Posts Tagged “Electronic Arts”
Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances F2PMMO In Open Beta
Electronic Arts’ developer Phenomic today launched the latest installment in the Command & Conquer Tiberium franchise as a free-to-play MMO: Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances. The browser-based game is now available to the public as an open beta at www.tiberiumalliances.com. Read On »
SEGA Jumps On To The Origin Bandwagon
Electronic Arts announced today that SEGA would be joining the line up on their online service Origin. Read On »
Mass Effect 3 Character Import Issue – Not Just A Cloud Problem
Last night, gamers everywhere eagerly lined up to grab what will arguably be the hottest sci-fi game of 2012, Mass Effect 3. Like many of those gamers, I immediately headed home, fired up my Xbox 360 and started working away at importing my Commander Shepard character; the same character that has been with me through the previous two installments. Read On »
Robert Griffin III To Be NCAA Football 13 Cover Athlete
Electronic Arts announced today that Robert Griffin III will be gracing the cover of NCAA Football 13 when it releases this July 10. However, who will be accompanying Mr. Griffin is still up for grabs and will be voted on by fans. Read On »
Freddie Prinze Jr. – Jessica Chobot Joining Cast of Mass Effect 3
Electronic Arts announced today that Freddie Prinze Jr. (Scooby Doo, I Know What You Did Last Summer, 24) and G4 TV’s Jessica Chobot will be joining the star-studded cast of Mass Effect 3; the final game in Bioware’s epic sci-fi trilogy. Prinze Jr. will will voice the character of James Varga, a marine who joins Commander Shepard’s crew in their mission to take on the relentless Reapers, a race of ancient beings bent on destroying all life in the galaxy starting with Earth.
Vega (left) will be portrayed by Freddie Prinze Jr.
Bioware Confirms – Mass Effect 3 Demo Releasing Feb. 14
As if you didn’t have a busy enough week with the early release of the PlayStation Vita! Gamers will be delighted to know that the final episode in the epic sci-fi trilogy, Mass Effect 3 will have a demo available to everyone on PSN, XBLA, and PC this February 14!
“We are excited to be able to give gamers an expansive demo that will put them right on the front lines of this all-out galactic war,” said Casey Hudson, Executive Producer of the Mass Effect series. “The entire scale of the game is bigger than anything we’ve ever done. With its intense action, deep customization and raw emotional power, Mass Effect 3 will deliver a spectacular action RPG experience to fans of the series and newcomers alike.”
EA and Bioware Announce New Pre-Order Gear for Mass Effect 3
Electronic Arts and Bioware today revealed some new goodies available to players who pre-order the upcoming finale to the mega-hit franchise, Mass Effect 3. The items will be available via a DLC code which will be included with your purchase of the game as a reward to those who ordered early.
We Don’t Work For Sarif – Syndicate
As previously discussed, evolution is a necessary thing. Both the original Syndicate and its sequel were objective-based point-and-click affairs managed from an isometric view. Such a game, unless handled very carefully, will not translate well to the console environment. Numerous RTS titles have failed in spectacular fashion to illustrate this point, so Starbreeze adapted the IP order to allow it to survive. It has been reinvented in order to not only meet the wants of the gaming masses, but also to approach a beloved IP from a new direction.
And boy, are people pissed about it. Read On »
Change your passwords…again…
An early-morning email blast from BioWare Edmonton notified folks the legacy servers supporting the Neverwinter Nights forums were, you guessed it, hacked. Roll call of the vulnerable info includes (per the email):
“user names, encrypted passwords, email addresses, mailing addresses, names, phone numbers, CD keys and birth dates from these forum accounts on the system may have been compromised, as well as other information (if any) that you may have associated with your EA Account.”
Anyone else a touch worried about that last line?
OnLive Delivers Through The Cloud. But Will It Succeed?
Recently, OnLive began offering their OnLive Game System for pre-orders online for a very attractive price of $99. This game system features a revolutionary way of accessing games and content through the use of “The Cloud” as opposed to the more traditional physical media formats that you see in today’s consoles. But what is OnLive? What does it do? How does it work? And more importantly, what effects, if any, will it have on the… Read On »