In Real Life

FIFA Striker Sexually Assaulted By Goalkeeper, Dusts Himself Off And Tries Again

It’s not the first time we’ve seen FIFA 12′s misfiring physics engine go bananas, and it probably won’t be the last. But for now, this is easily my favourite example of how something so busted can also be something so beautiful.


News

FIFA Interactive World Cup Kicks Off In Sydney Tonight

Kotaku AU

The FIFA Interactive World Cup will have its Australian Grand Final in Sydney tonight to determine who will represent Australia at the worldwide grand final later this year.


March 14, 2012
Xbox

EA Update Adding Security Protection To FIFA Accounts

Reports began to surface last year from players whose Xbox Live accounts were hacked after they played FIFA 11 and FIFA 12.


February 27, 2012
PlayStation

FIFA Football Vita: The Kotaku Review

I’m still a little shocked. I mean, I love my football and I generally love my FIFA, but if you’d told me two months ago that the single best game available at the Vita’s launch would be this, a handheld port of a game that’s just in time for the end of the European season, I’d have slapped you in the mouth.


February 22, 2012
News

Besieged By Hackers Daily, EA Tries To Stymie FIFA Phishing Scams

Giant video game publisher EA and its most popular video games are rich targets for hackers and scammers, but the company is determined to fight back and protect its users, EA’s number two executive tells Kotaku.


February 6, 2012
Retro

When EA Sports Accidentally Put A Game’s Source Code On A Demo Disc

In 1997, EA Sports released a demo disc for the latest iteration of its FIFA football series. Anyone picking this disc up got a lot more than they bargained for.


December 6, 2011
In Real Life

An Accidental Gay Romance

Some might call this a fluke, a twist of fate — a coincidence. Striker Andy Carroll makes his way down the pitch, tries to score a goal and ends up (accidentally?) scoring with Arsenal’s keeper. The keeper of kisses.


December 5, 2011
Xbox

The Xbox 360′s FIFA Phishing Continues Unabated

Since October, we’ve heard anecdotal accounts of Xbox Live members finding suspicious purchases on their credit cards and learning their accounts had been recovered to another machine. Now it’s happened to a games writer — just this past week.


November 29, 2011
In Real Life

Two Men Direct A Real Game Of Football With A Video Game Controller

In this video, two men are playing a game of FIFA. Or maybe Pro Evo. Doesn’t matter, since they’re not really playing what’s on the screen. They’re controlling real men playing a real game of football.


November 27, 2011
In Real Life

EA Sports Delights In Signing Away Pro Evolution Soccer’s Three-Time Cover Star

Back in January, one of Lionel Messi’s teammates on FC Barcelona let slip that the football superstar greatly enjoyed playing EA Sports’ FIFA series. At the time, he was the three-time cover star of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer, from its 2009 to 2011 editions.