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They may carry the same name, but there are two versions of FIFA 14 on the way this year. September 27th sees the release of FIFA 14 on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PSP, Vita, 3DS and PS2. However, the version of FIFA 14 heading to Xbox One and PS4 …
Read More »Rejection, tragedy and billions of dollars – The story of FIFA
EA didn’t give a shit about FIFA.” Neil Thewarapperuma (or Neil T to his friends) isn’t a man to mince his words. He was the European marketing boss for EA Sports back in 1993, the year the publisher would launch its first ever football game. He wasn’t wrong. EA didn’t …
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Charitable sales platform is on mark to break records with 1m units sold
Read More »Win a signed Lionel Messi shirt with FIFA 14
The new football season is almost upon us and to celebrate EA Sports is giving away a football shirt signed by Barcelona playmaker and FIFA 14 cover star Lionel Messi. The competition is part of the FIFA 14 Premier League Fixtures Guide, as printed in this week’s MCV. The guide …
Read More »FIFA 13 overtakes Black Ops II to regain UK sales crown
FIFA has reclaimed its crown as the UK’s most successful video game. FIFA 13 has surpassed 3m unit sales in the UK, according to GfK Chart-Track. That means it has now outsold Call of Duty: Black Ops II over the last 12 months. The Call of Duty series has been …
Read More »Get FIFA 14 for £19.99… when you buy some pants
Zavvi has revealed what can best be described as a different” FIFA 14 price promotion to any that we have seen before. The online retailer is offering either the PS3 or Xbox 360 version of the game for just 19.99 on the condition that buyers also purchase… some pants. There …
Read More »Xbox One ‘Season Pass Guarantee’ offers 360 DLC rollover
Microsoft has introduced the Season Pass Guarantee program, allowing players to receive Xbox 360 DLC on Xbox One. The program lets Xbox Live users move any season pass content purchased on Xbox 360 over to Xbox One, provided they own the game on both consoles. The company confirmed in its …
Read More »Huge Battlefield 4 merchandise campaign is EA’s biggest yet
EA hopes to make Battlefield a pop culture brand with its biggest merchandise plan yet. Branded accessories, iPhone cases, headsets, mouse mats, books, T-shirts, posters and more will flood shelves this Christmas to coincide with the arrival of Battlefield 4 on November 1st. This will be our biggest and best …
Read More »Free-to-play FIFA World announced for Brazil and Russia
The FIFA brand is to be released in free-to-play form for the second time. Hot on the heels on IP such as Need for Speed and Battlefield, FIFA World has been confirmed and is on the way to the Brazilian and Russian markets. It’s based on the current code used …
Read More »FIFA’s Ultimate ambition – the story of Ultimate Team
Back in 2005, EA began a brief dalliance with the UEFA Champions League licence. It only ever resulted in two games, with the last launching in 2007. And they weren’t particularly special, with some critics dismissing them as cheap re-issues of the previous year’s FIFA. Yet the final game in …
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