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The FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC), the virtual football tournament loved by football fans across the globe, has surpassed one million players participating in the annual tournament. Following the first ever FIWC in 2004, the tournament has grown significantly and in 2011 secured its place in the Guinness World Records as the largest online gaming tournament in the world. This year’s FIWC has already attracted over 130,000 more players than last year’s event, tipping it over the 1 million player mark for the first time in the tournament’s history. Read the rest of this entry »

EA SPORTS™ has invited sports fans from around the world to free their game with FIFA Street, available in retail stores today in North America, and this week throughout Europe for the PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®. The community buzz and appetite for an authentic street soccer game has pushed the FIFA Street demo to near-record levels of global excitement. More than 2.1 million people have downloaded the demo in the past two weeks, making FIFA Street the second most downloaded demo—behind only FIFA Soccer 12—released by EA SPORTS over the past year, according to internal data provided by SONY and Microsoft. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent game developer Hothead Games welcomes you to the world stage of accessible football fun with the launch of Big Win Soccer for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You can create your own unique dream team, compete against opponents from around the world, watch your team battle it out on the pitch, boost your player’s passing, shooting, dribbling and other skills and get ready to hoist the Daily Trophy for the ultimate big win. Read the rest of this entry »

EA SPORTS™ SSX™ is available in retail stores throughout North America today, by March 2 in other countries, and Japan on March 15th. For the first time ever SSX, is available in high definition on the Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3. One of the most critically-acclaimed titles coming out of E3, SSX is currently featured on 15 ‘Most Anticipated Games of 2012’ lists. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. has delivered the first true HD console experience on a hand-held gaming device with the launch of EA SPORTS™ FIFA Soccer on the PlayStation® Vita handheld entertainment system, available now in retail stores throughout North America and Europe. The first game ever developed for the PlayStation Vita by EA SPORTS features the award-winning FIFA Soccer console quality gameplay, graphics, game modes and authenticity. Read the rest of this entry »

Web Sim Sports Inc., a studio specializing in online sports gaming, launched a unique hockey simulator in July 2009, Web Sim Hockey, which is a multiplayer strategy game played entirely on the Web. As part of the Sports Administration program offered by Laurentian University, Web Sim Hockey is being used for educational purposes to provide a realistic management experience for the students. Read the rest of this entry »

Sarbakan collaborated with Ubisoft Montreal to create new downloadable content for Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012, exclusively for Kinect for Xbox 360, available now for download on Xbox Live for 400 MS Points. A first for the Quebec City–based game developer, Sarbakan’s  DLC is part of the “Back in Shape” mode. Read the rest of this entry »

In a new game based on Stinger Table Hockey, which was the No. 1 selling Paid App in Canada, the Team Canada Table Hockey app by Stinger Games makes improvements in every area of the game, giving players a new interactive experience. Officially licensed by Hockey Canada, this game’s improved physics, control and AI takes mobile table hockey to the next level. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Sports™  has announced that it is celebrating the transfer signing of Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi with a special pre-order incentive for FIFA Street, launching at retail worldwide in March 2012. Fans who pre-order FIFA Street from leading retailers around the world will receive exclusive in-game access to an adidas™ all-star team featuring Messi and 12 of the greatest footballers in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Ratrod Studio Inc. has announced their latest video game title “Mike V: Skateboard Party”. The game, which is  presented in collaboration with skateboard legend Mike Vallely, is now available worldwide for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Versions for Android, PC and Mac OS are also set to launch shortly. Read the rest of this entry »