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Mirror's Edge Isn't Out of Breath Yet

Though DICE’s sights are set on making Battlefield 3 the COD-killer EA desperately want it to be, they still have their hearts set on the continuation of another IP, first-person platformer Mirror’s Edge. “The only thing we can talk about and

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Mirror's Edge Isn't Out of Breath Yet

Though DICE’s sights are set on making Battlefield 3 the COD-killer EA desperately want it to be, they still have their hearts set on the continuation of another IP, first-person platformer Mirror’s Edge. “The only thing we can talk about and

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EA2D Becomes Bioware San Francisco

To Gamasutra, EA confirmed Friday that their 2D studio, EA2D, has been renamed Bioware San Francisco. The studio has developed titles such as Dragon Age Journeys and Dragon Age Legends, flash games that were released in the pre-launch days of

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EA2D Becomes Bioware San Francisco

To Gamasutra, EA confirmed Friday that their 2D studio, EA2D, has been renamed Bioware San Francisco. The studio has developed titles such as Dragon Age Journeys and Dragon Age Legends, flash games that were released in the pre-launch days of

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Battlefield 3 has an online pass, sort of

Call of Duty Elite pissed off a lot of people – why should players have to pay for a social and statistical integration that we get for free in every other game? Capitalizing on that disillusionment, Battlefield 3 developers DICE

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Battlefield 3 has an online pass, sort of

Call of Duty Elite pissed off a lot of people – why should players have to pay for a social and statistical integration that we get for free in every other game? Capitalizing on that disillusionment, Battlefield 3 developers DICE

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EA's Riccitiello defends Wii U, proclaims previous console cycles dead.

Remember the good old days when you could count on camping out for a new console at least once every five years?  Those days may be gone.  In a recent interview with James Brightman at industrygamers.com, EA CEO John Riccitiello

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EA's Riccitiello defends Wii U, proclaims previous console cycles dead.

Remember the good old days when you could count on camping out for a new console at least once every five years?  Those days may be gone.  In a recent interview with James Brightman at industrygamers.com, EA CEO John Riccitiello

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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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Mass Effect 3 Aiming for Mass Appeal

Central to my criticism of Dragon Age 2 was that it was a game made by people who didn’t seem like they wanted to be making big Western RPGs. Rather, it felt like they would have been more comfortable making

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Mass Effect 3 Aiming for Mass Appeal

Central to my criticism of Dragon Age 2 was that it was a game made by people who didn’t seem like they wanted to be making big Western RPGs. Rather, it felt like they would have been more comfortable making

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Darkspore Open Beta Review

One of the benefits of being a fringe site is that you don’t have to worry about people giving a fuck about your reviews. Major sites can’t really cover the Darkspore open beta on Steam, because EA would throw a

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Darkspore Open Beta Review

One of the benefits of being a fringe site is that you don’t have to worry about people giving a fuck about your reviews. Major sites can’t really cover the Darkspore open beta on Steam, because EA would throw a

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Are Old Games Good?

It’s a question EA bossman Frank Gibeau asked to CVG, and when important people ask questions, then less important people ask the same questions! The salient quote: “The key thing for us is, if we do bring [any of those]

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Are Old Games Good?

It’s a question EA bossman Frank Gibeau asked to CVG, and when important people ask questions, then less important people ask the same questions! The salient quote: “The key thing for us is, if we do bring [any of those]

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A New Trend in Pre-order Incentives

EA has been an interesting case when it comes to game marketing over the past year or so. Both of the BioWare games, Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2, completed under EA ownership, have come with the incentive to

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A New Trend in Pre-order Incentives

EA has been an interesting case when it comes to game marketing over the past year or so. Both of the BioWare games, Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2, completed under EA ownership, have come with the incentive to

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