Electronic Arts is shutting down three of its biggest social games. The publisher announced that The Sims Social, SimCity Social, and Pet Society will all “retire” on June 14–SimCity Social is less than a year old, if you’ve been keeping track. EA says it has a special offer in store …
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Electronic Arts is “taking Medal of Honor out of the rotation” after its poor critical and commercial performance, the company announced today. Overall, the company saw net losses of $45 million through its third quarter which ended December 31, 2012, though that’s much improved from the $205 million loss reported …
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A new court date’s been set for the grand courtroom videogame beatdown of the millennium, aka the legal battle between Activision, ousted Infinity Ward heads Jason West/Vince Zampella, and their new patrons at Electronic Arts. The case will now go to trial May 29, reports Game Informer (opens in new …
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Well, this has been quite the saga. Remember when Mass Effect 3’s Metacritic Problem (opens in new tab) first reared its problematically homophobic head? Or that somewhat heated discussion (ahem) over the Mass Effect 3 ending, why (opens in new tab) it is fine and/or the worst thing ever, etc, …
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The closing weeks of last year saw Command and Conquer reappear as a thing to be considered by players of 2012, with the unveiling of a free-play installment and announcement of a big-budget Generals sequel courtesy of BioWare. If only there were a way to combine “AAA C&C complexity” with …
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The line of dolls (sorry, “collectible action figurines”) EA and Bioware are readying for release alongside Mass Effect 3 will include codes to unlock bonus content for the multiplayer modes of the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game. Bioware says the content will come “slightly randomized during registration,” …
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The Kingdoms of Amalur demo is out today, which means it’s your chance to unlock extra items for Mass Effect 3. Today’s cross promotion grants Todd McFarlane-Designed Mass Effect 3 items with today’s Amular demo, with the upcoming ME3 demo unlocking extras for Amalur. Of course, all those perks will …
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Though some traditionalists are full of hate, we’re intrigued to see just how this reboot of the PC classic is going to work as a first person shooter. In previous trailers we’ve we’ve seen how single player works (opens in new tab) with forced suicides and other brutal kills in …
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Electronics Arts has announced a partnership with Adidas to produce a limited edition run of exclusive Need for Speed: The Run branded Superstar shoes. Billed by EA as “iconic,” the adidas shoes will also appear on the feet of NFSTR’s protagonist Jack Rourke in the upcoming story-driven racer. The first …
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