"The Wheel of Time" series of books is quite popular. First hitting the fantasy book scene in 1990, Robert Jordan's epic series (which will finish with a posthumous release of the final 12th chapter this fall) is a big franchise, selling 44 million copies worldwide. Unlike many properties, though, "The Wheel of Time" never got [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 14, 2009
After finally completing the Knight of the Blazing Sun and Blackguard classes in December, "Warhammer Online" marches on into new, unexplored territory fraught with danger and peril. Actually, the game is just finally officially being released in Russia. Today, Mythic Entertainment has announced that "WAR" will go live in Russia starting February 5, 2009.
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Today, the Music Store for the Wii version of "Rock Band 2" is officially live. One of the key components of "Rock Band" on the PS3 and 360, the Music Store allows owners of the "Rock Band" games to purchase downloadable songs, including 20 free "Rock Band 2" DLC tracks and 30 additional pay-for-purchase ones. [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 8, 2009
Sure, "Home" is far less impressive than most people hoped it would be, but that won’t stop big name companies from supporting it! At Sony’s CES keynote, it was revealed that Electronic Arts would be making their way into PlayStation 3’s "Home" environment. EA’s support will begin with the EA Sports Complex, which is slated to [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 8, 2009
Already done with “Command & Conquer Red Alert 3?” No worries, because today EA has announced that the game’s first expansion, the standalone title “Red Alert 3: Uprising,” will be coming to PCs this March.
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 7, 2009
EA have finally revealed the system requirements for the hotly anticipated -- by everyone except you and me it seems -- The Sims 3 title, set for release by the end of next month. In relatively surprising fashion, it seems the lighthearted, broad-appeal game will actually need a pretty decent gaming PC, if only this [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The EA Hasbro brand has already made quite a bit of money for the ol’ publisher. Still, we knew that a few months of games wouldn't be the end of the EA and Hasbro partnership; a few years, if not centuries, is much more likely. I couldn't help but wonder, though, what releases could be [...]
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...Monday, December 29, 2008
EA and Hasbro’s long-term agreement has only just begun, but already men in suits holding briefcases and smoking fancy cigars are beginning to see the fruits of the highly touted deal. The first three EA Hasbro titles—Littlest Pet Shop, NERF N-Strike, and Hasbro Family Game Night—have officially sold a combined two million units since their [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Steam users in Europe are still dealing with the whole price issue, but at least now you’ll be getting EA games! As of yesterday afternoon, EA’s newly announced Steam titles (except or Warhammer Online) are now available “in most of Europe,” with the odd man out being--inexplicably--the UK. Mainland European Steam players will be able to [...]
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