Monthly Archives: February 2010
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 23:26 GMT
Dead Space 2 console-only, says EA Q3 release
Unless EA’s dropped a typo on its third-quarter fiscal release, there isn’t going to be a PC version of Dead Space 2.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, ea q3 financials 2010, visceral games
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 23:14 GMT
Mass Effect 2 gets DLC armour, weapon tomorrow
Mass Effect 2′s Cerberus Network will add new items to the RPG tomorrow, namely some armour and a shotgun. Fighty.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 23:05 GMT
“Something far-reaching coming” for Mass Effect next year, says EA
EA’s just confirmed it’s bringing “something far-reaching” for Mass Effect is coming next year.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 09:19 GMT
Sims 3 coming to consoles this Christmas
EA’s confirmed the console versions of The Sims 3 will release in the Holiday season this year.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: ea q3 financials 2010, the sims 3
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 22:49 GMT
FIFA 10 sells 9.7 million units LtD
EA’s confirmed it has sold just short of 10 million units of FIFA 10 since its release last October.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 22:47 GMT
Analyst says “Arc”, Riccitiello says “Sony Motion Controller”
EA CEO John Riccitiello has been careful not to repeat THQ boss Brian Farrell’s performance in his investor call last week, calling Sony’s Motion Controller exactly that. Not Arc.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Sony, Trade
Tags: arc, ea q3 financials 2010, John Riccitiello, sony motion controller
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 22:33 GMT
Dante’s Inferno demo downloaded 3 million times
EA COO John Schappert just said that the Dante’s Inferno demo has been downloaded over 3 million times.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Financials, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: 3 million, dante's inferno, demo, ea q3 financials 2010, visceral games
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 22:34 GMT
New Dragon Age to be released on consoles, handhelds and PC
EA’s confirmed in its Q3 FY10 results the recently announced Dragon Age title due in Q4 FY11 will be coming to handhelds as well as PC and consoles.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 22:11 GMT
EA slashes Q3 losses but reduces full-year outlook
EA has drastically reduced losses in its third quarter, reduced deficit from $641 million to $82 million year-over-year.
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Posted in: EA, Financials, Hot, Trade
Tags: ea q3 financials 2010
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 21:54 GMT
APB, Medal of Honor confirmed for July-September 2010
EA just said that both Realtime Worlds MMO-shooter APB and EALA’s Medal of Honor will hit in its Q2 2011, or, to normal people, July-September 2010.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Financials, Hot, MMO, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: apb, ea q3 financials 2010, eala, medal of honor, realtime worlds
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 21:45 GMT
Crysis 2, Need for Speed confirmed for EA’s Q3 2011
EA just confirmed that Crysis 2 will release in EA’s third quarter next year, meaning it’ll ship between October-December 2010.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Financials, Hot, PC, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: crysis 2, crytek, ea q3 financials, ea q3 financials 2010, need for speed
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 22:18 GMT
Epic shooter, Dead Space 2, Need for Speed and new Dragon Age out Q4 FY11, says EA
EA just dropped some major news in its Q3 fiscal release, confirming a slew of big shot games for it’s FY11 Q4.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Financials, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, dragon age, ea q3 financials 2010, epic, need for speed
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 20:44 GMT
Q Games working on PixelJunk Shooter 2, says Cuthbert
Q Games boss Dylan Cuthbert has confirmed to G4 the studio is planning to make PixelJunk Shooter 2.
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Posted in: Arcade, Hot, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: Dylan Cuthbert, PixelJunk Shooter 2, Q-Games
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 20:28 GMT
Mass Effect, Dragon Age to get “long-term” support with “standalone products, expansion packs”
When BioWare goes, it goes large. If you’re currently praying for another 40,000 hours of Dragon Age and Mass Effect content, fear not: Dr Ray’s got you covered.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, mass effect, mass effect 2, Ray Muzyka
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 19:59 GMT
EU FFXIII 360 box-art makes no mention of DLC
Despite being mentioned on FFXIII’s US box-art, DLC makes no appearance on the game’s European cover.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 19:15 GMT
GI nukes AvP with 5.75/10 – just to be sure
If the first Aliens Vs Predator review’s a sign of things to come, Rebellion had best be dug in like an Alabama tick for the next few weeks.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 18:35 GMT
Free Realms passes 8 million sign-ups
SOE MMO Free Realms is entering scary-large territory, with more than 8 million users now signed up.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: 8 million, Free Realms, john smedley
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 18:10 GMT
Nomura confirms Kingdom Hearts III will happen sometime
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Posted in: Hot, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Kingdom Hearts III, Tetsuya Nomura
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 20:57 GMT
BioShock 2 reviews go live, may surprise
The reviews embargo for BioShock 2 just went, with scores starting to float in.
Get the round-up below.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 20:11 GMT
Eugen: Console RTS key “not about hardcore micro controls”
R.U.S.E. senior producer Mathieu Girard has told VG247 that understanding that RTS is “not about hardcore micro controls” is the key to cracking the genre on consoles.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, PS3, Strategy, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Eugen Systems, Mathieu Girard, R.U.S.E.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up