EA extends FIFA deal for a further four years

Posted Aug 14, 2006 at 10:02AM by QJ Staff Listed in: News, Games Tags: Dan Holman, EA, Electronic Arts, FIFA, GBA, UK
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FIFA 07


FIFA fans will be pleased to hear that Electronic Arts have extended their liscencing agreement with the Football Association (FA) Premier League for another 4 years, meaning more and more EA FIFA titles up to the 2010/11 season. This deal gives EA exclusive rights to feature all Premier League clubs in the games, along with current kits, squads and player likenesses up to the 2010/11 season.

EA are "delighted" to have extended the deal, with EA UK marketing manager Dan Holman saying "Our continuing relationship will enable us to maintain the high standards fans have come to expect. Our continuing relationship will enable us to maintain the high standards fans have come to expect." The next installment in EA's FIFA series, FIFA 07 will be released for Nintendo DS, PSP, Xbox, PC, PS2 and GBA on September 29th this year.

England international star Wayne Rooney, who is featured on the box of the UK version along with Ronaldinho, said that

"FIFA is always the game I play with my team mates when we travel or get together for international duty, so itÂ’s great to return for a second year on the cover. I feel this is the season for both the game and for me professionally to go on to achieve even greater success." In other words, thanks putting me on the cover of your game, EA!



Via gamesindustry.biz

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by first! - 2006-08-14 05:42
»

First Post! w00t!

by !st - 2006-08-14 05:42
» Im first?

Yea biaacthes..

by 1st post loosers - 2006-08-14 05:45
» woopie

you made 1st post well done

by mnky - 2006-08-14 05:50
» .

woot, 4 more years of one of the worst licence-leeched games ever, using the same game engine but with better gfx.

oh joy...

by flabula - 2006-08-14 06:13
» oh well if rooney says so....

rooney as a footballer is a highly evolved artist on the ball however in all other aspects the guy has only recently stoppeddragging his knuckles off the ground like the ape he really is. Thats why he plays FIFA (apart from EA's big cheque)



If you like football buy PRO EVO. ***** EA and ***** the FA for giving them exclusive rights. Why does it have to be exclusive? Whats wrong with competition?

by flabula - 2006-08-14 06:51
» ^^^^^^^

PES and WE are one and the same

by dr.mindkiller - 2006-08-14 07:27
» Bad news

This isn't good news for Fifa fans. All this means is that no other footie game can use these likenesses. If that couldn't have signed this deal, then EA would have had to spend their time and money on another part of the game... I don't know, gameplay???... in order to compete with other footie games.

by WOOTCAKES - 2006-08-14 07:39
» ROFLPOCKETS

WHOA MAN SOCCER IS SOOOO *****ING GAY DAMN MEJICANOS

by Anonymous - 2006-08-14 07:55
» LOL #9

LoL if you think only people from Mexico like you are oh so wrong. Soccer is THE most popular sport in the world.

by WE - 2006-08-14 10:18
» Winning Eleven all the way

Each year:



Konami - Create a new experience of football. Improving animations, physics and gameplay. Quite the hard job.



EA - Have it easy. They just copy last years Winning Eleven as best they can and claim it as their own.



EA is f***ked.

by clouducla - 2006-08-14 12:21
» ...ugly

is this game running on a ds?!?!?!wat the hell is that?!?!...dude...EA Sux big ones....

by fzn - 2006-08-14 12:32
» pes > fifa

pes is much better then fifa. every play pes instead.

by zechs6437 - 2006-08-14 15:55
»

is it just me, or are those shadows totally *****ed up?

by seb - 2006-08-14 19:05
» OH NO!!!! EA Go Away!!!!!!!!!!

More utter crap games from the worst . I mean it has to be the biggest pile of *hit PES all the Way!

by Seb - 2006-08-14 19:11
» Soccer fans commit suicide after EA announces 4 more years!

The Title should say:

Soccer fans to commit suicide after EA announces 4 more years!

by talidan - 2006-08-15 03:59
»

i know im late and i know all these people have already said what im about to say but i thought i may as well help out...





EA YOU *****ING *****S.





Thanks

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