Cheating on online ranked matches has become a common practice in FIFA 09, more common than in any other game. It has reached such high levels that fans report that almost 30% of online ranked matches result against people using Dream Teams or Edited Teams.
Fresh off the press (well airwaves), we've just got news via the official FIFA 09 podcast - presented by Steve and Rom - that FIFA 09 will be getting kit updates for a select number of teams....
BeefJack writes: "For those of you that purchased the FIFA 09 Ultimate Team DLC, you may have found that the game 'challenged' the EA servers and led to a disruption to gameplay.
BeefJack writes: "The world's best 32 virtual football players lined up at Port Olympic, Barcelona, Spain in an attempt to be crowned the FIFA Interactive World Champion 2009.
FIFA 09 Ultimate Team is available to download now from Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 MS Points.
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FIFA fans, EA SPORTS is looking for knowledgeable soccer/football fans to contribute to their games' database.
Fancy being the world's number one? Think you have the nerve, stamina and ability to cut it against the South Africa's best virtual footballers? To claim the prestigious SA title, you must demonstrate advanced skills, applied technical aptitude and concise ball control. But even if you are just a football fan intrigued by the fascination of virtual gaming, we look forward to welcoming you as a contestant. Book your spot at the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2009 South African qualifiers.
The FIFA Interactive World Cup 2009 got underway on October 3rd, 2008, with EA SPORTS FIFA 09 players on PLAYSTATION3 vying for a handsome $20,000 (US) cash prize, a brand new car and the chance to hang out with football royalty at the FIFA World Player Gala.
With the new add-on content for FIFA 09 just around the corner EA today announced the new celebrations that will be in the game.
TheSixthAxis.com picks up on a tweet revealing the price of the new game mode coming to FIFA '09 in March.
With the release of FIFA 09 DLC just three weeks away, a tasty nugget of information has been found.
Taking place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, this year's MCV Industry Excellence Awards will be the most hotly-contested ever, with 17 accolades up for grabs, across a diverse range of categories covering the entire industry.
TheSixthAxis takes a look at the new details for EA's new game mode for FIFA '09 'Ultimate Team' coming on March 19th.
Mat Prior the line producer for Ultimate Team writes: "First off there seems to be a lot of questions around PS3 trophy support for Fifa 09 so let me speak to that. Yes it will be available for Fifa 09 and you don't need to buy Ultimate team in order to get it. Ultimate team has its own trophies but you'll get full trophy support for Fifa 09 for free without having to buy ultimate team, it will be part of the title update that will unlock the ability to download ultimate team".
GI.biz writes: "Electronic Arts has released FIFA 09 statistics, revealing that around 1.25 million games are played online every day.
The publisher says that over 141m games of FIA 09 have been played across Xbox 360 and PS3 since the game was released late last September
Xbox Only writes: We've seen baseball cards integrated into 2K Sports' MLB 2K series and now EA Sports is getting back into the card game with a downloadable expansion for FIFA 09. Dubbed "Ultimate Team", this mode will be available on March 19 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game and will likely cost $14.99on PS3or 1200 MS points.
The search for the best virtual soccer player in North America is heating up as FIFA, the world's governing body of soccer, Electronic Arts Inc and Sony Computer Entertainment announced two live qualifying events of the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2009