The FIFA 08 next-gen gameplay engine, built to maximize the power of Xbox 360 and PS3, delivers animations and ball control that is so responsive you feel like you are actually on the pitch. Footballers in FIFA 08 now benefit from A.I. so smart, it features a 35-point decision engine which enables players to process multiple decisions and reactions in real-time. The A.I.'s dynamic 'Threat Map' system captures the excitement and realism of football. Players are now aware of their surroundings, reacting authentically to threats and opportunities to make intelligent football decisions.

Every year, FIFA boasts an extraordinary mix of music gathered from around the globe, hand picked to represent each country and its passion for the game. This year, the soundtrack will mark the debuts of new artists like The Hoosiers (UK), Babamars (France), Bodyrox (UK), Junkie XL (Holland), and Santogold (USA), each of whom will be discovered by football fans worldwide as their songs become the soundtrack for the 2008 football season.

The FIFA 08 soundtrack is highlighted by songs from Simian Mobile Disco (UK), CSS (Brazil), Datarock (Norway), Dover (Spain), Ivy Queen (Puerto Rico), Junkie XL (Holland), Maximo Park (UK), Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico), Peter Bjorn And John (Sweden), Planet Funk (Italy), Superbus (France), The Cat Empire (Australia), and Wir Sind Helden (Germany).

Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music at EA commented, "We've been working for nearly a year to deliver what we believe is the ultimate FIFA 08 soundtrack. These are the most songs ever in a FIFA edition representing the most countries in the history of the videogame. In addition to an unprecedented mix of great global artists and some killer debut acts, we're also proud to showcase our premiere Artwerk signings Junkie XL, Jupiter One and Datarock. And as in seasons past, we know that some of the hottest new artists of the coming year will emerge from our soundtrack. This is the true spirit of the EA SPORTS FIFA games: An unparalleled experience where one-of-a-kind action goes head-to-head with the thrill of the unexpected. It's the only way to play what has become one of the most popular and only truly international sports videogame in our world today."

Through mass exposure to football fans, the following 50 songs will define the sound of the coming international season. To listen to streaming music clips, learn more about the bands and get details about the videogame visit www.FIFA08.ea.com.

FIFA 08 Soundtrack:

ARTIST SONG ALBUM COUNTRY 7!!! All My Heroes Are Weirdos Myth Takes USA Apartment Fall Into Place The Dreamer Evasive UK Art Brut Direct Hit It's A Bit Complicated UK Aterciopelados Paces Oye Columbia Babamars The Core Surprising Twists     France Bodyrox feat. Luciana What Planet You On?   UK Bonde do Role Solta O Frango With Lasers Brazil CAMP From Extremely Far Away Taking Cure Switzerland Carpark North Human All Things To All People Denmark CeU Malemolencia CeU Brazil Cheb i Sebbah Toura Toura: Nav Deep Remix La Ghriba: La Kahena Remix Algeria CSS Off The Hook Cansei De Ser Sexy Brazil Datarock Fa-Fa-Fa Datarock Datarock Norway Digitalism Pogo Idealism Germany Disco Esemble We Might Fall Apart First Aid Kit Finland Dover Do Ya Follow The City Lights Spain Heroes & Zeroes Into The Light Strange Constellations Norway Ivy Queen Que Lloren Sentimiento Puerto Rico Junkie XL Clash Felt EP Holland Jupiter One Unglued Jupiter One USA Kenna Out of Control (State of Emotion) Make Sure They See My Face Ethiopia K-Os Born To Run Atlantis: Hymns for Disco Canada La Rocca Sketches (20 Something Life) The Truth Ireland Lukas Kasha Love Abuse Animated People's Republic Norway Madness feat. Sway and Baby Blue I'm Sorry I'm Sorry UK Maximo Park The Unshockable Our Earthly Pleasure UK Melody Club Fever Fever Scream Sweden Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS) El Microfono Pinata Mexico Modeselektor feat. Sasha Perera Silikon Hello Mom! Germany Noisettes Don't Give Up What's The Time Mr. Wolf? UK Pacha Massive Don't Let Go All Good Things USA Peter Bjorn and John Young Folks Writer's Block Sweden Planet Funk Static Static Italy Robyn Bum Like You Robyn Sweden Rocky Dawuni Wake Up The Town Book Of Changes Ghana Santogold You Will Find A Way Santogold USA Simian Mobile Disco I Believe Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release UK Superbus Butterfly Wow France Switches Drama Queen Heart Tuned to D.E.A.D UK The Automatic Automatic Monster Not Accepted Anywhere Wales The Cat Empire Sly Two Shoes Australia The Hoosiers Goodbye Mr. A The Trick To Life UK The Hours Ali In The Jungle Narcissus Road UK The Tellers More The Tellers Belgium Tigarah Culture, Color, Money, Beauty Revolution Japan Travis Closer The Boy With No Name UK Tumi And The Volume Afrique Tumi And The Volume South Africa Vassy Wanna Fly My Affection Australia Wir Sind Helden Endlich Ein Grund Zur Panik Soundso Germany Yonderboi Were You Thinking Of Me? Slendid Isolation Hungary

EA SPORTS FIFA 08 for the Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system will create a football experience that matches the complexity, finesse and beauty of the real-world game. FIFA 08 challenges you to master the skills required to play like a pro football player in the all-new Be A Pro: Offline Training mode with new Pro Skills. Play the entire game as a fixed player while getting real time feedback and analysis. A new, organic building-block system enables you to combine tricks and skill moves together to recreate signature moves from the real-world superstars or define your own style of play. In addition, FIFA 08 features a true next-generation ball-striking engine that re-creates the drama and unpredictable nature of shooting, the award-winning Interactive Leagues online gameplay and the inclusion of 576 licensed teams, 30 leagues, and more than 15,000 players.

Key Features

• A true next-generation ball-striking engine calculates shot success by combining an almost infinite number of different contexts, including ball spin, pressure from defenders, player attributes, and even air pressure to recreate the drama and unpredictable nature of shooting.
• Now featuring AI with a 35-point decision engine which enables players to process 1,000 potential options and reactions every second in real time -- more than 60,000 options every minute -- via a dynamic ‘Threat Map' system to capture the excitement and realism of soccer.
• Be a Pro: Offline Training — Think and react like a real professional soccer player. Play the entire game as a fixed player while getting real time feedback and analysis on the fly. A unique camera angle keeps both player and action in focus, zooming in when you're on attack.
• A new, organic building-block system enables you to combine tricks and skill moves together to recreate signature moves from the real-world superstars or define your own style of play. Animations can be interrupted at any time to transition into a new move, just like real life.
• Dictate the play with new manual controls for through-passing and crossing. Now use the right-stick to quickly switch defenders and choose exactly who you want defending, when you want him.
• Create and organize your own multiplayer Friends Leagues and tournaments with all the tools in-game.
• Represent your club online against your rivals throughout the season in the F.A. Premier League, Bundesliga, French League or Mexican 1st Division. Features weekly in-game pod casts by the development team.
• Capture your best goals and highlights in-game and bring them online for the world to see. Upload your highlights to the FIFA 08 website to create the ultimate highlight reel to prove the stories you are telling your friends are all true. Because without the footage, it's fiction.
• Receive up-to-the-minute soccer news and podcasts from media outlets.
• Dramatically more authentic and exhilarating with 620 licensed teams, 30 official leagues, and more than 15,000 players.
• Play 60 tournaments, including 35 officially licensed ones, or create one of your own.

FIFA 08, not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI, is scheduled for world wide release this Autumn on the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, NDS, PSP, and PC.

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