

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Tue, May 10, 2011 | 09:31 BST

EA Sports announces FIFA 12 3DS

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EA Sports has announced FIFA 12 for Nintendo 3DS, confirming it’ll feature a new 3D street football mode.

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Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 11:26 GMT

EA announces massive list of online shutdowns

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EA’s announced a massive list of games that it’ll shut down this year, beginning next week with Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II.

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