Oct 26, 2007 As you read this, PES 2008 will finally be flying out the shops on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, once again going into battle against its old enemy, FIFA. But forget the gameplay, feel and visuals for a moment. What we want to know is which of these two footballing powerhouses has the best player likenesses. The answer? Well, why not peruse our visual evidence over the next few tabs and decide for yourself. Does Pro Evo's ever-so-slightly cartoon look make for a better resemblance? ...
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2 Oct 2007

FIFA 08 360/PS3 developer blog #5

PS3 Feature | FIFA 08

Oct 2, 2007 Joe Booth, FIFA 08 (PS3, Xbox 360) Lead Producer Creating and maintaining our FIFA 08 database is an enormous undertaking that requires coordinating researchers all over the world and organizing their information. This year FIFA 08 will has 30 leagues, more than 570 teams and more than 15,000 players – this represents more leagues, teams and players than all other EA SPORTS games combined. In addition, a lot of player transfers happen during the first transfer window. This ...
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24 Sep 2007

FIFA 08 PS3 and Xbox 360 developer blog #04

PS3 Feature | FIFA 08

Sep 24, 2007 Joe Booth, FIFA 08 (PS3, Xbox 360) Lead Producer The evolution of our new Be A Pro feature comes from two things. First, we felt that the experience of playing FIFA 08 – both the view point and playing as the whole team – hasnt really changed since we went to 3D. At the same time there is this desire from our gamers to go to an 11 vs 11 online experience. These two things inspired us to begin experimenting with a new way to play FIFA 08. In FIFA 08 on PS3 and Xbox 360 ...
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3 Sep 2007

FIFA 08 PS3 and Xbox 360 developer blog #03

PS3 Feature | FIFA 08

September 3, 2007 Joe Booth, FIFA 08 (PS3, Xbox 360), Lead Producer Today I have asked gameplay designer and software engineer, Gary Paterson, to speak in the diary. When hes not following Aberdeen, celebrating Scotlands World Cup Win (the homeless World Cup that is), finding the latest Leeds United negative story to rub in my face, or reliving every detail of Scotlands one win over England, Gary is busy tweaking the shooting and the details of our game engine. Seriously, Gary is going to give ...
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22 Aug 2007

FIFA 08 PS3 and Xbox 360 developer blog #02

PS3 Feature | FIFA 08

Aug 22, 2007 Joe Booth, FIFA 08 (PS3, Xbox 360), Lead Producer Unlike Leeds United, in FIFA Soccer 08 you will actually be able to pull off skill moves on the pitch :) [Ed's note: Don't worry, Leeds fans, he's already declared his own love of Leeds ] We listened to everyone on the forums and we made it a priority this year. Our vision this year is to deliver a really next-gen experience and its only through our new animation engine that we are able to blend from one move to the other to ...
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16 Aug 2007

FIFA 08 PS3 and Xbox 360 developer blog #01

PS3 Feature | FIFA 08

Aug 15, 2007 Joe Booth, FIFA 08 (PS3, Xbox 360), Lead Producer Welcome to the official FIFA Soccer 08 on PS3 and Xbox 360 blog. As a Leeds United fan its been a tough year and I have been through some real lows while supporting my club. Luckily, the FIFA development team has been through an amazing year. So many of us on the team moved from all over the world to Vancouver, Canada where we make the game. We challenged ourselves to re-invent what a great football game experience can be with the ...
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6 Jun 2007

Pro evolution FIFA

PS3 Feature | FIFA 08

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 ...
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5 Oct 2009

FIFA 10 My Live Season: Goal of the Week Challenge

PS3 Feature | FIFA 09

FIFA is brilliant for forgetting real football and rewriting history, as those of us who spend hours holding back the tears and replaying England’s highest profile disasters can attest (Germany ’96, Argentina ’98 and - ooof - Portugal 2006). And with FIFA 10’s My Live Season, you can do it every week, replaying the fixtures of your favourite team, and powering them to the top of the league with Stalinist fervour. ...

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9 Jul 2009

Classic mistakes rookies always make

PS3 Feature | FIFA 09

Ah, noobs. With their awkward fingers and stupid questions, it's a wonder we ever let them near our joypads at all. It's nice to get someone started in gaming, but it's so hard to witness utter incompetence at your favourite games.

But instead of yelling, snatching the pad and showing them how it should be done, why not sit back, make encouraging noises and tick off each entry in our list of classic rookie mistakes ...

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21 Oct 2008

FIFA vs PES: The comparison you've never read...

PS3 Feature | FIFA 09

Certain things in football are forever guaranteed. Billionaire sugar daddies splashing cash on clubs they’ve never heard of – ‘cough’, Manchester City, ‘cough’. More dissent on pitches than an Argentinian palace coup. And, without fail, FIFA and PES gamers arguing across the globe over which footie title rules the digital dugout. ...
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