Ouch! Electronic Arts has taken the Golden Poo trophy for the 2012 worst company in America. Over the course of the last few weeks The Consumerist has been running a bracket user poll on the country’s worst companies. The final poll was between EA and Bank of America. “After more than 250,000 votes, Consumerist readers [...] Continue Reading »
Electronic Arts today announced an agreement to purchase PopCap Games, the casual game developer known for "Plants vs. Zombies" and "Bejeweled", among others. The purchase price is $650 million plus $100 million in stock options. "PopCap is one of the largest and most respected digital and social gaming companies with more than 150 million games [...] Continue Reading »
Electronic Arts today released a new trailer for "Battlefield 3", giving viewers a glimpse at gameplay footage based on the current alpha code. "Battlefield 3 allows you to feel the full impact of battle like never before. Powered by Frostbite 2, the next generation of DICE's cutting-edge gaming engine, Battlefield 3 delivers spectacular visuals, earth-shattering [...] Continue Reading »
The promised "Crysis 2" multiplayer was released today, giving players a chance to try out the online portion of the upcoming sequel by Crytek. "All versions of the new demo will include two maps, “Skyline” and “Pier 17”, as well as two modes “Team Instant Action” and “Crash Site”. Crysis 2 multiplayer will include six [...] Continue Reading »
Electronic Arts and Crytek announced that a "Crysis 2" multiplayer demo will be released Tuesday, March 1 for the PC and XBOX 360. "All versions of the new demo will include two maps, “Skyline” and “Pier 17”, as well as two modes “Team Instant Action” and “Crash Site”. Crysis 2 multiplayer will include six intense, [...] Continue Reading »
Electronic Arts today released a new trailer for "Crysis 2" titled "Be Invisible", giving viewers more of a look at the upcoming sequel by Crytek. "In Crysis 2, the aliens have returned with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind. In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the [...] Continue Reading »
Electronic Arts today announced that the "Dragon Age II" soundtrack will feature a re-imagining of "I'm not calling you a liar" by Florence + The Machine. "Produced by award-winning composer Inon Zur and Steve Schnur, and mixed by Jack Joseph Puig – known for his work with U2, The Rolling Stones, No Doubt and Green [...] Continue Reading »
Visceral Games today announced "Dead Space 2: Severed", the first DLC pack for "Dead Space 2" that will be released on March 1. "Dead Space 2: Severed extends the Dead Space 2 story with the addition of two stand-alone single-player chapters. This digital pack will take players through the haunting story of Gabe Weller, who [...] Continue Reading »
Electronic Arts released a teaser gameplay trailer for "Battlefield 3", giving viewers a small look at the anticipated sequel. "Battlefield 3 allows you to feel the full impact of battle like never before. Powered by Frostbite 2, the next generation of DICE's cutting-edge gaming engine, Battlefield 3 delivers spectacular visuals, earth-shattering destruction and real as [...] Continue Reading »
BioWare today released a demo for "Dragon Age II", giving players a chance to try out the upcoming RPG sequel. There is currently a promotion going on where two in-game items will be unlocked if the number of downloads surpasses one million on the PC and consoles combined. "In the demo, players will venture through [...] Continue Reading »
Electronic Arts today released a new teaser trailer for "Battlefield 3", building anticipation for DICE's next sequel. "Battlefield 3 allows you to feel the full impact of battle like never before. Powered by Frostbite 2, the next generation of DICE’s cutting-edge gaming engine, Battlefield 3 delivers spectacular visuals, earth-shattering destruction and real as hell combat [...] Continue Reading »
A new "Crysis 2" trailer was released today, giving viewers more of a look at the upcoming FPS sequel by Crytek. "In Crysis 2, the aliens have returned with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind. In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets and a nightmare [...] Continue Reading »
As everyone looks back at what developers had to offer in 2010 in this pretty rad medium called video games, it's a little shocking that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has largely gone unmentioned. Its scale, its amazing sound design, its incredible atmosphere and its sheer moments of breathtaking chaos as the world around blew up [...] Continue Reading »
A new trailer for "Crysis 2" was released today, giving viewers more of a look at the upcoming sequel by Crytek. "In Crysis 2, the aliens have returned with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind. In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets and a nightmare [...] Continue Reading »
EA DICE released a new video interview with community manger Daniel Matros, in which he discusses several elements in the upcoming Vietnam expansion for "Battlefield: Bad Compan 2". "The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam digital expansion pack takes all of the intensity, action and addictive gameplay of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and ups the ante [...] Continue Reading »
