GamesRadar - FIFA 08

FIFA 09: A visit to EA Canada ; tons of new infos (News)

Jul 30, 2008

FIFA Soccer Blog:

"Well all I can say is that FIFA 09 is truly where next gen football begins."

FIFA 08 - Interactive World Cup: Manchester (Video)

Apr 22, 2008

Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will be the face that launches a few hundred thousand FIFA 08 units come autumn for Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, and for the first time PS3 and Wii.

FIFA 08 Update #3 Available now (News)

Feb 19, 2008

- Patches must be installed in order.

- Please pay attention to what version of the game you are running (DVD or Digidownload).
- If you are running the DVD version of the game, use the links under "PC-DVD Version".
- If you are running the Digidownload version of the game, use the links under "PC-DD Version".

- You must install all patches to play online.

Analyst's 2008 Best Seller List (News)

Jan 12, 2008

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.

EA: FIFA is biggest game of 2007, Pro Evo 'faltered' (News)

Dec 7, 2007

Football title hits a million sales; Publisher says Pro Evo has 'faltered'.

Electronic Arts has proclaimed FIFA 08 as 'the true entertainment launch of the year' after the game achieved one million sales in the UK after just nine weeks on the market.

FIFA 08 first to one million sales this year (News)

Dec 4, 2007

EA's latest in the FIFA franchise becomes the first game released in 2007 to reach one million sales at UK retail.

EA has today announced that FIFA 08, the latest and possibly greatest title in the long-running series, has become the first title released in 2007 to reach one million sales at UK retail.

Leaked: NIMF's Annual Video Game Report Card (News)

Dec 4, 2007

Kotaku's Brian Crecente has a leaked copy of the National Institute on Media and the Family's annual Media Wise Video Game Report Card, set to be officially released tomorrow. This year's report card is broken into five parts:

Â¿ The MediaWise Video Game Report Card
Â¿ The Buying Guide
Â¿ The ESRB Rating System and Ratings Education Efforts
Â¿ The Retailer Ratings Education and Enforcement Surveys
Â¿ Annual MediaWise-Harris Interactive Poll of Kids and Parents

Kotaku gives a quick summary for each part.

LOVEFiLM expects Creed to top its game rentals, sales (News)

Nov 23, 2007

LOVEFiLM, Europe's number one online DVD rental service, expects Assassin's Creed to top sales and rentals this holiday season.

"Assassins Creed will definitely be up there; our audience have already heavily pre-ordered this and the sure scale of the experience is very cinematic, so will prove popular amongst film fans," Chris Bird, head of marketing services for LOVEFiLM, told GamesIndustry.biz.

"Kane and Lynch will also do well, as will Call of Duty 4. FIFA 08 and PES will also be 'must buy' for anyone getting a new console over Christmas."

Current European Best Sellers (News)

Oct 29, 2007

Link's latest Legend of Zelda adventure for Nintendo DS debuts at No1 in Spain and Germany, and at No2 in Sweden.

FIFA 08 makes three entries in the Spanish chart and two in the German top ten. In Sweden, Football Manager for PC tops the league.

While PC titles dominate the German and Swedish top tens, the Spanish chart has a distinctly console, specifically DS, flavor.

UK charts: Football Manager knocks FIFA off the top (News)

Oct 23, 2007

The Orange Box debuts at 3, Phantom Hourglass at 4

Sega's Football Manager 2008 has entered the UK's all-formats chart at number one this week, knocking EA's FIFA 08 off the top spot.

Accounting for 38 per cent of all PC titles sold in the past week, Sports Interactive's management sim is Sega's first multiformat number one title since last year's version of the popular football franchise.

1. Football Manager 2008 (PC)
2. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
3. The Orange Box (Xbox 360, PC)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
5. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
6. Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)
7. Ratatouille (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
8. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
9. Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
10. Crash of the Titans (Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS, GBA)

FIFA 08 (Review)

Oct 19, 2007

Oct. 19, 2007 So, what are our suggestions for FIFA 08, EA's latest effort at essaying our national sport? Well, first off: sort out the passing. In principle, it's great. Full 360-degree, any-weight passing is a great idea, but two things render it a pretty pointless inclusion. First, the twitchy, flicky inaccuracy of analogue pads make it impossible to direct passes with enough precision reliably and second, the regimented patterns that the AI players of both sides take up means your options ...

FIFA 08 (Screenshots)

Oct 19, 2007

EA Plans Biggest Game of FIFA 08 Ever (News)

Oct 17, 2007

IGN is offering 40 readers the chance to become a record breaker by taking part in the biggest game of FIFA 08 in the worldÂ¿ Ever! Yep, you could become a FIFA world beater by joining team IGN and showing your skills as part of EA's London Games Festival event planned for next week.

Participants will be invited to play on stage at the event taking place at Leicester Square, competing against a host of other competitors from across the country, as well as some of the biggest names in Premier League football.

FIFA outguns Halo in Germany (News)

Oct 8, 2007

Four editions of the latest football title bulk out the top six

It's been a good sales week for Electronic Arts in Germany, as the company notched up half of the top ten best-selling titles in the country, according to the latest charts from Media-Control GfK International.

1. FIFA 08 (PS2)
2. FIFA 08 (PC)
3. Halo 3 (X360)
4. The Settlers: Rise of an Empire (PC)
5. FIFA 08 (PS3)
6. FIFA 08 (X360)
7. Halo 3: Limited Edition (X360)
8. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (PC)
9. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage! (PC)
10. Dr Kawashima: More Brain Training (DS)

FIFA 08 - Sizzle trailer 09-20-07 (Video)

Sep 20, 2007

Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will be the face that launches a few hundred thousand FIFA 08 units come autumn for Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, and for the first time PS3 and Wii.

FIFA 08 demo tomorrow (News)

Sep 12, 2007

EA has confirmed that the demo for FIFA 08 will go live on 360 and PS3 tomorrow.

It'll give you a chance to try out what the publisher is calling its most coherent football game to date. There's the new skill system to try out, the opportunity to play as just one member of the team and not mess it up, plus the usual better graphics, physics, and all that malarkey.

FIFA 08 - Trailer 09-05-07 (Video)

Sep 5, 2007

Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will be the face that launches a few hundred thousand FIFA 08 units come autumn for Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, and for the first time PS3 and Wii.

FIFA 08 Factsheets Arrive (News)

Sep 4, 2007

EA Sports have released factsheets for each version of their forthcoming soccer title FIFA 08. Rather than filter out the best bits, here they are in full for each format.

FIFA 08 PC demo is available (News)

Aug 31, 2007

Electronic Arts has released a playable demo for the PC edition of FIFA 08, allowing you to try out the latest installment in this soccer series. The demo offers the chance to play as seven teams, FC Barcelona, AC Milan, America (Mexico), NY Red Bulls, Manchester United, Marseille, and Bayern München.

Download mirrors are listed below at the alternative sources.

FIFA 2008 pc demo (News)

Aug 24, 2007

The PC demo is scheduled for next Monday, September 27st.

GC 2007: FIFA Interactive World Cup Exclusive to PS3 (News)

Aug 22, 2007

Sony has signed a deal with Electronic Arts and FIFA to be the official partner for the FIFA Interactive World Cup, which kicks off this October. The announcement means that players from 25 countries from around the world can compete to be the world's number one player over PlayStation Network, as well as real-world FIWC 08 qualifying events scheduled to take place in the coming months.

Full National Teams List From PES 2008 (News)

Aug 4, 2007

Now we have the full national teams list from PES 2008. I'm sure people are dying to find out especially with the recent announcements about Turkey, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Israel. So here it is boys:

PSM3 August 2007 - New Details on Fifa, PES, Destroy All Humans (News)

Jul 5, 2007

This months latest edition of PSM3 magazinse sheds new light on upcoming titles such as PES, FIFA 08, and Destroy All Humans.

Continue.

5000 ways to make FIFA better than PES (News)

Jun 29, 2007

FIFPlay is not an official site of EA Sports but that doesn't stop it putting suggestions about FIFA and FIFA Manager to EA's developers. The site has now received over 5000 ideas and suggestions about how to make the next FIFA better than all the rest.

There are a lot of good ideas on there, with most people asking for indoor football and every league and team in the world to be included in the new game.

First FIFA 08 trailer arrives (News)

Jun 12, 2007

EA has released the first trailer of FIFA 08, the latest iteration of its best-selling soccer franchise. The teaser shows a player in Barcelona kit, running with the ball over 3D grass before burying a long-range shot. If it is representative of in-game animation on PS3 and 360, it looks as though the game will make use of animation-blending so movement remains smooth under slow-motion conditions. Definitely a good thing. Of course, it is only a teaser, so it's too early to say anything ...

FIFA 08 - hands-on (Preview)

Jun 7, 2007

In direct opposition to its big bro, mini FIFA is certainly a case of tweaking and fine-tuning over any wholesale alterations. For instance 07s defensive intelligence was a weak point, something that EA was keen to remedy. Thanks to the new right analog player switching and vastly improved AI, any goals you concede will now fall firmly at your feet. This new realistic defending includes increased spatial awareness regarding threats and danger zones, putting more pressure on the ball carrier, ...

EA owns soccer (News)

Jun 6, 2007

FIFA or Winning Eleven? Whichever rules the virtual soccer roost is really down to personal taste, but FIFA 08's senior producer, Joe Booth, certainly seems confident of the series' position in the game: "I want to make this statement: EA is back. We own football." And of course by "football," he means "soccer." Ah, don't you love regional differences? This assured answer seemed to be on a slight tangent to the question Booth was asked by UK Official PlayStation Magazine ("What specifically do ...

Pro evolution FIFA (Feature)

Jun 6, 2007

Every year, FIFA starts boasting about the new tricks up its sleeve. But how many of them actually stick around for the next installment? GamesRadar takes a look back at some 15 years of FIFA and the amazing new features it's introduced. And then forgotten about. FIFA International Soccer The original FIFA introduced stunning graphics to the genre. We remember one journalist at the time saying "it looks like Match of the Day." Well... we must all have been more easily impressed back then. But ...

FIFA 08 - what's new for PS3 and 360? (Preview)

Jun 5, 2007

FIFA 08 has been officially revealed today and we've got the skinny on the next-gen version's new features and first screenshots, too. So, in quick-fire form, here's the run-down of what you'll be playing with on your PS3 or Xbox 360 in a few months' time. Decision engine The game now features a 35-point decision engine which enables AI players to make multiple decisions and reactions in real time. Players are now aware of their surroundings and will make their choices based on them. Air ...

Ronaldinho fronts FIFA 08 (News)

Jun 1, 2007

Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will be the face that launches a few hundred thousand FIFA 08 units come autumn for Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, mobile and for the first time PS3 and Wii. No platform is safe... "We're proud to call some of the world's best football athletes our partners. The access, guidance and insight they give us means that FIFA 08 will create a next gen experience that not only looks authentic, but that captures the emotion, finesse and beauty of the ...

FIFA will thrash Pro Evolution Soccer, says EA (News)

May 29, 2007

EA is feeling as confident as ever about the yearly FIFA vs PES battle as FIFA 08 and PES 7 prepare to do battle for another season.

"I'm happy to say that we're comfortably on top in the whole FIFA vs Pro Evolution Soccer battle," marketing manager Dan Holman told UK trade mag, MCV. Our market share has kept on increasing over the past three years, and more and more core gamers are being converted to FIFA all the time."

FIFA 08 European cover athletes revealed (News)

May 24, 2007

Electronic Arts today announced that two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will headline a global lineup of superstar athletes to be featured on the front packs of FIFA 08, which is set for release this autumn on formats including the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii...

Electronic Arts to buy stake in The9 (News)

Apr 10, 2007

Electronic Arts Inc. has reached an agreement with The9 Ltd. to buy a 19 percent stake in the Chinese online game operator for about $200 million, a local newspaper said on Saturday.

EA, the world's top video game publisher, and The9 have reached a basic agreement, Shanghai Securities News reported.

A representative from The9 was not immediately available for comment.

Shanghai-based The9 also obtained the exclusive right to run EA's casual game FIFA Online in China at the end of March, the newspaper added.

FIFA 08 Walkthrough (360) (FAQ)

Jul 11, 2008

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