FIFA Off The Bench

Want Early Access to the Creation Center?

by Alain Quinto | 11-August-2010

Pre-order EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 11 at GameStop to receive exclusive early access to Creation Center before it's released to the public. Be one of the first people to experience the feature first-hand and start building the team of your dreams, ready to upload and play the day the game is released.

2010 FIFA World Cup is Now Available

by Yaw Obiri-Yeboah | 27-April-2010

The world's biggest sporting event is quickly approaching, but you can get your first taste of the festivities by picking up your copy of 2010 FIFA World Cup, which is now available in stores. For the first time the world's biggest spectacle will be hosted in Africa and you will be able to experience all of that pageantry and atmosphere by playing the game.

FIFA 10 Receives Two Nominations at 1st Annual Canadian Videogame Awards

by Alain Quinto | 16-April-2010

Hey gamers! EA SPORTS CM Alain Quinto here to provide you with the latest on the 1st Annual Canadian Videogame Awards (CVA's) to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre on May 5th. As a proud Canadian, I'm excited to see many great studios north of the 49th being represented in the 11 Award Categories and I'm looking forward to the event co-locating with GDC-Canada this year.

FIWC: The UK Final Beckons

by Phil Wride | 18-March-2010

With only a week to go until the UK Champion is crowned at the Emirates and their name gets added to the attendance list for the Global Finals in Barcelona things have been heating up nicely. The last online pre-qualifier has been completed and James Barrett now joins his brother Michael at the UK Final on the 22nd so there will certainly be some rivalry.

The Big Shout - Is The Reign Of The Big Four Over?

by Stevie Morgan | 27-November-2009

In this week's FIFA 10 podcast Romily Broad and myself asked whether or not the Premier League's big four teams are still the force they once were.

The Back Post - A Week For Winners

by Romily Broad | 20-November-2009

They say if the people of China all jumped up and down at the same time, the earth would spin off its axis and shed its oceans to the winds. Football's the only thing in the world that could make people do that. Not even Susan Boyle.

About The Bloggers

David Rutter is the Line Producer for FIFA 11 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. A lifelong football fan, David supports Leicester and Hitchin Town. In addition to playing FIFA, Rutter also enjoys CoD, GRAW, and NHL.
Aaron McHardy is responsible for gameplay design on FIFA 11. He did that on FIFA 08, 09 and 10, too. A professional footballer prior to working at EA, Aaron displayed his skills for the motion-capture cameras on FIFA Street and FIFA Street 2.
Marcel Kuhn is a producer on FIFA 11 with a big focus on the all-new Career Mode. Prior to EA, Marcel worked for a marketing agency in Germany for several years and, later, worked for a comic publisher.
Romily Broad is community manager for EA SPORTS Football World. Principally, that means he gets to play FIFA a lot and claim that it's actual work. Between games he also brings us the weekly FIFA podcast and all the cool stuff you might find over at EASPORTSFootball.com.
Christophe Labrune came to EA Canada from France in 2001 and, after some time in QA and localistion, joined the FIFA crew for FIFA 2004. He was Online Producer for FIFA 10 on PS3 and Xbox 360 and now runs the Football Live Team for the FIFA series. If you're a forumite, you'll find him there as "EA_FLT".
Stevie Morgan has worked in sports broadcasting for the past 12 years, despite always being picked last for football at school. He has also founded a support group for fellow fans of Southampton FC who, like him, have found things a bit much over the past few years and are suffering from post-Premiership depression.
 
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