It looks like onlines passes are even worse than we thought; they can expire.

Maybe this will help publishers realise that people still want enchanting, absorbing single player experiences.

You probably don't want to buy Mass Effect 3 second hand if you plan on saving the galaxy.

Planning on picking up a pre-paid copy of SOCOM 4? You might wanna buy new instead.

  Unlike rival megapublisher EA, who’ve implemented Project 10 dollar – a method of creating incentive for gamers to purchase their games brand new, Activision have no plans of muscling in on the used game market. In fact, perpetually vilified Activision overlord Bobby Kotick has criticised the very notion of online passes. In a Call of duty centric interview with …

For better or worse, EA’s “Project 10 Dollar” – a system where purchasers of brand new games from EA are rewarded with either extra content or rudimentary features like multiplayer – is here to stay. BioWare’s fantasy role-playing sequel Dragon Age 2’s implementation of Project 10 Dollar will be similar to Mass Effect 2’s Cerberus Network. Last Updated: October 28, …

I stumbled onto something rather funny today, but first let me make sure that everyone is on the same page. EA managed to get on quite a few people’s bad sides recently when they launched their Project Ten Dollar concept. If you didn’t already know, Project Ten Dollar is EA’s idea to only make the first purchaser of a game …

  Multi-console owning fans of NBA Jam are caught in a quandry. While the HD consoles will be getting the game as a gimped pack-in with NBA Elite, many gamers would rather opt for the complete Wii version – even if the system has a pretty terrible online multiplayer system. Well, their minds may have just been made up for …