Record-Breaking Launch for EA SPORTS FIFA 10 Biggest Sports Game Launch Ever With Over 1.7M Copies Sold At European Retail In First Week

Electronic Arts announce the record-breaking launch of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 10. With 1.7 million copies sold through at European retail in the first week, the game is the fastest selling sports game ever and EA’s biggest European launch in history.

Grab your beta key for Frontpage Sports Football american football management video game

Focus Home Interactive launches a closed beta for its Free2play American Football Management Game

Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studio would like to invite you to join the closed Beta of FrontPage Sports Football, their American Football management simulation game!

FIFA soccer 10 for USA - Nintendo Wii and DS

On the heels of FIFA Soccer 09, the world’s top-selling soccer franchise, EA SPORTS invites fans to experience a truly tailored game play experience with FIFA 10 for Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii.

Dutch football team back in FIFA 10 - Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

Electronic Arts in cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Football Association, announce that the Dutch national football team is now included in EA SPORTS FIFA 10.

Chillingo Brings Electric Football Video Game to the App Store with Super Shock Football

Chillingo announce that the electric football-inspired game, Super Shock Football, is now available on Apple’s App Store. Developed by Steamroller Studios, this first-of-its-kind sports game is priced at $3.99.

With its intense real-time physics and stunning proprietary game engine, Super Shock Football is a cutting-edge sports game for iPhone and iPod touch. Its electric football gameplay also appeals to players familiar with the classic home entertainment genre from years past.

For each play, Super Shock Football gives players control of the coach and quarterback. The coach chooses plays from a library of pre-set and self-made formations, while the quarterback chooses the destination of the ball. During plays, the iPhone recreates the electric football experience by vibrating as offense and defense teams run formations. Control is deliberately user-friendly, with players able to throw passes, kick field goals, control the camera in 3D, and even design their own custom plays with just a single finger.

“Super Shock Football combines uses cutting-edge technology to bring a classic game genre into the new generation of games,” said Johnny Coghlan, Head of Publishing for Chillingo. “This game is already being touted as the football app for iPhone and iPod touch which is easily accessible - gamers of all skill levels can give it a go.”

“With over 40 achievements and the ability to create custom plays, Super Shock Football will appeal to both casual and hardcore football players of this genre.” said Adam Meyer, Creative Director of Steamroller Studios.

Free beta of Footy11 browser-based MMO soccer management game launch

Browser-based football management sim

• Realistic match engine, with hundreds of subtle effects accurately modelled (injuries, tiredness, player form, weather effects, thousands of tactical variations etc). Teams perform as per the characteristics of their players and the tactics and skills/preferences of their manager

Championship manager 2010 Special Edition Available complete with free Championship Manager Season Live.

Eidos creator of some of the world’s leading videogame properties, today announces that Championship Manager 2010 is now available on PC-DVD across Europe, in an exclusive Special Edition featuring the full game and free CM Season Live which is normally priced at £5 for six updates throughout the season, a CM Manager's Notebook & pencil plus a giant league structure poster – everything you need to become the definitive manager.

EnjoyUp Soccer Video Game Fact Sheet

EnjoyUp Soccer is a funny soccer game that allows you a total control of any action of your team players: Control the ball, dribble and shoot with effect to confuse the goalkeeper and score a goal!

The ball has inertia and will move freely over the field. Show your ability to control it and make short and long passes. Choose the height, effect and power before shooting to the goal. ¡Become a soccer master and make your rival defenders tremble!

Each country has its national team. You can create your own team with the in-game editor: give it the name you like, choose its equipment and the most important, play with your Mii´s saved on the Mii channel of your Nintendo Wii.

EnjoyUp Soccer

-Free Control Ball, the ball has inertial free movement and you’ll need to control it first.
- Total control of height, direction and effect in each pass and shoot you make.
- Create your own teams using your Mii´s.
- Play the World Cup!
- Local Multiplayer option up to 4 players in cooperative or rival mode.
- Choose any available National Team.

NCAA Football 10 video game season showdown - with videos

Since the launch of NCAA Football 10 on July 14th, hundreds of thousands of college football fans have experienced the excitement of the all-new Season Showdown competition. The Season Showdown pre-season is now over and based on credits users have accumulated for their school of choice, the following institutions are in the top ten heading into the Season Showdown regular season:



1) Ohio State (more than 100 million credits earned during the pre-season)
2) Florida
3) Texas
4) Michigan
5) Miami
6) Florida State
7) USC
8) LSU
9) Alabama
10) Notre Dame



With the start of the Season Showdown regular season, there are now five categories in which users can earn credits. The winning school for each week is determined by a best of five format, so in addition to playing games on the console, it is imperative that users go online to play the web based games through the Facebook application http://seasonshowdown.easports.com.

* NEW! ONLINE VS. SHOWDOWN OPPONENT

Beginning today and throughout the regular season, in order to earn additional credits, Season Showdown participants will need to defeat their weekly Showdown opponent on Xbox 360 or PS3, which is determined by their school’s real world opponent for that week. For week No1, the game of the week is Miami vs. Florida State, as this matchup pits two top 10 Season Showdown teams against one another.

* NEW! WEB BASED GAME! ALLIES & RIVALS

[Play online through Facebook http://apps.facebook.com/seasonshowdown or at http://seasonshowdown.easports.com]
With the start of the regular Season Showdown season, the “Allies & Rivals” component is now live, as well. This online poll allows users five votes to put towards any five schools of their choice, with no school receiving more than one vote. By looking at who their rivals are playing each week, users could put votes towards their opponents’ team in hopes of keeping their rivals from winning that category.

* WEB BASED GAME! NCAA TRIVIA CHALLENGE
As the other web based feature, users can answer trivia questions that will be totaled and credited towards their school’s overall points.

* VS. CPU

Users can gain credits by playing on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 against any school offline.

* ONLINE VS. NATION

Users can gain credits by playing on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 against anyone online in the nation.

At the end of the regular season, based on credits accumulated, the top 32 Season Showdown schools will compete in a single elimination tournament to decide the ultimate Season Showdown champion.

Pay what you want for Championship Manager video game 'sold for a penny' as first time that a pay-what- you-want model has been tried with videogames

Fans of the popular football video game Championship Manager will be able to choose how much to pay for the new version of the title.
Developer Eidos is offering a download of the game from a penny, along with a £2.50 transaction fee.
It is the first time that a pay-what- you-want model has been tried with video games, said the developer.

UK rock band Radiohead used a similar sales strategy in 2007 with its album In Rainbows.

A survey found that nearly two-thirds of downloaders paid nothing for the album.

The new game will be available to download until 10 September, when the price will rise to £29.99.

Additional content for the game will be sold throughout the year, costing £5 for six updates.

"This is the first time an initiative like this has ever been tried in the videogames market," said Roy Meredith of Eidos.

Source: BBC

Frank Lampard joins Rooney as cover athlete for upcoming EA video game 'FIFA 10'!

Electronic Arts Inc. today unveiled the global cover athletes for EA Sports FIFA 10. Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard joins Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as the face of FIFA 10 worldwide on each available platform— the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, Wii, PC, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and mobile.

FIFA 10 marks the fifth year the 23-year-old Rooney has been featured on the global pack cover of the FIFA franchise while the 31-year-old Lampard is on the cover for the first time in the FIFA franchise history.

“It is an honour to be part of the EA Sports FIFA franchise. Being on the cover of this fantastic football video game with such a rich history is really a great achievement for me”, said Lampard.

The two football greats will be joined by numerous stars from all over the world on regional packaging, including Karim Benzema in France, Xavi Hernandez in Spain, Giorgio Chiellini in Italy, Bastian Schweinsteiger in Germany and many others all over the world.

A full playable demo of FIFA 10 for the PLAYSTATION3 will be available for downloadable at the PLAYSTATION Store, for the Xbox 360 on Xbox Live Marketplace and for the PC at www.easports.co.uk/fifa10 as of September 10 in Europe and September 17 in North America. Play as Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Marseille, and Chicago Fire (MLS) and discover a football experience that will deliver a new standard for authenticity with gameplay refinements and innovations that will make it the most complete and intelligent simulation of football. In addition to playing an exhibition match, for the first time in a FIFA demo users will be able to upload created in-game videos to EA Football World.

FIFA 10 Virtual Pro developers diary - Captaining Man United against Chelsea in Manager Mode

At the start of FIFA 10 pre-production (the Producers favourite time of the year – when we brainstorm ideas for the upcoming game) we found a lot of the dev team, along with our community, commented on how they enjoyed being able to create a player to use in Be-A-Pro Seasons, Manager Mode and the other game modes but found it a little frustrating that for many of the modes they’d have to create a new player and that none of their previous achievements counted for anything.





Other feedback included people wanting to use their created player online in team play, as well as suggestions that our create player feature didn’t allow you to achieve the same level of likeness you’re able to in other games. So the Producers gathered together and created Virtual Pro; a feature that would allow you to do all of the above and much more....

EA SPORTS Football World & Game Face

One of the first bits of feedback we started working on was trying to improve the level of physical likeness you are able to achieve when creating a player. I’m sure you’ve all seen Game Face in other EA SPORTS™ games and although it might seem like we just need to take what they’re doing, it’s far more complicated than that, with each game using different character models and other technology that as a Producer (we’re the ideas men!) I’m probably not the best to talk about. But anyway, we knew that getting Game Face into FIFA 10 would be a big win for Virtual Pro so immediately started discussing with our friends who run the Football World website how this could be achieved. Thanks to a lot of meetings with a lot of clever engineers we finally worked out how to get a head created on the web into the game and ‘Download Game Face’ was born.

The way this works for FIFA 10 is you can upload 2 photos to the web and using the Game Face tool, create your head and get it ready to download. Once you’ve created a Virtual Pro in the game you can download the head and it’s automatically applied to your player in game. You can make changes to your face on the web at any time and get your new face into game. Your Game Face will also be used as your Avatar when connected, and this can be viewed by others when playing online but maybe the best Game Face feature of all is that you can also download the faces of your friends if you’re playing in an online Club – seeing your friends smiling face after scoring a goal still gets me every time!

Growing your Virtual Pro

As I mentioned earlier, one of our goals for the feature was to allow you to play with and continue to grow your Pro throughout FIFA 10 – so you’ll be able to take him through the four Be-A-Pro Seasons, have him follow you around in your Manager Mode career or use him in Kick-Off, Tournament and Lounge Mode. You’ll also be able to use and grow him online, in a couple of specific modes which I’ll come to shortly, and unless you decide to select another player he’ll also be your man in the Arena.

In all the modes you can unlock EA SPORTS™ Football World Accomplishments to improve your player’s skills. There are over 200 Accomplishments to complete on the pitch with the rewards related to the challenge. For example you can improve your finishing by scoring different types of goals, passing by creating assists in various ways, and boost your tackling by winning the ball regularly. Of course with each player having 28 attributes it’s far more complicated than that and there is a wide variety of different challenges – learning skill moves, making a goal line clearance, or reacting 1st to a rebound off the post are just a few more examples of the type of things you’ll need to do to take your Pro to his best.

As well as improving Attributes you can also unlock player traits, new celebrations and kit. Some of the traits that you can unlock include the new ‘Giant Throw’ made famous by Stoke City’s Rory Delap, the new ‘Skilled Dribbling’ controls, as well as some old favourites such as ‘Outside of the Foot’, ‘Power Header’ & ‘Flair’. Whether you’re after a trait, a hand stand celebration or some shiny gold boots there’s lots to unlock to make your Pro unique.

As we know some people don’t have the same amount of time as others when it comes to improving created players, so we’ve tried our best to ensure that the difference between newly created players & those that have spent more time playing with their Pro is not too extreme, not just to give newcomers a chance but also because we believe at the end of the day when it comes to online play user skill level should always be the main reason for success. We’ve also tried to balance the effect of the Physical attributes so when you’re creating your Pro you’ll notice these change based on his Physical stature – so for example if you’re 6’7” you won’t be the fastest guy around (sorry Usain Bolt!) & likewise a smaller player will be less likely to win a physical challenge. You can change the course of your career at any time by altering your Pro’s preferred playing position and their build, so it’s not the end of the World if you realize you’re not the best Striker out there and maybe fancy a go as a full back.

Well that’s plenty about growing your Pro, but I did also want to mention the 1 last thing that will influence your players ability; recent form. All your Pro’s matches are tracked and the stats from your most recent games will be used to award you a small form bonus from match to match, so it’s not just about building up your Pro, being consistent also counts.

EA SPORTS™ Pro Club Championship

Online Clubs was a big success in FIFA 09, but also highlighted a lot of things we wanted to improve this year. Aside from addressing the issues raised by the community, one of the things we really wanted to do was give Clubs more ‘goals’ so that those that joined in at a later date, and those that do not play the game as frequently as others still felt there was something to achieve as a team. To do this we created a new League system. On top of the Leaderboard we had last year, that tracks every Clubs record over time, and places them in Divisions, we’ve added ‘Regional Leagues’ and ‘Seasons’. There are 11 Regional Leagues to join, with each having its own Leaderboard and each month is defined as a Season. So at the start of each month the Leaderboard is reset, and the new season and the battle for the title begins again, while at the end of a season the top clubs in each League are awarded trophies. Regional Leagues and Seasons means that whether you’re a newly created Club, or playing your 10th Season, there is always a goal for your Club over the next month. Of course, to prove yourself as the best Club around getting to number 1 in Division 1, in what is now called the World Standings, is still the ultimate goal.

Another of the big things we wanted to do this year was to make creating and joining a Club easier. When it comes to joining a Club you’ll now get a list of the Clubs your friends are in and can search for ‘Public Clubs’ – Clubs who are open to new players immediately joining without needing the Managers approval. As well as making it easier to find a Club, we wanted to improve Club Managers ability to find players. This year, managers can view players previous match ratings, recruit free agents (people who are not a member of a Club) via the Pro Leaderboard as well as play Pro Ranked Matches. Pro Ranked Matches are quick ranked Online Team Play games where 20 Pro’s are put together for ‘a friendly’, although with all your stats tracked and Accomplishments up for grabs friendly is maybe not the right word. Managers can use the Pro Ranked Matches to recruit new players, while others can take the opportunity to build up their stats in the hope a top Club will come calling.

I can’t talk about all the changes to Clubs, as I’d be writing for too long, but I did also wanted to mention how we’ve gone to town when it comes to Club and Player stats. This year the top players in each Club will be called out on the Club home screen – the top Goalscorer, the player with the most assists and the highest rated defender, midfielder and forward. All your teams’ match stats can be viewed in the Squad Stats screen, which along with the expected games, goals and assists stats, also has info such as Pass, Shot and Tackle success for each player. Lastly, along with being able to view your own teams’ stats you can also view the Pro Leaderboard and compare yourself against the top Pro’s from around the globe.

My Virtual Pro

As one of the Producers responsible for the feature of course I play with my Virtual Pro a lot, and for me it adds another dimension to my offline game modes as well as making me take my online play a lot more seriously, as now I’m playing with Mike Takla I have a reputation to keep up! As a United fan (yes I’m a glory hunter...) I normally assign myself to their squad, taking my hero Eric Cantona’s number 7 shirt (sorry Michael Owen but you haven’t earned it just yet). I also go and make myself Captain using the Edit Teams feature, and normally assign myself to corners, free kicks and penalties, which is a bit greedy but seeing as that spot is open now Ronaldo’s gone I thought I’d try to impress Fergie. Time to unlock some Accomplishments and get my Pro ready for the weekly Clubs match we have here in the studio...

I start off by trying to unlock some Accomplishments in the Arena, juggling the ball, a Free-Kick, a Penalty and scoring with both feet is a good way to get started. Juggling the ball unlocks some new Skill Moves so I practice those to get myself some more tricks – as I play the game a fair bit I can normally get myself to 5 Star Skill Moves pretty quick nowadays, but there’s a check list and instructions if you’re not sure what you’ve done or if you don’t know the controls for the new moves you’ve unlocked.

Next up, some Be-A-Pro Seasons. Let’s see if I can get myself in the United 1st team and maybe earn some England caps. I unlock a few Accomplishments and increase my rep in the mode but decided to play some of the new Manager Mode, as it’s just too tempting. I start in the Championship with my 2nd favourite team, Coventry City, as there’s an Accomplishment for helping get a team promoted. My Pro’s not bad for the Championship as I’ve still got the attribute improvements I unlocked in the Arena and in Be-A-Pro. After a long hard season, and a lot of unlocked Accomplishments (still haven’t scored a bicycle kick!), I’ve got a Pro who’s going to surprise a few of the guys in the office in the weekly Clubs match, and I’m sure they’re going to be jealous of my yellow boots!

The day of the big Clubs Match arrives, it’s the game modes guys versus the gameplay team, they normally beat us pretty bad, but I’ve got my improved Pro this time, they are in for a surprise! My boots get a few comments, some not as nice as others, and having Skilled Dribbling gives me an edge, but they’ve got a pretty good defence, despite playing with brand new Pro’s. Finally we win a throw in, I can launch a giant throw! I launch one into the box but there isn’t an attacker in site, what a waste of my talent! We end up losing, and my Pro’s superior skills didn’t quite make the difference I’d hoped, but only because of the opposition (the gameplay guys are good!). A bit more training and I’m sure I’ll get my 10th league goal of the season, it’s been a 3 game drought! Oh well, maybe next time, too early to give up on getting to the top of the Pro Leaderboard just yet!

FIFA 10 video game Fact sheet here on gamezplay...

FIFA 10 video game Fact Sheet PlayStation 3 slim, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii

On the heels of winning 25 international gaming awards with FIFA 09, the top-selling football franchise from EA SPORTS is surpassed with FIFA 10. Responding to consumer feedback from more than 400 million online games played, FIFA 10 refines an already potent game engine, combined with authentic club and league licenses, to continue to set the benchmark as the most complete simulation of football.



FIFA 10 features core gameplay refinements based on responsiveness and intelligence, plus a completely overhauled Manager Mode that includes more than 50 major improvements. On the pitch, critical gameplay fundamentals have been enhanced to ensure that FIFA 10 mirrors real-world football, providing more sophisticated ball control, and physical interaction. On attack, players now analyze space more effectively, curve their runs to try and stay onside, and drive for more variety in attacking options. On defense, new concepts like position priority enable defenders to multitask so dangerous spaces left open by teammates out of position are covered. Plus, slide tackle targeting, press marking, and better urgency clearance logic make defending a more tactical skill in FIFA 10.

Three new innovations change the player control experience in FIFA 10. The first-ever true 360° dribbling system gives players finer control of the ball, enabling them to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible. Using an all-new animation technology, skilled dribblers now have the ability to face the defender and use highly responsive lateral dribbling to skip past him. An innovative concept called Freedom in Physical Play enables players to perform wider dribble touches and new collision sharing creates a varied, less predictable, and extended fight for possession between players.

Live out the fantasy of playing as a professional footballer in all-new Virtual Pro. Put yourself in the game using Photo Game Face and then embark on a career with more than 200 accomplishments to master across all games modes. Join an Online Team Play Club & play 10v10 against hundreds of thousands of Virtual Pros from around the world in the Pro Club Championship, with the top clubs battling it out to become Regional & World Champions.

New this year is the Practice Arena where players can perfect their skills before stepping onto the pitch. A brand new gameplay innovation is Customisable Set Pieces, giving users the tools to create and record their very own team moves from dead ball situations (free kicks and corners) for use on match day.

Key Features

Virtual Pro: Live out the fantasy of being a real life footballer by creating yourself in game with a 3D head using Photo Game Face. Play as yourself across any mode. Grow your player attributes through 200 accomplishments and take your Virtual Pro online to become a global superstar.

Pro Club Championship: Create an online club with friends & play 10v10 against hundreds of thousands of Virtual Pros from around the World, with the top clubs battling it out to become Regional & World Champions.

New Practice Arena—Work on individual and team skills in a fully featured practice mode before stepping on the pitch. Select the number of attackers and defenders you want in play (eg 11v11, 5v5, or even 5v3), and practice in open play or from set pieces.
Customisable Set Pieces - Design and record your very own free kicks and corners on the training ground for use on match day to outwit your opponent. You have complete control over your players, with the ability to assign a specific movement to every outfield player on your team one at a time, and then combine them for the perfect set piece. Record them in the Practice Arena, then trigger then in game using the D-Pad.
360° Dribbling—The first-ever true 360° dribbling system in a football game provides finer dribbling control, enabling players to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible.

Skilled Dribbling—All-new animation warping technology provides unprecedented control. Skilled players now have the ability to face a defender and use highly-responsive lateral dribbling to skip past him.

Freedom in Physical Play—Wider dribble touches and new collision sharing creates a varied, less predictable, and extended fight for possession between the dribbler and a defender.

Player Urgency—Improved urgency AI logic, with over 50 new movement cycles, delivers more responsive positioning so your players stay focused on the ball and move at a speed appropriate to the action.
Improved Trapping Intelligence —Players now have a better awareness of where the most natural trapping position is so they can get the ball on the ground and under control easier and earlier.
Advanced Positioning —Defenders multi-task and play more intelligently by covering dangerous spaces left by out-of-position teammates. In attack, players analyze space more effectively, curve their runs to stay onside, create passing lanes and vary attacking options.

Varied Defending Options —Slide Tackle targeting has been enhanced so skilled players have more reach and avoid tackling through the dribbler. Better effort clearance logic, such as sliding to block crosses and overhead kick clearances, give defenders more tools to prevent goal-scoring opportunities.

Refined Goalkeeper Intelligence — numerous improvements mean that goalkeepers now have more urgency and better perception of where to intercept loose balls, resulting in a more responsive and powerful rushing system. New animation warping technology provides game-realistic goalkeeper positioning and momentum, resulting in more varied scoring opportunities.

Manager Mode Authenticity—More than 50 major improvements were designed to create an authentic experience to mimic the real-world game. Match results are based on team and player strengths and weaknesses. Player transfers are determined by multiple decision points, including club finance and prestige, and competition from AI-controlled clubs. Player development is more realistic with true-to-life growth curves.

Become a Football Expert with RTL Sports: "Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz" Set to Kick-off on Xbox LIVE Arcade

RTL, under the label RTL Sports, announced today that Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz is due to be released for Xbox LIVE Arcade in the autumn of 2009, and will be available worldwide from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Whether you call it soccer or football, Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz promises a sociable multiplayer experience that focuses on the world's most popular sport.

Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz gets underway with a brilliant kick-off that incorporates more than 3,500 different questions and six football packs with reference to football leagues around the world including, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The quiz allows for up to four players to compete for the best score with subjects ranging from general football trivia to true insider questions, testing players' knowledge of all things related to the vast world of football.

Virtual Football enthusiasts will have no trouble keeping up with their favorite sports figures with the various game varieties. Play against the clock in "Kick-Off" mode, or risk it all in "Foul Play" - football fans get to experience far more than just 90 minutes' worth of fun, and test their sports knowledge in nine different game modes with sensational features.

Beginners and advanced players will be able to turn pro online or offline as Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz provides plenty of entertainment for the whole family. The quiz supports Xbox 360 Buzzers for a genuine stadium atmosphere in the players' own living rooms.

Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz was developed by South-African studio I-Imagine Interactive. Located in Johannesburg, I-Imagine Interactive is the first independent developing studio on the African continent. In 2000, I-Imagine Interactive was the first developer worldwide to be accepted into the Microsoft Incubator promotion program in order to develop a stunt racing title for Xbox.

To learn more about RTL Interactive or its products, please visit http://www.rtlsports-games.de.

Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft.

FIFA Soccer 10 US box art for PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PS2 and PSP with Blanco and Kljestan

Responding to consumer feedback from more than 275 million online games played, FIFA 10 will deliver a new standard for authenticity with gameplay refinements and innovations that will make it the most complete and intelligent simulation of football.

On the pitch, critical gameplay fundamentals have been enhanced to ensure that FIFA 10 mirrors real-world football, providing more sophisticated ball control, and physical interaction between players. In addition, players now move, behave and position themselves more realistically. On attack, players analyze space more effectively, curve their runs in an attempt to stay onside, create passing lanes naturally, and drive for more variety in attacking options. On defense, new concepts like position priority enable defenders to multitask so dangerous spaces left open by teammates out of position are covered. Plus, slide tackle targeting, press marking, and better-urgency clearance logic provide new options that make defending a tactical skill in FIFA 10. In goal, a myriad of improvements and refinements to goalkeeper intelligence result in a more responsive and powerful rushing system and ultra-realistic saves.

“We have benefited from 275 million games played online to refine FIFA 10 in a way that matters most to our fans,” said Andrew Wilson, Vice President & Executive Producer for the FIFA franchise. “We’ve listened and responded to their feedback to improve player control, responsiveness and intelligence and create what we believe is the world’s most authentic football videogame.”

Lionel Messi motion capture for PES 2010 video game on PS3 Xbox 360 PS2 and PSP

For the second time, Audiomotion has been commissioned by Konami to provide motion capture services for their flagship title PES 2010.
The mocap session took place in the centre of Barcelona on the 29th May, just 48 hrs after the UEFA Champions League Cup Final with Manchester United.
During this time Audiomotion set up a portable rig of 50 cameras creating a 15x10 metre capture volume. Selected journalists were then able to view the 3D Messi character driven by the real-time motion capture data from Lionel Messi himself.

After the Champions League Final celebrations in Rome and the victory parade through the streets of Barcelona, finishing at the ‘Nou Camp’ stadium the night before the session, Messi arrived fresh and demonstrated his amazing speed, agility and ball control. The session was completed successfully with the worlds press witnessing a full on realtime mocap session along with individual interviews throughout the day.

PES 2010 is due out in the autumn on PlayStation 3, PS2, Xbox 360, and PSP.

Scott Garrod, Konami's European Licensing Manager said: "The Audiomotion crew were fantastic, everything ran very smoothly and we were very impressed with the setup."

Mick Morris, Audiomotions MD stated: "It's been an honour to be commissioned by Konami for this session in Barcelona – and it was especially exciting to work with the incredibly talented Lionel Messi. Location shoots are always challenging but our studio crew stepped up to the mark and, as always, delivered."

Empire of Sports football first massively connected multisport 3D PC video game

Empire of Sports, the first virtual world entirely dedicated to sport, and NOMIS, the revolutionary football boot designer and manufacturer, have announced their partnership. NOMIS, whose design marks arguably the biggest progression in football boot innovation for decades, will soon be able to demonstrate the amazing performances of its boots to Empire of Sports’ players.

The first massively connected multisport 3D game, Empire of Sports is offering players a chance to practice through their avatars – their 3D representation in the virtual world – a wide range of sports that includes tennis, skiing, basketball, and of course football. As a unique place for many players to meet from all over the world, Empire of Sports also provides them with the perfect platform for competitions, where physical development and team practice are important, but also the best possible equipment, to ensure victories to their avatars and their team.

As a revolutionary football boot designer eager to show the world the qualities of its amazing design, NOMIS is a perfect match for the virtual world of Empire of Sports: through the forthcoming events that will be organized in partnership with NOMIS, Empire of Sports’ players will be able to win real NOMIS shoes, and their avatars will soon be able to buy virtual NOMIS shoes inside the game, to enhance their in-game football performances.

Alexis Galley, CEO of Empire of Sports, said: “We are delighted to welcome NOMIS as a new partner in Empire of Sports. Football is one of the most popular sports not only in the real world, but also in our virtual one, and NOMIS has the technical edge to bring much added value to our football players. We know that many people are willing to improve their football skills and we hope they enjoy this new partnership.”

Simon Skirrow, founder and CEO of NOMIS, said: “We are very happy to enter such a promising virtual world as Empire of Sports, and have our name next to prestigious partners like FC Barcelona. We believe our range of football boots are the most technically advanced and best performance enhancers on the market, and we trust Empire of Sports will demonstrate those qualities to a wider audience. We are very happy with the success met by the first competition that has just started within the community, and we can’t wait to the next steps of our partnership.”

If you are keen to start practicing virtual football and be ready to enter the next NOMIS event or try soon the first virtual NOMIS boots within Empire of Sports, all you need to do is download the game client from www.empireofsports.com (900 Mo), register and start playing for free!

Empire of Sports is currently in the Prologue phase: this phase allows the game to expand progressively, with the help and feedback of its vast community of online players.

Become the King of Football!

Korner Entertainment S.L. presents the most complete football Trivia game ever done. “King of Football” is a new concept of Trivia game based on the amazing world of Football. Clubs, players, stadiums… user should master all the details about football to be the King!

This Trivia game for PC includes more than 10.000 questions which can be answered playing in two different game modes: Quiz and Match Simulation. Questions are based on national and international leagues, world cups and history of football and have been created by a team of European journalists who know everything about international football. The Game also includes up to 5000 original photos about football.

King of Football will be released on Q4 2009 and it’s the first game which allows the user to play a football match while he answers questions about his favorite sport. It’s the first Football Trivia ever done!

Main features:

-2 Game modes: Quiz (just questions and answers… fast players will be the champions!) and Simulation (play a football match while answering questions)

-Real football match environment: Select and customize your team having in mind your players’ skills, choose the strategy, organize players and beat your opposite answering faster

-Special match events: Fatigue, injury, yellow and red cards, etc…

-Special cards with amazing features
-Editor of players, teams and equipments
-Optimized for every country: Questions about nationals teams, players and stadiums

Championship Manager 2010 out in September - new gameplay innovation revealed

Beautiful Game Studios today announces the latest edition of its classic franchise; Championship Manager 2010 will be available in stores September 2009.

Championship Manager 2010 is the definitive football management game and the first football title available for the 2009/10 season. This new version of the game has been in development for over two years and will be released just after the start of the new football season.

Championship Manager 2010 features a host of unique, cutting-edge technology including a bespoke 3D match engine with over 500 individual player animations, a Set-piece creator giving users the chance to create their own unique free kicks and corners, Scouting Networks allowing users to set-up local networks in countries around the world and grow local player knowledge and Practice matches helping users select their perfect team or trial new players.

Championship Manager 2010 will also feature real player data and information for the 2009/10 football season in a completely new gameplay innovation called CM Season Live™.

In what is a first for football management games, CM Season Live is an additional monthly update that lets players download the real-world 09/10 football season data, at that point in time, and then take charge of their chosen club. All of the scores, competition standings, player transfers, player stats, bookings, major injuries etc. from the ten leading countries in Europe, downloaded directly on a monthly basis throughout the season - full updates of 49 major leagues and competitions. CM Season Live starts on October 15th and is available at monthly intervals for 6 months.

“With this game we are genuinely looking to change the face of football management games and raise the bar for consumers through bringing innovative brand new features to the PC football management genre,” said Roy Meredith, General Manager of Championship Manager. “CM Season Live is the most exciting innovation in football management games since they began with the original Championship Manager™ game. This is the closest fans will get to ‘actually’ managing their team, fighting the relegation or promotional battles, dealing with the big name injuries or transfers as they unfold in the real world, throughout the real season.”

Championship Manager 2010 will be fully localised into French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Polish allowing fans in some of football’s biggest countries to enjoy the game in their native language.

“Today’s announcement is one of the most significant in this much loved franchise’s history and we aim to continually improve and innovate on this each year.” continued Roy Meredith, “Everyone should continue to expect huge announcements from Championship Manager, 2009 is going to be a big year for us.”

All Star 5 a side Football Squad video game comes to Nintnedo DS with Lionel Messi, Luis Figo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Herman Crespo and more!

Go head to head and play the beautiful game 5 a-side style with some of the world's greatest football stars!

Oxygen Games announce an addictive and frantic arcade football game, All Star 5-A-Side Football, will be released on 21st August 2009. The game is aimed at young male Nintendo DS owners and is packed with fast and furious football fun.

Create your own football dream team and join 24 of the world’s greatest players including Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres and more in fast-paced, arcade-style 5-on-5 football matches. No interruptions, no distractions – just frantic 5 a-side football. Train individual players to accomplish a host of freestyle tricks and skills such as overhead kick and the Ardiles Flick and play football the way you play with your friends.

“With frantic and addictive gameplay, All Star 5-A-Side Football is a fresh take on the world’s most popular sport and will appeal to all boys who want to show off their football skills with their friends”, said Oxygen Games CEO Jim Scott.

Key Features:

* World-Famous Players: 24 of the world’s best footballers are ready to show off their 5 A-side skills in indoor and outdoor arenas. Build your team with all-star players like Lionel Messi, Luis Figo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Herman Crespo and more!
* Complete Cup Tournaments: Play through the 3 cup tournaments to unlock special coaches and goalies to strengthen your team and bring your entire team to the next level!
* Build Your Players & Team: Win matches to unlock training minutes and build your team’s skills in the Training Ground. Spend training minutes to teach your players special moves and boost their stats!
* Challenge Your Friends: Take on your friends in heated 5 a-side action. Challenge your friends locally via DS Wireless Communications, or find challengers around the world via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection!

All Star 5-A-Side Football is available in the UK and Europe on August 21st 2009.