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What this world needs is another American football game. No! What this world needs is another EA Sports American football game. Lord knows we don't have enough of the fucking things, what with Madden, NCAA, Arena and NFL Street our only other options. Complementing this lineup is the freshly-announced NFL Tour for 360 and PS3, the premise of which must have been caked under whatever was already caked to the bottom of EA Sport's creative barrel.

Gamers will be able to embark on a fictional NFL road show. With real NFL players as teammates, players will travel across the country to play against each of the NFL teams in newly designed stadiums. As players defeat each of the NFL squads, they come one step closer to winning a NFL contract.

07.10.07

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 10, 2007 - Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that NFL Tour, a new NFL licensed arcade football video game, will make its way to the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system January 2008. NFL Tour will bring the spectacle of a traveling NFL road show alive, with intuitive controls, fast-paced gameplay, and visually stunning graphics - NFL Tour is action-packed.

NFL Tour is a new NFL licensed video game that offers players a fun and engaging experience with the NFL and its talented players. Gamers will be able to embark on a fictional NFL road show. With real NFL players as teammates, players will travel across the country to play against each of the NFL teams in newly designed stadiums. As players defeat each of the NFL squads, they come one step closer to winning a NFL contract. "We are extremely excited about our new arcade football game, NFL Tour, which will provide players with a brand new exciting football experience," said Executive Producer Dale Jackson. "NFL Tour is a fun, action-packed football game that will appeal not only to football enthusiasts, but also to casual gamers."

NFL Tour is developed by the EA Tiburon studio in Orlando, FL best known for the award winning Madden NFL Football and NCAA Football® franchises, as well as the NFL Street franchise, and NFL Head Coach introduced in 2006. For more information about NFL Tour, please visit www.easports.com/nfltour