Electronics Arts announced today that online play for FIFA Soccer 08 is now activated. The online feature, dubbed Online Team Play, is a free download and enables 10 people on 10 different consoles anywhere in the world to connect online to play a single match of FIFA Soccer 08.

To access Online Team Play mode, simply boot up FIFA Soccer 08 with an active internet connection and the necessary update files will be downloaded automatically.

EA’S ONLINE TEAM PLAY NOW LIVE FOR FIFA SOCCER 08 ON NEXT-GEN CONSOLES

Online Team Play Connects 10 Players on 10 Different Consoles Playing a Single Game of FIFA Soccer 08

Electronic Arts threw the switch today on a free downloaded feature called Online Team Play that will enable 10 people on 10 different consoles anywhere in the world to connect online to play a single match of FIFA Soccer 08. The new feature is automatically available for the Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3 when connected online.

Be A Pro: Online Team Play in FIFA Soccer 08 enables up to five friends on five different consoles to select and take control of their own individual players on the same team, supported by AI teammates, to play against up to five rivals playing on five different consoles of another team. You can choose to play as a single, fixed player the entire game, with free roaming players, or teams can have a combination of both. Anyway you choose to play, Be A Pro: Online Team Play challenges you to master the same disciplines as a real soccer player—from positioning and tackling to reading the field and passing.

FIFA Soccer 08 is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C., and is rated “E” (Everyone) by the ESRB. It is in stores now.

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