The open beta for DICE’s Star Wars Battlefront is currently available for download on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The beta will last 5 days (ending October 12th), and includes 2 different multiplayer modes, as well as a singleplayer/co-op mode. The first multiplayer mode is called ‘Drop Zone’, it’s an 8 vs 8 mode with …
Let’s admit that as gamers we’re all a bit superficial. I mean, nothing attracts the attention of the gaming world like some good old-fashioned eye candy, right? Visuals seem to be the main focus of every single console generation, dating all the way back to George Plimpton touting the Intellivision’s “realistic” graphical superiority in baseball or golf over Atari’s 2600, …
The popular simulation game franchise, The Sims, just released it’s umpteenth expansion pack. This new pack introduces hot tubs and a gaggle of new clothing options. It seemed like a cash grab on EA’s part, and for $10, it didn’t seem to add a whole lot of content to a game barely past it’s third …
With a new Mass Effect and Star Wars: Battlefront also getting new trailers , EA and DICE continued to give the people what they wanted with a taste of yet another highly anticipated sequel at their 2015 E3 press conference, Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst.
During its E32015 presentation, EA announced Unravel, a charming, heart-felt, puzzle-platformer from Swedish developer Coldwood Interactive. No release date was given, but the game is available through EA’s Origin service on PC for $20. The trailer showcases a small character that is created by yarn. The developers at Coldwood Interactive really put emotion response at …
In 1989, Electronic Arts, hereafter EA, released a game called Sim City, which tasked you with running a city as mayor and council. It got great reviews, and helped cement simulation games as a genre in the video game industry. It was one of the reasons that The Sims, released in 2000, continues to be …
EA’s sci-fi horror doesn’t so much wear its influences on its sleeve, but rather takes them to a tailor and makes them into a three-piece suit. Its protagonist, for instance, is named Isaac Clarke – an eye-rolling, brow-beating reference to two of science fiction’s heavyweight authors, and its premise is, essentially, Event Horizon. But despite all this, it all works really rather well.
The beginning of Mass Effect 3 sets the stage for what is to come. The opening sequence of Earth under assault by the terrifying Reapers shows the odds that Shepard and the rest of civilization are up against. The attack plays out like a futuristic shock and awe campaign, with skyscraper sized Reapers striding among the buildings of Vancouver. The Reapers make short work of Earth’s defenses, and Shepard is forced to flee. As the Normandy flies into the darkness, the realization comes that things will get much worse before they get better.