Tiger Woods dropped from cover of Tiger Woods game
It’s finally happened: after a dozen years, world-famous philanderer and golfer Tiger Woods has shagged his way off the front cover of his own videogame. The boxart for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 was circulated by EA today, revealing that Tiger has been replaced. By a flag.
This is the 14th home console game in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf series, and the first to completely omit Woods (and EA has already confirmed to Eurogamer that the tiny golfer you see in the distance is not Woods). This follows on from last year, when Woods had to share the cover of PGA Tour 11 with Rory McIlroy.
While every sane person understands this is linked to Woods and his private life, EA is spewing a load of bull about the omission meaning nothing. EA Sports president Peter Moore told Eurogamer:
“If the insinuation is it’s a reflection of EA Sports backing away from its relationship that goes back literally 13 years with Tiger, that’s not the case whatsoever. […] You shouldn’t read anything into the fact that Tiger’s not featured on the box art of that particular edition.”
Right, sure. You shouldn’t read anything into this. Nope, nothing whatsoever. But let’s take a moment to recap:
1998 – 2009: Woods appears on the front of every single Tiger Woods game.
November 2009: Stories break about Woods and his wayward penis.
Now: Flag.
Sort of explains itself, eh? For what it’s worth, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 hits stores on March 29th.
[Via press release and Eurogamer]
