FIFA 08 beats PES 2008 to one million sales

EA's latest in the FIFA franchise becomes the first game released in 2007 to reach one million sales at UK retail.

EA has today announced that FIFA 08, the latest and possibly greatest title in the long-running series, has become the first title released in 2007 to reach one million sales at UK retail.

The publisher cites a host of reasons for the game's success, including the brand new game engine, the extensive in-game licenses (including the Premier and Coca-Cola leagues with all the official teams and players), the inclusion of the FA Cup and the host of problems reported with its rival PES 2008.

We at VideoGamer.com still feel PES 2008 is the better of the two games, but FIFA 08 is certainly a very close second and PES has its work cut out to stay on top next year.