Though developer EA Black Box has reportedly been dissolved, Electronic Arts was adamant that this would not mean the end of the "Need for Speed" racing franchise. Today, they've made good on their promise with the announcement of not one or two, but four new "Need for Speed" titles in development for FY2009. One's for current-gen [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
Jeff Brown, VP of Corporate Communications for Electronic Arts, today denied rumors that "Skate 2" and "Need for Speed" developer EA Black Box had cut upwards of 200 staff from the Canadian studio. "That's irresponsible of them to announce that," he said, referring to a report published at Gamasutra this morning. "The number is incorrect." Though [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
"Skate 2" doesn't innovate quite as much as its predecessor, but a few key changes and additions are testimony to why this franchise knocked "Tony Hawk" from atop its pedestal.
Continue reading...Thursday, January 1, 2009
If you ever played Tony Hawk games back in the day (when they were still original and good), chances are you’ve either played, or will like, Skate. EA’s newly formed skating series with a questionable future now that Black Box has been dismantled burst onto the scene as the best skating game since the golden [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 2, 2008
History has not been kind to the Need for Speed series on Wii. A quick glance at Metacritic can tell you that the first two attempts to build a motion-controlled racer resulted in games that were solidly average at best. So why has Logitech, who builds force feedback wheels for the likes of racing icon Gran Turismo, decided to stake a $100 peripheral entirely on the performance of game No.3? Perhaps because there's more under the hood of EA's new Wii racer than you might expect.
Continue reading...Thursday, August 21, 2008
At 7PM on Thursday evening, the EA Studio Showcase drew to a close -- but for GameCyte and our competitors, the party was just getting started. Spirited away to a posh San Francisco venue with gates guarded by the likes of Lamborghini Gallardo and Audi R8, we were presented with luxurious couches, champagne-filled glasses and [...]
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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