Dead Space 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Visceral Games
Systems it’s available on: PS3/Xbox 360
ESRB rating: Mature
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
In the year 2511 on one of Saturn’s moons, a man with serious girlfriend issues dismembers a race of alien monsters called Necromorphs. Dead Space 2–already positioned to …
Dead Space made a name for itself on the consoles in 2008. The title was named one of the top games of the year by numerous publications including Game Informer and Game Spot. With a new sequel set to be released tomorrow in the United States, publisher EA Games and developer Visceral Games have high hopes for the franchise. But, they’re …
Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero. Battlefield vs.Call of Duty. Skate vs. Tony Hawk. Over the last few years, the two biggest video game companies in the world have had a roiling history of name-calling and oneupsmanship. The rivalry between Electronic Arts and Activision has gone beyond mere competitive words, though. One example: Respected …
The majority of Americans may own an Xbox 360, but EA Games CEO John Riccitiello believes that the PS3 is so much more popular overseas that it will eventually overtake Microsoft in this battle of game consoles. He told Industry Gamers:
I don’t think it’s either of those things. Honestly, I think that Microsoft has done great work
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Put down that controller: EA Games President Frank Gibeau says that the era of going it solo is a thing of the past. In a candid interview with Develop, Gibeau recounted how he plans to revamp the company which has lost money for 12 successive quarters since 2007. Part of the plan means getting rid of those single-player campaigns and …
Electronic Arts will make Windows Phone 7 games after all. Microsoft’s recent press release indicates that these four titles will be available this fall: Need for Speed: Undercover, Tetris, The Sims 3, and Monopoly.
The games support Windows Phone 7’s Xbox Live integration, "featuring the unique ability to track and share scores with
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Gamers who were expecting to face off against Afghanistan’s Islamic extremist faction in EA’s highly-anticipated FPS will be getting something a little different. It’s a common trope to let players choose from the heroic and villainous factions in shooter games. However, there’s been a controversy over allowing the Taliban–Medal of …
Two years ago, EA’s EA Partners division announced a collaboration with Grasshopper Manufacture, the development studio headed up by Goichi Suda, better known as Suda 51. Suda 51–famous for doing some of his earliest interviews in a luchadore mask–is best known for idiosyncratic clut favorites like Killer 7 on the GameCube and No …
Of course, Shank‘s not a game on a disc so there’s no actual physical copy to win. What you can get, though, is an Xbox 360 download code for Klei’s gritty stab-em-up. All you need to do is sound off in comments and tell me who’s been the toughest, most macho hombre in video games up until this point. I loved Shank and think you will, …
Shank
Publisher: EA
Developer: Klei Entertainment
Systems it’s available on: Xbox 360, PS3
ESRB rating: M for Mature
System reviewed on: PS3
The beauty of Shank is that it doesn’t overreach. The downloadable brawler makes good on a simple mandate: stabbing, shredding and shooting a whole lot of bad guys.
The first thing you …
How manly is Shank, the eponymous hero of the new downloadable game that’s out this week? He swings a chainsaw with no problem, beats up Mexican luchadores and regains health by drinking a 40 oz. bottle of malt liquor. The side-scrolling stab-em-up features an inviting cartooniness that somehow meshes with extremely hyper-violent …
Madden NFL 11
EA Sports
Developer: Tiburon
PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: E for Everyone
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
EA Sports’ Madden franchise has locked down an exclusive agreement with the National Football League to be the only console-based video game to feature real teams and players. As such, the series has virtually no …
