The Frostbite engine allows an entire course to be rendered all at once on a single map, rather than on a hole-by-hole basis-reducing loading times between holes. Unlike other recent EA Sports titles, which were unified around the Ignite engine, Rory McIlroy PGA Tour utilizes the Frostbite 3 engine, originally developed by DICE for the Battlefield franchise. It was scheduled to be released in June 2015, before being delayed to July 14, 2015. In March 2015, Rory McIlroy became a new title athlete, naming the game Rory McIlroy PGA Tour. At EA's E3 press conference in June 2014, the company presented footage of the next game in the series under the working title EA Sports PGA Tour (in which that title was later used for the 2023 installment). Rory McIlroy PGA Tour received mixed reviews although critics acknowledged the game's increased graphics quality and realism over previous installments in the franchise, the game was criticized primarily for its regressions over previous entries in the franchise, including a small number of available courses on launch, and the removal of various modes and features that had been present in previous PGA Tour games (however, additional courses, and some of these missing features, were added back in subsequent updates).Įlectronic Arts' PGA Tour franchise was placed on a hiatus following its 2013 release, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 in October 2013, EA announced that the game would also be the final installment in the series co-branded with Tiger Woods, and that he would be replaced by a new title golfer for its next edition. Additionally, the game introduces new swing modes and assists, Golf Channel personalities and in-game presentation, and an arcade-style challenge mode. The game was re-built from scratch as part of its shift to eighth generation consoles, adopting DICE's Frostbite 3 engine (primarily used for the Battlefield franchise) due to its graphical fidelity and ability to handle courses as large-scale maps (as opposed to having an individual map for each hole). It is an entry in the EA Sports PGA Tour franchise, and was the first series since 1999 not to feature Tiger Woods as its namesake, replacing him with Rory McIlroy. The 2015 Masters Tournament runs from today through Sunday, April 12.Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is a sports video game developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is in development on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. They are replacing Jim Nantz, the longtime voice of Masters Tournament coverage on CBS, and David Feherty. The company also put out a video alongside the McIlroy announcement featuring the game's new commentary team, Rich Lerner and Frank Nobilo of The Golf Channel. EA released its last three golf games ( Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, 13 and 14) in March 2011, 20, respectively. With the introduction of Augusta National in 2011, EA had shifted the game's release to March so it would launch just before the Masters Tournament, which is played in early April. The company announced that it planned to launch Rory McIlroy PGA Tour in June, returning to the franchise's traditional launch window - and leading some fans to wonder if The Masters would appear in this year's game. Speculation about Rory McIlroy PGA Tour lacking Augusta National began to fly a few weeks ago, when EA revealed that McIlroy would be the new face and namesake of EA's golf series. For now, the absence of Augusta National in Rory McIlroy PGA Tour means PGA Tour 14 will stand as the only EA game to date with all four golf majors. EA Sports' golf video game returns as Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (update)Īugusta National debuted in the PGA Tour franchise in 2011 with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 (screenshot above), which bore the subtitle "The Masters." When EA secured the British Open license for 2013's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14, that game became the series' first game to feature all four major championships.
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