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  • 19Feb

    Ssssshhhhhh.

    I just grabbed a camera and took a peak inside the offices of Playfish in London.  Playfish are new to the EA family and live, drink and swim, social games.  More on Playfish shortly….but in the meantime….

    Have a look at their offices….ssshhhhhhh…I did not take these pictures ;)

    EArl

    Hello….welcome to Playfish.  The doors to the Studio

    Inside a meeting room….relax

    Work hard…and yes play hard.  Tough day…chill and bounce round the office…or rock out on Rockband

    Office decoration…Playfish style!

     

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  • 19Feb

    Dont you just love football….or soccer for our US friends!

    As the Premier League hots up, who will win the title?  Chelsea?  Or will they falter?  Man Utd, will they again steal it from under Chelsea’s nose?  Or will Arsenal snatch the Title?  Who knows.  But very exciting.

    FIFA 10 is both a critically acclaimed game and is steam rollering through sales records.  So to add extra spice, ‘Ultimate Team’ is coming.

    So that got me thinking….who would make up the best team in the world.

    Here’s my stab at it…..whats your steer?

    An attacking formation: 3-4-3.   (Going all out for goals).

    Goal: Edwin Van Der Sar
    Defence: Nemanja Vidic, Sergio Ramos, Rio Ferdinand
    Midfield: Lionel Messi, Steven Gerrard, Kaka, Christiano Ronaldo
    Strikers: Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o, Wayne Rooney.
    Manager: Jose Mourinho.

    Let us know your favourites…or is this team simply the BEST?

    So a little more on FIFA Ultimate Team…..

    FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is a deeper, more authentic, more dynamic version of the game mode successfully introduced last year and enables fans to customize the way they build their Ultimate Team.

    Take on the challenge of building an Ultimate Team of the best football stars in the world, manage one or multiple squads simultaneously, and compete against other gamers in dynamically updated online tournaments. For the record number of football fans playing FIFA 10 online, FIFA 10 Ultimate Team provides a new challenge to put a personally crafted team up against the rest of the world.

    “FIFA 10 Ultimate Team adds a lot more authenticity to a unique game that will update with new challenges and content over time,” said Producer Paul Hossack. “We now have over 7,000 players from 27 leagues available, from which gamers will craft one or multiple squads to show their mastery of the revamped, more realistic chemistry system, and compete in tournaments with exciting requirements and rewards. On top of that, we’ll release new tournaments and other updates regularly to keep the experience fresh and exciting.”

    FIFA 10 Ultimate Team has more options and players that enable gamers to emulate the way real-world coaches and managers build the truly great football teams. Choose how to manage your team–-focusing on creating one formidable squad, or managing multiple squads to match dynamic requirements for tournaments and competitions. Buy, sell, trade and acquire the biggest stars to build your dream team. Be strategic and tactical in preparing your squads for the various in-game competitions. A completely redesigned chemistry system built around player relationships on the pitch, means that managing teams and squads to their full potential is even more critical to success. Take carefully assembled squads into standard tournaments and themed competitions against the most formidable teams from around the world – and then out wit and out play them.
     

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  • 19Feb

    The winners have been announced of the 13th Interactive Entertainment Awards last night in Las Vegas.  You can see all the winners HERE

    EA was very proud to win in several categories including:

    Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Dragon Age: Origins

    Sports Game of the Year: FIFA Soccer 10

    Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Brutal Legend

    Family Game of the Year: The Beatles: Rock Band

    Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Brutal Legend

    Congrats to the talented teams involved in making the great games above.

    Last year was a golden year for games.  Great games that were also honoured by awards last night included Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves for the PS3 by Naughty Dog, Batman: Arkham Ayslum by the great guys of Rock Steady in the UK and of course Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was also recognised.

    Our prediction is 2010 will be an even stronger year for seeing great games.  And guess who benefits…you the games players.  Bring it on.

     EArl

    Another award for FIFA.  Rooonnneey!

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  • 19Feb

    Hey Speed Freaks.

    I have been away for a while BUT I am back with a bang.  Watch for some radical changes to this site in the coming weeks.  Thanks again for all your feedback.  You guys rock. 

    Hope, like me, you still feel the Need for Speed.  Did you notice this week that new DLC is available to download bringing the Prancing Horse to NFS: SHIFT.  Exciting.

    So what do you get amongst the new DLC?  Well, in addition to 10 new cars, the Ferrari Racing Series extends SHIFT’s career mode with 46 new Ferrari specific challenges designed for the Ferrari cars to participate in including hot laps, eliminators, endurance races and a world tour. Completing the perfect Ferrari package are an additional 125 gamerpoints as a reward for undertaking various exciting challenges. All Ferrari cars can also be taken online where players can prove who has the skills to master these high-performance Italian racing machines.

    The Ferraris available include:

    1. 1996 Ferrari F50 GT
    2. 2005 Ferrari F430 Spider
    3. 2005 Ferrari FXX
    4. 2005 Ferrari Superamerica
    5. 2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
    6. 2006 Ferrari F430 Challenge (Online/Quick event only)
    7. 2006 Ferrari F430 GTC (Online/Quick event only)
    8. 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
    9. 2008 Ferrari California
    10. 2008 Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider

    Meet you online…..pedal to the metal.

    EArl


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