FIFA 08

CVG: Publisher splashes the big bucks to win FIFA endorsement from England striker

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

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

ActionTrip's 2007 Game of the Year voting poll registered 10673 participants. 1809 registered users voted for Call of Duty 4, 1279 for Halo 3, 1192 for Assassin's Creed, 837 for None of the Above, 716 for BioShock, 710 for Crysis, 627 for The Orange Box, and so on. The rest of the results can be viewed in ActionTrip's voting poll section. ¿ People's Choice: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ¿ Runners-up: Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Crysis, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box ¿ Game of the Year (ActionTrip Staff): Portal ¿ Runners-up: Mass Effect, Halo 3, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, The Witcher ¿ Best Action Game: Halo 3 ¿ Runners-up: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, God of War II, BioShock, Crysis ¿ Best Strategy Game: World in Conflict ¿ Runners-up: Supreme Commander, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars ¿ Best RPG: Mass Effect ¿ Runners-up: The Witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer ¿ Best Sports Game: FIFA 08 ¿ Runners-up: SSX Blur, NHL 08, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 ¿ Best MMOG: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade ¿ Runners-up: Tabula Rasa, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar ¿ Best Rhythm/Music Game: Rock Band ¿ Runners-up: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock ¿ Babe of the Year: Joanna Krupa

US Game * MX vs ATV: Untamed EU Games * PlayStation Eye & EyeCreate Asian Games * FIFA 08: World Class Soccer * Medal of Honor: Airborne * Time Crisis 4 Keep in mind that your PS3 is region free, so you're able to import any of the above titles if you wish to do so. Release dates are constantly subject to change, so call ahead before you leave the house.

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.

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.

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.

Eurogamer writes: Live qualifying events for the FIFA Interactive World Cup have taken place in Denmark, the Netherlands and Hungary this month as part of EA and FIFA's search to find out who is best at FIFA 08 on PS3 (I'd like to take this opportunity to rule myself out). 15-year-old Christian Lønhart from Bagsværd in Copenhagen and 17-year-old Hungarian Roland Császár won the first two events, while Dutchman Andries Smit is apparently up for his second Grand Final in a row after a tense qualifying match at the weekend in the Netherlands.

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.