Electronic Arts has extended its exclusive licensing deal with soccer's governing body FIFA up to the year 2014, which means we have at least another eight versions of its FIFA soccer sim to look forward to. The licensing deal allows EA to include players' names and likenesses, official team logos and kits for all console, PC, mobile and web-based games. This is a major success for EA, as its FIFA-branded soccer sim series has been a huge seller ever since the first one was released back in ...
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27 Apr 2006

EA holds on to FIFA licence

GC News | 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany

Thursday 27 April 2006 Electronic Arts has extended its exclusive licensing deal with football's governing body, FIFA, up to the year 2014, which means we have at least another eight versions of its FIFA football sim to look forward to. The licensing deal allows EA to include players' names and likenesses, official team logos and kits for all console, PC, mobile and web-based games. This is a major success for EA, as its FIFA branded football sim series has been a huge seller ever since the ...
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26 Apr 2006

Another X-villain takes center stage

GC News | X-Men The Official Game

There's still a month to go before the third X-Men film hits theaters, but the video game tie-in is edging its way in a few days earlier. X-Men: The Official Game bridges the gap between the 2003 movie and the year's sequel - and with no nailed-down story to follow, the game's getting packed with extra villains you may not even see in the ...
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26 Apr 2006

Online FIFA World Cup 'free' in May

GC News | 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany

Wednesday 26 April 2006 Microsoft and EA are allowing gamers to play 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany on Xbox Live for free for a short time in May. To build footie fever among gamers before the FIFA World Cup starts, 360 owners with the free Live Silver membership will be upgraded to subscription-only Gold membership for one week from 8-15 May, allowing them to play just the EA football game. This upgrade will happen automatically once users go online. EA is calling this event its Free-for-All ...
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25 Apr 2006

Voice talent confirmed for X-Men

GC News | X-Men The Official Game

• X-Men - Iceman movie (WMV, 8.00MB) - right-click to download • X-Men - Silver Samurai movie (WMV, 5.78MB) - right-click to download Tuesday 25 April 2006 Activision has confirmed that all the major X-Men characters in upcoming X-Men: The Official Game will be voiced by the stars of the movie, and has released new game trailers showing Iceman and baddie the Silver Samurai in action. Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Alan Cumming and Shawn Ashmore will provide the voices for ...
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21 Apr 2006

Activision goes Over the Hedge

GC News | Over the Hedge

Activision has snapped up the rights to publish games based on the upcoming DreamWorks film Over the Hedge, a computer animated feature from the makers of Shrek and Madagascar. Despite releasing several screenshots, there's very little information available about the game, not even which format it will appear on. But as the Madagascar game appeared on every handheld and console, we can most likely expect a similar multiformat release. As for the film, it has Bruce Willis providing the voice ...
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18 Apr 2006

Foot Soldiers

GC News | 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany

With its US release just a week away, 2006 FIFA World Cup seems to have a lot to make up for. Soccer fans were less than pleased with last year's FIFA 06, and EA's really trying to convince us that this title is more related to the better-received 2002 World ...
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13 Apr 2006

Open Season declared on all platforms

GC News | Open Season

Before the hype machine for September's CG flick Open Season can even begin, Ubisoft is already letting people know about their video game adaptation. In the grand tradition of Ice Age, Madagascar and Over the Hedge, you control grotesquely disproportioned animals as they engage in wacky hijinks. This time, you're wild forest animals looking to give inept hunters a hard time. This from Ubisoft Montreal - yes, the same Ubisoft Montreal that creates the consistently fantastic Splinter Cell ...
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12 Apr 2006

See more Star Wars

GC News | LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Wednesday 12 April 2006 With Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy warping towards an autumn release, we don't need any excuse to provide you with some great new screenshots of the fantastically plastic cast - just click on the image tab above to see the toy stars up ...
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7 Apr 2006

Rayman sequel announced

GC News | Rayman Raving Rabbids

Critically beloved but still not the most popular kid in class, the funky-haired, no-limbed Rayman is still chugging along. Today, we learned he's getting a fourth game, which publisher Ubisoft announced will hit stores in time for the ...
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