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FIFA Soccer 11 is a sports video game for Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), set for release on September 28, 2010. The game is developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts.

In the game, play on until the final whistle with the 2011 edition of EA's officially-licensed FIFA game series. FIFA Soccer 11 delivers a true soccer experience with authentic club and leagues licenses and gameplay refinements and innovations that combine to create the complete soccer simulation.

FIFA 11 reinvents player authenticity - on and off the ball - for every player and at every position on the pitch with Personality+, an all-new feature that sees individual abilities reflected in game, enabling clear differentiation for every player. With Personality+ a footballer's abilities on the pitch is mirrored authentically in game, creating individual personalities. Goalkeepers have also been injected with Personality+, so whether acrobatic or traditional, will dictate his style in game.

FIFA 11 also introduces new Pro Passing where pass accuracy is determined by a gamer's ability on the control pad, and player skill, situation and urgency on the pitch, yielding a deeply rewarding passing system. Plus, a series of new customization tools will enable fans to transform FIFA 11 in new and personally meaningful ways. Assign customized chants for every team and league and play music tracks from your existing library from within the game.

FIFA Soccer 11 game features:

Personality+ - Personality + sees a footballer's performance on the pitch mirrored authentically in game, creating clearly differentiated players with individual personalities. Personality+ at every position and for every player on the pitch reinvents how players perform – on and off the ball.

Personality+ Goalkeepers - The real-life personality of the Keeper, whether acrobatic or traditional, will dictate his style in the game. Dive attributes will determine the keepers with the ability to reach for further shots while Reflex attribute determine reaction times.

Personality+ CPU AI - CPU controlled football stars have a suite of skill moves to exploit, with star player attributes and specific behaviors attributed to particular players.

Personality+ Celebrations - User Controlled Celebrations 2.0 enhances the emotion of scoring by allowing you to perform your players trademark celebration and interact with your teammates in real-time.

Personality+ Player Models - Greater variety of bodies and models further distinguishes each player on the pitch. Plus, new dribble run styles perfectly match players' real-world abilities and style.

Personality+ Animations - More varied and realistic animations will bring an added level of authenticity. New heading animations differentiate downward strikes from deflections. Featuring dozens of new tackling, slide tackle and jostling animations with a multitude of new responses.

Pro Passing System - A new passing system where pass accuracy is determined by a gamer's ability on the control pad, and player skill, situation and urgency on the pitch. Poor decisions or over/under striking the ball will mean error-prone outcomes. New types of passes such as swerve passes will enable players to make a safer and more effective play.

Customized Crowd Chants - Assign customized chants for every team and league. Set your home club’s anthems and chants to play during player introductions, halftime, and after goals. Even hear your name echo in the stands of Old Trafford or San Siro with customized chants for your Virtual Pro. Plus, play music from your hard drive in game.

Advanced Goalkeeper Awareness - Goalkeepers are now more aware of their surroundings and react more intelligently to each threat. Improvements include sprinting to cut off a loose ball, demonstrating urgency when scrambling back to the net, and the aptitude to skillfully identify and react to lob shots.

FIFA Theatre - Save highlights from any match (including online) right to your hard drive to view, replay or upload to Footballworld.com at any time.

Complete Authenticity - 28 officially licensed leagues, over 500 licensed teams and more than 15,000 players.

Virtual Pro - Live out the fantasy of being a real life footballer by creating yourself in game with a 3D head using Photo Game Face. Play as yourself across any mode. Grow your player attributes through 200 accomplishments and take your Virtual Pro online to become a global superstar.

360° Dribbling - The market-leading 360° dribbling system that provides finer dribbling control, enabling players to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible.

FIFA Online is a sports video game for PC, system requirements and release date to be announced later. FIFA Online brings the total soccer experience to Korean online game players for the first time ever. The online game delivers a combination of precision gameplay, deep customization and pure soccer authenticity. Intuitive gameplay allows players to command every move on the pitch with pinpoint accuracy. The responsive control allows for easy passing, shooting and tackling, enabling players to trap, shield and dribble like a world-class soccer star.

EA SPORTS FIFA Online, which is available in both matchplay and career mode, delivers a comprehensive roster of official licensed leagues from the world of soccer with an unprecedented level of real clubs, kits, stadiums and players. Exclusive features to EA SPORTS FIFA Online include community features such as in game chatting, online persistency such as custom teams, tournament rankings, with levels and auto match-making corresponding to each user’s playing ability.

FIFA, the world's governing body of soccer, EA and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the new season of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC), the world's only official FIFA global football gaming competition. The FIWC is a season-long tournament mirroring the real world of football in which competitors from all around the world participate playing EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10 (http://www.ea.com/games/fifa-soccer) on PlayStation 3 (PS3).

This year marks the sixth FIWC season, which kicks off today inside EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10. Players will be able to compete for their spot in the Grand Final at one of 10 FIWC Live Qualifier Events across the globe, taking place in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Africa and the UK, or by playing online. For the first time in the tournament's history, the online competition of the FIWC via PlayStation®Network will be split into two seasons. Season one starts with the launch of FIFA 10 on 2nd October and concludes on 18th December 2009. The ten best players of season one from across the FIFA confederations will go through to the Grand Final, which will take place at Port Olympic in Barcelona on 1st May 2010*. Players who didn't make it during season one have another shot at their spot in the Grand Final in season two, which kicks off on 4 January 2010 and concludes on 31 March 2010. Registration for participating in the online leg of the FIWC 10 tournament will take place directly inside the retail version of FIFA 10 on PS3 from 2 October across Europe and Asia and from 20 October in North America.

Alongside the 2009 FIWC champion, Bruce Grannec from France, the 31 finalists will compete to be crowned FIFA Interactive World Champion of the Year, rewarded with an invitation to the FIFA World Player Gala along with a USD 20,000 cash prize. The runner up will receive USD 5,000, while the player coming third will be awarded USD 1,000.

"More than 500,000 players vied for a spot in the Grand Final at last year's FIFA Interactive World Cup. This makes it the FIFA tournament with the most competitors," highlights Chuck Blazer, member of the FIFA Executive Committee and patron of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC). "The FIWC is becoming more and more popular among all age groups and the great thing is that everybody can participate. Players can face each other whenever they want and wherever they are - this is truly unique."

"With the real life football season already underway, FIFA fans the world over are itching to show off their skills in this year's FIFA Interactive World Cup tournament and they won't be disappointed ," said Matt Bilbey, VP Marketing, EA SPORTS. "The FIFA development team in Vancouver have worked incredibly hard to deliver players the most authentic football gaming experience ever with FIFA 10. With the game out now, we're excited for players around the world to start their journey to the top of the FIFA Interactive World Cup league on the PlayStation 3."

"The FIFA Interactive World Cup 2009 was a truly incredible tournament, with over half a million people competing, many of which via PlayStation Network," said Darren Carter, VP for Brand and Consumer Marketing, SCEE. "The FIWC is a great example of what can happen when you take one of the worlds best selling games, mix it together with the world's favorite games console, and open it up to the community. We are very excited about this year's tournament and wish everybody competing the best of luck."

EA SPORTS FIFA 10 for the PlayStation 3 is powered with the first-ever true 360° dribbling system that gives players finer control of the ball, enabling them to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible. Additionally the new Skilled Dribbling - an all new animation wrapping technology - provides unprecedented control. The all-new Virtual Pro will let players live out their fantasy of playing as a professional footballer. By using the Photo Game Face function, they can put themselves into the video game and embark on a career with more than 200 accomplishments to master across all games modes. Based on consumer feedback from more than 400 million online games played, FIFA 10 refines an already potent game engine, combined with authentic club and league licenses, to continue to set the benchmark as the most complete simulation of football which also features an completely overhauled Manager Mode with more than 50 major improvements, a New Practice Arena and Customizable Set Pieces.