FIFA Soccer 07

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has appealed to UK gamers to vote for their favourite titles in the PC World Gamers' Award. The category is the only one at this year's BAFTA 2007 Video Game Awards that will be decided by the public. Closing date for an entry is Wednesday 17th October 2007. The winner will be announced at Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park, London on Tuesday, October 23. The full PC World Gamers' Award shortlist features 8 titles: * Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training on DS (Nintendo) * FIFA 07 on PS2 (EA Sports) * Football Manager 2007 on PC (Sega) * Gears of War on Xbox 360 (Microsoft) * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on PSP (Take-Two) * Resistance: Fall of Man on PS3 (Sony) * Wii Play on Nintendo Wii (Nintendo) Entrants may cast their vote online at www.obsessedwithgames.co.uk. All voters are eligible to win a range of prizes, including four pairs of tickets to the awards show, a day at EA's development studios, a PS3, and an Xbox 360.

For the late-comers, Japanese magazine Famitsu has four editors award points on a 1-10 scale with 10 being the best. Here's this week's: Bionicle Heroes (PS2) - 6, 6, 6, 5 Shining Force Ikusa (PS2) - 9, 9, 8, 9 .hack//G.U. Vol. 3 (PS2) - 8, 7, 8, 8 Dragon Shadow Spell (PS2) - 8, 8, 8, 8 Meitantei Evangelion (PS2) - 6, 6, 6, 4 Excite Truck (Wii) - 8, 8, 7, 8 Gears of War (Xbox 360) - 10, 9, 9, 9 The Sims 2 (PSP) - 6, 6, 5, 5 FIFA 07 (PSP) - 7, 7, 7, 7 Mahha Combat Heroes (PSP) - 8, 7, 8, 7 Sekaiju no Meikyu (DS) - 8, 8, 8, 8 Ochaken no Heya DS 2 (DS) - 8, 7, 6, 8 Wario: Master of Disguise (DS) - 8, 7, 7, 7

There have been no new entries in the UK top ten this week, but considerable movement, as soccer simulation FIFA 07 moves up three places to reclaim the number one spot. The PlayStation 2 version is now outselling Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on PlayStation 2 by a factor of 3:2, while the Xbox 360 version of Konami's title is outselling its FIFA 07 equivalent by the same ratio. Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War was the most obvious victim in the shuffle of positions, with sales down by 45 percent on its debut week ¿ although it remains the only single format exclusive in the top ten. Meanwhile, the newly released PlayStation 2 version of Call of Duty 3 kept the game afloat in the top ten for Activision, while the new Xbox 360 version of movie tie-in Cars did the same for THQ. Girl's toy license Bratz: Forever Diamondz proved to have the best week in the top ten though, with sales up by 45 percent ¿ led by the Nintendo DS version which accounted for 80 percent of all sales for the title. Outside of the top ten, Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends re-entered as high as number thirteen, making for five Nintendo published titles in the top twenty. The highest new entry though was PlayStation 2 exclusive Guitar Hero II at number sixteen, which sold almost three times more than during its predecessor's debut. Home console movie tie-in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow re-entered at number twenty-three, boosted by sales of the DVD release of the movie. There was no place however for other Christmas titles such as Warhammer: Mark of Chaos from Namco Bandai/Deep Silver, Cricket 07 from Electronic Arts, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Party Edition from Eidos, Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega or movie tie-in Happy Feet from Midway. Many of these titles stand a good chance of charting in the top forty next week, although others will no doubt be lost in the traditional Christmas rush of new titles.

Pro Evolution Soccer 6, also known as Winning Eleven here in the States, has sold over 3 million copies in Europe. Konami announced that today. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 was released on the 26th of October in Europe, and in just 8 days it sold over 3 million copies. That's quite a lot. The Xbox 360 version sold the most copies, followed by the Playstation 2 and PC version. Konami also announced yesterday that it is working on a patch to fix the online problems, some people are experiansing. Now we just have to wait how many copies FIFA 07 has sold, so we can see who's the better one.

Thursday 7 September 2006 This brand new trailer for FIFA 07 gives you a heads-up on the updated manager mode - from the 'real' money transfers to the new player development system. Hit the movies tab above to watch the footage and see the mode in action. Our favourite feature is the newspaper headlines, and the enhanced management career will certainly give FIFA the legs to challenge Pro Evolution Soccer 6 this time around, even if it still looks a bit grubby in comparison. Really though

Thursday 31 August 2006 FIFA 07 will give you the chance to change your favourite Premiership football club's destiny with its brill, online 'interactive leagues' feature. By logging on and playing matches that mirror that weekend's real world fixtures, you'll be able to put your team on top of the table - even if the real life players are languishing in the relegation zone. Hit the movies tab to get a video explanation and some PS2 and Xbox footage. In effect, you'll be playing each

Brazil, France, England or the USA... who has the most die-hard soccer fans? Representing 21 different countries, Electronic Arts today rang in the sound of the soccer season by revealing the 40 songs that will be featured in FIFA 07. Launching in over 15 languages and 40 countries worldwide, FIFA 07 will bring the superstar athletes, stadiums and music of your every competitor into your hands.

According to a press release from EA sports in Europe, players who own both a PS2 and a PSP will be able to start a game of FIFA 07 on one platform and continue it on another. It wasn't said how this will work but it sounds very promising and very similar to the scenario that was talked about with Microsoft and it's Live Anywhere program.