REDWOOD CITY, Calif., – June 8, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 11 has shipped in North America. Players can fight for honor and their country in the all-new Ryder Cup Challenge at the Twenty Ten Course at Celtic Manor Resort; the course of the 2010 Ryder Cup. For the first time in franchise history, create your own team and take on the world in Online Team Play – featuring up to 12 versus 12 players on Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network. The Tiger Woods PGA TOUR franchise continues its innovation legacy in motion control with its support of the all-new PlayStation® Move controller, while the Wii™ version features an authentic way to hit the links with True View – via a first person camera in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11.
3D is being touted as the next big thing. Sony have their new 3D TV’s, more films are being made in 3D and Nintendo have announced their next portable console, the Nintendo 3DS will have 3D capabilities. So what does the gaming industry think about 3D tech? MCV got to find out from some big developers and publishers.
Namco Bandai Partners chief Olivier Comte – “Natal and Move are two new tools, but I don’t think either are the next revolution of games. I believe the next revolution will be 3D. I have tested some 3D games and I think it is a big change.”
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 2, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today thatNBA ELITE will be the new moniker of the long running EA SPORTS™ NBA videogame franchise. NBA ELITE 11 will revolutionize the way basketball simulation games are played, with an all-new technology base, a new control scheme and a real-time physics system. Currently in development for the PLAYSTATION®3 and the XBOX™ 360, NBA ELITE 11 will be available in retail stores this October.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 1, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) revealed today that EA SPORTS™ is developing their first ever NHL® hockey title for the Wii™ Console,NHL®SLAPSHOT, and that NHL Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky will grace the cover.NHL®SLAPSHOT introduces a revolutionary hockey stick controller that allows players to shoot, pass and body check just like the pros. In addition to having his likeness on the front of all packaging, Gretzky will be available as a playable character in the game when NHL® SLAPSHOT is available in retail stores this September.
No word of a 3DS version but we may hear more on that later in the year.
GUILDFORD, U.K., June 1, 2010 – Today the EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that two Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsTM videogames are in development to coincide with the much-anticipated final adventure in the Harry Potter film series from Warner Bros. Pictures which will be told in two full-length parts. The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 videogame will be released this autumn on all major gaming platforms.
With all the action taking place outside of Hogwarts for the first time, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 represents a shift in tone for the Harry Potter games. On the run with a horde of merciless enemies on their tail, players will find themselves in unknown territory, far from the safety of the school grounds, fighting for survival at every turn.
The third installment of the Madden NFL 11 Developer Video Series, is now available. Sit down with senior producer Phil Frazier, creative director Ian Cummings, art director Mike Young, and senior product manager Anthony Stevenson for an exclusive look at how Madden NFL 11 provides a new level of excitement with completely revamped audio presentation, from the booth to the field. See it, hear it, feel it in Madden NFL 11.
Brandon, MB. – May 21, 2010 – The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) in association with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced a four year agreement that will see the league included in EA SPORTS™ NHL® products. The three regional leagues that make up the CHL, including the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), will all have their teams and players represented in EA SPORTS NHL 11when it becomes available in retail stores this September.
Here’s the line-up but they are probably holding a few surprises back too, hopefully they will show some 3DS titles. The show starts in a month so we’ll know quite soon…
Madden NFL 11
FIFA ll
NHL 11
NBA Live 11
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
New EA Sports Active
New Sony and Microsoft Motion Control Games
New Harry Potter Game
Can’t wait to find out what this Suda51 and Mikami game turns out to be. No doubt it will be slightly crazy and totally original, which is fine by me!
“[The game was] mad genius horror. [Suda51's designs were] really, really creative. It absolutely still exists. It has been named, which I can’t reveal yet. But they are still absolutely working on it – they’re probably about halfway through the game. How would I describe it? I mean, if you follow Suda at all, you won’t be surprised to hear it’s mad genius in the horror genre. And hopefully we can continue to build on his reputation such that his games get appreciated by more and more people. I think sometimes when sometimes when someone gets a reputation for developing games that are a little bit out there, the interest in their specific games is smaller than it should be – it gets labelled as ‘niche’. His designs are really, really creative and he thinks differently. In this world of making games we need more people who think differently.” – EA Partners boss David DeMartini
This developer video from EA showcasing “Tiger Woods 11” on Wii gives first insight into the new features the game will have this year. Among them is a first person viewpoint of swinging your clubs which looks pretty cool to us! This is only an option, so don’t worry you are not forced to use i if you don’t want to, however it certainly looks like this years game will be the most realistic golf game to date.
What do you think of the new first person controls? Let us know in the comments below.
EA have announced that their top-selling Wii-fitness-a-thon “EA Sports Active” will see a follow up later this year imaginatively titled “EA Sports Active 2.0“!
Tarrnie Williams, Executive Producer at EA says that the game “will define a new era of interactive fitness with the use of innovative motion sensor peripherals and a heart rate monitor that provide users with a fitness experience delivering real, measurable results“. Who are we to argue?
This time around the game will also be available for PS3 and iPhone/iTouch and it includes a heart rate monitor which sees EA taking on Nintendo at their own game with the release of the Vitality Sensor also due out later this year.
Head inside for the oh-so-corporate press release.
