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FIFA 08 Demo Delayed For Xbox 360 And PS3 In Europe

According to the official EA Sports FIFA 08 forum the release of the FIFA 08 Xbox360 and Playstation 3 is delayed in Europe.

EA Announcement:
"We're sorry to have to tell everyone that the FIFA 08 NG demo won't be launching in Europe today as was expected. Although the demo is being released in North America there were a couple of issues which we couldn't get ironed out in time to release today despite working through out the night to get these sorted."

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TriggerHappy6072d ago

WOW. EA delays the demo in EU ? THEIR BIGGEST MARKET !?

Anyhow, I hope they can get their stuff together though.

Eagle_CFC6072d ago

So this story is balls, haha, made me laugh.

Noty sure about a Eurpoe 360 demo, is a bit odd.

Is a 751mb download

BlackCountryBob6072d ago

Thats smart, delay the demo in its biggest marketplace but release it somewhere that isn't interested in it. Its like if they released the demo of Nascar (god its a bad game) everywhere but America!

Whatever happened to the stuff being said last year that Europe was the most important market and whoever won the war in Europe won it worldwide.

I'll just get it from the US store.

AliC6072d ago

So I'll be logging into my US account again to get the demos I want

sigh, and this coming from the fact no one likes soccer in the US.

Mind boggles.

AngryHippo6072d ago

....hate how EU gets screwed all the time, why? EA are really stupid for releasing in to the US and not to EU at the same time.

mighty_douche6072d ago (Edited 6072d ago )

can someone explain to me (in detail) who you set up a us account on my uk ps3 please? also, dont i need an NA address to do this? and can i get in sh1t from sony for it??

please help, theres bubbles in it for you!!! thanks

edit @ Keowrath, thank you very much mate, your bubbles on its way! so juyst one quick question more, do i just go to 'user' and then 'new user'?

eidt @ EZCheez and Middleeye, cheers for the help guys, appreciate it alot! bubbles all round!!

Keowrath6072d ago (Edited 6072d ago )

MD, it's exactly the same as setting up your UK account. Extremely easy to do. You will need a valid US address and a valid email. All I did was set up a Gmail account and according to my US PSN account I live at Konami's headquarters in the states. I just entered the address from the back of the last castlevania booklet from a US verion. I think some people have done it with Hotels. If you don't have access to the US version of a booklet just find an address online.

Simple =)

@ MD again... At work at the moment but from what I can remember yeah, you just make a new user (pretty sure it's new MASTER account) and just fill in your details from there.

Oh yeah, as far as getting in trouble with Sony, I don't think they care. I've had a US account for as long as I've had a PS3 which is since may. And besides, with how crap the UK PSN is, I'd imagine quite a few people would probably have sold their consoles by now! LOL.

EZCheez6072d ago

but when I made my Japanese account I just made up an address like 123 something street because I couldn't read it. The first step though is to make a new account on your PS3 and then log on to the PS Network. One of the first prompts will ask you for the country and just make sure you use the US. I'm sure you could google instructions because that's exactly what I did for my foreign accounts.

And I'm just starting to feel bad for EU when it comes to the PSN. You guys are getting ripped off.

Middleeye6072d ago

first you need to create a new user, then register that user on the PSN with a US address.

for example: "Rodeo Drive X, 90210 Beverly Hills"

worked perfect for me.
just download the stuff you want on your us account, then switch back to you EU account.

I really don't understand why the US store is getting all these updates, while the European store doesn't get any content at all...
I'm losing my patience with Sony!

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PES vs. FIFA detail comparison: 10 years of rivalry

The epic fight between the two soccer giants Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA has been going on for over 10 years now. Cynamite takes a look at the scores from both games and shows, at which point PES overtook the FIFA series.

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Cheeky Gamer4960d ago

PS1/PS2 - PES by far
360/PS3 - FIFA by far

I can't see that changing until the next generation of consoles.

presto7174960d ago

Fifa 10 was good, but have you seen Fifa 11? NOt that much of a step up from 10. Pro Evo 2010 was not that good, but so far, what I've seen of Pro Evo 2011 blows anything and everything Fifa out of the water.

Pro Evo is back to reclaim the number 1 spot.

ad4mb4960d ago

just because pes has improved alot over pes 10 dont mean much, its still the same robotic game it has been for a while. and if you have played fifa 10 then moved to 11 its improved on a lot on what was already a great game.

Anderson84960d ago

agreed, pes11 is an improvement on last yr but it still lags way behind fifa at this point.. all the same issues that make it bad are still their

nix4960d ago

PES 11 is the Demon's Souls of soccer. and I LOVE IT!

Samus HD4960d ago

pes was good till 2011
it's a fail - they tried to change the gameplay for good but they ruined it

Cheeky Gamer4960d ago (Edited 4960d ago )

It's a shame that people such as yourself are still stuck in the dark days, clinging onto the hope that PES will be what it once was.

I was a huge fan of PES back in the day - as big as you could get, really - and I still believe that PES 5 and 6 are the best football games of all time. But I played the PES 2011 demo and deleted it after two games, because it's just horrible. Passing is decent, but that's about it; the player movement still borders on robotic, shooting is way too floaty and the presentation is mediocre.

If you really believe that the 'King' is back, then you must have a very short memory. PES this generation has absolutely nothing on the old games, nor does it have anything on FIFA this gen either; its rival is superior in almost every way.

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hennessey864960d ago

to its awsome best, therefore alot better than fifa arcade football 11

Jamaicangmr4960d ago (Edited 4960d ago )

It's actually a step down, they ruined the Fifa 10 formula and this is coming from a Fifa player. Am not a PES fan so i really don't know if the new one is good or not. My angle is the fact that EA messed up Fifa 11, i have spoken to many diehard fifa fans that feel the same way. Some are considering to just stick with 10 and see what 12 is like.

Cheeky Gamer4960d ago

FIFA 11 is superior to FIFA 10 in practically every way, without a doubt. I find it laughable that anyone could think any different.

FIFA 10 was a great game, but it had way too many flaws. FIFA 11 is a much more refined experience, and is all the better for it.

e-p-ayeaH4960d ago

2000 - 2005 -> PES dominated since the PS1 days but then it came PES 2006 it was a major letdown

2006 - NOW -> Fifa started to show its quality on this current gen and it evolved year after year while PES was still way behind.

A shame that games like "This is football" just vanished during the PS2 days

ELite_Ghost4960d ago

pes2011 is much different from any next gen pes, this is really a huge improvement

AKA4960d ago

Its funny to read or talk to the FIFA fanboy they cant accept the true and hate PES.

If you go to the FIFA forums they talk Bs. About pes and they hate it.
In the Pes forums they respect Fifa and many will be getting the two and we aré confidente that PES11 is better and the kind is back

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Boomtown Editorial: Football Rivalries

Boomtown writes: "No rivalry in the world of gaming is fiercer than the one between competing football franchises. It almost mirrors the strength of feeling people have for their club. Crossing the divide to support another franchise is a relatively rare occurrence. There are two major derby matches in the football gaming calendar and they feature a bitter enmity which has built up over the last few years. The first is Pro Evolution versus FIFA and the second is Championship Manager versus Football Manager."

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