In a time when games are being hyped through the roof, it indeed comes as a welcome surprise when some of them do manage to live up to all the hype that they have generated. That’s the case here with EA Canada when it comes to the latest game in their long running FIFA series. EA was quick to announce that this iteration has more than 250 tweaks to it that will change the look and the feel of the game. True to their word, EA Canada has managed to pull of this impressive feat and this year’s FIFA does look and feel like a new game all together. The beautiful game has never been this beautiful before.

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With the games just around the corner, demos of FaceBreaker and Madden NFL 09 have just been released on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, with the former weighing in at 954.56 MB and the other at 1.09 GB. The FaceBreaker demo, which will be available on the PlayStation Network on August 7, features Sparrow, Ice and Steve as playable characters in addition to showcasing the Photo Game Face, which allows players to use the Xbox LIVE Vision camera or the PlayStation Eye camera to upload their mug shots for virtual destruction in-game.

FaceBreaker is slated for a September 3, 2008 release date while Madden NFL 09 will be on shelves August 15, 2008. As for when they will be available in India, your guess is as good as ours.