• by Quinton Miles

    Well, that didn’t take long. A day after launching the game’s teaser site, Electronic Arts and Crytek confirmed that Crysis Warhead will make its way exclusively to the PC this fall.
    For Warhead, players will take control of ‘Psycho’ (Sergeant Sykes) and play a parallel story that takes place during the events of the original game. [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Electronic Arts has agreed with the Federal Trade Commission to hold off on buying Take-Two, according to a report today on Reuters.
    The agreement, which will last until either regulators complete their probe or 45 days pass, was put in place for the FTC to more thoroughly review the nearly $2 billion proposal made by EA [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Closing in on nine months since the original release of Crysis on the PC back in November, it appears that Crytek is getting ready to release some information on a new title in the series.
    Over at the official website for the game, a new teaser image (also shown above) is prominently displayed under the title [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    Visual Concepts will now be in control of the MLB 2K and NHL 2K brand of games for 2K Sports, according to a news story posted on 1UP.com. They take over development duties from the now defunct Kush Games.
    Ben Brinkman, former developer of the MLB 2K series, has switched jobs and moved to Activision.
    The company [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    It appears that being a virtual rock star is beginning to pay off for some folks. This morning, The Ant Commandos, makers of guitar controllers that are compatible with both Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, revealed that they’ve signed 16-year old Chris Chike as their new spokesperson in an exclusive, long-term deal to promote [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    The first in a collaboration between EA and Steven Spielberg, Boom Blox is an inventive feature packed puzzle game loaded with ingenious fun. While not all of its mechanics click, the central concept of physics based block breaking is strong enough to widen the appeal and make this an addictive romp through all of its [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    One of the games I’ve definitely got my eyes on this summer is Battlefield Heroes, the free downloadable game from DICE for the PC. Aside from the aforementioned cost, the thought of just hopping straight into a game on almost any computer thanks to it being light on requirements makes it all the more appealing [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    The game that’s got mainstream media everywhere talking is getting ready to make its North American debut, as Nintendo launches Wii Fit later this week. Picking up steam ever since it was initially announced at last year’s E3, Wii Fit has already sold out of pre-orders at a few key retailers with more expected to [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Electronic Arts’ deadline for their acquisition offer to Take-Two quietly passed on May 16 with no response, so EA announced this morning that they have extended that deadline to June 16.
    “Extending our offer will allow the FTC review process to continue,” said Owen Mahoney, Senior Vice President of EA Corporate Development. “EA’s offer price remains [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Electronic Arts announced their financial results for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 yesterday afternoon, with a mixture of positive and negative news. Thanks to titles like Army of Two, Burnout Paradise, and Rock Band, the company’s revenue was up 84% to $1.127 billion in the fourth quarter, with sales of $3.665 billion [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Whether or not you enjoyed The Simpsons Game last year, nobody can argue that EA didn’t produce some creative (and humorous) trailers for it. Earlier today, one of them was honored as “Medal of Homer” picked up a Golden Trailer Award presented by Hammer Creative.
    Missed out on the trailer when it was released last year? [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    One of last year’s breakout new sports titles, Skate, is now making its way to the Wii and DS in the form of Skate It. Announced by EA this morning, these new versions of the game are being developed from the ground up with the systems’ strengths in mind as well, with the Wii version [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    The upcoming PC versions of Mass Effect and Spore will no longer require a 10-day SecuROM check online to re-validate, according to a statement made yesterday by Electronic Arts. While the games will still both utilize the DRM service, the only time it will now be required is when you initally install the game or [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Electronic Arts has secured a loan commitment of up to $1 billion to aid in their efforts to acquire Take-Two, according to a recent SEC filing made by the company.
    The funds, which come from a number of banks (Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, KeyBank), will be at EA’s disposal in the form of a senior unsecured [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of May 13 has been announced today by Harmonix:
    Hanging on the Telephone by Blondie (master track)
    Train in Vain by The Clash (master track)
    Kool Thing by Sonic Youth (master track)
    The songs will be priced at $1.99 (or 160 Microsoft Points) and will appear on Tuesday for the Xbox 360, followed [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    A first for the franchise, EA and Criterion’s Burnout Paradise will arrive on the PC this year. This port is promised to include expanded multi-player and “community driven content.” The company’s podcast promises more detailed information on Friday, May 9th at 8:00 PM Pacific.
    While reaction was mixed amongst gamers, Paradise’s debut on the Xbox 360 [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Gamers who have been dying to get their hands on Battlefield: Bad Company (that weren’t a part of the beta) will be able to get their chance, as a demo is slated to hit the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store on June 5.
    The demo, which will contain both single and multi-player sections, will have [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Pandemic Studios announced today the development of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Nintendo DS. Teaming up with New Line Cinema, the action game will be set in the LotR universe, where they’ll be taking control of Sauron’s army for the first time in a game.
    “Our Pandemic [...]

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