» Profile
» Forums
» Newsletter

And more!

FIFA 08

RSS

View as:
Thumbnail
Blog

Jan 12, 2008

Analyst's 2008 Best Seller List

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - Analyst's 2008 Best Seller List

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

Dec 7, 2007

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

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - EA: FIFA is biggest game of 2007, Pro Evo 'faltered'

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.
» Read More

Dec 4, 2007

FIFA 08 first to one million sales this year

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - FIFA 08 first to one million sales this year

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.
» Read More

Dec 4, 2007

Leaked: NIMF's Annual Video Game Report Card

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - Leaked: NIMF's Annual Video Game Report Card

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:

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

Kotaku gives a quick summary for each part.
» Read More

Nov 23, 2007

LOVEFiLM expects Creed to top its game rentals, sales

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - LOVEFiLM expects Creed to top its game rentals, sales

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."
» Read More

Nov 8, 2007

Current Australian Best Sellers

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - Current Australian Best Sellers

After more than a month at the top, Halo 3 finally relinquishes control of the software chart down under.

Last week's No2, Crash of the Titans for PS2, wrestles top spot from Master Chief, while FIFA 08 is up seven places to No3.

SingStar RnB makes two entries this week, the standard edition charting at No4, and the bundle pack at No9.

Excluding Halo 3, the top ten consists entirely of PS2 and Nintendo DS titles.

01. Crash of the Titans (PS2)
02. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
03. FIFA 08 (PS2)
04. SingStar RnB (PS2)
05. Spyro Eternal Nights (PS2)
06. More Brain Training (DS)
07. Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz (PS2)
08. Brain Training (DS)
09. SingStar RnB Bundle (PS2)
10. Nintendogs Labrador (DS)
» Read More

Oct 29, 2007

Current European Best Sellers

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - Current European Best Sellers

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.
» Read More

Oct 23, 2007

UK charts: Football Manager knocks FIFA off the top

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - UK charts: Football Manager knocks FIFA off the top

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)
» Read More

Oct 17, 2007

EA Plans Biggest Game of FIFA 08 Ever

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - EA Plans Biggest Game of FIFA 08 Ever

IGN is offering 40 readers the chance to become a record breaker by taking part in the biggest game of FIFA 08 in the world¿ 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.
» Read More

Oct 8, 2007

Halo 3 slips as FIFA 08 tops UK sale charts

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - Halo 3 slips as FIFA 08 tops UK sale charts

UK's ChartTrack reports a 79 percent drop in sales for Halo 3 in its second week of release. EA's FIFA 08 claims the top spot in the PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, and All Formats Top 40 Charts; the PS2 version overtakes Halo 3 as this week's Individual Formats No. 1 in units sold.

ChartTrack All Formats Top 10:
1. FIFA 08 (Multi; EA)
2. Halo 3 (Xbox 360; Microsoft)
3. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (Multi; THQ)
4. MySims (Wii/DS; EA)
5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Multi; EA)
6. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima (DS; Nintendo)
7. Sega Rally (Multi; Sega)
8. Ratatouille (Multi; THQ)
9. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS; Nintendo)
10. Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360; Microsoft)
» Read More

Oct 8, 2007

FIFA outguns Halo in Germany

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - FIFA outguns Halo in Germany

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)
» Read More

Sep 20, 2007

FIFA 08 PS2 developer blog #4

PS2 News | FIFA 08

Sept 20, 2007 Paul Hossack, FIFA 08 (PS2) CG Line Producer Hi, guys. Im looking forward to the imminent launch of FIFA 08, and wanted to tell you more about our new game mode this year “Be A Pro: Co-op Season”, how it came about, and some tips for playing it. What is Co-op Season? Be A Pro: Co-op Season is a new way of playing FIFA 08 – as one footballer. Instead of controlling all 11 players on your club, you play through a whole season with your friends where each of you ... » Read More

Sep 12, 2007

FIFA 08 demo tomorrow

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

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.
» Read More

Sep 12, 2007

FIFA 08 PS2 developer blog #03

PS2 News | FIFA 08

Sept 12 2007 Marcel Kuhn, FIFA 08 (PS2), Producer First of all, I want to thank all of you for taking the time to read my last blog (Gameplay – Control and Freedom), and even more for posting responses. For today, lets have a look at Custom Formations and Club Specific Formations, which are both new features in FIFA 08. We wanted to implement team personality in FIFA 08, so we added Club Specific Formations. What this means is that our database team and their editors researched the ... » Read More

Sep 11, 2007

FIFA '08 Sound Track

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

Today EA announced the sound track for FIFA '08, which includes songs from over 25 different countries with over 50 songs on the sound track. Some of those songs are from artiest such as Apartment, Cheb i Sebbah, !!!, Art Brut. Check the article out for the complete list.
» Read More

Sep 4, 2007

FIFA 08 Factsheets Arrive

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - FIFA 08 Factsheets Arrive

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.
» Read More

Aug 16, 2007

FIFA 08 developer blog

PS2 News | FIFA 08

Aug 15, 2007 Since the debut of FIFA International Soccer in 1993 each new version of EA's officially licensed soccer series has always delivered something fresh to the playing field - from the introduction of club teams (FIFA Soccer '95) and real player names (FIFA Soccer '96), through to power bars for shots (FIFA Soccer 2002) and the ability to control a second player "off the ball" (FIFA Soccer 2004). Keeping with tradition, the upcoming FIFA 08 packs in a host of changes that promise to ... » Read More

Aug 4, 2007

Full National Teams List From PES 2008

PS2 News from N4G | FIFA 08

PS2 - FIFA 08 - Full National Teams List From PES 2008

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:
» Read More

Aug 1, 2007

FIFA's future on PS2 revealed

PS2 News | FIFA 08

We spoke with associate producer Paul Hossack after our hands-on time with the PS2 version of FIFA 08, and he almost spilled the beans on FIFA 09. When we asked him whether the next FIFA would appear on the machine, he said he's been told not to give details on games that haven't been announced, but did have this to say: "We believe pretty strongly in the PS2 platform and that there are still some games to come from FIFA on the PS2. Put another way, FIFA 05 was our last version on PS1 - and I ... » Read More

Aug 1, 2007

FIFA 08 - developer interview

PS2 News | FIFA 08

Wednesday 1 August 2007 As we promised earlier, here's the full interview with Paul Hossack, associate producer on FIFA 08 for PS2. Having worked on seven FIFA titles on nine different platforms, he certainly knows his stuff. And seems to be a fan of Stevie Gerrard too. Fair enough, in our opinion. Check it out ... » Read More