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Spore Microtransactions Still On The Table, Says EA CEO

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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Spore Microtransactions Still On The Table, Says EA CEO

Back in March, game developer and Gamasutra contributor Ian Bogost went to Toronto, and came back with two things: a glowing preview of the Spore Creature Creator (only tempered by an intuition that the game might not cater to the same broad audience as The Sims) — and within that preview, news that Spore would [...]

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Spore Verification Only Required for Online Play

Friday, May 9, 2008

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Spore Verification Only Required for Online Play

We were just thinking of giving EA a call to see if the Mass Effect DRM worries had infected their microorganisms as well, but it looks like there’s no need: several fansites (and Kotaku) recently received word from Maxis producer Caryl Shaw, who says there’s no 10-day checkup procedure for Spore.

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EA-Land Issuing Automatic Refunds, No Questions Asked

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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EA-Land Issuing Automatic Refunds, No Questions Asked

With comments closed on the official EA-Land blog and the Stratic forums down until further notice, there seems no good way to reach the 1100+ dissatisfied subscribers of the former Sims Online MMO, and follow up on our promise to investigate claims of fraud. But there may be no further need to do so. Yesterday, [...]

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RETROSPECTIVE: SimCity 2000

Thursday, April 3, 2008

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RETROSPECTIVE: SimCity 2000

This week, we look back at one of Will Wright's finest creations: SimCity 2000.

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The Sims 3 — Create, Customize and Coddle Them in 2009

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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The Sims 3 — Create, Customize and Coddle Them in 2009

It’s official: the world’s best-selling video game series The Sims is getting an overhaul for 2009, announced EA in a packed press release this morning.

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