12 MCV 11/06/10 NEWS FIFA team fears PES reform
Developers have not become complacent ahead of FIFA 11 launch, says EA Sports by Christopher Dring
EA IS wary of a Konami comeback as FIFA and PES go head-to-head again this October. Last year’s FIFA 10 was a watershed moment for the franchise as it received the most critical plaudits ahead of its rival Pro Evolution Soccer. Although FIFA has always been a commercial smash hit, Konami’s footy sim was long considered the superior product. Now EA is on top, and the firm insists it won’t be scoring an own-goal by letting complacency set in. “We’re confident FIFA is a good game. Are we
comfortable? No,” line producer David Rutter told MCV. “PES is a great game made by a great development team that I have a lot of respect for. I’ve had a personal relationship with that game for many, many years. There’s been a turning point for us in terms of
MATCH FIT: EA Sports is determined to stay on top after seizing the football crown from PES
Games 5s throws up Group of Death
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KEY EXECS from the BBC and Pixar Animation are set to talk games at this July's Develop Conference. The minds behind Doctor
Who’s leap to games and the creative techniques used for the likes of Toy Story will provide headline keynotes at the event, which takes place from July 13th to 15th at the Hilton Metropole Hotel. Revolution Software founder Charles Cecil, Sumo Digital’s Sean Millard and BBC Vision’s Simon Nelson will host a joint session looking at the creation of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games and the overlap between TV and interactive. Pixar Animation Studio's technical director Andrew Dayton, meanwhile, will deliver an insight into the company currently at work on
FIFA has been through a turning point. Is PES a threat? Absolutely. Are we paying attention? Yeah.
David Rutter, EA Sports
quality a few years ago – before then PES was the benchmark football video game. “Is PES a threat? Absolutely. Are we paying attention? Yeah.”
Executive producer Kaz Makita added: “We are worried about Konami. Knowing how Japanese companies work, they put a lot
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TUBE TALK: Doctor Who and Toy Story will be discussed at Develop
this summer’s cinema release Toy Story 3.
His keynote address
promises to include animation tests, layout camera work, story reels, traditional artwork, and several examples of key techniques in shading, modelling and effects.
TOP DEVELOPMENT firms are sponsoring the Develop Awards. Joining Event Partner
Realtime UK and Exclusive Drinks Host Autodesk is Direct2Drive as Event Partner, plus Amiqus and Imagination Studios as Gold Partner. Babel Media will sponsor the Development Legend prize. The event takes place on July 14th. To attend contact
kathryn.humphrey@
intentmedia.co.uk
of effort to try and build a strong product. “We expect their new game to be great. We spend a whole time playing their games – it’s fun and we learn from what they’ve done.” The new FIFA boasts a revamped passing system, new facial animations and body types to more accurately represent football players. EA: 01483 463000
BBC and Pixar head to Brighton
BBC and Pixar are just two key sessions in a line-up that also includes BioWare founders co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, DoubleFine’s Tim Schafer and Google’s Chris Pruett – as well as execs from PopCap, Activision, Rare and many more.
www.developconference.com
BIG NAMES BACK DEVELOP AWARDS
Drinks Reception Host Gold Partners
THE FINAL line-up for this year’s MCV & Xbox 360 Games 5s tournament has been announced. It boasts the biggest names in hardware, software, retail and media – and one obvious ‘group of death’. Group Three lines up like this: PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and MCV. Gulp. The neutral and depersonalised voice of MCV editorial would like to point out that when we finish bottom, it will be purely down to the respect we have for these valuable advertisers. Er, trade partners, peers, friends... The complete line up for the group stages is as follows:
Group 1 Imagine Bauer Media Gamestation Cambridge Capcom
Group 2 Square Enix Future Electronic Arts Sega
Group 3/of death Nintendo Xbox PlayStation MCV
Group 4 Beautiful Game Studios Sports Interactive Konami Rebellion
Group 5 Rocksteady Studios Activision Blackrock Studios Ubisoft
Group 6 Global Radio 2K
TT Games Rockstar Games
Event Partners
Group 7 ShopTo Amazon Codemasters Bethesda
Development Legend Sponsor
Group 8 THQ Gem Centresoft Disney
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