EA Sports promises more new IP

By Games Industry.biz Published 10 March, 2008

But Moore quashes F1 game rumour.

EA Sports' global marketing boss Todd Sitrin has said that the division is currently working on two new, unannounced intellectual properties, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

In January this year, EA Sports unveiled Facebreaker, a new boxing title in development at EA Canada.

"We actually have three new original IPs in development, the only one that's been announced is Facebreaker, we haven't done an original IP at EA for several years, not since back to Freekstyle," Sitrin told geekpulp.

EA Sports consistently turns out the best-selling sports franchises in the business, with Tiger Woods, FIFA, and Madden titles a regular fixture in the charts in Europe and North America.

Former Microsoft exec Peter Moore joined EA Sports as president last July. In his most recent blog post, Moore addressed the rumour that EA Sports might pick up the license to Formula One, stating that although he is a big fan of the sport, the licence just isn't available.

"The excitement that Lewis Hamilton has brought to the sport, and its vast global appeal, make it an appealing game licence, but as of right now it is not available," he detailed.

"Maybe in a few years the situation will change, but until then we fully respect the rights held by our partners at Sony."

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Comments (19) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Olemak #1 4 years ago

    Wouldn't it make sense to make a Lacrosse game? I hear it is the fastes growing sport in the US. OK, I'll put my money down for Lacrosse then. Aaaand... off-shore racing. Similar enough to F1, and I'm pretty sure the licence is available.

  • Zomoniac #2 4 years ago

    What sports do they not do? Possibly a tennis game, with all the players and officially licensed tourneys. Or is it going to be Tiger Woods Street?

  • Rodster #3 4 years ago

    Wow that's great news re: F1 because EA F1 games have always been pants. I thought the Sony F1 license expired last year and they elected not to renew it.

  • myiagros #4 4 years ago

    That is awsome news that Sony still hold the F1 license for a couple more years.
    F1:Championship Edition was a great game and i hope Sony Liverpool go on and push it even further.

    Suprised not to have heard any news on a new version from sony though. Hopefully with the new F1 season starting next weekend news of a new game will not be far behind.

  • gingerlink #5 4 years ago

    The Only problem I have with Sony owning the F1 license is I don't have a PS3 and as much as I like F1, this is one of a rather limited number of games I would buy a PS3 for...

  • X201 #6 4 years ago

    Monkey Tennis

  • jiveguy #7 4 years ago

    You know, Kabadi is completely underexploited in the video game world.

  • X201 #8 4 years ago

    New from EA Sports.
    World Championship Marbles 2008

    and from EA Street
    Marblz

  • Gartt #9 4 years ago

    Id rather see another skate game.

  • Beano #10 4 years ago

    "That is awsome news that Sony still hold the F1 license for a couple more years.
    F1:Championship Edition was a great game and i hope Sony Liverpool go on and push it even further."

    I agree - it may not have looked next-gen but was very smooth and played great on the PS3. It even recieved a update recenty and now support the Dual Shock 3 :)

  • monkie_king #11 4 years ago

    f3rrari, combining the F1 license with Polyphony Digital would spawn a game whose only possible application could be as an insomnia treatment. Besides, have you seen the damage modelling in GT? Me either.

  • markypants #12 4 years ago

    Where is the next Fight Night Game?? Hmm HMMM? I spoke to Amir Kahn back in 2006 and he said that EA had been talking to him about appearing in it?? Is it even on the cards?

  • monkie_king #13 4 years ago

    isn't FaceBreaker the new Fight Night?

  • ligurmatic #14 4 years ago

    One of the reasons I got a PS3 was for the F1 series, so it's been a huge disappointment for me not to see a 2007 game and for there to be no sign of a 2008 one.

  • Kostabi #15 4 years ago

    The F1 license is a bit weird actually.

    Teams are allowed to negotiate their own deals so EA could buy up 12 separate licenses for the teams and then pick up the necessary tracks. It couldn't be called an F1 game, but the term Grand Prix is a strong enough moniker. EA Sports Grand Prix any one?

    Granted this is off old information so maybe FOM have sewn it up tighter these days but who knows?

  • The-Bodybuilder #16 4 years ago

    >"Facebreaker, a new boxing title in development at EA Canada"

    Facebreaker? What's happening to Fight Night?

  • eldarko #17 4 years ago

    I work in F1, and I was pretty certain that Sony no longer owned the F1 licence. Think Sony signed a five-year deal in 2003 and that it expired following the release of F1: CE. I'd also heard that there was a separate deal out there licensing Lewis Hamilton into a racing game - although I'm not sure if it's directly related to F1.

    So it does surprise me that Moore says no licence is available because it would seem like there is something available.

    Still, let's hope EA doesn't make an F1 game because their last game on the PS2 was appalling...

  • Agent_Llama #18 4 years ago

    If Sony signed a 5 year deal then they should have the rights to a game based on last season. I'd be happy with a patch updating the cars and drivers TBH. It's a shame they don't appear to be following up on F1: CE though as it was the best console F1 game since F1 '97 by some margin.

  • gringohairpiece #19 4 years ago

    Has anybody picked up the international Dwarf Tossing license? What about topless darts, I'm sure that could use more exposure ;)