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How FIFA Became The Biggest Sports Game In The World
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Madden is fine, Americans, but there’s one sports game that towers above all others, and that game is FIFA. Once the laughing stock of the football world, it’s now the biggest-selling and in many’s opinion the best sports game on the market. Here’s why. More »
Culture
French Kid Beats 500,000 To Claim World FIFA Title
7:00PM Luke Plunkett | Madden is… serious, kinda, but EA Sports’ other tentpole sports game, FIFA, is really serious. Take the game’s “World Cup”, which saw an amazing 500,000 gamers enter for $US20,000 cash and a new car. More »
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More People Play FIFA Than You Could Possibly Imagine
5:00PM Luke Plunkett | One thing I’ve picked up over the years is how oblivious most Americans are to the success of EA’s FIFA. It’s not your fault, just, it’s not a game on most people’s radar. More »
Peter Moore Has A Question: ‘WTF, Eurogamer?’
5:40AM Michael McWhertor | We wish there were more executives like Peter Moore, the kind who wonder where the f…. hell their game is on the end of year “Best Of” lists. As Moore has done to Eurogamer. More »New FIFA 09 Trailer Talks Be A Pro: Seasons
11:00AM Adam Barenblat | If you enjoyed the “Be a Pro” mode last year then you’ll likely welcome the newest addition, Be a Pro: Seasons. In the new mode you can not only create a player, but take them into a four season campaign. Another interesting aspect is that you won’t be tied down to one single character, you can switch players at any time. FIFA 09 ships in the states on October 14th for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, DS, and PS2. More »This FIFA 09 Ad Is Absolutely Ridiculous
6:00PM Luke Plunkett | Most people reading this are Americans, so I’ll take it most are also oblivious as to just how goddamned big the FIFA franchise is outside your borders. Madden is one thing, but boy, you want to see EA go to town promoting a cornerstone franchise, see if you can sit through this. For context, this ran during a commercial break in the Chelsea v Man Utd. game on the weekend, which is one of the biggest games of the year, and it ran for the entire break. Uninterrupted. In terms of sheer marketing brute strength , I’ve never seen anything like it. More »
