Football is an important sport. It's time to make sure that the game's represented well in electronic form. With all the Football games out there, we'll have to sort out through the mire. We've found a candidate for one of the greats: Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.

Konami releases Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 and it's going to be on all the gaming platforms, including the PC. It boasts of realistic gameplays and excellent artificial intelligence, with comprehensive multiplayer support.

New additions include refined physical play and shooting system. The physical play enables defenders to automatically back off slightly to prevent receivers from getting to the ball. With the new shooting system, players can have a more dramatic feel to shootouts. Online play allows up to eight players at a time. On the Xbox 360, however, the graphics will have higher definition, as well as new gameplay additions.

The game features new licenses including the French League, Portugal Lisbon and Benfica. Uniforms from Czech, French, Australian, English, Italian, Argentinian, Spanish and Swedish national team will also be included.

The game will be released on all man-made platforms in January 2007.

Calling the attention of all European PSP gamers! A list of release dates for games has recently surfaced. Included in the list are several exciting titles like the Gangs of London, NASCAR 07 and Gitaroo Man.

Of all the games in the list, the earliest two - Madden NFL 2007 and Syphon: Filter: Dark Mirror - are set to come out on the 25th of this month.

Madden NFL 2007 takes fans to a realistic simulation of the football league complete with the new moves and hits. Furthermore,
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror lets players assume the character of Gabe Logan as he returns with a new mission.

The other titles are as follows:
 
August
    25th Madden NFL 2007
    25th Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

September
    1st Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover
    1st Gangs of London
    1st Gitaroo Man
    8th Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
    15th NASCAR 07
    15th Passport To...
    15th ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007
    22nd FIFA 07
    29th Infected
    29th Mercury Meltdown
   
October
    6th Capcom Puzzle World
    13th Power Stone Collection
    20th Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
    20th The Sims 2: Pets
    27th Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light
    27th Metal Slug Anthology PSP Atari

EA has a couple of announcements about its highly anticipated game for the PSP, Madden NFL 07. About the game itself, Madden NFL 07 for the PSP will feature a PSP-only mini-game. Gamers can also transfer an entire season in Franchise mode back and forth between PSP and PS2. The new season of the football game also has all-new Running Controls which gives level defenders in the open field elusive, tackle-breaking Truck moves.

The other thing is you get free shipping (US and Canada) when you pre-order Madden NFL 07 ($39.95) before August 31 from EA's on-line store. Madden NFL 07 will also be released for the NDS and is already available for the Xbox 360.

A soundtrack containing an eclectic mix of music gathered from around the globe has been a staple of EA's FIFA franchise through the years, and this year is no different. With FIFA 07 set to launch in over 15 languages and 40 countries worldwide, it's only natural that EA would also put together a soundtrack that represents each country and its passion for football.

Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing, had this to say about the project: “No sport is more celebrated around the world than football, so what better way to live the magic of the real-world game than by listening to the anthems and songs that will be discovered by football fans around the globe as they play through the season.”

And now, without further ado, here's the list of artists and the songs they contributed, along with the country they represent.

Angélique Kidjo - Wele Wele (Benin)
Belasco    - Chloroform (UK)
Bersuit Vergarabat - O Vas a Misa… (Argentina)
Bitman & Roban - Get On The Floor (Chile)
Blasted Mechanism - Blasted Empire (Portugal)
Boy Kill Boy - Civil Sin (UK)
caBas - La Cadena de Oro (Colombia)
Carlos Jean - Get Down (Spain)
d.o.c.h.! - Was in der Zertung Steht (Germany)
Elefant - Uh-oh Hello (USA)
Epik High - Fly (Korea)
Fertig, los! - Sie ist in mich verliebt (Germany)
Infadels - Can’t Get Enough (Mekon Remix) (UK)
Keane - Nothing In My Way (UK)
Malibu Stacy - Los Angeles (Belgium)
Mellowdrone - Oh My (USA)
Mobile - New York Minute (Canada)
Morning Runner - Gone Up In Flames (UK)
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole (UK)
Nightmare Of You - Dear Scene, I Wish I Were Deaf (USA)
Outlandish - Kom Igen (Denmark)
Paul Oakenfold - Beatiful Goal (UK)
Persephone's Bees - Muzika Dlya Fil'ma (USA/Russia)
Plastilina Mosh - Peligroso Pop (Mexico)
Polysics - Tei! Tei! Tei! (Japan)
The Prototypes - Kaleidoscope (UK)
Ralph Myerz and The Jack Herren Band - Deepest Red (Norway)
Seu Jorge - Tive Razão (Brazil)
Shiny Toy Guns - You Are The One (USA)
Stijn - Gasoline & Matches (Belgium)
Suferosa - Royal Uniform (Norway)
Tahiti 80 - Big Day (France)
The Feeling - Sewn (UK)
The Pinker Tones - TMCr Grand Finale (Spain)
The Sheer - Understand (Holland)
The Young Punx - You've Got To… (UK)
Tigarah - Girl Fight (Japan)
Trash Inc. - Punk Rock Chick (Lebanon)
Us3 - Kick This (UK)
Young Love - Discotech (USA)

The next edition of EA Sports ultra popular NFL video game - Madden NFL 07, will be with us in less than 2 weeks across virtually all platforms including the Xbox, PSP, Nintendo Gamecube, PC, Nintendo DS, GameBoy Advance and mobile phones. A preview has popped up showcasing the game and its new features including the new moves and hits. More specific key features include lead blocker control, NFL Superstar: Hall of Fame mode, Highlight Stick, beefed up Franchise Mode and Online Play and team-specific defensive playbooks.

Dont take my word that the game looks great, form your own opinion by checking out the video below!

Electronic Arts announced its line-up of players for FIFA 07 Dream Team featuring seven of the world's best football players with Ronaldinho, Brazilian International and two-time FIFA World Player of the Year, on the cover. Ronaldinho will be joined by other superstars for location-specific covers and they are:

• UK: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United, England)
  
• North America: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy,US) and Francisco “Kikin” Fonseca (SL Benfica, Portugal)
• Germany: Lukas Podolski (Bayern Munich, Germany)
• Spain: David Villa (Valencia, Spain)
  
• France: Juninho Pernambucano (Olympique Lyonnais, France)
  

“FIFA is always the game I play with my team mates when we travel or get together for international duty, so it’s great to return for a second year on the cover of FIFA alongside Ronaldinho" said PFA Young Player of the Year Wayne Rooney.

EA also revealed it has secured exclusive rights to the FA Premier League for another  four years including the 2010/11 season. The deal allows EA SPORTS  to include every Premier League club and allows the FIFA franchise to deliver the most realistic and up-to-date game with current kits, squads and player likenesses.

FIFA 07 is set to be released this September 29, 2006.

  

Come September 29, football fans will be hurled back into the action and drama of the football season with FIFA 07. You probably know by now that the game is packed with new intelligent AI that ensures each man on the team make realistic decisions and not go on a crotch-kicking and headbutting spree.
 
But what would really make you want to buy FIFA 07 is its intriguing networking options. So, if you own a PS2 and a PSP, you might want to try out the new connectivity options wherein you can switch your career between consoles for a "home and away play." But that could also mean you'd have to have two copies of the game.

What's more, you can compete in "online matches that run in tandem with the real world fixtures." This means you can play the same match your team is playing via EA Sports Interactive Leagues. Playing in these matches could also influence the overall virtual result - the total scores of all the videogame match-ups.

So, if you want to revive your virtual football career, then this FIFA 07 feature should come in very handy.

We've all been swept with the Football Fever some months back at Germany. We all witness soccer sensation Ronaldinho and Brazil fall under the hands (or should I say feet?) of smooth-player Zinedine Zidane and France, and wonderkid Wayne Rooney and England (along with the WAGS) trampled by Portugal. Italy later on bagged the coveted cup (with small thanks from the infamous headbutt of Zidane to trash-talking Marco Materazzi). Italians rejoiced and the rest of the world wept. The cup changed hands and everybody was sold to the idea that it'll be another four more years before such fever grips the whole planet - or not.

Come September 29, fans of the game can relive the glory of football via EA's release of FIFA 07; a game that promises to give gamers "the rollercoaster ride of the football season". This latest installment is packed with new intelligent AI ensuring that your 11 men on the pitch make realistic decisions finding space and passing like professionals. A complete overhaul of the game engine now means that you have to employ real world tactics, make split-second decisions and think like a player in order to win matches.

New features such as Manager Mode allows the player to manage a team based on realistic player values and wages. Some of your decisions have the power to affect performance of your virtual players, so it's always a must to see that all footballers under your team are taken care of and well-compensated. Aiming for more realism, the big-named players will have their signature moves fused to their virtual counterparts; so don't be surprised to see Ronaldinho dazzling everyone with his ball-handling skill, or maybe even Rooney kicking some crotch ad Zidane headbutting chests (oppss, wrong signature moves).

Tired of reading? Feast your eyes on these screens and logo, hot from EA.

For those pioneering souls that have already made the switch to the newest firmware, Sony has released a demo for their upcoming World Tour Soccer release. The first version of this line of soccer titles left something to be desired by some. However, by all accounts (warts and all) the original World Tour Soccer was a playable title and the follow up title should be another step in the right direction.

The challenge of bringing a game like soccer to such a small screen has been met many ways in the past. The main idea is to give the player a wide enough field of view so that he can see where his passes are going without overwhelming him with too much information.
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At least this time you'll get to try before you buy! Most football fans cannot live without a version of their favorite game on their home console and since the PSP offers the opportunity to play on the go, this game should be even more of a must-have for football (soccer) fans.

Download: [World Tour Soccer Demo]

News flash! EA Sports has just released some brand-spanking-new screenshots of Madden NFL 07 for the PSP.

Scheduled for an August release, Madden NFL 07 is still to feature the "Create a Superstar" mode, similar to its predecessor. Thanks to this feature it will be possible to come up with your own NFL character and play him throughout the entire game.

So check out the screenshots to see if this will be one of the games you'll be getting for your PSP.