CVG: Publisher splashes the big bucks to win FIFA endorsement from England striker
Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
Issue 8 of the free DSP/PSP magazine, HGZine, has a head-to-head preview of PES 2008 and FIFA 08 on the handheld systems.
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.
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