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Electronic Arts Announces New Next-gen Golf Game: EA Sports PGA Tour

EA SPORTS PGA TOUR is the Home of Championship Golf Featuring THE PLAYERS Championship, the FedExCup Playoffs and Many More PGA TOUR Events Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) announced EA SPORTS PGA TOUR, a new next-gen golf video game, currently in development . In EA SPORTS PGA TOUR...

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Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) announced EA SPORTSPGA TOUR, a new next-gen golf video game, currently in development. In EA SPORTSPGA TOUR, golf fans will be able to build their virtual career and experience the sights, sounds, and thrills of the PGA TOUR including THE PLAYERS Championship, FedExCup Playoffs and more unforgettable events. The game will also feature many of the world’s most famous courses, where fans will have the option to play against and as some of the biggest names in professional golf. More EA SPORTS PGA TOUR news will be revealed in the coming weeks and a launch date will be announced in the coming months.

During its longstanding relationship with the PGA TOUR, EA SPORTS has entertained tens of millions of players around the world with its golf franchise. Now, through a new, long-term deal, signed this year with the PGA TOUR, EA SPORTS will expand its history in golf with the next-gen PGA TOURexperience. The game will be built on the EA Frostbite engine and leveraging next-gen technology, promises stunning fidelity, breathtaking immersive environments, and approachable, dynamic gameplay.

“EA SPORTS and the PGA TOUR have created some of the most memorable golf video game experiences together, and we couldn’t be more excited to expand our sports portfolio with a new golf title on next-gen hardware,” said Cam Weber, EVP & GM, EA SPORTS. “Our team of passionate golf fans is meticulously recreating the world’s top courses such as Pebble Beach, and we can’t wait to give fans the opportunity to compete on some of the most iconic PGA TOUR courses and win the FedExCup.”

“We’ve partnered with EA SPORTS to bring immersive golf video game experiences to fans of all ages for years,” said Len Brown, PGA TOUR Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President Licensing and Merchandising. “We are thrilled to continue working with EA SPORTS on its golf franchise to authentically represent the PGA TOUR for the next generation. The newest game will give golf fans another way to experience their favorite sport, or to discover their passion for it.”

EA SPORTS' announcement of a new golf title comes on the heels of additional portfolio expansion in College Football and FIFA globally, showcasing the brand’s continued commitment to create new and exciting ways for millions of players to engage with sport through authentic interactive entertainment. With top EA SPORTS titles FIFA, Madden NFL, NHL, and UFC all recently achieving franchise records for player engagement, and the return to college football and golf, EA SPORTS continues its mission to grow the love of sports for fans everywhere.

EA SPORTS PGA TOUR is being developed in Orlando, FL by EA Tiburon. To stay updated on EA SPORTS PGA TOUR, follow @EASPORTSPGATOUR on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or visit https://www.ea.com/sports for more information.

 

[Kuranghi]

What I took Next-gen golf to mean at first: The players travel around the course using underground speed-tubes, the clubs are rocket-powered because the holes are 50 miles apart and they use remote-controllable cyber-balls.

 

[Aguero9320]

Excited for this, hope they can get the series back where it used to be!

Fight Night next please EA.

 

[Arkam]

Oh shit, maybe it’s time for me to go back to EA Tiburon so we can get the band back together! I loved my years in the Tiger Dev team.

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

Nice one, I thought they had given up on Golf after ‘The Golf Club’ got the PGA license

 

[Desudzer10]

I still play Tiger Woods 2005 because it's the gold standard to me. 2K golf isn't great, and EA hasn't made a good golf game in a decade. Hope they can make this game fun again.

 

[Rbk_3]

I still play Tiger Woods 2005 because it's the gold standard to me. 2K golf isn't great, and EA hasn't made a good golf game in a decade. Hope they can make this game fun again.

Tiger 05, Madden 05, NBA LIve 05 and MVP 05 were all the best of their series. Along with NFL 2k5, 2004/2005 was a great year to be a sports gamer.

 

[SlimySnake]

no footage?

 

[ShaikhCroft]

Just another next-gen game without trailer!

 

[Arkam]

no footage?

Just watch the Rory trailer and imagine at 4K with 20% more flora and spectators.

Having worked on six EA golf games I can tell you they ain’t starting from scratch.

 

[Fake]

Abby will be probably op.

 

[Jigsaah]

Hopefully it's better the shitshow that is PGA tour 2k21. I mean it's golf so there's not much to it, but damn is it a bare bones entry. I expect more from 2k.

 

[AJUMP23]

They locked in the Masters course Augusta for this year, so I guess I am getting the EA game.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Just another next-gen game without trailer!

Honestly, I'd rather them wait to show the game off with even a 3 second gameplay montage teaser.

I hate these fucking empty reveals. Ragnarok logo reveal was like getting a sniff of Kate Upton's undies. Gives you an instant boner that just makes you wanna fucking rage.