“I’m very proud and humbled to see my face and name on EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR,” said McIlroy. “This is a great honor, and something I couldn’t even dream of growing up playing the sport. I really hope people enjoy the game and I’m very glad I can be a part of it.”
EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR is the first EA SPORTS title to be built using the Frostbite engine. This new toolset allows the development team to create beautiful new environments, featuring the most detailed courses in franchise history. Frostbite also renders the entire course at once, eliminating load times between holes and allowing users to play their shot from almost any location. It’s truly Golf Without Limits.
EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR is the first EA SPORTS title to be built using the Frostbite engine. This new toolset allows the development team to create beautiful new environments, featuring the most detailed courses in franchise history. Frostbite also renders the entire course at once, eliminating load times between holes and allowing users to play their shot from almost any location. It’s truly Golf Without Limits.
The game is apparently only coming out on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this June.
I agree with cikame though, that it does not have the same ring to it.
But the thing with Madden is that he's a legend. He 30 years of being a broadcaster. This was after a very successful coaching career and brief stint as a player (prior to injury). It's not like he had multiple affairs. It's also not as though his career took a sudden and drastic downward spiral that he never recovered from.
Do you think it will be a year to year basis as to what the name of the game will be or just after like in 10-15 years change out to the new golf superstar? I would think so based on this recent change. One thing I do not see is the year, so maybe it will be a new golfer each year from here on out, like how madden games have a new player each year?
Either way I just think it is not a good idea to name a game off of a current sport athlete if you intend on keeping the series alive. I would think it would be more appropriate just to call it "PGA TOUR '16" and show the current superstar golfer, but what do I know, I don't make and sell franchise games.
Maybe John Daly will finally get his time to shine.