The Sims 3 new expansion pack gets ambitious
EA has just announced another The Sims 3 expansion pack. I know, it’s shocking. I’ll give you a moment to process it. It’s expected, considering how many expansions The Sims (7) and The Sims 2 (8) had. The Sims 3: Ambitions is all about jobs. Hey, World Adventures don’t just… Continue Reading »
Army of Two: The 40th Day receiving two new co-op maps
If you and your partner in co-op shooting (or the AI partner) have already blown through the latest Army of Two installment, a couple more maps and missions are on the way. In Chapters of Deceit, game heroes Elliot Salem and Tyson Rios formulate a plan to stop the diabolical… Continue Reading »
Final Madden NFL 10 update brings Warner, Seau back into the game
Now that the pro football season has officially ended, EA Sports has given us the last roster update for Madden NFL 10, a game initially released August 2009. This update was the subject of some controversy as it reverses an earlier decision made by EA. For the first time in… Continue Reading »
11 EA games’ servers shutting down in March, April 2010
Quite a few EA online games servers are going to be shutting down in the next few months. Surprisingly, the games that will be losing online functionality aren’t all that old. Aside from three Xbox games and a PlayStation 2 game, they’re all for current systems. The single player and… Continue Reading »
EA Sports announces Facebook version of Madden Football
Casual games on Facebook, including Farmville and Mafia Wars, are an industry expected to make more than $2 billion by 2012, according to ThinkEquity LLC analyst Atul Bagga. Electronic Arts didn’t become one of the biggest companies in videogames by letting that kind of money get away. EA Sports President… Continue Reading »
Go get some free Mass Effect 2 downloadable content
Good news for owners of Mass Effect 2! Bioware has something special, and free, for you today! Bioware is giving free downloadable content to everyone with the game and the necessary internet connection to access it. You get a new piece of armor, the Cerberus Assault Armor, and a new… Continue Reading »
Mass Effect: Redemption #1 sells out
Fans just can’t seem to get of Mass Effect, especially with the recent release of Mass Effect 2 around the calendar corner on January 26, 2010. Dark Horse’s newly released comic book (February 3, 2010) Mass Effect:Redemption #1, sold out on the day it was released. Fans flooded comic book… Continue Reading »
Celebrate The Sims 10th anniversary with free Sims 3 store items
Sims fans who happen to own The Sims 3 will be quite pleased to know that EA has decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Sims with freebies. If you’ve registered your copy of The Sims 3, log in to your account and head over to the Sims 3… Continue Reading »
Preorder Battlefield: Bad Company 2 at GameStop for early Squad Rush Mode access and a gun
If you’re considering preordering Battlefield: Bad Company 2, you’re definitely going to want to do it at GameStop. There are two exclusive preorder incentives for people willing to spend their money on the PC, PS3 or Xbox 360 game, and all of them are guaranteed to totally make your friends… Continue Reading »
Part of The “Immaculate Deflection” was video game inspired
It was one of the craziest plays of the 2009 season, as the Denver Broncos’ Brandon Stokley caught a defender’s tip of a Kyle Orton pass for the game winning touchdown. Rather than running immediately into the endzone, however, Stokley cut across the field and ran six seconds off the… Continue Reading »
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