Tag: EA
EA hit back on YouTube to Tiger Woods/Jesus claims
A little bit of backstory: a Tiger Woods golf title from EA seems to have a glitch in it which allows the user to walk onto water hazards and hit balls from there as if they were dry land. A user, Levinator25, took some footage of this, and uploaded it onto YouTube, mocking the company.
However the company have hit back with a video response of their own – here it is…
Scrabble vs. Scrabulous – the legal showdown begins
With depressing inevitability, we bring news that Hasbro Inc, owners of the distribution rights to popular board game Scrabble have sued the creators of Facebook’s seemingly shameless rip-off, Scrabulous.
Look out Scrabulous – EA and Hasbro to launch legit Facebook Scrabble in North America
This week, Electronic Arts and Hasbro announced plans to launch the first licensed Facebook Scrabble game in North America. The licensed version will become available in mid to late July and will be free and without adverts, at least for the start.
BBFC says PEGI is just "a couple of blokes"
In the wake of the Byron Review, tension is beginning to simmer beneath the surface of the normally peaceable games ratings industry. Dr Tanya Byron’s recommendations put the UK ratings board, the BBFC, in a strong position to take on more responsibility (and work, and pay cheques presumably) but its rival, PEGI, is not out of the running yet. Big names in the industry like EA and Microsoft have come down in favour of the European-wide PEGI service.
Storm brewing over Byron's plans for UK games ratings system
Games publishing giant Electronic Arts has hit out against plans to introduce mandatory cinema-style ratings on UK video games.
Rock Band 2 announced with "the best set list I've ever seen in a music game" i.e. The Beatles?
Just in case you’re already sick of playing EA’s first incarnation, they’ve gone and announced the second coming of their play-along classic, Rock Band 2.
In an interview with IGN, lead designer Dan Teasdale mentioned a few of the game’s features…
The Sims DJ available for iPods and nanos – more strategy than songs
Electronic Arts has released a new title for their The Sims dynasty designed for iPods and supposedly with music-lovers in mind.
The Sims DJ has more to do with strategy and puzzle…
Take-Two ordered to explain why it's not pulling its weight with FTC investigation into EA takeover bid
Shenanigans are afoot at Take-Two Interactive Software, publishers of that surprise video game hit, Grand Theft Auto IV. Shenanigans that lead to a full blown brouhaha if it’s not careful. A federal court has now asked the company to attend a hearing to explain why it has refused to comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into the takeover bid by Electronic Arts.
Guitar Hero "is not just about guitars", so it's expanding into other instruments
Thanks to Rock Band, when it comes to rhythm gaming, just one set of instruments is no longer enough. Activision’s Guitar Hero, the main rival to EA’s Rock Band, therefore has a bit of a problem on its hands, seeing as it’s pretty much geared up towards guitar playing and guitar playing alone. Hence the name really…
Rock Band confirmed for UK Xbox 360 launch, May 23rd – about bloody time!
OH MY GOODNESS! The only details you need to know…
– Rock Band will be released in the UK on May 21st on the Xbox 360
– It will contain the 58 US tracks, plus four UK exclusives
-These are ‘Beetlebum’ by Blur, ‘Rock n Roll Star’ by Oasis, ‘Monsoon’ by Tokio Hotel, and ‘Hysteria’ from Tokio Hotel
– Extra tracks will be available for 160 Microsoft Points.
MAY 21ST, PEOPLE. Lock it in!…
