Electronic
Arts announced today that its EA SPORTS GamerNet feature, which was
first introduced in
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08
on
Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 last year, has been enhanced for
Tiger
Woods PGA TOUR 09
. This year, EA
SPORTS GamerNet will feature more seamless integration within the
game, an enhanced user interface and daily competitions.
EA
SPORTS GamerNet in
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09
will feature Instant Challenges, including long drives, approach
shots and putting, which will be automatically delivered to players
throughout their rounds. Players who beat the Instant Challenges will
be rewarded with GamerNet points. Players won't even have to go into
special game modes in order to activate the Instant Challenges. It
will be available in most modes in the game and will automatically
notify players if a challenge is available. Players will also have
the ability to post their challenge scores, clips and more, all from
the course, at any time without interrupting their current game.
EA
SPORTS GamerNet also features daily challenges customized to fit an
individual’s playing style, and an all-new daily leaderboard that
gives any player the opportunity to win on any given day. Players
will be able to track that day's competition in the GamerNet hub and
find out how much time is left. The player with the most GamerNet
points at the end of the day's competition will become EA SPORTS
GamerNet Champion.
Tiger
Woods PGA TOUR 09
with
EA SPORTS GamerNet will be available on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on
August 26
th
and is rated E for Everyone.