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Post by sanjoy on May 23, 2007 9:58:40 GMT 6
wont come out bef august
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Post by HundredProofSam on May 23, 2007 10:48:42 GMT 6
IGN says September
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Post by HundredProofSam on May 25, 2007 10:46:56 GMT 6
Barcelona, Spain – May 24, 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will headline a global lineup of superstar athletes to be featured on the front packs of FIFA 08, the next chapter in the internationally acclaimed videogame franchise from EA SPORTSTM that will be available this Autumn for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Nintendo DS™, PC, mobile and will appear for the first time on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
The spotlight will shine on FC Barcelona’s world-class midfielder Ronaldinho who will be the center-piece of FIFA 08 global packaging and marketing campaigns. Selected FIFA World Player 2004 and 2005, and a finalist last season, Ronaldinho will take his place on FIFA 08 covers alongside star players from other select teams in countries around the world.
Ronaldinho will join 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Golden Boot winner Miroslav Klose of Werder Bremen on packaging in Germany, rising star Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid on the cover in Spain, attacking midfielder and captain of the Austrian national team Andreas Ivanschitz of Panathinaikos FC on the cover in Austria, and Swiss national Tranquillo Barnetta of Bayer Leverkusen on front packaging in Switzerland. Midfielder Florent Malouda of Olympique Lyonnais and winger Frank Ribery of Olympique Marseille will be paired with Ronaldinho on covers in France. The athletes appearing on the cover of FIFA 08 in North America and the United Kingdom will be revealed next month.
Player Nationality Club Ronaldinho Brazilian Barcelona (Spain) Sergio Ramos Spanish Real Madrid (Spain) Miroslav Klose German Werder Bremen (Germany) Andreas Ivanschitz Austrian Panathinaikos FC (Greece) Tranquillo Barnetta Swiss Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) Florent Malouda French Olympique Lyonnais (France Frank Ribery French Olympique Marseille (France)
EA also revealed that many of the players who will be appearing on its FIFA 08 covers are participating in state-of-the-art body motion capture today at a private facility in Barcelona, Spain. Cover stars Ronaldinho, Klose, Ramos, Barnetta, and Ivanschitz are being motion captured today for the EA SPORTS FIFA videogame development team. The body movements, individual moves and playing style of each athlete is being captured, digitized and will become the life-like movement of the virtual players in future versions of EA’s FIFA games.
"We are proud to call some of the world’s best football athletes our partners. The access, guidance and insight they give us means that FIFA 08 will create a next gen experience that not only looks authentic, but that captures the emotion, finesse and beauty of the game,” said Joe Booth, senior producer for FIFA 08. “Through sessions like today, and the continued investment in our next gen football engine, our world-class development team continues to revolutionize the authentic gameplay experience.”
“Ronaldinho and all the FIFA 08 cover stars bring a passion for the sport that is raw and true. They enjoy helping us bring that real-world experience into the game,” said Matt Bilbey, International Director, EA SPORTS. “Their expert skills, commitment to success and passion for football inspire our development team and help us make FIFA 08 the most natural-feeling football videogame in the world.”
FIFA 08 is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. It is scheduled for world wide release this Autumn on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Wii™, Nintendo DS™, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, PC and mobile. FIFA 08 has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.
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Post by KC on May 25, 2007 12:06:03 GMT 6
is andrew wilson te producer? that bastid banned me in 2002.
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Post by pjmegax on May 27, 2007 11:18:04 GMT 6
can't wait for it
i always preferred fifa or PES because FIFA was graphically better and had a lot more licenses sure PES rocked gameplay wise,but i cudn't stand lookin at the players and playing "MAD-RED"
FIFA 07 was good but gameplay isn't all that gr8,they've improved from 06 massively but they haven't made it PES like but i'm sure they'll improve everythin with 08 also hopin for better commentary and higher difficulty
only rarely do i ever get a challenge in 07 on legendary
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Post by HundredProofSam on May 27, 2007 11:30:03 GMT 6
lol why are all u FIFA fans so defensive....everytime yall say something about it yall have to defend yourselves and say while yall like it more than PES...no1 needs an explanation, if u like it, u like it
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Post by sanjoy on Jun 3, 2007 13:19:08 GMT 6
The FIFA 08 next-gen producer imagines an EA virtual world cup, online, 11 on 11, featuring the best videogame soccer players on the planet. Coinciding with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, each gamer will grab a player and, with 10 friends, begin a soccer assault on the rest of the planet. Right now it's just a dream, a goal for the future of FIFA online, but it all starts with Be a Pro in FIFA 08. We sat down with Booth and his team at EA Canada to get our first look at FIFA 08 and the new Be a Pro mode. Booth, a native of England, was decked out in his finest Leeds United jersey and made an exciting announcement: FIFA 08 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will feature 30 leagues, 620 teams and about 15,000 players. Not only is that a record for FIFA -- Booth worked on the excellent FIFA 07 on current gen that featured only a whopping 27 leagues -- but that's more teams than every other EA Sports title combined. In short, Leeds United is back. But what about EA's soccer franchise? Well, let's say you want to take control of Leeds striker David Healy. And by take control, we mean complete control. In the new Be a Pro mode, you select any player from a squad and control him the entire match in what is almost like a third-person soccer game. The new camera system will zoom in and out to continually frame your player, the ball and the goal. If Healy is zipping up the field on a breakaway, the camera will zoom in and shake, just like the Gears of War embedded journalist cam. As you play, you'll receiver a number of visual prompts to indicate if you are out of position, where you should run to into space, if you're offside. And even if you're not playing with a game-changing superstar like Ronaldinho, you are still rewarded by how well you play your position. Of course, if you're simply bored, you can pause the game and switch to a more exciting player at any time. The most popular position at EA so far is central midfielder. It's great to score with a striker, but attacking midfielders are always in on the action and it's just as fun to create a goal with a slick pass. Keep in mind that Be a Pro isn't like Madden's Superstar mode with a soccer ball. You aren't creating a player and following his career on the way to the FIFA hall of fame. Be a Pro is simply a new way to play on the virtual pitch -- and a nice thought since innovation in soccer games has become pretty much stagnant. Still, Be a Pro isn't a replacement for the 11-on-11 action that we have come to know and love. It's great to play as your favorite player but nothing is better than creating an amazing goal with your favorite team. So when Booth and his team took the next-gen reins, they made a long list of improvements that needed to be made. First on the list was shooting. We got a chance to crack a few shots from distance and the difference in shooting is immediately noticeable. Long shot specialists like Steven Gerrard will finally be weapons in FIFA, thanks to a dynamic shooting meter and the FIFA physics system introduced in 07. When you're in perfect position, the power meter will slowly increase as you hold the shot button. When you let go, you'll rip a powerful shot that has a great chance of being on goal (rather than on the lap of a player's wife in the seventh row). Shots will become more difficult to hit based on a number of conditions. Has the ball just bounced? Is it rolling toward or away from the player? How fast is the player running? Is it his off foot? Not only will this increase the speed of the shot meter, but the ball will also take some wild trajectories depending on just how far off center your shot is. Moral of the story? Work for a good shot. Thankfully, you'll have some extra tools at your disposal to do so. When you hit the slow-pace button, you will now have an arsenal of skill moves available. Cristiano Ronaldo will dazzle you with step-overs. Ronaldinho will embarrass you with the flip flap. Watch out for feints, spins and the rainbow. All of these will be accessible on the right stick while running at slow pace. At regular speed, the knock-the-ball-into-space move mapped to the right stick will return, which we don't like because it doesn't work. Visually, FIFA 08 will run at 60 frames per second and it also utilizes a fancy animation system similar to what you've seen in Madden 08 and NBA Street Homecourt. Basically, animations blend smoothly together so you can run in and out of motions without being trapped in one animation. It's still very early and EA has yet to tack on that extra visual polish, but the build we saw looked very similar to FIFA 07. In terms of modes, EA is holding off details on Manager Mode and online for now, although we have one delicious nugget for you. Interactive Leagues will make their 360 and PS3 debut. Pick your favorite team. When it plays, you play. EA will tally all the wins and losses and declare a winner. EA also hinted at traditional online leagues with your buddies, but we'll have to wait and see.
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Post by KC on Jun 3, 2007 13:23:33 GMT 6
ea also said they will thrash PES this year.
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Post by sanjoy on Jun 3, 2007 14:40:55 GMT 6
could be true
this is a totally cool feature
Well, let's say you want to take control of Leeds striker David Healy. And by take control, we mean complete control. In the new Be a Pro mode, you select any player from a squad and control him the entire match in what is almost like a third-person soccer game. The new camera system will zoom in and out to continually frame your player, the ball and the goal. If Healy is zipping up the field on a breakaway, the camera will zoom in and shake, just like the Gears of War embedded journalist cam.
As you play, you'll receiver a number of visual prompts to indicate if you are out of position, where you should run to into space, if you're offside. And even if you're not playing with a game-changing superstar like Ronaldinho, you are still rewarded by how well you play your position. Of course, if you're simply bored, you can pause the game and switch to a more exciting player at any time. The most popular position at EA so far is central midfielder. It's great to score with a striker, but attacking midfielders are always in on the action and it's just as fun to create a goal with a slick pass.
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Post by fideljo on Jun 6, 2007 15:11:59 GMT 6
could be true this is a totally cool feature Well, let's say you want to take control of Leeds striker David Healy. And by take control, we mean complete control. In the new Be a Pro mode, you select any player from a squad and control him the entire match in what is almost like a third-person soccer game. The new camera system will zoom in and out to continually frame your player, the ball and the goal. If Healy is zipping up the field on a breakaway, the camera will zoom in and shake, just like the Gears of War embedded journalist cam.
As you play, you'll receiver a number of visual prompts to indicate if you are out of position, where you should run to into space, if you're offside. And even if you're not playing with a game-changing superstar like Ronaldinho, you are still rewarded by how well you play your position. Of course, if you're simply bored, you can pause the game and switch to a more exciting player at any time. The most popular position at EA so far is central midfielder. It's great to score with a striker, but attacking midfielders are always in on the action and it's just as fun to create a goal with a slick pass.
this definitely looks like an impressive feature . pes did try the individual camera thing but it was a big flop so i'm very curious about fifa 08 now.
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Post by HundredProofSam on Jun 6, 2007 15:58:15 GMT 6
ea also said they will thrash PES this year. it will take a lot to do that....if they do then thats good for football fans everywhere...controlling one player is cool and all but unless they improve on their core gameplay, theyre not gonna win over too many new fans peace
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Post by Hahaman on Jun 6, 2007 18:08:24 GMT 6
we will see the biggest football war yet
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Post by HundredProofSam on Jun 6, 2007 19:17:15 GMT 6
and either way, football lovers win
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Post by <<<{AnMoL}>>> on Jun 6, 2007 19:34:51 GMT 6
A few days ago, we had reported about the athletes that would be on the covers of the FIFA 08 game. Now Electronic Arts (EA) has revealed more details of the game, which surely promises to be truly next-gen.
The Interactive Leagues feature that debuted in the FIFA 07 makes a comeback in the game. EA has also introduced a new mode called ‘Be A Pro’ where gamers can play as a single player and master the same disciplines as a real football player, from positioning and tackling to reading the field and passing.
FIFA 08 will have a smarter A.I. that will feature a 35-point decision engine which enables players to process multiple decisions and reactions in real-time. Then there is the Threat Map’ system that will make the players sentient of their surroundings, reacting genuinely to threats and opportunities to make intelligent football decisions.
Andrew Wilson, Executive Producer, FIFA 08 comments, “This year, FIFA 08 takes its second step into the next-generation. Last year, we kicked off the next-generation by introducing a new engine and stunning ball physics. This year, we are introducing new gameplay, new modes and a new feeling of football finesse. Be A Pro forces you to think and react like a professional player, you will experience the whole range of emotions players go through during the course of a game. This feature, along with advancements to our gameplay engine, will deliver on our promise of authentic football gameplay.”
Joe Booth, Producer for FIFA 08 on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 says, “The Interactive Leagues is the most successful online tournament we’ve had for the FIFA franchise and I am excited to bring it into this year’s next-gen game. As a Leeds United fan I was pained to see Manchester United win the first Interactive Premier League last season. However, I’m looking forward to equalizing the balance this year through FIFA 08. One of my favourite things about Interactive Leagues is how it connects me and the development team with the FIFA gamers via our weekly in-game pod-cast. We have just broken the one million downloads mark and It’s been an incredible way to interact with other fans, share experiences and answer questions.”
FIFA 08 will release in Autumn 2007 for the PS2, PS3, PSP, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 and the PC as well as for the mobile.
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Post by <<<{AnMoL}>>> on Jun 6, 2007 19:36:38 GMT 6
ea also said they will thrash PES this year. thats wht happened
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