When you think about it, Harry Potter video games were simply born under a bad sign. The stuff that video games can do well when inspired–incredible world-building, the explication of a fantasy construct and its rules–were all done to genius levels in the rich imaginings of J.K. Rowling’s writing. And then, the eight movies that …
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Deathmatch: ‘Battlefield 3’ vs. ‘Modern Warfare 3’
Video game grudge matches rarely come this perfectly designed.
This fall, Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 come out within weeks of each other, trying to capture the free time of millions of gamers worldwide. But, it’s not just the fact that both titles are realistically styled war games set in what’s pretty much the …
E3 2011: The Best of the New
Exhaustion’s the only appropriate response after the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo. Even if you’re only watching at home, it’s dizzying trying to keep up with all the news, hype and announcements that emanate from the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Hundreds of games jockey for attention, and inevitably, some garner more buzz …
Played Dragon Age II? Get Mass Effect 2 Free
You loved Dragon Age II to the tune of 1 million unit sales in under two weeks, and now BioWare wants to love you back–by handing out free downloadable copies of sci-fi roleplaying epic Mass Effect 2. The PC version, that is.
(More on TIME.com: ‘Dragon Age 2’ Review: Heavyweight Champion)
The Canadian game studio responsible for …
EA Abandons Printed Game Manuals as 3D Paper Printing Debuts
Electronic Arts just got a little greener and its retail footprint a trifle leaner. The world’s largest video games publisher says it’s finally pulling the plug on printed game manuals, making it–not the first, but certainly the largest games publisher to bid those little black-and-white pamphlets sayonara.
They weren’t always as …
‘Crysis 2’ Review: You’ll Take Manhattan
Crysis 2
Publisher: EA
Developer: Crytek
Systems it’s available on: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: Mature
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
The original Crysis set an altogether new level of expectation as to how detailed and graphically impressive a video game could look like. “Can it play Crysis?” became shorthand for how robust a …
‘Dragon Age 2’ Review: Heavyweight Champion
Dragon Age 2
Publisher: EA
Developer: BioWare
Systems it’s available on: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: Mature
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
It’s time to reveal one of the failings of my geek CV: Fantasy leaves me cold, at least the sort of high fantasy descended from Tolkien. Maybe it was the high school English teacher who …
‘Battlefield 3’ Producer: ‘Controversy Is Not a Mature Way to Sell a Game’
EA’s hoping to storm to the top of the modern military FPS heap with Battlefield 3, ending Call of Duty‘s recent reign as the number one shooter franchise. The man leading the charge at the DICE development studio making the game is executive producer Patrick Bach. Bach’s been at DICE for nine years and spoke with me about what DICE …
EA Reveals ‘Battlefield 3,’ the Game It Hopes Will Take Out ‘Call of Duty’
Last night at the 2011 Game Developers Conference, EA and its DICE development studio unveiled a look at Battlefield 3, the newest installment of the blockbuster open-world military FPS series.
Powered by an all-new Frostbite 2 engine, the threequel looks to be EA’s big bet on dethroning the shooter hegemony that Activision’s …
“Bulletstorm” Review: A Rain of Pain That Feels Pretty Good
Bulletstorm
Publisher: Epic Games/EA
Developer: People Can Fly
Systems it’s available on: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: Mature
System reviewed on: PS3
First there was a minor kerfuffle, dubbed #Boobstorm, that started on this very site as a result of an interview I did with producer Tanya Jessen, where she talked about the …
EA Mobile Looking To Entice Verizon iPhone Customers
You’re going to want to fill that new Verizon iPhone with tons of apps. If you’re looking for games in particular, EA Mobile is doing a huge sale 99 cent sale on 30 of their most popular mobile games. The sale started on February 7 and was extended until 9PM today, and any device that uses iOS technology is eligible not just Verizon …
Gaming Tip Sheet: “Dead Space 2”
For all you Dead Space 2 junkies out there, we got a hold of Dead Space franchise executive producer Steve Papoutsis to tell us how he plays the game. He excitedly revealed inside jokes that designers hid in the game and secrets that he only found out about in the last minute. Check out his answers below.
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