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PlayFish has launched the latest FIFA video game, in the popular football game series, on Facebook rather than on games consoles. FIFA Superstars, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Edition, can now be played online for free. Rather than selling the games in shops and stores, the publishers want to take advantage of the over 250 million users of social media around the world.
Players can buy packs of footballers’ at a cost of between one and three dollars (£1 – £2) per pack to create a team and play against other teams belonging to their Facebook friends. Points gained during game play can then be accumulated to buy more team members as the tournament progresses.
Users will be able to manage virtual team (just like in Football Manager) made up of real life players around the globe and can take part in tournaments within and outside their ‘friends’ network. Thus, Facebook users can own and manage a ‘professional clubs’ made up of international superstars and challenge other managers or ‘friends’ in their network. Users will also be able to manage transfer strategies, upgrade stadium infrastructure, change team formations and determine the training regime their team members will follow. The best teams will be promoted to the top of the Superstars League.
This is however not the end of the console version of the FIFA video game as a release date will be announced later for fans of the console game.
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It appears that Facebook is getting more influential not only on the Internet but in the way businesses operate. Do you see other major console game makers following suit?
Great share… as the worldcup is approaching ppl must be going gaga over these games.
Nice game with nice trick, PlayFish want to use the popularity of Facebook user to launch and sell the game online. The is going to be interesting as FIFA World Cup is under way in South Africa as well.
That’s great news. One more reason for game lovers like me to spend more time on Facebook.
Woah that’s cool! Yeah, I think more good games will be available in the future, not only targeting casual gamers, but probably hardcore gamers as well.
That’s great! Facebook is trying reach to people again by proving this game after the privacy issues happen with it.I love to watch FIFA and I will check out the game also.
Wow, Facebook really is growing into the gaming industry, lol i cant beleive it but i got addicted to farmvile, DAMMIT
I just bookmarked your blog on Digg and Delicious. I like to play FIFA all the time 🙂
Woah that’s cool! Yeah, I think more good games will be available in the future, not only targeting casual gamers, but probably hardcore gamers as well. Ok, I may be a little Facebook dim… Play FIFA Video Game on Facebook
I am not a big fan of Facebook but despite the fact that I try spending time there, I am constantly amazed by the new things they come up with. Not that many years ago, there was nothing called “Facebook” and now they know everything about us… even our gaming habits.
Scary!
/Mikael
Oh no! I already spend too much time on Facebook.
Play FIFA Video Game on Facebook <<<< ohhh at last?
Ok, I may be a little Facebook dim… but I can’t see how or where to play this.
Can someone lend a hand?
Thanks much
Paul
Man you need a super fast connection to play this…. Good thing about this game though is the characters are played with real human with facebook accounts too…
This has been how the game is played in technology. Competition is very tough and at the same time, partnerships are extremely strong. That’s why it’s quite exciting to be in this industry. Facebook may dominate the social networking market today. The story may be a very different one 5 years from now.
I Love the games on Facebook so this is great news for me – thanks.
Looks like Facebook is just getting more and more clever all the time. On one side good. Og the other side scary. One day Facebbok will rule the world 🙂
I am fond of video games & this article has made me crazy for playing FIFA on facebook. This is because I love both facebook and Football.
FIFA is one of the best game in sports.
Its’ really great! Now we can play 2014 Fifa world cup games also!
Fifa is one of the best games in the universe!
Hmm It will a good game, Nice post. I am also excited for fifa 2014 in Brazil.
Thanks for the update. Now, I can play FIFA game through my Facebook account.
Gotta love FIFA… Glad that I got to this post, didn’t know that you can play through facebook. lol Well, great site by the way and thanks!
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Man you need a super fast connection to play this…. Good thing about this game though is the characters are played with real human
Woah that’s cool! Yeah, I think more good games will be available in the future, not only targeting casual gamers, but probably hardcore gamers as well. Ok, I may be a little Facebook dim… Play FIFA Video Game on Facebook