Tag Archives: UEFA Euro 2008

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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EA has been forced to apologise to Northern Irish politicians after it included The Soldier’s Song as the country’s national anthem in UEFA Euro 2008. The tune is the national song of the Republic of Ireland.

“At EA Sports, we pride ourselves on delivering rich and authentic videogame experiences,” said EA’s Shaun White. “We sincerely apologise for this error.”

“Any apology on this matter is most welcome,” said the Northern Irish sports minister, Gregory Campbell. “Obviously there’s has been a lack of knowledge on the makers’ part and hopefully it will be changed as soon as possible.

“Perhaps this will be the only time supporters want to see Northern Ireland lose.”

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Portugal won. EA played it out using the UEFA Euro 2008 engine and the Portuguese beat the Italians 2-1 in the final. We hate football so much it’s difficult to find the words. You may not. In which case, hit this for lots of numbers that mean nothing.

According to this the Live demo of UEFA 2008 is up now. The taster lets you play a match between France and Germany, apparently. The PC demo was released earlier this week, for those as care.

It’s football. From EA. To be released alongside this year’s European championships. There really isn’t much else to say.

So says this. The upcoming EA football game was announced yesterday, but EG’s just confirmed with EA that Nintendo platforms aren’t going to get a look-in. No reason’s been given for the decision, which seem a little off considering a decent FIFA version came out last year. Them’s the breaks.