Scandal can’t stop Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online

Tiger Woods’ personal life is certainly messed up, and he’s been losing a lot of sponsors and commercial deals, but he still has one thing left to cling to. EA is still going to allow him to be immortalized as a video game icon. EA’s latest press release confirms that its online PC and Mac golf simulation game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online hasn’t been canceled due to Woods’ indiscretions. EA released a statement about Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online‘s forthcoming open beta that also said the company partnered with Tiger Woods strictly for his golf skills.

The Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online press release mainly focuses on the game. It’s a browser-based affair with no downloads or add-ons required. The only thing you will need is a connection to the internet. Once you start playing, you can visit a wide variety of courses, like Pebble Beach or TPC Sawgrass, play matches against friends, customize your golfer and improve your abilities with Pro Shop items.

I have to wonder if perhaps the scandal could be contributing to the delay in officially launching Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online. EA was supposed to launch the browser-based, online game sometime in Fall 2009, and 2010′s just started. Nah, probably not. It’s been in a closed beta for months now, and everyone knows how long betas for online games can last. It would be interesting if EA did decide to extend the beta testing periods though, in the hopes the Woods’ scandal will blow over and another celebrity scandal will replace it.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online is currently in beta status, and you can register for it by heading to the site, creating or signing into an EA Profile and agreeing to the beta agreement. The open beta is scheduled to begin in January, 2010. The betas are free, but EA has not announced if the finished game will require a subscription to play.

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