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Champions League (video Game)
The UEFA Champions League video game license has been used by five different companies. Debuting in 1996, the series has only had five games published so far, and after being in the hands of Krisalis Software, Silicon Dreams Studio and Konami, the license now lies in the hands of Electronic Arts, EA and Sega. Krisalis (1996–1998) Krisalis Software had a strong history of football video games in the past, and inclusively released ''European Club Soccer'', a game that simulated the old knockout format in 1992. With the official branding, Krisalis worked on a 3D engine, fitted with the ''Tacti-grid'' and gameplay in the line of their older games. It had all 16 teams present in the 1996/1997 Champions League with the actual groups, plus national teams. Only one title was produced, distributed by Philips Media. Silicon Dreams (1998–2002) With Silicon Dreams Studio, who also developed the ''World League Soccer'' series, ''Champions League'' had four titles, ''98–99'', ''Season 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krisalis Software
Krisalis Software Limited was a British video game developer and publisher founded by Tony Kavanagh, Peter Harrap, and Shaun Hollingworth in 1987 under the name Teque Software List of games Developed Published References External links *{{official website, https://web.archive.org/web/19971010205654/http://www.krisalis.co.uk/ (archived) 1987 establishments in England 2001 disestablishments in England Companies based in Rotherham Defunct companies based in Yorkshire Video game companies established in 1987 Video game companies disestablished in 2001 Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom Video game development companies Video game publishers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA (video Game Series)
''FIFA'' was a football video game franchise developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and published by EA Sports. As of 2011, the ''FIFA'' franchise has been localized into 18 languages and available in 51 countries. Listed in Guinness World Records as the best-selling sports video game franchise in the world, the ''FIFA'' series has sold over 325 million copies as of 2021. On 10 May 2022, it was announced that EA and FIFA's partnership of 30 years would come to an end upon the termination of their licensing agreement, making '' FIFA 23'' the last entry to the franchise under the ''FIFA'' name. As a successor to the ''FIFA'' series, EA launched the ''EA Sports FC'' franchise, with '' EA Sports FC 24'' being the first installment under the new name. Football video games such as '' Tehkan World Cup'', '' Sensible Soccer'', '' Kick Off'' and '' Match Day'' had been developed since the late 1980s, and were already competitive in the games market when EA Sports announced a football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#Asia and Europe, transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe), members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, European Championship, UEFA Nations League, Nations League, UEFA Champions League, Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Europa League, UEFA Conference League, Conference League, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Sports FC
''EA Sports FC'' is a football video game franchise developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and published by EA Sports. It serves as the direct successor to their former ''FIFA'' series, which was discontinued following the termination of EA and FIFA's licensing agreement, serving as a continuation of EA Sports' football simulation games. The first main installment in the series, '' EA Sports FC 24'' was launched on 29 September 2023, following a one week early access period for Ultimate Edition users. In addition, ''FIFA Online 4'' was updated as '' EA Sports FC Online'' on 22 September 2023, while ''FIFA Mobile'' was updated to '' EA Sports FC Mobile'' globally on 26 September 2023. The second main installment in the series, '' EA Sports FC 25'' was launched on 27 September 2024, with the Ultimate Edition being released a week before on 20th September. The Ultimate Edition of the game comes with in game bonuses such as FC Points, Early Access, and Players. History On 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Dixon
Lee Michael Dixon (born 17 March 1964) is an English pundit and retired professional footballer who played as a right-back. Dixon was also capped 22 times for England. His father Roy was a goalkeeper with Manchester City and many of Dixon's formative years were spent on the terraces at Maine Road. But it was nearby Burnley he joined as a junior and he graduated to the senior team for a handful of games before John Bond released him to Chester City. After one and a half seasons there he signed for Bury before joining Stoke City where he instantly impressed, forging a fine defensive partnership with Steve Bould. The pair's potential and performances attracted the attention of George Graham when Arsenal beat Stoke 3-0 in a League Cup Fourth Round tie in November 1987 and two months later the Arsenal manager signed Dixon. Bould was signed five months later. The following season, as Dixon cemented his place in the team, Arsenal won their first league title in eighteen years in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Rae
Derek Rae (born 9 April 1967) is a Scottish association football commentator and presenter. He currently works for ESPN and ABC in the United States for the English-language coverages of Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, and La Liga and Deutsche Fußball Liga for the English-language world feed as well as the Premier League coverage on Amazon Prime Video in the UK. He has provided the English commentary for the FIFA/ EA FC video game series alongside former Arsenal players Lee Dixon in 2020, and Stewart Robson, who also played for West Ham United, since 2021. He is also an ambassador for Berwick Rangers. Early life and education Rae grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland. During his youth, he attended football matches with a tape recorder to work on his commentary. At 15, he began his professional broadcasting career by commentating for Grampian Hospital Radio that broadcast to local Aberdeen hospitals. In 1986, BBC Radio Scotland announcer David Francey suffered a knee injury and Rae, a 19- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA 19
''FIFA 19'' is a football simulation video game developed by EA Vancouver and released by Electronic Arts on 28 September 2018 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows. It is the 26th installment in the ''FIFA'' series. As with '' FIFA 18'', Cristiano Ronaldo featured as the cover athlete of the regular edition: however, following his unanticipated transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus, new cover art was released. He also appeared with Neymar in the cover of the Champions edition. In October 2018 a woman stated Ronaldo had raped her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 and later filed a lawsuit in a Clark County, Nevada court, alleging Ronaldo and his team took advantage of her fragile emotional state and coerced her into signing a settlement and nondisclosure agreement in exchange for $375,000. As a result, EA replaced Ronaldo as the cover star with Neymar, Kevin De Bruyne and Paulo Dybala February 2019. The game features th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Canada
EA Vancouver (formerly known as EA Burnaby, then EA Canada) is a Canadian video game developer located in Burnaby, British Columbia. The development studio opened as Distinctive Software in January 1983, and is also Electronic Arts's largest and oldest studio. EA Vancouver employs approximately 1,300 people, and houses the world's largest video game test operation. It is best known for developing a lot of EA Sports and EA Sports BIG titles, including EA Sports FC (formerly FIFA), NHL, SSX, NBA Street, NFL Street, EA Sports UFC, and FIFA Street titles. As well as a number of NBA Live and NCAA Basketball titles between 1994 and 2009. Premises The campus consists of a motion-capture studio, twenty-two rooms for composing, fourteen video editing suites, three production studios, a wing for audio compositions, and a quality assurance department. There are also facilities such as fitness rooms, two theatres, a cafeteria, coffee bars, a soccer field, and several arcades. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HB Studios
HB Studios Multimedia Limited is a Canadian video game developer based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It is best known for its rugby and cricket games. History HB Studios was founded in early July 2000 by Jeremy Wellard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The company started with nine employees and developed '' Cricket 2002'' for Electronic Arts. The studio entered a multi-project deal with EA Canada in 2004 to continue developing sports games for the EA Sports label, including further games in the ''Rugby'' and ''Cricket'' series, '' FIFA Street 2'' for the PlayStation Portable as well as co-development on '' Madden 07'' for the Wii. This exclusivity deal ended in 2007. In 2008, HB Studios opened a second studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the time, the company had 130 employees. The Halifax studio was closed at the end of July 2012 with all development moved to the headquarters in Lunenberg. The last games developed by the satellite studio were '' NBA Baller Beats'' for Xbox 360 and ''Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Champions League 2006–2007 (video Game)
''UEFA Champions League 2006–2007'' is the official video game of the 2006–07 season of the UEFA Champions League. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on 20 March 2007 in North America, 22 March in Australia, and 23 March in Europe. This was the last game by EA Sports to include the Champions League until ''FIFA 19'' over eleven years later. Konami held the Champions League license in the interim, with the competition featuring in all its ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' games from '' Pro Evolution Soccer 2009'' to '' Pro Evolution Soccer 2018''. Overview ''UEFA Champions League 2006–2007'' was developed with the same engine used in '' FIFA 07'', with slight graphical and gameplay adjustments, as well as the option to play a new manager mode named The Treble. The in-game commentators are Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend. Ultimate Team was introduced for the first time on the Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Cascarino
Anthony Guy Cascarino (born 1 September 1962) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for various British and French clubs and internationally for the Republic of Ireland national team, with whom he competed in UEFA Euro 1988 and two World Cups in 1990 and 1994. Since retirement, he has presented on TalkSPORT radio and written for both ''The Times'' and Ireland's ''Hot Press'' magazine. He has worked for both Sky Sports in England and TV3 and Today FM in Ireland. He was a winning participant in the fourth season of the '' Celebrity Bainisteoir'' reality television series. Early life Cascarino was born in St Paul's Cray, Kent, on 1 September 1962 to an Italian father and an English mother. Prior to his professional football career, he worked as a hairdresser and labourer. Club career Cascarino joined Gillingham in 1982 from Crockenhill, and according to Cascarino Gillingham donated tracksuits and training equipment to Crockenhill in lieu of a tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madden NFL 2005
''Madden NFL 2005'' is an American football simulation video game based on the NFL that was developed by EA Tiburon, along with Exient Entertainment and Budcat Creations, and published by EA Sports. The 16th installment of the '' Madden NFL series'', it features former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover. Al Michaels and John Madden return as game commentators. Released on August 10, 2004, the game is the first ''Madden'' game to feature Xbox Live. It was the last ''Madden'' game to be released on the original PlayStation, and the first ''Madden'' game to be released on the Nintendo DS, where it was a launch title. Soundtrack The ''Madden NFL 2005'' soundtrack was: # will.i.am – " Go!" # Green Day – " American Idiot" # Hoobastank – " Same Direction" # Z-Trip featuring Soup of J5 – "Listen to the DJ" # Earshot – " Wait" # Jazze Pha – "Da Heavy Hittas" # New Found Glory – " This Disaster" # Wylde Bunch – "Last Day of School" # Alter Bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
