Rory McIlroy on EA Sports Golf cover

Rory McIlroy features on the cover of EA Sports PGA Tour 2015 video game

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Rory McIlroy features on the cover of EA Sports PGA Tour 2015 video game

 

Report by Anand Datla

 

March 17, 2015: The game of golf is in the throes of major change. Signs abound that the game might just be ready to move beyond Tiger Woods, ushering a new era for bold young golfers. There are a bunch of twenty something golfers who are eager to don the mantle of champions and thrive in the spoils from their talents. Rory McIlroy, who swept aside Woods to become the face of Nike Golf is now featured on the cover of the most widely sold simulation, the EA Sports PGA Tour golf game featuring some of the biggest stars.

 

Woods has been the face of this game for 16 long years. The change in cover detail is an important event for the game and how it is presented internationally. A generation of fans have never looked beyond Tiger, but ever since he was derailed by well documented hubris, the game had begun a process of rehabilitation.

 

The illustration of McIlroy on the cover of the video game marks a symbolic yet important moment in the transition of the game into the Post Woods era. “I’m very proud and humbled to see my face and name on EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR,” said and elated McIlroy. “This is a great honor, and something I couldn’t even dream of growing up playing the sport. I really hope people enjoy the game and I’m very glad I can be a part of it.”

 

You can watch Rory McIlroy in this trailer from the game

 

But fans will have to wait till June this year to experience the game, when EA Sports releases the PS4 and X Box One versions of the game. It is also believed that the new version of the game is the most detailed to have been released thus far.

 

“Frostbite has allowed us to take this franchise to a whole new level,” said Brent Nielsen, Executive Producer of Rory McIlroy PGA Tour. “The new engine drastically improves all facets of the game, from core gameplay to opportunities for brand-new modes and features. We’re looking forward to sharing a lot of great news with our fans throughout the rest of the spring.”

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