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FIFA Soccer 11, Pro Evolution Soccer 11 first details

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:00:58 +0000

Both EA and Konami have revealed details regarding the next FIFA, called FIFA Soccer 10 in the U.S., and Pro Evolution Soccer, called Pro Evolution Soccer 11, games, respectively. The first detail: they exist. There was approximately a zero percent chance that EA and Konami wouldn't continue with the franchises, but you and I know that big corporations make terrible decisions all the time. EA's big new feature is called Personality+, and it aims to make each player in the game as much like the player in real life. That is, Messi should be able to waltz pass defenders in-game as he does for Barcelona week in, week out, while Michael Carrick should be able to complete one pass in 50 as he does for Manchester United. (Exaggerated for effect. folks, so calm down.)

Video: Medal of Honor trailer reveals upcoming beta

Nicholas Deleon — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:00:26 +0000

A new trailer just posted to the Medal of Honor Web site pretty much checks all the boxes on the Big Checklist of FPS Trailer requirements. Sad, dramatic music; military man talking to his wife on the phone in a reassuring manner "I love you, we're OK because we're trained for this sort of thing, don't forget to have the car inspected," etc.; flash, bang, explosion, fade to black. I really don't know how many of these games I can take. That's not saying it'll be a bad game—I played it, and it is, in fact, quite good&,dash;but I do believe I'm tiring of playing toy soldier.

Medal of Honor coming at you on October 15

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:30:12 +0000

We now have a release date for the new Medal of Honor (the one with the big beards): October 15, 2010. That's Teachers' Day in Brazil!

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 fixes a-comin’ this week

Nicholas Deleon — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:00:27 +0000

Be on the lookout for a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 update sometime this week, probably by Wednesday. Most of the changes affect the multi-portion of the game, something that I’ve participated in for, oh, 18 seconds before dying, cursing, then never playing again. True story!

Shock: Graphics being equal, Crysis 2 said to run better on PS3 than Xbox 360 (but best on PC)

Nicholas Deleon — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:00:38 +0000

It was only a few days ago that Crytek and EA showed off Crysis 2 to the world's gaming press—and CrunchGear. It looks crazy, yes, and that finely tuned opinion—"it looks crazy"—is based on the Xbox 360 version. But if we believe Crytek's business development boss, then the game runs even better on the PS3 than it does the Xbox 360. The games may look identical, or extraordinarily close to it, but the Xbox 360 is being pushed far harder than the PS3. You probably already knew that, yes.

Former Infinity Ward dudes form new studio for EA

Nicholas Deleon — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:00:26 +0000

You'll recall that the two bigwigs at Infinity Ward, Jason West and Vince Zampella, left the studio a few months back under, well, insane circumstances. It's basically he said, she said, only involving lawsuits, hired goons, and Activision, the least popular video game publisher according to a recent GameFaqs poll. Yes, I just cited a GameFaqs poll. West and Zampella didn't like the way Activision were treating them, and Activision alleges that the two were looking to leave Infinity Ward and perhaps start up a new studio under the watchful eye (and with the gigantic bank account) of EA. Funnily enough, West and Zampella have done just that, forming a new development studio called Respawn Entertainment. Wonder how Dice, makers of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, feels about all of this?

‘Yeah, but does it run Crysis 2?’

Nicholas Deleon — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:00:33 +0000

The World's video game press gathered in New York on Tuesday for the world premiere of Crysis 2, the sequel to the game whose memory lives in on the question, "Yeah, but does it run Crysis?" It's no coincidence that Crtyek, the game's developers, and EA, the game's publisher, chose New York to show off the game, with Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli calling the city "symbolic of the pride of mankind." Clearly he hasn't been to the more rubbish sections of Queens. Yes, you're in an altogether different type of jungle this go-round.

Video: Crysis 2 debuts in Times Square

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:30:08 +0000

Pedestrians in Times Square were treated to the debut trailer of Crysis 2, the next game from Crytek (and publisher EA) that will bring your PC to its knees. Well, unless you’re playing the console version. There’s a countdown timer on some sort of Web site, wonder what that means…

Latest Battlefield: Bad Company 2 map pack locks, loads (even though maps can’t lock nor load, per se)

Nicholas Deleon — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:30:47 +0000

Soldats, je suis contents de vous! EA and DICE just released the second VIP map pack for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. I take it I’m the only person on Planet Earth to buy the game strictly for the single-player mode, but go ahead and have fun without me!

EA fellow bitten by his own company’s DRM in Command and Conquer 4, questions the sense of it all

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:30:25 +0000

Jeff Green used to work at Games For Windows magazine before taking a sweet gig at EA, but that little fact won't silence his criticism of the DRM found in Command and Conquer 4. He tweeted white-hot rage when, as everyone on the Internet predicted, this "always-on" nonsense worked as intended, and prevented a law-abiding citizen from playing his game.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 sells many copies (plus bonus rant!)

Nicholas Deleon — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:30:22 +0000

God almighty do I have a bone to pick with Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which I bought on release day like a mark. The game is doing quite well for EA, having already sold 2.3 million units (and projected to sell 4 million by the end of the year). So that's ahead of expectations—it's a hit, have a party. The thing that annoys me (and Matt, for that matter) is the game's implementation of checkpoints. There's not nearly enough of them, and it's infuriating. I was very close to lighting my monitor on fire last night.

Oh, neat: Command & Conquer 4 requires a constant Internet connection, too

Nicholas Deleon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:58 +0000

Let's make one thing clear: I wouldn't play Command and Conquer 4 if it was the game on Earth. It's just not "me." So pardon my blase attitude while I drop this bombshell: the game uses the same stupid DRM that Ubisoft now uses, which I complained about on CNN. Add this to your list of games not to buy, then.

Video: EA Sports MMA trailer (but where’s Fedor?)

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:30:59 +0000

Man, two new trailers in the same day. Our cup runneth over, and so forth! Anyhow, here’s the newest trailer of EA Sports MMA, which should hit stores “late 2010.” That’s all in-game footage, too, so no smoke and mirrors nonsense. Featured prominently are Bobby Lashely, Brett Rogers, King Mo, and Nick Diaz (!). Where’s Fedor? [...]

EA removes SecuROM DRM from Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Nicholas Deleon — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:00:05 +0000

Since we're your go-to source for complaining about DRM, I figure we should mention the latest development regarding EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Dice, the game's developer's, have removed SecuROM DRM from both the retail version of the game as well as the digitally distributed one (i.e. Steam). Why a Steam game even needs SecuROM in the first place (it's merely a disc check, so...) is a question I cannot answer. It's probably like a contractual thing or something.

EA drops fat cash on The Old Republic

Nicholas Deleon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:39 +0000

What's it going to take to dethrone World of Warcraft? One of two things, I'd say: one, an asteroid smashing directly into the planet, with Blizzard at the exact location of impact, or two, Blizzard releasing World of Warcraft 2. The asteroid is more likely at this point. So you can imagine the time and money EA is putting into The Old Republic, the only MMO with a chance in hell of taking away even a fraction of WoW's subscribers.

First screenshots of Medal of Honor sure do look familiar…

Nicholas Deleon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:08 +0000

Fresh from EA, here’s the very first screenshots of Medal of Honor, currently scheduled for release this fall. It’s quite modern, if you catch my drift. The game was on display at the same EA event where Jimin and I played FIFA World Cup 2010 last week. There’s very little point in spending many words [...]

EA servers crash as Ubisoft gets back online

Matt Burns — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:25 +0000

When will this nonsense with online DRM stop? Ubisoft’s authentication servers were apparently attacked and therefore offline, but now they’re back. Now EA servers crashed for an hour this morning, locking players out of numerous gamings including Bad Company 2. This is crazy. DRM isn’t going anywhere but this current implementation simply isn’t stable enough. Suggestions?

Let’s talk about Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Nicholas Deleon — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:29 +0000

Most of your friendly neighborhood CrunchGear writers have played Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for at least a little bit. We have different opinions about the game, but I think we all like it to a degree. I bought it for two reason: the Eurogamer review was glowing, and I wanted to support Modern Warfare 2's most direct competitor. Genres grow stale when one game/publisher so utterly dominates it, so $50 EA's way hopefully will go toward keeping the FPS genre as fresh as it can be. I mean, there's but so many ways you can make "put-cursor-over-man's-face-and-left-click" before you're like, "Man, I'm bored, let's go bowling."

EA to broadcast Strikeforce fight on EA Sports MMA Web site on Saturday

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:30:05 +0000

Strikeforce will air, for free, an MMA fight on the EA Sports MMA Web site this Saturday. It's Jay Hieron vs. Joe Riggs, which is just one fight that's part of a much larger card, one headlined by Nick Diaz vs. Marius Žaromskis. Presumably Mr. Diaz has put down his pipe long enough to pass the required tests.

EA planning massacre of online services for games that aren’t all that old

Doug Aamoth — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Let’s say you’re a company that makes video games – sports games in particular – and you generate a nice recurring stream of revenue by putting out new versions of your sports games every year to coincide with the new seasons of each sport. But let’s also say that some of your customers don’t buy the newest versions because they’ve discovered almost endless replayability of the older versions thanks to online multiplayer features. What a pickle!

Palm Pre plays Need for Speed, undercover (video)

Thomas Ricker — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:31:00 +0000

While Palm's Pre is many things to many people it still can't game. Oh sure, it'll play Magic Fortune Ball like a champ but when it comes to intensive 3D action the Pre is as helpless as a would-be terrorist trying to ignite his underwear. See, webOS and the Mojo SDK currently can't exploit the GPU the way other smartphone platforms can. Rewind a few weeks, however, and we're reminded of a video showing EA's Need for Speed Undercover running impossibly smooth on a Pre. At the time, the video and claims of the device running Flash were shot down as fake largely due to the accompanying screen caps of the purportedly new App Catalog. Well guess what? Those screen caps were vindicated today with the webOS 1.3.5 update that just so happened to launch a new App Catalog matching the leaked images, exactly. That lends credence to the video then doesn't it, while hinting at future apps and games with full OpenGL graphics support. Is that the big reveal at CES alongside enhanced Pre+ and Pixi+ handsets headed to Big Red? We'll find out shortly enough -- until then check the gameplay after the break.

[Thanks, Brian K.]

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Congratulations, FIFA 10: You’re the fastest selling sports game of all time

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:00:29 +0000

My fellow Americans! I just wanted to let you know that, yes, there are other countries in the world (WHAT?!), and none of them give a damn about the Madden franchise. EA just revealed that FIFA 10 (which I haven't played, but that's OK; I hear it's good) is the fastest selling sports game of all time! So says a fancy e-mail we just received. Olé-lé, olá-lá, ser del Barça és el millor que hi ha!

Oh dear: There will be a movie based on the game Spore

Nicholas Deleon — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:16:28 +0000

Here's the latest movie based on a video game that's sure to be horrendous: Spore will be turned into a movie, ladies and gentlemen! Only five people will be allowed in the theaters at a time in order to prevent piracy, jkjk!

No, Microsoft will not buy EA. Just sayin’.

Nicholas Deleon — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:10:52 +0000

Where did this rumor that Microsoft wanted to buy EA start? You know what, it doesn't matter where it started, because it's not true. No, Microsoft has no plans to buy EA, so don't sweat the technique ($1 if you get that reference).

Review: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra video game (PS3)

Peter Ha — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:00:46 +0000

I’m not sure where to even begin. In the months leading up to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, I made the decision to avoid all trailers for the movie and opt out of all hands on demos of the game. I knew the movie was going to suck, but I had a glimmer of [...]

You can now watch the entire Sony GamesCom press conference

Peter Ha — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:00:59 +0000

Video Game - E3 2009 - The Pile Strap in for a 50-minute thrill ride! Hit the jump for EA’s press conference from earlier today. Video Games - E3 2009 - Sony PSP

EA GamesCom 2009 press conference

Ivan Beres — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:57:04 +0000

Need for Speed: Shift, Command and Conquer 4, The Saboteur and more.

Here’s the cover of FIFA 10: Rooney in the UK, Xavi in Spain

Nicholas Deleon — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:40:57 +0000

Finally! We now know who will be on the cover of EA's FIFA 10. Well, the European versions, at least. In the UK you'll find Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, Chelsea's Frank Lampard, and Arsenal's Theo Walcott.

Fedor, the star of EA MMA game, passes over UFC, signs with rival promotion

Nicholas Deleon — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:00:23 +0000

I'm sure you've all heard by now, but just in case: Fedor will not be fighting in the UFC any time soon, as he has signed a contract with rival promotion Strikeforce. So if you're were hoping, one day, to see him fight Brock Lesnar, well, it looks like you're out of luck.

EA game doesn’t appear to be stumbling block for Fedor to fight in UFC

Nicholas Deleon — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:00:10 +0000

Here's an update to something I touched on the other day: Does Fedor's inclusion in EA's MMA video game preclude him from fighting in the UFC? Apparently not, if you believe what UFC president Dana White said at a press conference yesterday.