EA Titles To Support Xbox Live

More than a year after launching the online component of the Xbox, Microsoft has finally brought the gaming industry's largest publisher on board.

Microsoft and Electronic Arts announced Monday that EA Xbox games would begin supporting online play in July, with the release of “NCAA Football 2005.” All totaled, EA plans to release at least 15 Xbox Live enabled games this year, including “Madden NFL 2005,” “Tiger Woods,” “NASCAR,” “Goldeneye: Rogue Agent” and “Battlefield: Modern Combat.

“I know it a while for us to get here but EA is committed to creating great experiences to help [Microsoft] grow the Xbox Live community,” said Don Mattrick, president of EA worldwide operations. “The big winners of this are the people who love games,”

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