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easports.com wrote:
Agreement With Microsoft brings Madden NFL, NBA LIVE, FIFA Soccer, NCAA Football and other blockbusters to Xbox Live this year
Redwood City, CA. - May 10, 2004 - Electronic Arts today announced one of the most anticipated events in the history of videogames: EA and Microsoft have struck an agreement that will allow players of EA SPORTS? and EA GAMES? titles to compete and play online through Xbox Live?. Players will have access to voice communication, tournaments, ladders and all the fun of online play. Terms of the agreement were not released.
The first game to include Xbox Live capability will be NCAA? Football 2005, scheduled for release in July. Madden NFL 2005, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR? 2005, NASCAR? 2005: Chase For The Cup, NBA LIVE 2005, NHL? 2005, and NCAA? March Madness? 2005 will follow. EA GAMES titles on Xbox Live include GoldenEye: Rogue Agent?, Need for Speed? Underground 2, Battlefield: Modern Combat?, Burnout? 3 and TimeSplitters Future Perfect?.
"Microsoft has always been one of our best business partners," said EA Chairman and CEO Larry Probst. "This agreement took time because we needed to get it right. This agreement enlists EA to further expand the Xbox Live community and allows us to build a business around premium content. The agreement is good for Microsoft, good for EA and most of all, good for the players."
"Since launching the Xbox Live service less than 18 months ago, we already have nearly a million subscribers in 24 countries around the world," noted Microsoft Chief Xbox Officer Robbie Bach. "The addition of blockbuster EA franchises to the Xbox Live service promises to reinforce our strong online position and bring even more gamers into the Xbox Live community."
EA's Xbox Live titles will provide features that bring the unified Xbox Live experience to the millions of EA Xbox gamers. EA's Xbox Live features will deliver world-class EA games, as well as an online community through EA online. EA Xbox Live features include Quickmatch and Optimatch, as well as supporting current Xbox Live Gamertags and voice communication. EA also will support the existing Xbox Live friends list, and additionally offer the EA Messenger service for easy communication amongst other Xbox Live friends.
I can't wait to play Tiger Woods 2005 and TS3 on live
They're just now going live? Wow, not that I care, personally I think EAs sport Franchise sucks, ok I've only really played madden, but it's was way to easy for me and I suck at most sports games . Some of the other games might be interesting.
I couldn't give a toss about the sports titles as the only EA sports games that have no superior Xbox equivalents are IMO Tiger Woods and possible SSX3. I am however very interested in Burnout 3 & Timesplitters: Future Perfect being on LIVE. It should turn out to be a very good deal for both EA & MS in the long run.
Lunchbox wrote:Goldeneye 2 looks promising but something tells me EA will screw that one up somehow. It just won't feel like Goldeneye without Rare behind it
It's guarenteed to not feel the same. They seem to have just hijacked the name as the game has nothing to do with the movie or the Rare original.
Eurogamer wrote:So then, you might be wondering, why is it called GoldenEye? Because, it says here, your nameless henchman lost an eye in an encounter with Dr. No, and Goldfinger's technicians replaced it with... a... golden... eye... Nice one, EA
Lol I know that's gotta be the most retarded name ever. They're just trying to make a game with the Goldeneye name that's pretty obvious. People will actually go 'OmgZ goldeneye 2!!!11' so it'll work.
And the story just seems like a JB salad. They've just thrown a load of random characters from JB in and wrote a maybe ok in parts / terrible in others story.
In the words of Q-Tip : Looking for vibes or positivity, not negativity / 'Cause we gotta strive for longevity by online gaming
. Some of the other games might be interesting.
