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Medal Of Honor: Warfighter And Linkin Park Team Up

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Seung Lee

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Okay, so maybe it’s not exactly Linkin Park, but Mike Shinoda, the man behind the popular band (and Fort Minor, a hip-hop side project), is composing the music for Electronic Arts’s upcoming game, Medal of Honor: Warfighter. This isn’t the first time that Shinoda has composed for others, however. He was behind The Raid: Redemption‘s soundtrack, which wasn’t too bad, if I do say so myself. EA’s main competitior, Activision, has called on Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails to compose Call of Duty: Black Ops II‘s theme song, and he wrote the tracks for the films, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Social Network.

In addition, Danger Close, the developer of Warfighter, and Digital Domain, a special effects studio, collaborated on a music video for Linkin Park’s song, Castle of Glass, from its recent Living Things album. The video will be finished in October, and it’ll mix live action footage with gameplay from the new Medal of Honor.

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See Insomniac Games’ Outernauts On Facebook

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Seung Lee

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Starting today, Outernauts is playable on the biggest social networking site right now, Facebook. What is Outernauts? It’s a new game from the folks that brought you classics such as Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, and Spyro the Dragon. As for how it plays, Outernauts is much like the popular Pokémon franchise.

According to the press release from EA, players will “explore planets, harvest loot, and fight asynchronously alongside or against friends to master a wild, untamed universe.” Don’t think that Outernauts is just a simple flash game to waste an hour or two on though. Ted Price, President and Founder of Insomniac Games, says that by  “bringing the breadth and elements of console gaming to a social game, we hope to give our fans—both old and new—a unique gaming experience on Facebook.”

Try the game now at https://apps.facebook.com/outernauts/. See EA’s press release at http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20120724005027&newsLang=en.

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Evade The Cops With These Need For Speed: Most Wanted Bonuses

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Criteron’s next Need For Speed title, Most Wanted, just got a whole lot more evasive with the announcement of several pre-order bonuses alongside the acknowledgement of a limited edition. Just like 2010’s Need for Speed reboot, Most Wanted will come in a limited edition. Unlike most limited editions, which require you to pre-order the game, all first run copies of the game including those sold on release day will be limited editions.

What do you get for purchasing Most Wanted  on day one? Access to the Porsche 911 Carrera S and Maserati GranTurismo in the game’s multiplayer mode as well as double the speed points of your first four hours in multiplayer. Electronic Arts also announced a series of pre-order bonus vehicles. The Power Pack includesThe Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, the Strike Pack includes The Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series and the Speed Pack includes the Caterham Superlight R500.

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Battlefield 4 Beta Access Included With MOH: Warfighter?

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

EA’s Origin service may have leaked the existence of Battlefield 4 early. Promotional banners for Medal of Honor: Warfighter promised users who pre-order the game exclusive access to the Battlefield 4 beta. THeadvertisements where spotted by users on NEOGAF and IGN before being pulled by Electronic Arts shortly after their existence was made public.

There is no solid proof that Battlefield 4 is even a real game, these banners are the first public omission of the game, and as such they could have been a mockup or placeholder of some kind. But considering the fact that Battlefield 3 was tested in the manual for the original Medal of Honor and Warfighter was teased in Battlefield 3’s case, there is a precedent for BF4’s existence.

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Celebrate Draft Day With NHL 13 Screens

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

There may not be an NHL season this year due to the collective bargaining agreement expiring that doesn’t mean we can’t live out our on ice fantasies with NHL 13. To celebrate the recent NHL draft electronic arts released several screenshots showcasing Indian action.

NHL 13 is not a mere upgrade includes new AI rules in the form of EA sports hockey IQ – a new AI system where computer-controlled teammates and players replicate the real clays used by the pros. Newton this year’s game is also a brand-new presentation style dubbed “team first presentation”. Team first looks to promote your favorite team, as selected when you first that the game, and can be fully customized by the player.

Check out several of the screenshots below and we’ll have more on NHL 13 as it approaches its September release.Read More

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted Slides Into Retail On Oct 30th

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Criterion Games announced their next Need for Speed title, Need for Speed: Most Wanted at the EA press conference. They promised that the game will feature even more competition than before with the second generation of the auto log technology.

The brief demo showcased a yellow sports car racing down the streets of an undetermined city , as the car evaded the police rival cars were cast aside using the familiar takedown camera, first introduced in the burnout series. The track didn’t stick to the streets however within minutes the car was racing along the steps of a boardwalk before crashing to a billboard and racing through a freeway before securing first place.

The game’s single player and multiplayer will be playable on the E3 show floor. The game will ship to retail on October 30, 2012Read More

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Medal of Honor War Fighter Features Real World Hotspots

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Update: Head on over after the jump to watch the full demo yourself!

The next Medal of Honor game, War Fighter, promises to immerse players in locations that are influenced by real-world events. During the EA press conference dice showed off a playable section of a mission that takes place in Somalia. As a tier one operative your charged with the task of taking out a group of Somali pirates.Read More

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Build Your Own Metropolis With Sim City 5 and Sim City Social

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Electronic Arts promises that the SimCity franchise will “reclaim the city building crown” with the release of SimCity five and SimCity Social for Facebook.

The SimCity 5 demo highlighted the brand-new engine the developed for the title, called the Glass Engine. For the first time ever the SimCity franchise is taken into the multiplayer space with challenges and online play. You’ll be able to play against friends or take on players in your region. Decisions that you make will affect not only your city but those around you.

The SimCity 5 engine looks promising, with detailed buildings that seemed to almost construct themselves and individual cars that drive along your cities’ streets. the second trailer even hinted at some of the disasters that we may see in the game including a T Rex attack, surprisingly there was a subtle reference to 1996’s Sim Copter with the inclusion of a helicopter as the logo zooms out.

Details surrounding SimCity Social were scant, the brief trailer showcased traditional two-dimensional artwork reminiscent of the earlier sin city games. The trailer even took jabs at Zyngas city bill promising that SimCity social will be “less ville & more city”.Read More

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Madden & FIFA Get Kinect Support

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Electronic Arts largest sports franchises Fifa Soccer and Madden NFL Football will be receiving Kinect Voice Support starting with this year’s games. During the demo at Microsoft’s press conference EA mentioned that you will be able to change offense and defensive tactics in Fifa by simply using your voice.

On the Madden Front you are able to call your plays before the snap. Hall of Famer Joe Montana made several calls like “Flanker Dig” and “Streak” during the live demo.

Both games will be available this Fall, presumably Madden 13 will launch in August as  is always the case. Check out screengrabs after the jump.Read More

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EA Admits to Poor Origin Communication

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Matthew Regier

Origin, Electronic Art’s digital distribution platform that has been around for just over a year now has turned to its user base to help get some corners smoothed out. EA, admitting they could have done a better job in “communicating what’s available” is hoping to improve this by asking its 9.3 million registered users for some feedback on the issue.

Despite the $100 million Origin generated in 2011, and which continues to grow with the addition of new publishing partners, they still want to make Origin more user friendly and is confident that it’s user base will be able to express their concerns so that they may be able to make the platform more streamlined.

Continuing The Origin Conversation currently has 900 comments with many users hoping for a more streamline front page, less hassle with accounts and DRM, as well as little requests such as an overlay clock are common requests. EA will be hosting a live Q&A session with product manager Mike Lewis and creative director Robert Kissinger, in which they intend to address as many of these problems as possible. This session will be held on May 8th at 10:00AM PDT.

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Star Wars the Old Republic Already In Decline

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Matthew Regier

Star Wars: The Old Republic might already be on the downslide. A new analyst report from Cowen and Company has is suggesting that the ambitious new MMO has been facing a decline in subscriptions, with a peak of 1.7 million players in February down to a forecasted 1.25 million at the end of the fiscal year.

Analyst Doug Creutz believes that EA’s heavy marketing could be a sign that a decline is a very real threat. Including offering free trial subscriptions and free-periods for already invested gamers, this has been causing quite a stir within the fan community.

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Electronic Arts Set To Lay Off Up To 1000

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Matthew Regier

Electronic Arts has announced  a companywide lay off from between 500-1000 people. A number that will result in having 5%-11%  of their staff back out on the job market. This lay off was originally planned to happen last Monday (4/9) but was pushed back. It has been confirmed that they are coming very soon however.

After EA’s plummeting stock prices dropping from a once lofty $61 per share has recently fallen to $16 per share. While being speculated to keep falling. This is believed to have been caused by 2011 not having as many big blockbuster hits aside from Battlefield 3,  highly underwhelming success from Star Wars: The Old Republic, and high marketing costs. Additionally The Consumerist naming the company as the “Worst Company In America” recently, may have the higher ups considering some restructuring.

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