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Publisher EA has received some very public backing over the weekend from two very high profile celebrities – Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker. Their vocal backing comes as EA faces increased criticism from anti-gay protestors (mainly in the US and mainly from religious groups) over the ability of Mass Effect …
Read More »Infinity Ward versus Activision court date set
Infinity Ward co-founders and defunct Activision employees Jason West and Vince Zampella will be taking their former publisher to court next month. The trial date for the case, originally set for May 7th, will now take place on May 29th according to GameInformer. The date was moved back at the …
Read More »EA bows to pressure with new Mass Effect ending
Extended Cut to expand upon the concluding moments of the sci-fi trilogy
Read More »The Consumerist readers vote EA "worst company in America"
The arms trade? Oil companies polluting the planet? Bankers bringing us to our knees? Companies that sell those absurd magnetic health bracelets? No, these are not the real corporate wrongdoers. It’s been an award winning start to 2012 for EA, and now the super publisher can add another accolade to …
Read More »‘Thousands of anti-gay threats’ storm EA
Publisher claims to be victim of political harassment
Read More »EA shrugs off ‘worst company in America’ gong
250,000 voters choose EA for 2012 'golden poo' award
Read More ȣ30 Battlefield DLC arrives on Xbox
Electronic Arts has released The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle for Battlefield 3 –which costs a whopping 3200 Microsoft points. That’s roughly 30 in real money. The DLC is also available via PSN and EA’s Origin service. The package gives players access to all weapons and gadgets for each of the multiplayer …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Three weeks at the top for FIFA Street
EA’s FIFA Street has claimed No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for the third week on the trot. It does so despite a week-on-week fall of sales of 44 per cent. As well as climbing No.2 with Mass Effect 3, EA also claims third place in …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e March 30th, 2012
Namco Bandai takes its flagship racing series in a new direction this week in Ridge Racer: Unbounded. The street racing titlefocuses on destruction as players smash their way through city courses and drive their opponents off the road. It also features a track editor, allowing them to create their own …
Read More »SimCity requires always-on internet connection
Buyers of EA’s upcoming SimCity PC game will need a constant internet connection to play it. Developer Maxis also said that players would be able to purchase the SimCity reboot from digital retail stores other than EA Origin. However, those users will still need an Origin account and internet connection …
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