Posts Tagged 'Electronic Arts'

A New Zealand judge is wrong. The U.S. itself isn't what threatens digital rights.

Comic-Con wasn’t the only meeting that wrapped up last week in San Diego. Of much more import, and thus to much less fanfare, the TPP concluded its 13th meeting there where it discussed, among other things, the kinds of copyright laws that each

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A New Zealand judge is wrong. The U.S. itself isn't what threatens digital rights.

Comic-Con wasn’t the only meeting that wrapped up last week in San Diego. Of much more import, and thus to much less fanfare, the TPP concluded its 13th meeting there where it discussed, among other things, the kinds of copyright laws that each

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ME3 and Amalur demos grant gamers free goodies [Update]

Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning is about to get some well-deserved exposure when its demo is released January 17th. Completing the demo will reward you with a free weapon and suit of armor for Mass Effect 3 along with a few goodies for Amalur. Likewise, completing the ME3 demo when it releases will grant you some free gear for Amalur. Total breakdown of the items after the jump!

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ME3 and Amalur demos grant gamers free goodies [Update]

Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning is about to get some well-deserved exposure when its demo is released January 17th. Completing the demo will reward you with a free weapon and suit of armor for Mass Effect 3 along with a few goodies for Amalur. Likewise, completing the ME3 demo when it releases will grant you some free gear for Amalur. Total breakdown of the items after the jump!

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Gamestop UK Lets You Trade Battlefield 3 for Modern Warfare 3

The rivalry between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 has been, up until now, innocent enough. Silly little pranks like modernwarfare3.com redirecting to the Battlefield 3 home page provided us with laughs and the current advertisements for BF3 featuring Jay-Z’s

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Gamestop UK Lets You Trade Battlefield 3 for Modern Warfare 3

The rivalry between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 has been, up until now, innocent enough. Silly little pranks like modernwarfare3.com redirecting to the Battlefield 3 home page provided us with laughs and the current advertisements for BF3 featuring Jay-Z’s

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EA Wants To Re-Define What It Means To Be A Publisher

Moments into his keynote at Australia’s EB Games Expo three days ago, Electronic Arts’ COO Peter Moore was met with a heckler uttering a sentiment held by a vocal portion of Battlefield 3 fans: “Origin sucks!” As far as he’s

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EA Wants To Re-Define What It Means To Be A Publisher

Moments into his keynote at Australia’s EB Games Expo three days ago, Electronic Arts’ COO Peter Moore was met with a heckler uttering a sentiment held by a vocal portion of Battlefield 3 fans: “Origin sucks!” As far as he’s

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Frostbite 2.0 is a Hell of an Engine

There are a few things about the handling of Battlefield 3 that are troubling – Origin exclusivity and the Online Pass come to mind – but DICE can’t be faulted for their new engine, which looks to be as cutting

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Frostbite 2.0 is a Hell of an Engine

There are a few things about the handling of Battlefield 3 that are troubling – Origin exclusivity and the Online Pass come to mind – but DICE can’t be faulted for their new engine, which looks to be as cutting

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Dead Space Developer Visceral Games May Be Gone By Monday

Kotaku Australia are reporting that Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno developer Visceral Games may be shut down by Monday. An employee of the EA-owned Australian studio who asked to remain anonymous informed Kotaku that staff were told that the studio will

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Dead Space Developer Visceral Games May Be Gone By Monday

Kotaku Australia are reporting that Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno developer Visceral Games may be shut down by Monday. An employee of the EA-owned Australian studio who asked to remain anonymous informed Kotaku that staff were told that the studio will

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Battlefield 3 wants nature to kill you, too

Battlefield 3 developers DICE are talking a pretty big game this year. Along with a legion of players fed up with Call of Duty’s popularity, they’re hoping they can knock Activision’s best-selling franchise from its perch as the be-all-and-end-all of

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Battlefield 3 wants nature to kill you, too

Battlefield 3 developers DICE are talking a pretty big game this year. Along with a legion of players fed up with Call of Duty’s popularity, they’re hoping they can knock Activision’s best-selling franchise from its perch as the be-all-and-end-all of

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EA casts its net further, acquires PopCap

In what’s looking to be a huge year for Electronic Arts, the goliath publisher has acquired Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap for $750 million. This comes on the heels of EA launching its re-branded digital distribution service, Origin.

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EA casts its net further, acquires PopCap

In what’s looking to be a huge year for Electronic Arts, the goliath publisher has acquired Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap for $750 million. This comes on the heels of EA launching its re-branded digital distribution service, Origin.

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