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Battlefield 2142 Gets A Little Boost
Expect a formal press release tomorrow, but the official Battlefield 2142 web site has posted an announcement about an upcoming "booster pack" for the team-based first person shooter. continue reading »
EA's "Viral" Skate Clip
We've seen little of EA's entry into the next-gen skateboarding field, outside of some similar promo videos, but this latest episode popped up from the company today, featuring skater Jerry Hsu. While no gameplay footage is shown, it shows how EA is marketing the title. continue reading »
Jumbo-Sized DS Games, EA Japan Happiness
If anyone ever asks why Electronics Arts is such a powerful monolith, point them to this picture. Here are three important EA people, holding big cardboard versions of their games: Theme Park DS, Dragon Cherry Blossoms and Sim City DS. That is dedication. continue reading »
New Laptop-Friendly Sim Line Announced
Electronic Arts today unveiled a new branch in the ever growing Sims franchise tree. Sims Stories will be a line of story-driven Sim-based games designed for play on laptops. The first in the new franchise will be The Sims Life Stories. continue reading »
Eno Doing Spore Music
Apparently, so. The legendary record producer recently appeared at lecture in Berlin. Quoting the talk's write-up: Generativity plays a role in many fields now, with gaming being no exception. continue reading »
EA Still Top Publisher in UK
Gamasutra reports that in terms of revenue, Electronic Arts' titles dominated the UK sales charts last year. In fact the publisher's games made up nearly one-fifth of all game sales in the UK. Here's the full chart: Pos. continue reading »
Screens: SSX Blur for the Wii
N'Gai Croal got his mitts on some sweet shots from the upcoming SSX title for Wii. In particular Croal wanted to highlight the unique control scheme of the game with these shots. Alex Hyde told Newsweek's Level Up that the game is supposed to be a lighthearted, colorful, over the top game. continue reading »
Hands On: Def Jam ICON
Def Jam ICON was on the show floor this week and I spent some hands on time with EA's latest brawler packed with Def Jam artists. continue reading »
Motion Controls Coming to Godfather Wii, PS3
Who would have thunk it, Electronic Arts is bringing a popular franchise over to two more consoles? The company today announced The Godfather: The Don's Edition for the Playstation 3 and The Godfather: Blackhand Edition for the Wii. continue reading »
Clips: A Bit Of The CES Crysis Demo
I walked by the Nvidia booth today, only to get suckered into another playthrough of the CES Crysis demo. My goal this time was to launch as many North Korean soldiers into the air, only to have them plummet to their doom. Muahahaha and all that. continue reading »
Hands On: Crysis!
The CES demo of Crytek's gorgeous first-person shooter Crysis is a brief one—too brief, considering the amazing DirectX 10 graphics and effects. continue reading »
Live Camera Support for C&C; 360
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars could give Xbox 360 fans a bit more live-action cinematic than they've bargained for, as EA announces Xbox Live Vision camera support for multiplayer matches. continue reading »
Gamasutra Ranks Top 20 Publishers
Bored with "Top 20" lists? Doesn't matter, this one's going up. Gamasutra have thrown up their list of the top 20 publishers from 2006, which was previously only available as an article in the October issue of Game Developer magazine. continue reading »
White Council Not Dead, Just Sleeping?
Before I go on, I enjoyed Third Age. Just so you know the level of fanboyism that's generating this optimism. There is always hope, even if it is just a fool's hope. continue reading »
Rumor: White Council Canned
1Up reports that a tipster has told than that upcoming role-playing game Lord of the Rings: The White Council has been canned. continue reading »
Spore: What's the Deal
I've noticed lately, this trend to start calling out upcoming Will Wright brainchild Spore for being "behind schedule." I'm not quite sure what that's all about. continue reading »
Burnout Next-Gen Screens
The kids at Operation Burnout ("The number one place in the world for everything Burnout"!!!) have some fresh media of the next gorgeous, spark-drenched driving game from Criterion. continue reading »
EA Drops Prices On Tons of Titles
Starting tomorrow, a huge number of EA titles are going to see substantial price drops, across virtually every system. Only the Wii and PS3 will continue to see EA published games stay at current prices. continue reading »