Mirror’s Edge was one of the best looking games demoed at E3 and Leipzig this year. [...]
Dead Space in stores on Halloween
Feb. 27, 2008 Leave a Comment
Brand new horror, sci-fi, survival, adventure, scary game, Dead Space will be on shelves in Europe and North America as a treat on October 31 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. “Dead Space will ensure that gamers have a spine-tingling Halloween,” Electronic Arts said this week. Set in the far future, Earth’s appetite for natural [...]
Three EA release announcements
Feb. 16, 2008 Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts had a busy week as we have reported, and reported and reported, but three more game announcements are worth taking note of. First off, EA Sports announced Thursday that NCAA Football 09 will be the first college football title on the Nintendo Wii when it hits shelves later this year. It will join the [...]
Red Alert returns
Feb. 14, 2008 Leave a Comment
Ending nearly a decade long hiatus, Electronic Arts announced this week the return of its critically and commercially acclaimed real time strategy series, Command and Conquer: Red Alert. The third installment in the series is currently in development for release on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. “It’s been too long.” said Chris Corry, Executive [...]
EA bringing back Hasbro titles
Feb. 13, 2008 Leave a Comment
Some of the early CD-ROM classics included Battleship, Monopoly, Risk and The Game of Life (still the best PSX board game title). Now EA is bringing the tabletop and toy titles back to the video game universe — including Nerf! “EA and Hasbro want to give families new ways to enjoy games; we want give [...]
Burnout: Paradise ships
Jan. 22, 2008 Leave a Comment
From Electronic Arts: Redwood City, CA — January 22 — Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that Burnout Paradise for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game system is now on store shelves in North America and will be available in Europe on January 28. The much anticipated Burnout Paradise is critically [...]
EA announces Sims 2 Expansion Pack
Jan. 17, 2008 1 Comment
Electronic Arts announced today the FreeTime Expansion Pack for the mega-hit video game franchise, The Sims. “Players of The Sims love to bring stories to life by exploring new and wonderful areas of their Sims’ existence,” said Rod Humble, Head of The Sims Studio. “Now with The Sims 2 FreeTime, your Sims can explore a [...]
Download the Crysis 1.1 patch from BLAST
Jan. 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts has released a large patch for the critically-acclaimed Crysis. The patch contains performance compatibility tweaks plus changes to weapons balancing in multiplayer and several bug fixes. Fixes Fixed: Potential crash in D3D10 Fixed: Orange boxes apearing when hispec savegame loaded into lowspec game. Fixed: Inconsistent damage dealt to vehicles when shot by LAW. [...]
Pre-launch: Ninja Reflex
Jan. 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
This is the official Blast Magazine preview for the upcoming Electronic Arts game Ninja Reflex for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. Electronic Arts revealed some more details on their upcoming martial arts-based party game, Ninja Reflex. The game looks good, and the only major concern is the potential price tag. EA doesn’t exactly make budget [...]
Pre-launch: Burnout: Paradise
Jan. 1, 2008 1 Comment
This is the official Blast Magazine preview for the upcoming Electronic Arts game Burnout: Paradise coming soon for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Gamers can be a fickle bunch. Change too much in a well-established series, and watch the flames arise, but rest on your laurels too much and you’ll be hearing cries of the [...]
Burnout Paradise soundtrack announced
Dec. 18, 2007 Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts announced Tuesday that the Guns N’ Roses song Paradise City will top the stacked playlist in the upcoming Burnout Paradise for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. “The music propels the game into high speed action with forty major artists including Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction, Soundgarden, Twisted Sister, Jimmy Eat World and N.E.R.D., [...]
EA Team Play released for NBA Live 08
Dec. 17, 2007 Leave a Comment
Play five on five online with 10 human players. Electronic Arts released the free downloadable feature called Online Team Play for NBA Live 08 that lets 10 people on 10 consoles anywhere in the world play with and against each other. The new feature is automatically available on Playstation 3 when connected online, EA said [...]
Burnout Paradise demo released
Dec. 13, 2007 Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts released today “a fully explorable slice” of the award-winning and highly anticipated racing game, Burnout Paradise. The demo is available now on the Playstation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace. It allows players to check out a portion of Paradise City before the game hits shelves in North America on January 22. Discover jumps, [...]
Ninja party game coming in March
Dec. 6, 2007 Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts and newcomer Nunchuck Games will publish a party-style ninja game based on the multiplayer style that Nintendo Wii users have come to appreciate (Wario Ware Smooth Moves, Mario Party 8, Wii Sports). Ninja Reflex will test gamers’ martial arts stylings by measuring their reflexes and reaction times with “millisecond precision.” The game lets [...]
