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PopCap’s multiplayer-focused shooter Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare will arrive on PC this June, publisher EA has announced. The Windows version will launch on June 24th, and will be distrusted through Origin as well as other retailers.” It’ll pack the Garden Variety and Zomboss Down DLC already available for the …
Read More »Madden NFL 15 launches in August
The latest installment of EA’s Madden NFL franchise will launch this August in North America and Europe, the publisher has announced. Madden NFL 15 arrives on August 26th in North America and August 29th in Europe, according to a. It’ll be available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. …
Read More »Microtransactions are coming to Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
EA has said that microtransactions will be added to console title Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare this week. Until now the title’s in-game currency has only been earnable by completing in-game tasks but, as is the way with many EA titles, an upcoming update will soon offer the chance for …
Read More »Titanfall holds onto No.1 in slowest week of 2014 so far
EA’s blockbuster Titanfall held onto the top spot with little effort as not a single new release entered this week’s chart. Titanfall takes its third consecutive UKIE gFk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 and fourth chart-topping performance since its launch back in March on Xbox One and PC. Elsewhere in the …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare to receive microtransactions
Latest Plants vs Zombies on Xbox platforms will allow players to pay to advance quicker
Read More »Retailer lists Mass Effect Trilogy on PS4 and Xbox One
BioWare’s Mass Effect could be the next IP in line for a next-gen re-release. As spotted by NeoGAF, Chilean retailer Zmart Games has posted listings for the Mass Effect Trilogy on both PS4 and Xbox One. The listings don’t specify either a release date or price – although the sheer …
Read More »VIDEO: Release date set for Dragon Age Inquisition
EA has confirmed a release date for BioWare’s upcoming RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition. The Frostbite 3 powered game will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 7th, as per the end of a new trailer that you can see below. Note of course that, …
Read More »Titanfall is still No.1 as FIFA World Cup debuts in second
EA’s Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall has claimed No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for the second successive week. It’s the game’s third UK No.1, relegating EA’s new entry 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil into second place in its debut week, although EA has three titles …
Read More »Sony offered to help make Vita version of Titanfall
A version of EA shooter Titanfall was at one stage proposed for PlayStation Vita. That’s one of many revelations in Geoff Keighley’s recently released documentary The Final Hours of Titanfall, as reported by GameSpot. Apparently after hearing of the specs for Xbox One Respawn got in touch with Sony to …
Read More »New bug discovery is another blow for Battlefield 4
Nearly six months after the game’s release, the discovery of a significant bug in Battlefield 4 has heaped more pressure on EA’s shooter. PC Gamer reports that word is spreading about what is being referred to as the ‘death shield’ bug. When a player is downed in Battlefield 4 there …
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