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Developer BioWare has said it is investigating claims of alleged data loss suffered by some users of Mass Effect 2 on PS3. Some users of the studio’s forums have stated that following the game crashing, upon rebooting the machine their save data has become corrupted. In such a time-intense game …
Read More »Andy Gray saga could impact FIFA 12
Publisher EA is remaining tight-lipped over the possible omission of former Sky Sports presenter Andy Gray from this year’s version of FIFA. Gray has dominated the headlines this week after being caught making disparaging remarks off-camera about female Premier League assistant referee Sian Massey. Yesterday the satellite channel sacked the …
Read More »Dead Space 2 DLC announced
Publisher EA has announced Dead Space 2: Severed – a DLC download for the soon-to-be-released Dead Space 2. Severed will see two stars from Wii title Extraction, Gabe Weller and Lexine Murdock, return to the fore. The narrative will run in parallel with that of Dead Space 2. EA has …
Read More »Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm demos out today
EA has uploaded demos of its key Q1 FPS games Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm to Xbox Live today. Gold Live subscribers will be able to download both demos on Xbox 360 for free, with a PS3 demo of Bulletstorm arriving on PSN tomorrow (Wednesday, January 26th). The Crysis 2 demo …
Read More »Critics praise Dead Space 2
Ahead of its release in the UK this Friday, the first reviews of EA’s Dead Space 2 have appeared online – and the reception so far has been rapturous. The Xbox 360 version of EA’s sequel is currently averaging 90 per cent on Metacritic. "There are some decidedly spooky environments …
Read More »FIFA 12 focusing on footy ‘passion’
EA has spoken for the first time about the improvements it wishes to introduce in this year’s version of the FIFA franchise. Last year’s game was both a critical and commercial smash, scoring a reputable 89 per cent on Metacritic and breaking both day one and week one records for …
Read More »EA email: ‘Zampella delayed MW2 DLC for us’
Vince Zampella agreed to delay Call of Duty DLC so EA could release a game unchallenged, an internal email has alleged. The unverified claim brings new details to Activision’s previous allegation that two ousted Infinity Ward bosses had been dismissed due to acts of ‘insubordination’. Zampella was discharged from Infinity …
Read More »Internal EA email: ‘Zampella held off DLC for us’
Former Infinity Ward boss eased the commercial climate for rival EA Battlefield game, unconfirmed memo claims
Read More »EA sponsors The Inbetweeners for Comic Relief
Electronic Arts is sponsoring The Inbetweeners for their Comic Relief road trip. The Sims 3 publisher will donate up to 25,000 to the charity if the sitcom’s four stars successfully complete their challenge – finding 50 rude location names around the UK within 50 hours. Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James …
Read More »EA kicks off half-price Xbox Live sale
Electronic Arts has started its own DLC sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Selected content and games have seen their prices slashed by 50 per cent. The promotion follows on from Activision’s recent half-price sale. All Dragon Age DLC has be reduced, including the Awakenings expansion. Other add-ons covered by …
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