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.

Aventuremedia / AventureHost will be holding two competitions in the one night. That night is Wednesday the 26th March @ 6PM (GMT). The event is free to enter and there will be a prize for the winner of each competition...

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

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.

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.

The Xbox 360 downloads that brings online team play for NBA Live 08 and online Be a Pro mode for FIFA 08 came out today. This allows for 5 on 5 play over 10 consoles. The PS3 versions of these games will get these modes later this month.