Golf Latest: Tiger Woods is not master of his own game
Have you ever heard a thing like this! Tiger Woods’ picture will not be on the cover of his own game ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12’.
The game will hit the market on 29th March, but the gaming golf fans will not find Tiger Woods featured on it. The reason behind this cliché is not the same old boring s*x scandal, but the notion that some new features have been added into the
game. Well this is what the EA Sports boss Peter Moore said.
He emphasized that EA Sports was not backing from Tiger Woods in his bad times, but was focusing on rebranding the game. New features like Masters Tournament were added into it to treat the golf lovers. He stated,
“If the insinuation is it's a reflection of EA Sports backing away from its relationship that goes back literally 13 years with Tiger, that's not the case whatsoever. This is obviously a very important day in our history and an important day in the world
of golf videogames, and focusing on the Masters is the right thing to do.”
Tiger will not pose for his new game, but he will be smiling on the cover of PS3 collector’s edition. This was yet another revelation given by Moore. What could be the logic behind this decision? Is it the frail image of Woods and his losing swings that
has forced a loyal partner like EA Sports to back away?
According to Moore, Tigers personal life and career down fall had nothing to do with firm’s decision. In fact, it was the timing of the launch. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 launching dates matched with the Masters, which enlightened an idea that rather than Woods
being the focus, the tournament should be given priority.
Moore continued, “This is something that's very special, very different. You should not read anything into the fact that Tiger is not featured on the box art of that particular edition. We're obviously very optimistic that because this is so new and
something the golf videogame community has been literally begging for close to a decade, it will drive considerable sales.”
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