Tag archive: Tiger Woods

EA stuck by Tiger Woods when no one else did (okay, maybe Nike did too). The company was willing to look past the lascivious scandal and the dropped endorsements, all in the name of video game golf. But now, with Woods yet to win a tournament since his return to the sport, the gaming giant is beginning to question its own loyalty. “We have no plans to move away from him, but it’s a business relationship on the basis of we make the best golf… Read More

Maybe it is the industry in general. Maybe it is his poor recent showings. Maybe it is the whole sex fiend thing. Whatever the reason, EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 has seen a huge drop in sales compared to last year’s game- right around a one-third drop off.

AT&T Inc. said Thursday it would no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture in dropping support for the world's top golfer, who's taking a break from the sport to focus on his marriage after his admitted infidelity. The phone company hasn't used Woods' image extensively in advertising, but its logo appeared on his golf bag. That deal had been billed as a “multiyear” agreement when it was signed early… Read More

We just emerged from a colorful light storm at the cavernous Club Nokia, where Nintendo has lifted the veil on not just new games, but new hardware as well. Here’s a rundown of what the company revealed: While Microsoft hopes to eventually steamroll the Wii remote with Project Natal, Nintendo doesn’t plan to go quietly. The company revealed more details on its Wii MotionPlus controllers, which originally debuted at last… Read More

Though most of the titles to show up at this year’s E3 will hit physical shelves in cardboard boxes any number of months later, Electronic Arts has decided to dip its toe into a Web 2.0 model of distribution on one title: Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online will allow users to pay for their gaming experience monthly and play through a browser, rather than buying a disc and installing it. The company announced the rather unusual distribution… Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's nothing all that charming about Nintendo's latest gadget. It's not as zany as a zapper or as sexy as a steering wheel. It doesn't even tell you whether you're losing weight. However, the gamemaker is hoping a small cube-shaped device called Wii MotionPlus will take the Wii's motion-sensing controls to a new level of precision. It's no secret the wrist-flicking Wii… Read More

Electronic Arts has announced it has pushed forward the launch of its Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis titles for the Nintendo Wii to June 8, corresponding with the launch of the new Wii MotionPlus controller accessor. The Wii version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 will be packaged with the MotionPlus in the North America and Europe, while Grand Slam Tennis for the Wii will be packaged with the MotionPlus accessory in Europe… Read More

Video game franchises like Madden Football, FIFA Soccer and Tiger Woods PGA Tour may be building blocks of EA’s sports video game empire, but the company will tweak the tried-and-true formula for these mainstay titles when it brings them to the Nintendo Wii for 2008. EA announced on Thursday that five of its popular sporting titles would fall into the newly created “All-Play” line on the Wii, a label created for… Read More

Electronic Arts has announced that it has shipped its first Steven Spielberg-designed game, Boom Blox. Available for the Nintendo Wii console, the game is intended to be a fun, action-packed game that appeals to both the 8–12 year-old set as well as the entire family: players navigate their way through nearly 400 levels of block destruction, encountering kooky characters along the way. The game also includes a level editor so users… Read More

One the heels of last week's odd executive swap which saw a former EA leader take over Xbox and Games for Windows businesses and Xbox head Peter Moore depart for EA Sports, Microsoft has inked a deal with leading video game publisher Electronic Arts which brings five of EA's leading sports titles into Microsoft's in-game advertising service, Massive Network. The move could be a significant victory for Microsoft in the… Read More

With the E3 Expo just around the corner and hype starting to build, Microsoft has tapped the early excitement for the event by announcing that it will broadcast high-def E3 coverage to Xbox 360 owners via Xbox Live. “E3: Bringing It Home” will offer video updates, game trailers, themes, gamer pictures, and even demos. The list of games Microsoft will cover includes: "Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation" (NAMCO BANDAI… Read More

By most accounts, Nintendo's only failure with the Wii console this holiday season was not being able to get enough units to Wii-hungry retailers. Now, the company wants to keep Wii enthusiasm afloat, so it's announced a series of new and classic gaming titles which are due to become available for the Wii during the first quarter of 2007. “Our tremendous worldwide launch shows people, from experienced players to… Read More

As the much-anticipated North American launch of its PlayStation 3 gaming console nears, Sony Corporation has detailed the availability and pricing of key PS3 peripherals, the initial title line-up for the new console, and details of the PlayStation 3 online service. Although pricing for PS3 consoles has been public knowledge for a while—$499 for a 20 GB unit and $599 for a 60 GB PS3 with Wi-Fi—Sony outlined pricing for key… Read More

Electonic Arts EA Sports has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 video game has shipped for the Playstation 2, Xbox, Sony PSP, and Windows PCs, and is available on store shelves right now. Got an Xbox 360? Don't get your freaky polo shirt in a bunch: your version is due October 17. Tiger Woods 07 enables uplayers to compete available 21 of the worlds top golfers, including Tiger Woods (imagine that!), Vijay Singh, Anika Sorenstam,… Read More

Among the titles to be released this holiday season are FIFA 07, Need for Speed Carbon, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07, NBA LIVE 07, NHL07, Half Life 2 and SUPERMAN RETURNS: THE VIDEOGAME. Clearly Electronics Arts has mentioned a couple non-sports related games in Half Life 2 and Superman Returns, and there is of course the possibility that more game releases will be mentioned between now and then. Customers will be able to take… Read More