EA have confirmed today that it's gaming franchise FIFA is the first gaming brand to smash through the £1 billion sales mark here in the UK.It's latest incarnation FIFA '13 was the franchise's best seller last year, and before that it was FIFA '12.

Hot on the heels of the news that during his military downtime Prince Harry is the FIFA king, we’ve formed our own team worthy of the royal honours.

"EA jumping above the rest..." The richer get richer, especially in EA's case.

Yesterday saw a list of the top 20 selling console games in Europe and it made for interesting reading.The top two spots were taken up by EA's behemoth sporting title FIFA '13.

"a patch is coming...honest" EA have apologised for the delay in their expected title update for FIFA 13.

With the battle for best football game fast approaching, EA and Konami are battling it out for trailers and news on what feels like a weekly basis.

"So, with no official licence likely, what other avenues are open to EA?