Archive for the ‘FIFA’ Category
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Ultimate Team in FIFA 12 Raking In the Cash
In an earnings call discussing the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 (October-December 2011) EA announced that through the first three months of release Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 12 generated $39 million in digital revenue. That represents an increase of 69% over the same period last year with FIFA 11. Combining with both FIFA 11 and FIFA 10 in the last year Ultimate Team mode has made EA over $100 million and the company expects FIFA 12 on its own to eventually generate $100 million in dig...
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Street Network Announced for FIFA Street
Considering the failure of FIFA Street 3 in 2008 and the rapidly degrading perception of arcade-style games as viable products under the current market conditions and due to league license imposed restrictions it was initially a surprise that the return of FIFA Street would be a full $60 retail release. As the feature reveals are made though it is clear that EA Sports is putting resources into the game that could potentially give it the necessary value while reaching a level of quality that ...
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#1 of 2011: FIFA 12
Joining the elite class of Pastapadre Game of the Year winners is 2011's top entry FIFA 12. Though not without its own issues what it offered was the most well-rounded and fully-featured experience embodying everything one could ask for out of sports title. FIFA 12 also gets credit for taking a chance by introducing new technology and innovating in a time where companies have become more risk-averse than ever.Ā (more...)...
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FIFA Soccer for PlayStation Vita Trailer
EA Sports has released a trailer for the PlayStation Vita version of FIFA Soccer (or FIFA Football as it will be known overseas). The upcoming handheld system is slated to arrive on February 22nd in North America with FIFA as one of the release titles. The full feature list for the game can be found hereĀ and includes touch controls, Be a Pro mode, and online play. Continue on to check out the brand new trailer and leave any thoughts in the comments!Ā (more...)...
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EA Sports Nabs Lionel Messi to Become Face of FIFA
A multi-year agreement has been reached between EA Sports and FC Barcelona/Argentina superstar Lionel Messi to represent the FIFA division for the company. Beginning with FIFA Street in March, on which he is featured as the cover athlete, Messi will be heavily utilized in all facets of marketing for the FIFA products. The multi-faceted partnership will see Messi become an EA SPORTS Ambassador. He will become the cornerstone of marketing and advertising campaigns, featured on packaging, and ...
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Teaser Trailer for FIFA Street
EA Sports has released a new trailer for FIFA Street that blends real-world video with game footage in an effort to show the style of action being replicated. They are taking a somewhat more grounded approach than the series has gone for in the past. FIFA Street will for the first time utilize the engine from the traditional FIFA series and introduce a number of new dribbling and skill moves - some of which will be seen in the trailer. FIFA Street is expected to release in March as a traditi...
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Xbox Account Thievery With Ties to FIFA Determined Not To Be Hackings
Over the past month there has been a great deal of discussion regarding hacked Xbox accounts which have then been used in conjunction with FIFA 12 and FIFA 11's Ultimate Team modes. Both Microsoft and EA Sports have denied culpability but the issues have continued regardless of how accounts were being lost. Consumers have been seeking out an answer and that now seems to have come - though it will probably still be of little comfort to those who have had to deal with the situation personally....
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Significant Patch for FIFA 12 Arrives Today
EA Sports is releasing a massive patch for FIFA 12 that will be delivering improvements to everything from gameplay, to online, to career mode and a whole lot more. The update is scheduled to roll out today for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Continue on for the full list of changes supplied by EA and leave any thoughts in the comments!Ā (more...)...
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One Day Deal on FIFA 12
As Black Friday approaches the deals of video games will be widespread and that'll be tracked on the site, but right now coming off the Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale of last week comes another opportunity to secure one of the top sports games of the year at a reduced cost. FIFA 12 is being offered on Amazon, today only, for $40. When FIFA 12 released at the end of September the online retailer was offering a $20 promotional credit - so the $40 price essentially brings it back down to that level. ...
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FIFA Football for PS Vita Features
Recently the first screenshots for FIFA Football on the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld were released - and along with that some discussion on the viability of handhelds in this age of mobile phone gaming. Now comes the full list of features to expect and that includes touch screen controls, Be-a-Pro career mode, and online play. There is no doubt it makes for a much richer FIFA experience than that found on the iPhone - the question though is how big the market will be for an offering at...
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