I’ve bellyached for quite some time now about my need for a game with a strong story that wasn’t repetitive and managed to hold my interest for longer than an hour.
Looks like I just might find that in Dragon Age: Origins.
Even though I am a diehard PS3 fan [fangirl?] this is one game that I’m probably going to get for PC based on the awesome Tool Set. See below.
The character creation reminds me a bit of Oblivion and I’m not complaining. Being able to micromanage the character traits added realism to the game and made me feel more connected with …read more

Electronic Arts (EA), the makers of the NCAA football video games, as well as Madden and a slew of other sports-related video games, is already being sued by a few players who say that they didn’t have the right to use their likeness in a college-related game. This week, two big names in the NFL stepped forward to support the lawsuit.
You may not know the name Sam Keller, who’s the former quarterback heading up the battle against EA, but it’s likely that you know the names Jim Brown and Herb Adderley, who are both Hall of Famers. On Monday, they …read more

“Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will deliver a level of destruction, vehicular warfare, squad play and open world environments never before experienced in a modern warfare action game.”
When I read that in the press release for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, I have to admit that I was a tab bit skeptical. OK. A lot skeptical.
Really? I mean, something that has “never before [been] experienced in a modern warfare action game”?
Cause there are A LOT of modern warfare games out there and I just can’t see EA doing something that no one has thought of doing before. I see EA doing something …read more

I know. I KNOW!
Need for Speed: Shift is already out. But, I also know that there are some [a lot] of you out there who haven’t bought the game yet and you just might want to know what you’re paying your hard earned cash for.
So, go download the PC demo. [NeedForSpeed.com]
You’ve got three different cars to chose from: the BMW M3, 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10, 2006 Lotus Elise 111R, 2008 Nissan GT-R, and the unlockable 2006 Pagani Zonda F.
Right now, the demo is only for PC but the PS3 and 360 demos are supposedly going to be available for download …read more

It’s going to be a very dark month for some people at Maxis as EA announces that they are cutting back at the popular gaming studio.
I’m not sure how much of a surprise this announcement really is since back in 2008, it was announced that EA was already planning on cutting jobs since games like Need for Speed: Undercover, Mirror’s Edge and Rock Band 2 had been under preforming.
Then again, with The Sims franchise being the top selling franchise in history, you would think that Maxis would be cushioned from this downsizing.
It’s sad but inevitable these days.
Hopefully the people who …read more

If you’ve downloaded Mass Effect’s Bring Down the Sky and then decided to ALSO download Pinnacle Station then you might have experienced a “glitch” like what is being talked about on the Mass Effect forum and on Joystiq.
Apparently, for some people, content just isn’t showing up.
To add to the frustration, if you’ve played through Bring Down the Sky then that custom content is hanging out on your hardware and in your game and the only way to to get Pinnacle Station to work is to kill Bring Down the Sky and then reinstall it.
With six pages of complaints about the …read more

Granted, it’s going to hit store shelves right before Christmas as in November 3rd for US folks and a month later for people in Europe.
If you’re heading to Comic-Con then you can see The Saboteur in action at EA’s booth.
From the release:

Live the resistance in an open-world Paris – Fight and sabotage your way through a stylized open-world 1940s Paris – from the top of the Eiffel Tower, to the riverbanks of the Seine, the cathedral of Notre Dame or the prestigious Champs-Élysées.

Be the Saboteur -Use a broad range of weapons and explosives to perform your blockbuster sabotage …read more

After almost 15 years and 30 million games sold, the Command and Conquer series is finally coming to an end. The epic conclusion will be in 2010 with Command and Conquer 4 to close the Tiberium series with a bang.
New class-based gameplay, mobile bases and persistent player progression throughout all game modes can be found in C&C 4, with a new 5v5 objective-based multiplayer mode. What’s is the ultimate fate for Brotherhood of Nod? Will GDI emerge as the winner?
All and more will be answered in the highly anticipated EA game next year. Can’t wait.
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What’s old is new again, kids.
EA is coming out with G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and I, for one, can’t quit singing, “GI JOE! REAL AMERICAN HERO!”. Who’s with me?!
*crickets chirping*
You guys are no fun.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a new game being brought to all of you [and me] retro-loving, Cobra Commander hating game players by EA. If you’re a good little soldier, you can even unlock “behind the scenes at the game’s production, including unlockable concept art and character renders, while those in the mood for a bit of nostalgia can uncover four of the …read more

August 14th, y’all.
That’s when you can get your sweaty hands on the latest installment in the Madden franchise.
The game will be available for just about every console known to man: 360, PS2, PS3, Wii, and PSP. It’s also rated E for everyone so you no worries when your kids are beating on your shoulders asking you to stop playing the game. Not like that’s ever happened to you.
Right?
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