Jim Reilly of ign.com reports on an announcement that Tiger Woods will be remaining as the primary golf player for EA. Read on to see why they kept the man of many criticisms and jokes alike.

"It’s also the seventh day of Christmas which hails the seventh instalment of Electronic Theatre’s The Twelve Games of Christmas series, a twelve day long feature that aims to bring you the very best releases of 2009. We strive to give you a better idea of what to look out for in 2010’s January sales each day, and today is the turn of July 2009, and we look back to the height of the summer at what were the best titles available."

"Be honest, when’s the last time you gave your stick a waggle? If you’re a hardcore gamer, it’s probably been a while, but the rest of us power up the Wii every other day and give that barely-functional stick a shake or two. Why? Because it’s damn fun, that’s why. Here are the games that have had us swinging it the most this year."

"Brutally comparing the EA SPORTS of as little as two years ago to a sinking ship, Moore was not shy in his description of the company and the direction in which it was heading. He based this upon his understanding that the advancements in graphics meant that there was a distinct push within EA SPORTS towards realism and a quest to make TV images and videogames indistinguishable at a glance."

This is the overview of the weekly updates to the PlayStation Store. This week, the wait is over, Fat Princess is here. EA Sports brings you Tiger Woods content and Madden 2010 demo. Also DLC for Buzz and Rag Doll Kung Fu.

North America, Europe, Hong Kong and Japan is included.

The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of June, representing sales for the United States for the five week period of May 31st to July 4th.

Notables this month:

• Good software sales from 360, Wii
• Industry year-on-year decline for fourth straight month

Hardware numbers:
NDS: 766.5k (153.5k per week)
WII: 361.7k (72.34k per week)
360: 240.6k (48.12k per week)
PS3: 164.7k (32.94k per week)
PSP: 163.5k (32.7k per week)
PS2: 152.7k (30.54k per week)...

In speaking with Gamasutra earlier this week, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello discussed the company's increased focus on the Wii and working towards the company's turnaround from the financial troubles EA saw last holiday season in an overcrowded HD console market.

In an announcement made by Peter Moore at their E3 press conference last week, EA Sports Active had sold 600,000 units worldwide in its first two weeks. According to Riccitiello, "The number one platform is expanding the m...

"June 2009:

* Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (DSi) - 6/8/09 ♦
* PROTOTYPE - 6/9/09 ♦ ♦ ♦
* EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis - 6/10/09 ♦ ♦ ♦
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - 6/10/09 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
* The Conduit - 6/23/09 ♦
* Fight Night Round 4 - 6/25/09 ♦ ♦
* Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - 6/30/09 ♦ ♦ ♦
* Mushroom Wars - 6/30/09 ♦

July 2009:

* Hannah Montana PSP bundle ♦
* NCAA Football 10 - 7/14/09 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
* Unbound Saga - 7/16/09 ♦
..."

"Tigers Woods PGA Tour 10 has a greater TV style presentation this year with 2 commentators, score overlays of what's happening in the round and realistic cheers from the crowd that surrounds you when taking your shot."

"As announced on EA Sports Live today, here is the official course listing for the PS3/360.

1. TPC Sawgrass
2. Turnberry
3. St. Andrews
4. Bethpage Black
5. Bay Hill Club & Lodge
6. Firestone CC
7. Oakmont CC
8. Doral Golf Resort & Spa
9. Pinehurst #2
10. Wentworth West
11. Harbortown
12. Pebble Beach Golf Links
13. TPC Boston
14. Hazeltine National Golf Club
15. East Lake Golf Club
16. Torrey Pines"

Electronic Arts COO John Pleasants has confirmed to those attending the 2009 Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference today that the publisher's upcoming Wii title, Dead Space Extraction, will utilize Nintendo's upcoming Wii MotionPlus accessory. Details on how it will be implemented is currently unknown.

Also announced in a press release earlier today, the Wii version of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10, along with the newly-unveiled EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis will support the Wii Remote...

In a press release today, Nintendo has announced release dates for a number of first-party and third-party games headed for the Wii and DS in the second quarter of 2009 (although technically April to June, this includes March as well).

Nintendo itself noted these games as upcoming to the Wii, WiiWare, and Nintendo DS:

Wii:
Excitebots: Trick Racing - April 20
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - May 4
Punch-Out!! - May 18
WiiWare:
BIT.TRIP BEAT (Gaijin Games/Aksys Games)
Edu...