While speculation continues as to the new EA Sports game that will be announced in January one of the most glaring possibilities is that it will simply be making the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup official. A dedicated World Cup game has been released in each of the respective years since 1998.
It now appears that the release date is out there which lends credence to that belief. Amazon and Gamefly have both listed 2010 FIFA World Cup for Tuesday April 27th. Obviously at this point it is a tentative date however the previous World Cup games have come out in late April as well. The actual World Cup South Africa begins on June 11th.