I know Pierre already has his thoughts posted on FIFA Street, but I felt compelled to follow up with a counterpoint.  After all, EA Sports’ arcade revival is a pretty big deal, especially in the face of FIFA Soccer 12, which is essentially a perfected version of the sport digitally, right down to the league options and style of play on the field.  FIFA Street is an opposite to that, relying on a more trick-laden fast-paced style where the yellow and red cards don’t apply, and it’s all about getting the ball in the goal.  That should be good enough, right?  So why isn’t it?

EA Sports has partnered with the Leo Messi Foundation, a popular street football field in Barcelona will be brought back to life through a complete upgrade and refurbishment in 2012. The field, located in the Bon Pastor neighborhood of Barcelona and in disrepair for several years, will be outfitted with a new state-of-the-art surface, side boards, goals and much more, creating a high-quality and safe environment for the youth of Barcelona to enjoy. Messi serves as the cover athlete and ambassador for the FIFA games and this initiative was timed with the launch of the new FIFA Street game.

EA SPORTS today predicted that defending champion LA Galaxy will continue its dominance over MLS this year, completing a record-setting regular season and winning the MLS Supporters’ Shield for the third straight year.  No team has ever finished first three consecutive MLS seasons but EA SPORTS declared LA Galaxy the winner of the upcoming 2012 MLS regular season using FIFA Soccer 12 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Phoenix Suns NBA All-Star Steve Nash talks FIFA 12 in this exclusive interview below.

While Kobe Bryant got most of the attention in Orlando, his Lakers teammate and NBA All-Star Andrew Bynum was also in town for the festivities. Bynum spends most of his free time playing EA Sports FIFA Soccer 12, rather than the 2K Sports basketball game NBA 2K12. The big man talks about his gaming in this exclusive video interview below.

EA Sports is connecting with gamers in a new way with its FIFA Street arcade soccer game. The Street Network will encourage social competition among players when the game launches at retail worldwide on March 13, 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Through the Street Network, players will be able to capture video of their best tricks and share them in-game with friends, showing off their personal favorites and embarrassing their opponents.  In addition, friends will be able to track and compare each other’s progress throughout the game, including World Tour story mode and Head-to-Head Online Seasons, and follow each other’s status in EA Sports Football Club.

Sony Computer Entertainment America has big plans for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012. The game maker will kick things off with its annual Sony Electronics press conference, where its new PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) handheld entertainment system will be part of the press conference and have a good presence at its booth during the Las Vegas show. Checkout WipeOut 2048 in action in the exclusive video below.

Electronic Arts has signed the world’s top soccer player (footballer), Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, to a multi-year endorsement contract that will see him become the global face of the EA SPORTS FIFA franchise. The biggest transfer deal this football season sees the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010 winner transfer to EA SPORTS and make his debut in March, 2012 on the cover of FIFA Street.

When Dead Space 2 came out earlier this year, we were amazed by Visceral Games' progress on the franchise, with haunting environments and plenty of shocking surprises awaiting us.  We knew that Isaac Clarke's adventure would (eventually) continue, but now it looks like it's confirmed, as an IGN report indicates that Dead Space 3 is happening.

COLOGNE, Germany - With the big GamesCom 2011 video game show right around the corner, Electronic Arts is promising some exciting announcements and reveals at the huge German show. With over 254,000 attending last year and more expected this year, GamesCom is shaping up to be a big show for big announcements from all the big game companies and console manufactures. GamerLive.TV will be broadcasting the Electronic Art's press conference as well Sony's press conference and much more from the floor of the show live at http://gamerlive.tv/gamescom-live so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out what Electronic Arts has up its sleeves below.

Electronic Arts takes gamers inside one of the big games of 2011. EA Sports’ FIFA Soccer 12 has been redesigned with an all-new Player Impact Engine. But while that might sound fancy, the developers in Vancouver, British Columbia explain exactly what this new physics engine will deliver on the virtual pitch for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 soccer fans, or footballers, in the video below.

Electronic Arts is once again hosting an E3 press conference, called Gamechangers: EA 2011, before the official video game convention opens its doors. At both the press conference and the big show, EA’s lineup this year consists of games spanning a multitude of popular genres, including immersive shooters and role-playing games for hardcore players, revolutionary sports titles for sports fans, as well as mobile and casual games for the whole family. Games like Battlefield 3, Need for Speed The Run, Madden NFL 12, FIFA Soccer 12, SSX, Mass Effect 3; and the highly anticipated new MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, will be featured.