EA Sports Reveals Holiday Xbox 360 Lineup

By Ian Bell September 27, 2006

Among the titles to be released this holiday season are FIFA 07, Need for Speed Carbon, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07, NBA LIVE 07, NHL07, Half Life 2 and SUPERMAN RETURNS: THE VIDEOGAME. Clearly Electronics Arts has mentioned a couple non-sports related games in Half Life 2 and Superman Returns, and there is of course the possibility that more game releases will be mentioned between now and then.

Customers will be able to take advantage of Xbox Live for use with the EA Sports titles, and will be able to access digital content from EA using the Microsoft Marketplace on the Xbox 360, including product news and game demos.

“A year ago the industry inaugurated the next generation of video gaming – this year the next gen gaming experience gets even better,” said Jan Bolz, Vice President, International Sales and Marketing, EA. “EA’s 360 line up brings the innovation of our creative development teams to players around the world, immersing them in deep, connected game play experiences that truly signal the arrival of a new era of digital entertainment.”

You can view footage of these new titles here.

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