GI.Biz writes: Electronic Arts is to stand by shamed golf star Tiger Woods, following the public apology made to his family over personal transgressions. Woods, who was the first golfer to hit the USD 1 billion career earnings mark three months ago, has been surrounded by a frenzy of speculation since he was admitted to hospital following a car accident outside his home in Florida at the weekend.
A recent study at Villanova University shows that games using motion control don't influence the aggression in players any more than standard controls do. Dr. Patrick Markey examined individuals playing Manhunt 2 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 (otherwise known as the only AO Wii game in existence).
Analysts said Tuesday that Electronic Arts is cutting prices on sports games such as NBA Live 08, Madden NFL 08 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, which the analysts said is a bad sign going into the holiday season.
The Orange Box debuts at 3, Phantom Hourglass at 4 Sega's Football Manager 2008 has entered the UK's all-formats chart at number one this week, knocking EA's FIFA 08 off the top spot. Accounting for 38 per cent of all PC titles sold in the past week, Sports Interactive's management sim is Sega's first multiformat number one title since last year's version of the popular football franchise. 1. Football Manager 2008 (PC) 2. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC) 3. The Orange Box (Xbox 360, PC) 4. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) 5. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) 6. Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360) 7. Ratatouille (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC) 8. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC) 9. Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3) 10. Crash of the Titans (Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS, GBA)
After 2 weeks in the charts Bioshock is still the best selling game in the UK, holding off competion from new release Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, while another new entry Stuntman Ignition came in 9th.
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