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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 Expands Online, Adds Ryder Cup

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by Nick Ahrens on March 10, 2010 at 03:42 AM
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At the EA Sports "Season Opener" event, the game publisher revealed the first details about the next version of its dominating golf title. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 ups the ante in the online department with new 12 vs 12 matches molded to reflect the Ryder Cup competition. Players will have the ability to create teams with friends to compete online via both head-to-head matches and the leaderboards.

Speaking of the Ryder Cup, the team-based golf tourney makes an appearance in PGA Tour 11 as both a standalone tournament and as part of the career mode. The Ryder Cup is a unique golf competition in which the U.S. and Europe battle for bragging rights. The gameplay differs because unlike a normal game of stroke golf, the team's aggregate performance determines the winner.

While EA Sports is still hush hush on single-player components like the career mode and the Tiger Challenge, the demo provided a few other details on how the game is changing this year. Wind is now dynamic, changing in real-time with sudden gusts. The courses now have time-of-day settings that are made possible by the game's new lighting model. Even the player models have been improved, with subtle touches like cloth and hair physics. On the gameplay side, we do know that the elevation grid used during putting and chipping will now appear on the green at all times. This gives player a much better preview of their impending shot.

EA is also introducing some changes to the swing mechanics (including the mysterious focus mechanic in the screen above), but unfortunately that info will come at a later time. Stay tuned to GI for more on Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 in the coming months, and be sure to keep up with the latest GDC 2010 info via our dedicated hub.

Be sure to check out the GDC 2010 hub page for quick access to more news and hands-on impressions straight from the event in San Francisco, CA.

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  • by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 04:57 AM

    huh,..well yay then.

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 07:20 AM

    I don't care what Tiger does with his personal life. I'll still play his games.

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 07:28 AM

    I thought this was going to be a dating simulator now..

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 08:51 AM

    good for ea for not dropping tiger...brother's gotta make some scratch!

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 09:19 AM

    @Rand401

    Lol. You stole my joke.

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 09:25 AM

    sounds good. i haven't bought a tiger woods since tiger woods 2007. this might be the next

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    I would've sworn EA with their family friendly image (editing out words like "hell" in in-game soundtracks and such) would be one the first to drop Tiger after all his mess. Then again, they did pull that Dante's Inferno protest stunt so maybe they've learned not to listen to housewives who do nothing but eat anti-depressants and scream at their children all day. But anyway...

    Golf. Cool.

  • by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    Hmm... Tiger Woods I thought already won the Ryder cup? Oh wait this is golf we are talking about right?

  • by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    I might get back into playing regular again. I am from Augusta and I want The National as at least an unlockable. I WILL BUY THAT TIGER WOODS!

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    The real question is:  What sort of 'off-course' activities will be available in the upcoming Tiger Woods game?   I want this game to be as true-to-life as possible.     This game had better not be rated anything other than 'M', LOL.  

  • by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 02:43 PM

    this sounds like a step in the right direction.

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 03:07 PM

    And finally, golf has 12 on 12 deathmatches. Im looking forward to that!!

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 03:39 PM

    no

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 05:28 PM

    Other new features: Bang a waitress.

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    by Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 07:32 PM

    Seriously, people. Leave him alone, he's human like us all. I will be keeping my eye on this game for sure.

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    by Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 05:05 PM

    Well it was a smart move to keep these games, the only reason most people watch golf or are interested in it in some form is because of him.

  • by Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 09:37 AM

    They should make it so U can play Tiger' s off course life , with side missions like, dodging trees while driving, Mistress Juggling, erasing phone messages, Staying outa court, and keeping your marriage and family together!lol

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    by Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11:34 AM
    Heh... It's rather funny that the Wii version of 11 will probably out-do the 360 and PS3 until next year when the Move and Natal come into play. I figure that it'll take at least that long before the Devs. figure out the accessories and get it right. Don't envy them trying figure it out.