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EA Sports' free-to-play, pay-to-upgrade FIFA Online is into the second week of its open beta, for which you may sign up here. While you're waiting on the 1.12GB download, check out these five screens EA released today. More »
As the date looms ever closer for the 2010 Fifa World Cup in the sun-bleached capital of South Africa, EA has announced its free, worldwide FIFA Online experience will offer a comprehensive tournament mode of the 2010 World Cup. Check it out and keep it locked here at IGN for more details.
EA Sports is close to launching the "free-to-play" version of its footy franchise for PC, called EA Sports FIFA Online, in Europe and North America. A closed beta begins February 3, and the publisher is looking for feedback to help shape the game before it goes into open beta this June. EA will allow 20,000 testers in the first phase, so sign up now if you're interested. The game will officially launch "over the next 12 to 24 months" across "Europe and then in North America." FIFA Online has been available in Asia for years.
It's not like sales of "regular" FIFA are hurting, so who is this game for? Executive Producer Kaz Makita says FIFA Online is for the "large number of football fans who do not want a console gaming experience due to time and other priorities in their personal lives, but they still want to be able to play a top-quality football video game." Ohh, we get it now, it's the FIFA game you play at work! Gotcha.
Gallery: EA Sports FIFA Online
