Tiger 11 to Feature Ryder Cup

Jon Robinson and ESPN Video Games have posted the first information on Tiger Woods 11.  Among the information:

- For fans of video game golf who have yet to experience the Ryder Cup in real life, the tournament pits a team of 12 golfers from the United States against a team of 12 European golfers in series of competitions that include foursomes,  fourball, and singles.  Can also be played 12 vs. 12 online.

- Variable wind gusts, an approach green grid, animated skies that are time of day specific for each course, new animation system, remodeled characters, dynamic clothes (flappable in wind), & improvements to cameras and presentation.

- Also on tap for “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11″ are two new swing mechanics to the Wii version of the game. According to EA, the Advanced Plus difficulty will assess rotation and swing angle, while the Tour Pro swing mechanic will assess rotation, swing plane, and point of contact. Tour Pro will also feature a new view for each swing, giving golfers a first-person camera angle from the tee box called True View.

- Tiger Woods will be joined on the cover by European phenom Rory McIlroy.

EA Sports Re-Evaluating Tiger Woods Partnership?

While Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online will go on full steam ahead, it now appears EA may be re-evaluating their relationship with Tiger Woods.

In a third-party survey released through Greenfield Online, following routine questions in regards to other sports titles, these questions were asked:

• EA SPORTS makes a Tiger Woods video game. Has the controversy made your impressions of EA SPORTS more or less favorable, or has it had no impact?
• Has the controversy made you more or less likely to buy a Tiger Woods related video game in the future?

ebgames.com currently lists summer the upcoming console versions of sports mainstays Madden NFL 11 and NCAA Football 11 – both of which come out after Tiger Woods PGA Tour last year – but there is no EA Sports golf title listed.

Will we see Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11? Or will it be simply EA Sports PGA Tour 11 with no Tiger on the cover?

TW PGA Tour Feedback: Club Distances

Lead Designer Mike DeVault is looking for feedback on club distances.

Share your feedback at this link in the EA Forums.

Wii MotionPlus Confirmed for Tiger 10

In an e-mail discussing its upcoming EA Sports Season Opener Event in San Francisco, EA confirmed that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 for the Nintendo Wii will feature the new Wii MotionPlus technology.

Wii MotionPlus is an accessory for the WiiMote. The add-on attaches to the bottom of the Wii-mote controller and increases the accuracy in tracing motions in 3-D space by better orienting the controller. According to Nintendo, ‘every slight movement players make with their wrist or arm is rendered identically in real time on the screen, providing a true 1:1 response in their game play.’ This should help Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 help close the gap between video game and simulation.

Coincidentally, today is also the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Community Event at EA Tiburon. It is unknown at this time what info (if any) attendees will be able to share following the event.

TW 10: Feel the Drama…in June 2009!

An early teaser video for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 is out and says “Feel the Drama.”  Even more exciting is that it states Tiger will be teeing off in June 2009!  Last year, TW09 came out in late August.

EASW: Ace in the Hole 2/10

Congrats to Aviary Fest, as he is this week’s Ace in the Hole highlight at EA Sports World!

EASW Ace in the Hole 2/3

Congratulations to KIR3D as he is this week’s EA Sports World ‘Ace in the Hole’!

EASW Producer Blog: Mike DeVault

EA Sports World has posted a blog entry from Mike DeVault, Senior Designer for Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the PS3 & 360.Like the previous blog with Eric Busch, there is no game info disclosed, simply background on DeVault’s career.

A little background about me…I’ve been working here at EA Tiburon for about 7 ½ years now. Starting in our QA Department, I worked my way up through the Production ranks and ultimately into a Sr. Designer role. I feel both privileged and honored to not only work at EA, but to contribute to the Tiger Woods franchise.

We’ve got a lot of great new features that we are adding to this year’s game. I just wanted to take a minute to say thanks to everyone who has ever posted feedback and suggestions for new features. We really do value and use that feedback in the design and decision making process.

Click here to read the entire blog entry.

EASW: Ace in the Hole 1/27

Congrats to SOCCEREVER75 as his clip is this week’s “Ace in the Hole” at EA Sports World.

EASW Producer Blog: Eric Busch

EA Sports World has posted a new blog entry from Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf (Wii version) producer Eric Busch.

The blog does not disclose any game features or news, but does talk about Busch’s career path in becoming a game producer.

I’ve been at EA for about four and a half years, and have been a golf fan for even longer.  I’ve played the sport since I was a kid, and during high school and college many of my weekends and summers were spent working as a greenskeeper at local country clubs.  I certainly wasn’t a huge fan of waking up before dawn, but getting to play for free on Monday afternoons when the course was closed was a nice perk.  We had to walk, but a free round is a free round, right?

To view the entire blog, continue on.