Soccer Superstars to Grace Cover of 2006 FIFA World Cup
Electronic Arts (EA) has revealed that superstar footballers will be featured on the front packs of 2006 FIFA World Cup video game. It’s an old marketing strategy but it still gives the feeling that football heroes are involved in the game as much as die-hard sports gamers are. So, EA in partnership with adidas has customized covers of the game as a way for the world’s superstar footballers to represent the 2006 FIFA World Cup in each of the countries they play for, or are very popular in. So now, gamers will be excited not just about the game, but also the package that the game came in. Here are the list of players that were selected by EA:
TEAM | ATHLETE | PACK AVAILABILE IN: |
England | Frank Lampard | England |
China | Zhi Zhen | China |
Germany | Lukas Podolski | Germany |
Italy | Alessandro Del Piero | Italy |
Mexico | Jamie Lozano | USA, Canada, Mexico |
Portugal | Simao | Portugal |
Netherlands | Arjen Robben | Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg |
Switzerland | Ricardo Cabanas | Switzerland |
Spain | Xavi | Spain |
USA | Claudio Reyna | USA, Canada, Mexico |
NA | Will feature the FIFA World Cup trophy and the Official Emblem | All other Countries |
2006 FIFA World Cup will hit retails shops on April 24 in North American and April 28 in Europe.
Electronic Arts (EA) has revealed that superstar footballers will be featured on the front packs of 2006 FIFA World Cup video game. It’s an old marketing strategy but it still gives the feeling that football heroes are involved in the game as much as die-hard sports gamers are. So, EA in partnership with adidas has customized covers of the game as a way for the world’s superstar footballers to represent the 2006 FIFA World Cup in each of the countries they play for, or are very popular in. So now, gamers will be excited not just about the game, but also the package that the game came in. Here are the list of players that were selected by EA:
TEAM | ATHLETE | PACK AVAILABILE IN: |
England | Frank Lampard | England |
China | Zhi Zhen | China |
Germany | Lukas Podolski | Germany |
Italy | Alessandro Del Piero | Italy |
Mexico | Jamie Lozano | USA, Canada, Mexico |
Portugal | Simao | Portugal |
Netherlands | Arjen Robben | Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg |
Switzerland | Ricardo Cabanas | Switzerland |
Spain | Xavi | Spain |
USA | Claudio Reyna | USA, Canada, Mexico |
NA | Will feature the FIFA World Cup trophy and the Official Emblem | All other Countries |
2006 FIFA World Cup will hit retails shops on April 24 in North American and April 28 in Europe.