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• Currently in Development - The Godfather 2

  Published: July 27, 2007, 8:14 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Electronic Arts, Games, Ea Games, Electronic Arts, Gamasutra, Godfather 2, The Godfather, The Godfather 2

  between a shareholder and EA Games head Frank Gibeau regarding how EA deals with titles that are more mature and gritty, Gibeau stated that: “The appeal of those types of games is growing as the demographics start to open up for that older demographic”, and continued: “We make products like Godfather 2, Army Of Two, Crysis -

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• id premieres Rage at QuakeCon

  Published: August 7, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: Apple, Games, Gaming, Mac, Os X, Osx, Rage

  will be called "Rage," featuring driving in expansive, outdoor environments. id's John Carmack apparently told QuakeCon that he wanted to break with the claustrophobic hallways of Doom and Quake 4, and so Rage will feature lots of "...bright, sunny outdoors."No date yet, of course (isn't that the way it always works?), but Rage is scheduled

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• EA Game Lineup For Games Convention in Germany

  Published: August 12, 2007, 8:58 pm

  Tags: Electronic Arts, Bon Voyage, Codename Panzer, Crysis, Games Convention, Game Lineup, Hellgate London, Medal Of Honor Airborne, Mercenaries 2 World In Flames, Nascar 08 Ps3, Nba, Nhl, Nintendo Ds, Nintendo Wii, Pga Tour, Ps2 Xbox, Sims 2, World In Flames, Xbox360, Xbox 36

  Electronic Arts (EA) released their game lineup for the Games Convention in Germany this week. They seem to have an interesting lineup that covers all systems. We are expecting tons of great information out of Games Convention this year. EA Playground - (Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS) Harry Potter et l’Ordre du Ph nix - (Multi) Medal Of

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• The Last True Sims 2 Expansion is out: Bon Voyage

  Published: September 13, 2007, 2:33 pm

  Tags: Electronic Arts, Computer, Games, Bon Voyage, Ea Games, The Sims 2

  Games has released what everyone assumed “hoped” would be the last true expansion pack for the Sims 2 series before Sims 3, Bon Voyage. Sure, there will be more Stuff Packs but this is the last time gameplay will be effected. This new expansion introduces vacations into the game, similar to the original Sims series Vacation

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• Battlefield 3 on Vista (not XP) and OS X simultaneously?

  Published: October 12, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: Battlefield, Games, Leopard, Mac, Os X, Release, Speculation, Vista

  a list of Battlefield 3 features in a document meant for investors. And the most interesting "feature" on the list was this: "Windows Vista and OS X." That's right, if the leaked document is true, it appears EA wants to release Battlefield 3 simultaneously on OS X and Vista. And not on XP. That's what I'm talking about!Of course, EA wasn't

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• Sims on Stage Brings Karaoke Online to a New Level

  Published: October 23, 2007, 6:10 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Electronic Arts, Computer, Games, Ea Games, Online Creative Community, Sims On Stage

  for all it’s worth, EA has spawned another Sims online community. The Sims on Stage is like the mutant offspring of The Sims, YouTube and Myspace. Billed as a creative community, the site allows people to create avatars through which to sing and record their favorite songs, write and perform comedy sketches, poetry, and stories. They can

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• EA Chicago is Closing Down

  Published: November 6, 2007, 3:09 pm

  Tags: Sony, Electronic Arts, Games Industry, Microsoft, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Games, Game Companies, Def Jam, Ea Chicago, Ea Games, Fight Night, Frank Gibeau, Marvel

  internal memo from Frank Gibeau, president of EA Games. It stated: Within the EA Games Label, we are committed to running each franchise and facility as a city/state, teams with unique creative identities as well as responsibility for product quality, ship dates and profitability….Unfortunately, EA Chicago hasn’t been able to meet

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• EA Sales Broken Down By Platform, Retailer [Electronic Arts]

  Published: November 7, 2007, 11:40 pm

  Tags: Business, Ea Games, Electronic Arts, Europe, Gamestop, Retail, Wal Mart

  some money, they've gone ahead and listed how much each major retailer contributes to their overall sales, as well as how much money they made on each platform. There's even a breakdown on sales in the American and European markets. So if you've ever wanted to find out just how much Wal-Mart or GameStop contributes to EA's bottom line, read on.

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• EA Chicago Never Given A Fair Shake? [Ea Chicago]

  Published: November 12, 2007, 11:20 pm

  Tags: Def Jam Icon, Ea Chicago, Ea Games, Electronic Arts, Fight Night

  sales were extremely unrealistic for the game. Even if it had done well it would have never hit the unrealistic goals and projections that the marketing department made. Wish I'd have been there when those projections were drawn up. Could have whispered gently in their ear "no, no those numbers are all wrong". The Closing of EA Chicago: One

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• Let Your Teen Express Themselves With The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff

  Published: November 14, 2007, 9:33 pm

  Tags: Electronic Arts, Computer, Games, Game Platforms, Game Companies, Ea Games, The Sims 2 Teen Stuff Pack

  Games has unleashed The Sims 2 Teen Style Stuff pack to retailers. Now your Sims can express their own brand of angst with the latest Goth, Thrasher or Socialite themed items and fashions. Dress to Express: Give your teen Sims new outfits that truly express their personalities, from activewear for the skateboarding, surfing

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• EA Chief Says Black Friday Completed Next-Gen Console Transition

  Published: November 30, 2007, 10:00 pm

  Tags: Games, Consoles, Games, Microsoft, Nintendo, Playstation 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360

  years after the Xbox 360 kick-started the next-gen console race on a Black Friday week, EA chief John Riccitello says this year's Black Friday completed the transition to the (now) current-gen consoles: "It's been the longest, hardest transition in the history of the industry...Last Friday marked one of those points where you can say

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• Rock Band Patch Adds Support for PS3 Guitar Hero III Controllers

  Published: December 5, 2007, 10:50 pm

  Tags: Games, Games, Peripherals, Playstation 3, Rock Band, Updates

  Rock Band's high quality gear there is but one guitar. Since you can't buy the instruments separately yet and Guitar Hero III's guitar won't work w/ RB on the PS3, your band is effectively bass player-less. Harmonix to the rescue: The upcoming patch for PS3's RB includes "a number of items related to guitar controller compatibility."

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• EA Trying Another Command & Conquer Shooter [Command & Conquer: Tiberium]

  Published: December 11, 2007, 11:20 pm

  Tags: Command Amp Conquer, Command Amp Conquer Tiberium, Ea Games, Electronic Arts, Westwood

  may not remember, but a few years back, Westwood tried their hand at a Command & Conquer FPS. It was called Renegade. It sucked. So they're trying again, the latest issue of Game Informer revealing that EA are at work on Tiberium, a squad-based shooter that sounds a lot like GRAW, just with C&C units instead of Mexicans. That's about all we know

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• Pre-orders Open for The Sims 2 Free Time

  Published: December 19, 2007, 3:59 pm

  Tags: Electronic Arts, Computer, Games, Game Platforms, Game Companies, Ea Games, Expansion, The Sims 2 Free Time

  your Sims’ lives! Speaking on a personal note: This needs to be the last Sims 2 expansion. These games are sheer evil that steal precious time away from your family. I can’t get my wife, kids and sister-in-law off these games. Please EA give it up and give gaming widowers a break. via The Sims2 ---Related Articles at Gaming

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• EA promises Spore for Mac later this year

  Published: January 16, 2008, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Games, Gaming, Spore

  under: GamingThe eagerly awaited game Spore from Will Wright (of Simcity and Sims fame) is coming to the Mac later this year. CNET broke the news earlier in the day, and EA confirmed it in a press release later. Like the releases promised (but not delivered) last year, the Mac version of Spore will rely on TransGaming's Cider technology and

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