Tag: Electronic Arts
9 million copies of The Sims downloaded to mobiles
It’s a mobile monopoly! If you’re the kind of cat who likes to play games on your handheld, then chances are you’re playing some kind of The Sims as we speak and you’re not alone, because Electronic Arts Mobile division have announced that a staggering 9 million mobiles have downloaded their games…
EU gives go-ahead to Activision-Blizzard merger – quiver in fear, EA, quiver!
The European Commission has decided that the $18.9 billion merger between publishers Activision and Vivendi Games won’t “significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area or any substantial part of it”…
GTA IV launch to pull in $400m, kill Iron Man
With gaming no longer the bedroom pursuit of adolescent boys who should really get out more, the movie industry is starting to get a little nervous about what it’s doing to the box offices. Variety magazine has now put a figure on what is gearing up to be the biggest game launch in the history of gaming: $400 million. And the fear is that this is one $400m that won’t be going into the pockets of Hollywood execs like it’s supposed to…
Rock Band heading to American Wiis in June… aren't we forgetting something?
Hey! Harmonix? Harmooooonix!! Hey, over here! Over here a second! Come on man, it’s us…. the rest of the world. You remember us, right? All those crazy accents, the weird food, the better cars? Yeah those ones. Well, we’d mightily appreciate a copy of that there game you’re selling… That’s it, Rock Band. Pretty please?
But apparently Harmonix ain’t selling. While Rock Band’s debut outside North America is no longer expected until around September time, the developer is merrily gearing up for the Wii version’s release on June 22nd…
Europe to get exclusive Rock Band tracks?
At the recent Play.com event at Wembley Stadium, EA was out in full force gearing up for its better-late-than-never release of Rock Band on this side of the pond. And it seems that we’re going to earn something for all our patience: an exclusive list of playable tracks.
Games Roundup: today's key Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 stories
From WiiWii: The Video Games Live event last night didn’t *quite* go according to plan, as the Harry Potter composer from EA got booed. But at least The Legend of Zelda sounded good! (above)
From Xboxer: Devil May Cry IV is…
Top 5 gadgets for Jonny Wilkinson and the England Rugby World Cup team (for their match on Saturday night)
Erm, if you didn't know, there's some sporting thing happening tomorrow. The final of a rugby tournament I think it is, in Paris in France. Only joking, it's the Rugby World Cup Final tomorrow with Jonny Wilkinson leading our brave boys in the fight against South Africa to hold onto the trophy. COME ON!!
But just in case they need some help off-the-field, here's some technology that might give them a gee-up before the crucial tie…
EA launches Sims-themed karaoke website
There’s always been a musical element to The Sims, with a succession of stars signing up to appear in different spin-offs (think Lily Allen performing ‘Smile’ in Simlish). Now publisher EA is launching a Sims-themed karaoke site called The Sims On Stage.
Basically, it’ll let you login and upload your caterwauling singing for the community to rate, as well as creating your own mash-up videos using Sims footage. The site will have thousands of licensed rock, pop and country songs to sing along to from launch.
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 18-Jul-07: Grand Theft Auto IV, Firefox, Peter Moore, Harry Potter, Blogs
– Rockstar Games ask civilians to create radio segments for Grand Theft Auto IV (Wonderland)
– Recent statistics show 28% of Europeans use Mozilla Firefox (Daily Tech)…
Get set for The Sims: The Movie
I’m not suggesting that nine out of ten films based on games are rubbish but… well… they are. Utter tosh.
