Reviewed by Jarred Milner “We are 11â€, that is the slogan EA has slapped onto their latest Fifa outing, and underneath that seemingly uninspiring headline rests an experience full of life and excitement. That’s right sports fans and hooligans alike, Fifa is back, and after really picking up their game in the last couple of years, the anticipation of what …
Major Nelson has confirmed to us all that there are some goodies awaiting us on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The new Borderlands DLC New Robot Revolution is now available for download on the marketplace, and will run you 800 MS points and 1GB. Also available today is the EA Sports MMA demo which also weighs in at 1GB. You can …
Somebody at EA finally came to their senses; and the resulting decision is going to make our own happy Nick beam a happy, beamy face. NBA Jam HD, the downloadable version of the game for PS3 and Xbox 360 originally intended to be available only as an incentive pack-in for EA’s NBA Elite 11 will be hitting the digital …
In-game advertising caused much debate when the idea was posed to the industry some time ago. I remember forum posts and articles written by indignant gamers flooding the internet. Since then, the furore seems to have subsided. Have you ever wondered whether or not product placement for in-gaming advertising has ever worked? I know I absolutely have not given the …
Johannesburg, South Africa – August 18, 2010 – Today, EA SPORTSâ„¢, a label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced the signing of global football superstar David Beckham as brand ambassador for EA SPORTS Active 2, an innovative line of interactive fitness products that feature personalized, customizable workouts. Beckham will act as the franchise spokesperson and will be featured in advertising and …
[This is a press release published unchanged for your information] EA SPORTS NAMED OFFICIAL SPORTS TECHNOLOGY PARTNER OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE Exclusive Partnership to Deliver Enhanced Experiences for EA SPORTS Football Gamers and Fans of the Barclays Premier League Johannesburg, South Africa – 23 July 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and the Premier League today announced that EA …
Earlier today, EA announced that they’d announce more things later. One of those things is Fight Night Champion, set for release in 2011. The fifth game in their Fight Night series, Champion looks to be a worthysuccessor to last year’s Fight Night Round 4 – which we thought was pretty damned good. The game’s biggest new feature, say developers EA …
By now you’ve likely heard that EA, in an attempt to curb 2nd hand sales of their games, will be charging 2nd hand purchasers a surplus to utilise online features. While they’ve used incentives to elicit new purchases in the past with games like Mass Effect 2 and its Cerberus network and Battlefield Bad Company 2, when it comes to …
City life is a game of optimality. In the small studio apartments of Vancouver …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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