2008 video game
2008 video game
UEFA Euro 2008 Euro 2008 football tournament, published byEA Sports . It was developed collaboratively byEA Canada andHB Studios and was released in Europe and North America on 18 April 2008 and 19 May 2008 respectively.[citation needed The commentary was provided byClive Tyldesley andAndy Townsend .
EA issued an apology after mistakenly using theSoldier's Song asNorthern Ireland 's anthem within the game, instead ofGod Save the Queen . Public Relations head Shaun White said:
At EA Sports, we pride ourselves on delivering rich and authentic videogame experiences. We sincerely apologise for this error.
The apology was welcomed byNorthern Irish Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Gregory Campbell who said:
Any apology on this matter is most welcome. Obviously there's has been a lack of knowledge on the makers' part and hopefully it will be changed as soon as possible.
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The PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PSP and PC versions received "average" reviews, according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic .[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
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