EA Sports launched
FIFA Online 2 in South Korea Friday, advancing the series that already sported over 5 million subscribers (*sigh* American video game culture hasn't even moved to solid foods yet, compared to South Korea.) But that news matters little in the U.S. since
our kind of football involves "kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big 'H'..." -- thank you, Eddie Murphy.
EA BRINGS EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE 2 TO ASIA
Advanced Game Engine and Realistic Gameplay for the Newest Ultimate Online Football Gaming Experience
Seoul, Korea – September 28, 2007 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced the launch of EA SPORTS™ FIFA ONLINE 2 in Asia. Co-developed with Seoul-based Neowiz Games, EA SPORTS™ FIFA ONLINE 2 is the newest game from the creators of the highly successful EA SPORTS™ FIFA ONLINE, bringing next generation technology and an enhanced gameplay experience to players. The game will be operated in Korea by Neowiz Games.
EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE has quickly become the number one online sports game in Korea with over five million registered subscribers. Building on that success, the new game, EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE 2, brings further enhancements for the ultimate online football gaming experience. The game mirrors the sophistication, finesse and beauty of the real-world sport and puts players on the pitch to challenge the odds, perfect their skills, and rise up to win glory for their team.
EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE 2 features the advanced FIFA 07 gameplay physics engine, which enables amazingly stunning, responsive and natural football graphics and animation. The newly developed player transfer system and unlimited level system also allow a sense of achievement in developing player skills and building one’s own dream team. Creativity also comes into play in EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE 2 as gamers create and customize their own distinct players and team identity.
Mr. Kwan-Ho Choi, CEO of Neowiz Games, said, “The successful publishing know-how of Neowiz Games and the state of the art FIFA Online 2 physics engine from EA SPORTS will surely make this the most authentic football experience for online gamers. The launch of this great product will enable Neowiz Games to continue to be a solid leader in the national sports gaming market.”
“FIFA Online 2 brings a fresh experience to online gamers,” said Su-Jung Hahn, General Manager of EA Korea. “This next generation offering responds to the needs of our players that have made FIFA Online such a tremendous success in Korea. With the new engine, FIFA Online 2 brings even more challenge and fun to football gaming fans”.
EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE 2 offers fans the chance to live out their football dreams. Gamers can take their teams to the title with complete control of their favorite clubs and players and experience the real emotions of a real world football game.