MOSCOW, Russia - 06/30/2009. Electronic Arts and the Russian Premier League proudly announce that the Russian Championship will be included in EA SPORTS FIFA 10 - the latest game in the top-selling* soccer simulation game series - for PC, PSP® and PlayStation®2 platforms. The Russian Premier League is the last major championship missing in the EA SPORTS FIFA series, and with its addition the game will completely recreate the modern world soccer environment.
Soon it will be possible for gamers to take control of any players from the Rosgosstrach-Championship of Russia and lead their favourite team to victory! Such Russian stars as Akinfeyev and the Bezrutsky brothers, Danni and Semak, as well as Malafeyev and Anyukov, will appear on the virtual soccer field.
"Cooperation with Electronic Arts is one significant step to make Russian soccer more popular," says Sergey Priadkin, president of the Russian Football Premiere League. "I am sure that the Russian Championship will make soccer fans happy, not only in Russia but around the world!"
"We know that adding the Russian Championship to the EA SPORTS FIFA 10 game is extremely important for all Russian and worldwide soccer enthusiasts. I am happy to say that this is now a reality and the start of another great chapter in Russian gaming , - says Tony Watkins, the Electronic Arts Regional Director. - We hope that all soccer fans will receive this news with the same enthusiasm, and we congratulate them all, because it's our joint victory!"
The Russian Football Championship includes the following clubs:
Spartak
CSKA
Zenit
Locomotiv
Moscow
Spartak-Nalchik
Terek
Amkar
Rubin
Rostov
Himki
Saturn
Dynamo
Krylia Sovetov
Kuban
Electronic Arts company has produced the EA SPORTS FIFA series since 1993. During this time, the game has become extremely popular in Russia. The Russian Championship will be the 24th national championship included in EA SPORTS FIFA 10.
EA SPORTS FIFA is the world's most popular virtual soccer game series. The previous title in the series, FIFA 09, has earned 25 international game industry awards. Responding to feedback from participants of more than 275 million online matches**, EA SPORTS FIFA 10 will deliver a new standard for authenticity with gameplay refinements and innovations that will make it the most complete and intelligent simulation of soccer.
Additional information is available at
http://www.fifa.easports.com/. EA SPORTS FIFA 10 screenshots can be downloaded from
http://info.ea.com/.
EA SPORTS FIFA 10 will be available in stores world-wide this Fall 2009 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, WiiTM home video game system, PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DSTM, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and mobile. It is developed under the EA SPORTS brand by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. The game has not yet been rated.
* Based on total sales in 2008 according to the NPD.
**Number of the matches played online from September, 2008 to June 1st, 2009.
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