Couple of days old.......and not confirmed in any way yet by M$ & EA (in fact they have denied anything has finally been agreed)
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/508/508...html?fromint=1
Quote:
Douglass C. Perry @ IGN
April 23, 2004 - After years of discussions, Electronic Arts and Microsoft are putting the final touches on a partnership enabling four of EA's sports titles, and possibly three non-sports games, to go online with Xbox Live this fall, IGN learned today. The Redwood City, Ca.-based publisher will announce its strategy at the annual Electronic Entertainment Exposition this May, but it may reveal plans earlier to investors this April 29, during its upcoming fiscal announcement.
"They're psyched," a former EA employee, who asked not to be identified, told IGN. "EA is going to bring its games to Live this year. It's finally happening."
Madden NFL 2005, NCAA College Football, NASCAR Thunder 2005, and NBA Live comprise the sports package for Xbox Live this fall. The non-sports games are less concrete, but as IGN has learned from several sources close to the company, Battlefield: Modern Combat, EA's new GoldenEye game, and perhaps Burnout 3 are first in line for Xbox online compatibility.
(BIG SNIP)
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So...EA games on XBL at last...perhaps.
Sod the EA Sports games, but BF on XBL could be good.
If they have agreed on this, I wonder how it's going to work, wrt to EA's previous demands for doing XBL games?