www.fifagamingladders.com opened the fifa ladder till may 31st
1st and 2nd place get a 150 dollars playstation network card!
3nd place gets a 50 dollar amazon gift card!
Most active user gets a 40 dollars amazon gift card!

Massive thanks to the everpresent Nanny from the forums for this piece of information.

On the official FIFA forums, Simon Humber has partaken in a Q&A session with the fans, in a bid to answer the many questions going through peoples minds. After the jump, we have a large segment of the Q&A, with some very interesting information!

Here are some other things he has already posted:

Loads of threads about exactly which 199 teams are in the game so here you go.

These are the nations that FIFA permitted us to include, others are not allowed for various reasons.

You can play any of these in the online & offline World Cup tournaments.

All are fully licensed, which means we are allowed to use the real player names & crests.

Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Chad Chile China PR Chinese Taipei Colombia Comoros Congo Congo DR Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England (- C’mon England!!!) Equatorial Guinea Estonia Ethiopia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tahiti Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Wales Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Will all have detailed kits? In 2006 only some had detailed kits. Just asking.

Not all of them, as many as we were able to build with the art team we had and with the reference we were given.

When you select World Cup mode are the groups going to be the ones that have been drawn for the world cup or will they be random? Also the same question about the qualification rounds.

Real or custom, up to you.

On throphy celebrations:

Oh yes, you get presented with the trophy very nicely

On list of managers in the game

Managers will be announced at a later date.

When can we expect the next bit of information, video, pictures, announcements?

In a few more weeks!

About the online world cup:

We haven’t posted as nobody told us about this dev team forum. We’ll start from now on but we’re working on the game which is the most important use of our time right now.

Personally I think it’s the best online mode we’ve done. It’s very exciting to play.

You choose any of the 199 nations and as TT31P says, we match you against someone at the same match of the tournament, attempting to avoid any team or gamer you’ve already met.

If you finish in the top two in your group you go into the Round of 16 and all the thrills of knockout football.

The third group game is also exciting since this is played simultaneously in real life, so in the game we give score updates from the other match in your group so you can alter your strategy according to where your score and the other score leave you in the table.

About.com names FIFA Soccer 10 in its list of Top 10 Xbox 360 Games of 2009

2009 saw a lot of good sports games (Madden, Tiger, NHL 10, etc.) but the one that stands above them all is FIFA Soccer 10. It is a huge game with every league and team and player you could want and a wealth of modes to use them in. Be A Pro is my favorite sports game innovation ever, and FIFA 10 does a great job with it. The gameplay overall is also just incredibly good. The game moves and flows so realistically and it is a joy to both watch and play.

USA Today Awards FIFA Soccer 10 as Best Sports Game of 2009

Best Sports Game “More so than any other sports games this year, the savvy team at EA SPORTS responsible for FIFA Soccer 10 (for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2/3, Nintendo Wii; rated E) has delivered an exceptional soccer simulation, featuring myriad game modes (including online leagues for most versions), smart artificial intelligence, enhanced control and a revamped animation engine for ultra-fluid player and ball movement.”

Runners-up are EA SPORTS’ NHL 10 and 2K Sports’ NBA 2K10.

PlanetXbox360 Awards FIFA Soccer 10 2009 Sports Game of the Year

Sports Game of the Year: FIFA Soccer 10 – It is evident EA Canada’s time was well spent on the intricacies of being a manager. In the past, it was more of a throw-in feature that didn’t receive a lot of attention, but FIFA Soccer 10 finally brings the series up to speed with an entertaining franchise mode. It’s lifelike and much better than what gamers have come to expect from the FIFA series. With over 500 teams – and not to mention 41 national teams – it should be easy for a gamer to find a team worthy of his or her skill level. If gamers know what’s best for them, they’d pick up FIFA Soccer 10 the first chance they get; it’s easily the best soccer game on the Xbox 360.

FIFA 10 Is Europe’s Top Selling Game Year to Date

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced the continued record-setting sales pace for FIFA 10 as well as the development of FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, a game mode expansion and new way of playing FIFA 10, the highest rated sports game* ever on the PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®.

Based on internal sales projections, FIFA 10 has sold through more than 4.5 million units worldwide since launch, a 26 percent increase over the same period a year ago (eight weeks in Europe and five weeks in North America). FIFA 10 also became the fastest-selling sports videogame in the world with 1.7 million units sold through at European retail in its first week after its launch on October 1, and it’s the top selling game overall in Europe in 2009.

FIFA 10 has achieved new franchise records for online play as well, averaging 3 million** games played daily and over 113 million^ total online games played on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 over the past two months, and will launch FIFA 10 Ultimate Team in the new year. FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is a deeper, more authentic, more dynamic version of the game mode successfully introduced last year and enables fans to customize the way they build their Ultimate Team.

Take on the challenge of building an Ultimate Team of the best football stars in the world, manage one or multiple squads simultaneously, and compete against other gamers in dynamically updated online tournaments. For the record number of football fans playing FIFA 10 online, FIFA 10 Ultimate Team provides a new challenge to put a personally crafted team up against the rest of the world.

“FIFA 10 Ultimate Team adds a lot more authenticity to a unique game that will update with new challenges and content over time,” said Producer Paul Hossack. “We now have over 7,000 players from 27 leagues available, from which gamers will craft one or multiple squads to show their mastery of the revamped, more realistic chemistry system, and compete in tournaments with exciting requirements and rewards. On top of that, we’ll release new tournaments and other updates regularly to keep the experience fresh and exciting.”

FIFA 10 Ultimate Team has more options and players that enable gamers to emulate the way real-world coaches and managers build the truly great football teams. Choose how to manage your team–-focusing on creating one formidable squad, or managing multiple squads to match dynamic requirements for tournaments and competitions. Buy, sell, trade and acquire the biggest stars to build your dream team. Be strategic and tactical in preparing your squads for the various in-game competitions. A completely redesigned chemistry system built around player relationships on the pitch, means that managing teams and squads to their full potential is even more critical to success. Take carefully assembled squads into standard tournaments and themed competitions against the most formidable teams from around the world – and then out wit and out play them.

Test your skills as a player and manager to claim global football supremacy with FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, available to purchase for 400 Microsoft points or $4.99 as a download via Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network to FIFA 10 beginning this February, 2010. FIFA 10 and an internet connection is required for play. FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. It is not yet rated.

FIFA 10 CONTINUES RECORD SALES PACE; FIFA 10 ULTIMATE TEAM ANNOUNCED

FIFA, the world’s governing body of soccer, Electronic Arts Inc and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced the official kick-off of the second phase of the 2010 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) online competition. This year’s FIWC season has been split into two phases to ensure that even more players have the opportunity to compete in the tournament. The first phase, which concluded on December 18, 2009, saw over 400,000 players from around the world compete online on EA SPORTS™ FIFA Soccer 10 on the PlayStation®3 (PS3™), via PlayStation®Network to secure the first 11 places at this year’s FIWC Grand Final, which will take place at Port Olympic in Barcelona on May 1, 2010

The online leaderboard from the FIWC 2010 phase 1 has now been wiped clean, giving those players who weren’t able to participate or didn’t make it into the top 10 another shot at claiming one of the remaining 11 online Grand Final spots*. To participate in the FIWC 2010 online, players can register directly inside the retail version of FIFA 10 on PS3 from January 5, 2010 and start competing right away. Alternatively, live qualifier events for an additional nine Grand Final places will take place in Sydney, Sao Paulo, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Moscow, Johannesburg and London.

Following the culmination of this year’s competition in Barcelona, the FIWC World Champion will be crowned officially at the FIFA World Player Gala 2010, a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the real life football stars in person.

* For full FIWC 2010 tournament terms & conditions, please see www.fifa.com/fiwc