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IGN aren’t the only lucky ones to have hands on previews and interviews with memebers of the hated dev team. Hit the jump to view all the goodies now the embargo has lifted. Also make sure to keep checking FSB as more articles hit the net!

Very interesting interview with David Rutter here

Videogamer.com preview here

Eurogamer.com hands on here

*Also big shout out to all the forum members who posted these links in the forums (NicolasVH, Lothario)

To get your name on the honor role keep your eyes peeled and post your finds in the forums!

As always, hit the forums and let us know your thoughts on this podcast’s topic in the podcast thread – and remember you can download our podcasts via iTunes using the keyword FIFA SOCCER BLOG!

IGN.com have posted a truckload of new World Cup videos that you can browse any time you want by clicking here.

ESPN have posted a brief preview of the game over here, and finally the good people at TFMX.co.uk have posted a preview too which you can take a look at over here.

Enjoy!

First of all, some screenshots from “The Story Of Qualifying” mode have been uploaded onto the official FIFA Facebook page (check out the gallery below).

But that’s not all the screenshots that have been released. 14 in-game screenshots have been published in this article by Gamersyde.com.

While we’re on the subject of pictures, some moving pictures – I believe the kids call them “movies” – have also been released. The in-game videos are all courtesy of French PES website WeArePES.com, and the Simon Humber interview comes from xg247.co.uk.

But enough with the bright shiny pictures and videos, how about some good old fashioned black and white reading material? I hear you, don’t worry. There’s plenty of stuff to talk about.

VideoGamer.com reports that EA are “not interested” in making money from World Cup DLC. You can read the story in full if you click here.

VG247.com have put together an article about whether FIFA World Cup’s improvements are enough to merit a purchase from FIFA 10 owners, which you can see if you click here.

SuccesFull.fr has provided a possible list of trophies/achievements for PS3/360 players of the game, which is nice for any achievement whores out there such as myself; you can check that out if you click here.

And finally, if you’re still hungry for more, check out this list of previews – seven in total from six different websites. Enjoy FIFA fans!

• CrunchGear preview
• CVG preview
• EuroGamer preview
• Spong preview
• VideoGamer.com preview
• IncGamers.com preview 1
• IncGamers.com preview 2

To read the article in full, click here. Thanks go to xaviray for mentioning it on the forum.

Now, you may be thinking that Mr Humber would hype his own game to the Nth degree, but let me assure you, there is definitely substance to his words. The game has taken some very encouraging and bold steps from what was seen in Fifa 10.

From the offset you will see that the game has full world cup presentation thanks to it’s official license, that even includes all teams that participated in qualifying. The team selection menu now takes form of a world map, where use of the analogue stick allows you to pinpoint the country you wish to select. For those who were content with the tried and tested navigation system of old, you can still use the d-pad to cycle through continents and teams. Once the teams have been selected you will then be taken inside the stadium where you will be greeted with full world cup themed fanfare, from streamers and confetti to placards and camera flashes.

Something you’ll spot once you see the stars come onto the pitch is a more accurate representation of their likeliness. During the presentation of the game we were shown some of the new player faces from within the game, that included Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch. To my pleasant surprise they both looked extremely detailed, with new skin textures and further refined facial features. Aside from the players, the most obvious difference come from the pitch textures. They’ve been completely overhauled, with a more believe look and feel to them.

Once I finally kicked off I instantly noticed that the game feels both more responsive and also more fluid. From wanting to make sharp turns, to playing those round the corner passes, it all seemed to work much better than FIFA 10. And as I entered my first physical battle with the opposition, the promised refinement to the “shoulder to shoulder” tussle system seemed more believable and less frustrating than before.

As the action continued to fold on the pitch, I noticed the managers making their return, popping up at key moments to further suspense of the on-pitch action. It was great to see them again, as it adds another element to spectacle.

Even though I didn’t have long with the game, I did managed to score a goal (thank goodness) and was greeted with a slightly different celebrations view. When you score the camera zooms right in, in an attempt to capture the emotion of scoring a goal. This surprisingly works well, and perhaps is one of the main reasons player likeliness was a focus. On scoring the fans errupted, with the sound of steel drums and air horns somewhat defening. It was an excellent reward for scoring a goal, and made it really stand out and feel like a world cup atmosphere.

Overall, due to the short alloted time with the game, my expereince was short but very sweet. There’s a clear difference between this and it’s predesessor, building on the good Rutter and Paterson achieved. From the smarter positioning by AI defenders and more realistic closing down by keepers, to the refined shooting system that allows volleys and piledrivers to be pulled off, Humber has seriously looked at everything. From the videos released today I’m postive you’ll notice some key differences, but the true feeling of change will had once you play the game for yourself.

2010 FIFA World Cup is not FIFA 10, nor does it pretend or attempt to be. And whilst I need more time with the game to really hammer it out, there is definitely enough substance to make me quietly optimistic that the game will be remembered more than simply Fifa 10.5.

(preview written by Adam Webb from XBOXGamingBlog)

Secondly, and most importantly – all of the opinions within this podcast are based on the demo, which is not representative of the retail version of the game. Remember that!

Now that that’s out of the way I can explain the idea behind this podcast; I think we can all agree that constructive criticism is a wonderful thing and that feedback is essential.

All throughout the period of our Emirates playtest we were waxing lyrical about how good FIFA 10 is, but with three hours of play under our belts there wasn’t much time to look out for the things that could use improvement. So in a change from our normal 60 minutes of glee and excitement, here is a 25 minute podcast dedicated to the things I want to see changed in the final version of the game, and/or via patches. EA, I hope you’re listening!

(Oh, and the PES 2010 demo gets a mention as well.)

As always, hit the forums and let us know your thoughts on this podcast’s topic in the podcast thread – and remember you can download our podcasts via iTunes using the keyword FIFA SOCCER BLOG!

This one was spotted by Nanny on the forums. A round of applause please for the man who’s spotted some FIFA news more often than he’s blinked in these past few days.

In this podcast episode I speak to dave797 of the EA forums about his experience of FIFA 10 down at the Emirates (including his thoughts on player individuality being better this year), as well as what he thinks of the latest Manager Mode screenshots and also the “ping-pong passing” that appears in the Gamescom videos.

As always, hit the forums and let us know your thoughts on this podcast’s topic in the podcast thread – and remember you can download our podcasts via iTunes using the keyword FIFA SOCCER BLOG!

The guys at Channelbee.com have uploaded the above clip of their FIFA 10 video preview from a few days ago (see a few posts below to watch the video in full).

“You’ve already posted this” I hear you cry; but the video above has a larger section showing the gameplay footage, and not only that, you can watch it in HD if you open the video in a new window (double-click the centre of the video above).

You can see much more clearly how the ball takes a lower path towards the goal, and how it has a lot more OOMPH behind it (for want of a better word). Check it out!

Thanks to Nanny from the forums for pointing this one out to us.