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Mercenaries Inc details are official

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:10:00 +0000

EA Los Angeles at the helm for multiplayer spin-off. Y'know that leaked 'Mercenaries Inc' trailer from yesterday? Well EA obviously has as well, because it's quickly rustled up a press release and confirmed that the multiplayer spin-off is indeed still in development... despite the fact developer Pandemic's been closed. Click here to read the full article

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Pandemic Announces Mercs Inc. for...?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:55:16 +0000

Ugh, I hate announcements like this. Electronic Arts' Pandemic Studios, whose name lives on, has announced that they are working on a new sequel to the Mercenaries games under the working title "Mercs Inc.", and it will be the first title developed from its new home in Playa Vista.

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EA Confirms Mercenaries Sequel

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:44:00 +0000

Mercs Inc. (PS3) EA LA is working on the post-Pandemic Mercenaries game.

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Pinball Dreams - PSP - Screenshots

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:42:07 +0000

This game is a port based on the Pinball Dreams, Fantasies and Illusions trilogy first published for Commodore Amiga in the 1990s, a series that set off a company which became one of the largest in Europe, now owned by Electronic Arts; Digital Illusions CE - DICE. Literally over a million copies of Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies and Pinball Illusions were sold for most major gaming platforms making the series a true best-seller of its time. Pinball Dreams features the four original tables from the Amiga release with remastered graphics and yet again comes with 100% of the original addictive game play.

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New Mercenaries Game Confirmed Following Video Leak

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Despite Mercenaries developer Pandemic being shut down just a week ago, a new Mercenaries game called Mercs Inc. has been announced today. More than likely, EA had no intention of making an announcement about the game at this point, but the video above (which leaked earlier today) undoubtedly forced their hand. The announcement didn't actually reveal much of anything about the game, unfortunately. But between the video and the description written by the video's original poster (via Bitmob) of a "multiplayer sandbox game," it looks to be a new Mercenaries game with a heavier emphasis on multiplayer than what we saw with the simple two-player co-op mode found in Mercenaries 2 . According to Bitmob , "two dozen or so" former Pandemic staffers who weren't laid off have headed to EA LA to continue working on the game. "We are very excited to announce a new installment in the popular Mercenaries series ...

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Xbox 360 | EALA arming new Mercenaries

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:26:36 +0000

One week after laying off most of Pandemic, EA reveals next installment in guns-for-hire series; leaked pitch trailer suggests multiplayer focus. Last week, Electronic Arts confirmed the layoffs of roughly 200 staffers at its Pandemic Studios . Though it would not say how many staffers remained, the publisher did confirm the retained members of the Mercenaries 2 developer were being folded into the EA's nearby Los Angeles studio. EA vice president of corporate communications Jeff Brown also emphasized the Pandemic brand would live on at EA after the majority of its staff--including its three founders--had departed. A preliminary logo for Mercs Inc., the IPO for which will not occur for some time. Today, EA revealed a new game that would bear the Pandemic name, temporarily titled Mercs Inc. Unfortunately, that's about all the company revealed. In a statement, EA senior VP and group general manager Nick Earl said that at ...

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Xbox 360 | Madden Arcade touches down on XBL

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:14:12 +0000

Xbox Live Update: EA's pigskin spin-off joined on Marketplace by Games on Demand Saints Row 2 and Lego Indiana Jones. In America, watching NFL games on Thanksgiving is becoming as traditional as the turkey dinner itself. Unfortunately, this year's slate of games lacks a marquee match-up; two of the three tilts involve league bottom-feeders like the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders, while the third game is between the Denver Broncos (losers of four straight) and the New York Giants (losers of three of their last four). Saints Row 2, now available with all the heat-packing hot dog action and none of the tangibility! If that lineup sounds a little limp, football fans might be happy to have a different kind of NFL game on TV this week, and Microsoft is happy to oblige. This week's Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday release is Electronic Arts' Madden NFL Arcade, a five-on-five gridiron game where the emphasis is on heavy hits and big ...

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Electronic Arts Committed To Pandemic Brand, Announces Mercs Inc

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:00 +0000

In the middle of writing up a story about superannuation discovering an early video for the currently unannounced follow-up to Mercenaries 2: World in Flames , Electronic Arts decided to make the whole situation official. Mercs Inc , which EA says is very much a working title for the project, is currently in the early stages of development at Pandemic's "new home" within EALA. Mercs Inc will be the first Pandemic-branded game from EA following Pandemic's official dissolution. It will be produced internally at EA but carry the Pandemic branding. EA released no details on Mercs Inc , but the leaked video suggested the next game would adopt a focus on cooperative and competitive multiplayer amongst more than two players. It's currently unknown how many of the original Mercenaries team are on this project.

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Pandemic Announces Mercenaries Sequel

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:53:00 +0000

Following a massive staff reduction and the integration of its core team into Electronic Arts' Los Angeles studio, Pandemic Studios has announced that it's developing a new Mercenaries game. The project has the working title of Mercs Inc., though the studio didn't reveal platforms, stating only that it's "in the early stages of development" at EALA. It'll be a new entry in one of the studio's flagship franchises, which began in 2005 with Mercenaries and ...

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EALA arming new Mercenaries

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:26:36 +0000

One week after laying off most of Pandemic, EA reveals next installment in guns-for-hire series; leaked pitch trailer suggests multiplayer focus.

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Madden Arcade touches down on XBL

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:14:12 +0000

Xbox Live Update: EA's pigskin spin-off joined on Marketplace by Games on Demand Saints Row 2 and Lego Indiana Jones.

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EA Announces Free DLC for Need for Speed: SHIFT, Adds Team Racing

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:25:21 +0000

Electronic Arts finally hit paydirt with the latest Need for Speed, and is making some new DLC available to celebrate. Better yet, it's completely free, which we can totally get behind. The DLC, called the Team Racing pack, adds a new co-op team mode to the game. Also, five new classic cars are added to the game: * 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427 * 1967 Shelby GT-500 * 1969 Dodge Charger R/T * 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T * 1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV The DLC will be available worldwide on Xbox 360 December 1. PS3 owners will have to wait a couple days, as it will release December 3 for North America, and December 10 for Europe.

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Sims 3 World Adventures Review

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:20:00 +0000

When EA released The Sims 3 earlier this year, one of the major criticisms reviewers leveled at the game was that it lacked content found in The Sims 2 . The concern was that Electronic Arts was holding content back so they could charge for it in future expansions. As it turns out, the first Sims 3 expansion pack does indeed have a great deal in common with The Sims 2: Bon Voyage . However, World Adventures expands on many of the original game's ideas with new environments, quests, and other perks, making for a satisfying refresh of the original game. Click the image above to check out all Sims 3: World Adventures screens

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NCAA Basketball 10 Review

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:03:00 +0000

College basketball has consistently played second fiddle to the NBA in videogames, with releases full of similar feature sets often a year or two behind their "professional" counterparts. This year's NCAA Basketball 10 , developed by EA Canada, does a great deal, to buck that tradition, mirroring NBA Live 10 's gameplay so perfectly that it's a bit uncanny; it's like The Talented Mr. Ripley with basketball instead of Jude Law and Matt Damon. NCAA 10, like NBA Live 10, delivers a completely revamped shooting system that relies on one button to both attempt field goals and dunk. This system feels fluid and makes me wonder why it's taken so long for EA to make the change; gone are the awkward lay-ups from three-point land and jumpers from inside the paint. And the on-the-fly play calling is great for setting screens and moving players into position to make baskets efficiently.

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NCAA Basketball 10 Review

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:14:10 +0000

EA Sports rules the rim once more with one of the best college b-ball games around. As Dickie V would say, "It's awesome, bay-bee!"

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Pandemic takes revenge... on EA printer

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:07:00 +0000

Ex-employees pull out the sledge hammers... Last week EA closed Mercenaries and Saboteur developer, Pandemic. Now, a few ex-employees have taken their revenge... on a printer. Click here to read the full article

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Wii | Shippin' Out Nov. 22-27: Tekken 6 PSP, Madden Arcade

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:26:36 +0000

Gaming retailers give thanks for Black Friday sales as Namco Bandai's portable brawler and EA's downloadable football spin-off lead the holiday week's new releases. The week of Thanksgiving is one of the busiest on the US retail calendar, thanks to an abundance of Black Friday and a potential nightmare for anyone working in retail. Ironically, it's one of the quieter weeks on the gaming new release calendar this year, with such heavy hitters as Dragon Age: Origins , Assassin's Creed II , and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 arriving earlier in the month. Traditionally, vampires thirst for a)water, b)Sunny Delight, c)blood, or d)acceptance. For the traditional gaming crowd, the biggest retail release for the week of November 22-27 is the PSP version of Tekken 6, which launched on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 last month. The portable version crams in all 40 main characters and their movesets, along with arcade, story, and ...

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Shippin' Out Nov. 22-27: Tekken 6 PSP, Madden Arcade

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:26:36 +0000

Gaming retailers give thanks for Black Friday sales as Namco Bandai's portable brawler and EA's downloadable football spin-off lead the holiday week's new releases.

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The Saboteur Goes Gold

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:19:00 +0000

With the remaining elements of Pandemic now housed within EA's Los Angeles compound, it's time to...

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Mass: We Pray a Dante's Inferno Marketing Stunt

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:22:14 +0000

Last week's satirical advertisement for Mass: We Pray, which featured cross-shaped motion controllers and gameplay modes like 'baptism' and 'ring the tower bell', has turned out to be another bit of sneaky marketing for EA's upcoming Dante's Inferno. All of the game's marketing efforts have tied into the seven deadly sins. Back at E3, EA held a contest asking attendees to take pictures with booth-babes, which tied in with 'Lust'. EA also sent out checks to media outlets as a tie-in with 'Greed'. Apparently the Mass: We Pray advertisement ties in with 'Heresy'. Seeing these marketing stunts fall flat, I wonder if the controversy EA is trying to raise is doing the game any good.

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Xbox 360 | NFS: Shift DLC goes gratis next month

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:05 +0000

EA and Slightly Mad's street racer gains five cars and one mode in Team Racing add-on pack on 360 beginning December 1, PS3 two days later. Get the full article at GameSpot " Xbox 360 | NFS: Shift DLC goes gratis next month " was posted by Tom Magrino on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:05 -0800

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Free Need for Speed: Shift DLC Detailed And Dated

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:19:00 +0000

Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version Need for Speed: Shift fans are in for quite a treat in a few weeks as Electronic Arts will be releasing the first batch of downloadable content for their acclaimed racing title, and best of all, it’s free. The DLC release introduces an entirely new multiplayer mode called Team Racing, which will pit two teams of six players against each other in a Circus Maximus-style racing battle to the death! (Note: that might be an exaggeration on my part) Also included in the DLC pack will be five new smokin' hot rides: 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427 1967 Shelby GT-500 1969 Dodge Charger R/T 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV All of this Shift goodness will available on Dec. 1 for Xbox 360 and Dec. 10 for PlayStation 3.

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New Moon Spoof

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:15 +0000

Electronic Arts celebrates the vampire saga with an amusing Sims 3 video.

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EA Sports Active: More Workouts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:00 +0000

Exercise games on the Wii have been commonplace since the system launched in late 2006, with choices like Wii Fit , Jillian Michaels Fitness , and even Gold's Gym Cardio Workout . So earlier this year, when EA announced that it was bringing out its own fitness program, many (myself included) were skeptical that the studio would be able to create a hit to stand apart from all of those other options. But EA Sports Active was a big success, and many top-rated fitness magazines and trainers endorsed it as a true way to lose weight on the Wii. Well, EA has wasted no time in announcing a follow-up, called EA Sports Active: More Workouts , which improves on the original by adding 35 new routines that target specific areas of the body, revamping the warm-up and cool-down routines, and even throwing in a healthy living cookbook called "The Best Life Diet" by Bob Greene (Oprah's personal trainer). But the biggest reason to pick up ...

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Need for Speed SHIFT gets free team racing add-on

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:27:00 +0000

EA to add team-based racing plus some legendary cars to Need for Speed SHIFT next week - for free.

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Need For Speed Shift DLC Adds Modes and Cars

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:27 +0000

EA's recent racer gets Legendary Cars and Team Racing mode

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Fake religious trailer incites heresy for Dante's Inferno

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:00 +0000

In the sixth part of EA's marketing campaign based on the nine circles of Hell, a trailer for a fake religious game turned out to be a viral ad for Dante's Inferno, representing heresy.

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Army of Two 2: Pimp my weaponry

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:00 +0000

Clock this weapon-upgrade vid. EA has released a video showing weapon customisation in the forthcoming Army Of Two: The 40th Day. Click here to read the full article

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'Return to Ostagar' in New Dragon Age: Origins DLC

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:44:44 +0000

Bioware announced today that it would be releasing DLC for Dragon Age: Origins this holiday season. Players will literally Return to Ostagar. The expansion involves a quest, a King Cailan, and said king's honor. If you've played the game that might make sense, but I have my doubts. This marks the third DLC pack to be released for the game since it was released. This is an unprecedented pace for DLC for a game that doesn't involve guitars or bands. The expansion will cost 400 MS points, 400 Bioware points, or $5 in the Playstation Store. As is usual EA has received some criticism for not including this obviously planned DLC on the disc in the first place. Considering the game on the disc could take 60+ hours it does beg the question: what do gamers paying $60 "deserve."

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BioWare Announces Additional Dragon Age DLC

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:16:00 +0000

The release of Dragon Age: Origins downloadable content is continuing at a rapid pace. Electronic Arts and BioWare have just announced Return to Ostagar, the third set of DLC to arrive since the game's release earlier this month. As the name implies, the DLC pack takes players back to Ostagar, the "site of the Grey Wardens' darkest hour." There it seems that it will be possible to "discover King Cailan's top-secret political agenda." Naturally, there will be plenty of epic loot to make the trip worthwhile. At the moment, there are two sets of DLC available for Dragon Age. Stone Prisoner grants access to the Golem Shale, while Warden's Keep opens up a new area to explore. While Stone Prisoner was available for free in some versions, BioWare and EA have been criticized by some for not including all of the DLC in the original game.

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Small Developers: Minimizing Risks in Large Productions - Part II

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:39 +0000

Microsoft, EA, Insomniac, and Ubisoft veteran Troy Dunniway continues an earlier article in discussing some of the major risks involved in transitioning from a small to large development team and how to identify and avoid them.

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Review: Need for Speed Nitro (Wii)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:09:52 +0000

EA's Wii exclusive racer is a mixed success.

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EA made "right decision" closing Pandemic, says ex-employee

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:05:00 +0000

And Saboteur 'sent to die', writes anonymous ex-Pandemic man. A supposed ex-employee of Pandemic Studios has vented his anger on the internet, blaming studio management for its impending closure and claiming that its final game, The Saboteur is being 'sent to die' by EA. Click here to read the full article

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Analyst Berates EA CEO For Pandemic Closure

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:40:00 +0000

Pandemic, along with other EA studios, got the chop. One analyst believes this to be especially...

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EA Making "No Promises" About Fixing Game-Breaking FIFA 10 Glitch

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:28:09 +0000

Despite having the "fastest selling sports game ever" on its hands, it seems that Electronic Arts isn't too concerned about correcting a game-breaking glitch in FIFA 10. The bug appears in the game's Manager Mode, and can take effect when a player switches teams at the end of a season, leaving the player 2,000,000 (dollars, I assume) in debt, putting a quick stop to their run.

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World Premiere Halo: Reach at Spike Video Game Awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:27:25 +0000

GameTrailers TV's Geoff Keighley has announced via his Twitter that the Spike TV Video Game Awards are going to be held live on December 12th. Furthermore, the first "world premiere" of the show has been announced, and it is none other than Halo: Reach. On Spike, he writes "Publishers contributing exclusive new content to the VGAs include 2K, Activision, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts, LucasArts Entertainment, Microsoft Game Studios, THQ, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and more to be announced in the coming weeks." In addition, he says that VGA nominees are available now and can be voted on at the VGA website. "Uncharted, Assassins, Batman, MW2, and L4D2 are GOTY noms," he says.

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NCAA Basketball 10 Review

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:03:00 +0000

It's only November, but soon the sports world will be buzzing with a little thing called March Madness. Until then, we have the NFL, the World Cup, the Winter Olympics, the NBA and the NHL to keep our little sports tanks full. There's also NCAA Basketball 10 from EA. Our own Mike D'Alonzo has the review: "College basketball is a two-headed monster of a sport, attracting both devoted fanatics and those who are drawn to the frenzy that is March Madness. EA has done their best to please both parties with NCAA Basketball 10 , and the result is a flawed, but generally fun experience." Click here to read the rest of the review and see the game's score!

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SCEA, Ubi, Disney, EA Face Voice Tech Patent Suit

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:37:00 +0000

A Texas-based technology company has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Electronic Arts and Disney alleging that the four companies' games violate a voice-recognition tech patent. Bareis Technologies is the holder of a 13 year-old patent that covers automatic speech recognition tech built into CD players "for command and control purposes", and believes games are covered under this. The company is seeking damages for infringement from the listed companies, since it ...

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Activision Blizzard's New Studio is Called Sledgehammer Games

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:52:00 +0000

Foster City-based Sledgehammer Games will be headed up by former EA stars, Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey.

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In-Depth: On Company Culture, Hiring, And Retention

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:46:00 +0000

Consultant David Edery delivered a fascinating talk about company culture at the IGDA Leadership Forum, examining the variant approaches of successful studios -- and suggesting that changing corporate culture is harder than it looks. According to Edery, the recent trend -- as reflected by Electronic Arts' strategy with Playfish -- "is to leave acquisitions alone. It's not because they're lazy, it's not because they don't want to go through the effort... It's in many ways ...

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Activision cracks EA with Sledgehammer

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:32:00 +0000

Poaches Visceral men to run new studio. Activision has landed another blow on its predecessor as top-dog publisher, EA, by forming a new, wholly-owned developer called Sledgehammer, run by men who previously helmed Dead Space developer Visceral Games. Click here to read the full article

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News: EA closes Pandemic Studios

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:45:23 +0000

Brand and franchises to live on says EA.

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News: EA exec: MOH is "simply stunning"

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:35:00 +0000

C&C; will be revamped too. We still don't know anything about the new Medal of Honor, but EA Games vice president Nick Earl has told staff that it looks "simply stunning". That's according to a leaked internal memo reported by Kotaku, in which Earl describes how bosses at EA Los Angeles "have been leading a reinvention". Apparently Earl "couldn't be happier with the focus and progress these teams have shown" - the other team being the one working on "Command & Conquer with a new digital model" for a world after Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight. Read more... > >

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Official: Pandemic Studios to close

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +0000

'Core IP team' at Saboteur, Mercenaries house moved to EA LA. Earlier reports that Mercenaries and Saboteur developer, Pandemic is to close its doors have been confirmed, after an internal Electronic Arts memo leaked onto the internet. Sad news. Click here to read the full article

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Electronic Arts Opens Two EA Sports Active Demo Stores

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:04:00 +0000

Electronic Arts might be closing studios and laying off large numbers of employees, but they've still got enough cash to open a fitness store or two. Witness their two new EA Sports Active stores, which opened November 15 in Boston and San Francisco (via Joystiq ). The new stores feature multiple demo units with EA Sports Active and the new EA Sports Active: More Workouts , as well as "active trainers" who are available to demonstrate the game for users. A fitness blogger checked out the Boston store and posted her impressions along with some photos, which can be found here . The stores will be around until December 14, and are currently taking reservations for workout sessions. If you want to check one of them out, here are the addresses.

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Former Visceral Games Staff to Head Up Sledgehammer Games, Run by Activision

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:36:05 +0000

Earlier this year, it was announced that Visceral Games heads Glenn Schofield and Michael Condrey would be leaving parent company EA for the shores of rival publisher Activision. Since then, we haven't heard a peep from the duo, until today. Activision has officially announced the formation of Sledgehammer Games, to be headed up by Schofield and Condrey. Word is that the new developer is working on a game based upon an existing Activision franchise, so we'll have to wait and see what they're up to.

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PC | Aussie censor board explains L4D2 banning

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:18:15 +0000

Full Review Board report shows violence main factor behind the denial of the Left 4 Dead 2 appeal; delineation between humans, zombies, and infected deemed "irrelevant". The saga of Left 4 Dead 2 has been a long and disappointing one for Australian gamers. Initially banned for its "realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence" in September , Valve and publisher EA resubmitted a toned-down, less violent version which received the maximum MA 15+ rating down under. But there was still a sliver of hope that the full version would make it, with EA appealing the original banning. Hopes were soon crushed; however, with the Classification Review Board denied EA's appeal , meaning Aussie gamers will be left with blood-spray and dismemberment-less versions when the game officially ships to stores tomorrow. While we all knew the Review Board's final decision, little was known about exactly why the appeal failed. Until now, that is. GameSpot AU has obtained a copy of the Review Board's report, and ...

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Xbox 360 | Aussie censor board explains L4D2 banning

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:18:15 +0000

Full Review Board report shows violence main factor behind the denial of the Left 4 Dead 2 appeal; delineation between humans, zombies, and infected deemed "irrelevant". The saga of Left 4 Dead 2 has been a long and disappointing one for Australian gamers. Initially banned for its "realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence" in September , Valve and publisher EA resubmitted a toned-down, less violent version which received the maximum MA 15+ rating down under. But there was still a sliver of hope that the full version would make it, with EA appealing the original banning. Hopes were soon crushed; however, with the Classification Review Board denying EA's appeal , meaning Aussie gamers will be left with blood-spray and dismemberment-less versions when the game officially ships to stores tomorrow. While we all knew the Review Board's final decision, little was known about exactly why the appeal failed. Until now, that is. GameSpot AU has obtained a copy of the Review Board's report, and ...

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EA Shuts the Doors on Pandemic Studios (News)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:45:00 +0000

Kotaku today confirmed that EA has closed the doors on Pandemic Studios. The reports comes from a memo by Nick Earl, EA Games Label Senior Vice President.

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EA Montreal's Schneider Asks Developers: "Who Do We Make Games For?"

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:07:31 +0000

At the Montreal International Game Summit, EA Montreal's Reid Schneider put forth a question for developers to ponder: "who do we make games for?" While he says that one should make games for themselves, they should also remember who their market is. This led to an interesting analogy, as he recalls how he was charged with improving his fraternity's parties: "The first unanimous request from the guys was that we needed to have more girls at our parties," he said. "I was in total agreement; this made complete sense to me. But the core problem is that our parties were about good beer and music that we liked. It was just for us. We were missing our audience. We were building stuff for ourselves."

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