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Rumor points to SimCity 5 reveal at GDC
Here’s one for fans of the longstanding SimCity franchise: German games magazine Gamestar is currently reporting that SimCity 5 will be formally unveiled during this month’s Game Developers Conference (GDC). The possibility of Electronic Arts (EA) using the GDC platform to officially debut the latest SimCity entrant is supported by Twitter posts made by the [...]
Mass Effect 3 promo has bumpy landing
The Mass Effect 3 ‘Space Edition’ promotion launched by Electronic Arts (EA) may have succeeded from a marketing perspective, but it hasn’t exactly been a resounding success for expectant gamers. Specifically, while weather balloons carrying pre-release copies of the eagerly awaited sci-fi epic have been released over major cities around the world, technical issues and [...]
EA to launch Mass Effect 3 prior to March 6 (literally)
So, you call yourself a hardcore fan of BioWare’s award-winning Mass Effect universe, do you? You unashamedly quote game dialogue in your daily life. You like strutting your stuff in licensed apparel. And you’re even a fan of all the accompanying paperback novels. Hardcore, you say? Well, let’s put that claim to the test… Placing [...]
EA adds free Battlefield 3 to Mass Effect 3 pre-order
Third-party publishing giant Electronic Arts (EA) has thrown another lump of bloody chum into the murky waters of software retail this week. And, in so doing, it has magnified incentive for gamers not yet convinced about the purchase of Mass Effect 3. Specifically, EA has announced that pre-ordered copies of BioWare’s much anticipated sci-fi epic [...]
Facebook game gives early access to Mass Effect 3 demo
In yet more Mass Effect 3 news, acclaimed developer BioWare has released a Facebook puzzle game that, when correctly solved, furnishes players with an early access code to the official Mass Effect 3 playable demo. Bearing that in mind, although the demo won’t be launched to the masses until tomorrow (Feb. 14), those simply unable [...]
Trailer: Female Shepard gets Reinstated
BioWare and Electronic Arts have unleashed a new Mass Effect 3 trailer designed to bolster core appeal while also meeting the expectations of fan that have thus far opted to experience the acclaimed series as ‘the female Shepard’. The following ‘Reinstated’ trailer shows the ballsy and often caustic alternative version of the Normandy’s commander meeting [...]
Troubled GAME Group scrabbling for survival?
A sudden rush of rumor regarding the state of business at struggling UK retailer GAME has set the Interwebs alight, and caused the leading videogame chain to scrabble for traction amid a mire of associated speculation. According to various reports on the subject, GAME has apparently “lost credit assurance with most of its publishers” and, [...]
In Brief: Mass Effect 3 playable demo confirmed
Acclaimed developer BioWare has confirmed that a playable demo for upcoming sci-fi epic Mass Effect 3 will indeed arrive ahead of the game’s official release. When quizzed by a Twitter user as to whether a pre-launch gameplay taster would be forthcoming, the studio answered thusly: “Yes! We are absolutely doing a demo prior to launch. [...]
FIFA 12 still tops the software league
FIFA 12 ended 2011 as a sporting juggernaut unopposed at the head of the UK software chart, and that’s where it remains as we move towards the close of January’s second week. Specifically, the acclaimed football simulation has retained its title as the videogame frontrunner on this week’s ChartTrack All Formats listing, challenged only by [...]
Bright Light goes out as EA pulls the plug
The videogame industry is a savage mistress, and while one studio can gain near-untouchable status after producing a cast-iron software hit, another can die a very sudden death after producing a game that garners poor consumer traction. Given that no news is good news these days, it won’t be difficult for you to work out [...]