EA Sports MMA signs deal with STRIKEFORCE

Electronic Arts has signed the mixed martial arts fight promotion, STRIKEFORCE, as a premier league in the upcoming EA SPORTS MMA video game. In addition, Brett Rogers and Jake Shields, both of whom will be competing in the STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global co-promoted fight on November 7 (broadcasted live by CBS), join the EA SPORTS MMA roster of fighters.

The partnership will see the STRIKEFORCE cage and the league’s commentary team of Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo, as well as ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., be incorporated into the game. Martial arts referee “Big John” McCarthy will preside over the in-ring action as well. Also slated to appear on the fighter roster for EA SPORTS MMA are STRIKEFORCE stars Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal. Miller and Lawal were announced via a video last month during their visit to the development studio.

EA SPORTS MMA will be available on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 in 2010.

Vancouver 2010 cover athletes revealed

SEGA of America is partnering with top American and Canadian gold medal contenders Lindsey Vonn (USA; alpine skiing), Seth Wescott (USA; snowboard cross), Kristina Groves (Canada; speed skating) and Matthew Morison (Canada; snowboard) to appear on the cover of the upcoming video game Vancouver 2010 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games.

The game will be available for purchase at North American retailers on January 12th, 2010 for the Xbox 360, the PS3 and the PC via digital download.

The games are being developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software. Find out more at www.olympicvideogames.com.

It came from retail: what’s in stores this week

Tuesday is release day and there are plenty of new games to choose from including shooters, games based on movies heavy weight sports titles, games for girls,  games about apocalyptic wastelands, ports of games that should have sold better than they did,  games  involving dudes in spandex and more.

Come and take a tour of this week’s best and worst  releases after the break - you probably won’t regret it, but if you do i’ll give you a refund (let’s see, 0 - 0 = ?).

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Carve Your Own Halloween in Pangya

Ntreev USA has launched the Carve Your Own Halloween on Self Design Items contest now through October 27th for its online golf game Pangya. Fans can celebrate Halloween by using the self design item feature in the game. Once players put their skills to the test, Pangya GM’s will pick their favorite
Halloween themed self design items and award three grand prizes and seven runner up winners. Players can choose any character they would like, but they must submit both a top and bottom by October 27th to be considered. The winners will be announced on October 29th.

Three grand prize winners will be awarded 30,000 Ntreev points and 50 duplicate Self Design items for top and bottom. Seven runners up will receive 10,000 Ntreev points. To start designing and learn more about the game visit Pangya.ntreev.net.

Madden NFL Arcade announced

Electronic Arts announced today an all new way to play Madden NFL with Madden NFL Arcade - a pick-up-and-play, 5-on-5 football game from EA Tiburon. Madden NFL Arcade is for both casual and diehard NFL fans, featuring a unique art style, 32 NFL teams and distinctive home stadiums, and gameplay that consist of four downs to march 60 yards - no penalties or field goals allowed! The first team to 30 wins.

Madden NFL Arcade allows up to four players to play co-op on a single console. You can also take on other players online in head-to-head matches and track your performance via interactive leaderboards. Madden NFL Arcade will also provide a host of achievements and trophies to boost your gamer score.

Madden NFL Arcade will be available as a download on Xbox LIVE Arcade and the PlayStation Store for 1200 MS Points and $14.99 respectively, just in time for the holidays in December.

Water Sports for Wii in Oct.

GameMill Entertainment today announced a new game for the Wii simply called Water Sports. Set to release in October for Wii, the game utilizes the Wii Balance Board accessory and simple controls to get players on the water for some virtual fun. Water Sports promises to recreate the feeling of Wakeboarding, Wind Surfing, and Kite Boarding in locales such as Hawaii and Australia.

The game also offers co-op play for some modes like Wakeboarding where one player will drive the boat while the other player is on the Wakeboard.

Look for the game later this month.

First week sell through of FIFA 10 in Europe: 1.7 million units

Electronic Arts announced that FIFA 10 saw 1.7 million copies sold through at European retail in the first week. EA says that these numbers make it the fastest selling sports game ever and EA’s biggest European launch in history. EA added that, since launch, more than 10 million gaming sessions have been played online, with over 155,000 gamers playing online simultaneously during peak playing hours.

“We were confident that FIFA 10 would be a hit, and this week fans across Europe have shown just how much they love this game,” said Peter Moore, President of EA SPORTS. “We are incredibly proud of FIFA 10 and this kick-off for great, authentic football competition.”

FIFA 10 will be in stores throughout North America on October 20, 2009.