Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 to Feature The Ryder Cup (Press Release)

[Steve_OS]

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TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 TO FEATURE RYDER CUP

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 to Support PlayStation 3 Motion Controller

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - March 9, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that one of the most prestigious tournaments in golf, The Ryder Cup, will be featured in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 11. In addition, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 will support Sony’s new PlayStation 3 Motion Controller to give gamers an authentic interactive swing experience. The game will be available on June 8 on the Wii™, Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and iPhone™ platforms.

Gamers will select a team and square off to try and bring home The Ryder Cup for their squad in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 on all console platforms. The Ryder Cup is one of the last great sporting events to be founded in prestige rather than prize money. Choose from the U.S. or European squad and participate in the various competition formats – foursomes where players hit alternate shots, fourballs and singles which traditionally bring the biennial event to a close with players going head to head. When playing The Ryder Cup mode offline, gamers will have the option to swap matches, thus giving you the ultimate control over the outcomes of other matches.

The Ryder Cup, a competition hosted by Ryder Cup Europe LLP and the PGA of America, brings together the best American and European golfers in a team competition format, and the cover of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 is a direct reflection of the tournament – as Tiger Woods denotes the U.S. team and Rory McIlroy represents the Europeans. McIlroy, hailing from Northern Ireland and currently ranked 9th according to the Official World Golf Rankings, has posted several impressive showings early in his professional golfing career. Last year, McIlroy had five top 10 PGA TOUR finishes including a third-place tie in the 2009 PGA Championship and made the cut in all four majors. As an amateur, McIlroy also has a strong history in team play events, which include appearances in the Junior Ryder Cup and Walker Cup.

“This is a huge honor for me to be the on the cover with Tiger Woods as I grew up idolizing Tiger,” said McIlroy. “The Ryder Cup has always been my favorite sporting event and the tournament is being played at The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales in 2010. Also, I’m hopeful to have an opportunity to represent the European team later in the year – it’s all very special.”

Not only will players have the ability to participate in team play but they will now be able to take a team online* via the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A first for the franchise, this all-new mode will allow up to 24 players to compete head-to-head as members of team. Team members can also talk strategy with their teammates over Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network.

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 on the Wii brings the links to your living room with two all-new enhanced swing mechanics while using the Wii MotionPlus™. The Advanced Plus swing difficulty will read rotation and swing angle while the Tour Pro swing mechanic assesses rotation, swing plane and point of contact. The Tour Pro swing features an innovative first-person camera angle from the tee box to the putting green called True View. True View creates the most immersive and authentic golf experience in any video game – you are no longer watching the golfer, you are the golfer!

Since 1986, EA has produced immersive golf experiences that give fans the ability to hit the links via an authentic gameplay experience. Since the launch of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 99 the franchise has sold more than 25 million units worldwide**. The critically acclaimed Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 on the Wii was a finalist for IGN.com’s 2009 Sports Game of the Year.

[ocat]

Since when are Weir, Villegas and Vijay Singh americans? Scott and Goosen Europeans?!?

[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by ocat

Since when are Weir, Villegas and Vijay Singh americans? Scott and Goosen Europeans?!?

They aren't, but you can mix and match players from both sides if you wish in the game.

[GhostWriter99]

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 needs Legends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I can take Jack Niclaus the real "Greatest Golfer of All-Time" and destroy Tiger on the course.

[rangerrick012]

I asked in another thread, but no one answered so I'll try again.

Does anyone know if the Ryder Cup atmosphere is going to be there as well? A big part of the Ryder Cup is the emotions the players and fans show that isn't normally seen in tour events. Guys like Sergio thrive in Ryder Cup because of that different level of emotion involved. Is that going to be there, w/ fans chanting, flags waving, players going nuts w/ each other, etc? Or is it just going to be the same canned cheering you hear in regular tour events?

[DivotMaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by rangerrick012

I asked in another thread, but no one answered so I'll try again. Does anyone know if the Ryder Cup atmosphere is going to be there as well? A big part of the Ryder Cup is the emotions the players and fans show that isn't normally seen in tour events. Guys like Sergio thrive in Ryder Cup because of that different level of emotion involved. Is that going to be there, w/ fans chanting, flags waving, players going nuts w/ each other, etc? Or is it just going to be the same canned cheering you hear in regular tour events?

Not sure, but my understanding is they are going to have more than the usual crowd reactions in RC mode, but only time will tell.