Gamertell

I guess EA’s probably feeling stumped right about now, since it turns out Spore was 2008’s most pirated game according to TorrentFreak. I guess this means that the whole DRM that was supposed to protect EA and restrict illegal copies of the game didn’t exactly do its job. TorrentFreak researched… Continue Reading »

If you’ve been into the big-label EA sports games (the Madden’s, the FIFA’s, the NBA Live’s, etc.) of the last few years, you’ve surely noticed that the music has gone from a fairly low priority (hovering somewhere between crowd animation and the title screen design) to a major part of… Continue Reading »

This isn’t the first time that we have reported on Mirror’s Edge, a soon-to-be released game from EA, and I am guessing it won’t be the last.  Mirror’s Edge is a game I described in a previous article as a first-person shooter without any shooting but I was wrong about… Continue Reading »

I believe that I promised a follow-up about Dragon Age: Origins, a soon-to-be released game from EA and Bioware.  I briefly mentioned in another article that the Bioware booth was devoted to Dragon Age: Origins, and it was completely enclosed.  PAX attendees had to wait in line to enter into… Continue Reading »

EA Games has just made two announcements concerning the state of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game. First of all, it will be reeleased at the same time as the movie, so expect to see it in stores during Summer, 2009. EA has also stated that the… Continue Reading »

The tracklist for EA’s forthcoming Boogie Superstar reads like a teenager’s, or Top 40 fan’s, iPod playlist. EA Games just revealed the global track list for the game, of songs which will be appearing on both US and foreign versions of the Wii game Boogie Superstar. The game’s spokesperson was… Continue Reading »

EA Games is working on a Godfather II videogame. Apparently the first Godfather game was really that successful. The sequel, Godfather II, will be released on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in February, 2009. The official unveiling of the game will be August 15, 2008 on Spike TV during… Continue Reading »

EA Games has just announced the track list and artists whose music will appear in the background of The Sims 2 Apartment Life. Its a interesting mix of stars from around the world, with talent like Good Charlotte, Katy Perry, Wainwright, Vanilla Sky, Ranetki Girls, Jem, Lola and Gabriella Cilmi… Continue Reading »

The Facebook Scrabble open beta from the EA/Hasbro partnership officially launched yesterday (July 14, 2008). Frustrated by the fan-ripoffs, the official version was created and released, and now more Hasbro games are planned. Scrabble is the first social networking site version of an EA/Hasbro game, but not the last, as… Continue Reading »

The creation of games aimed at girls continues - this time the Littlest Pet Shop toys are fodder for a DS, PC and Wii game. EA Games’ casual game department revealed more information on the Littlest Pet Shop game at E3. It will be the first Hasbro/EA console collaboration, and… Continue Reading »