EA's latest offering through the On The House program is a game I've never heard of. However, the studio behind this title is one that I know all too well. A masterclass of its established genre and a collective creative mind that left us way too soon. Nox is the game, to which I can only expect shrugs of confusion. Westwood Studios is the development studio, to which I hear a thousand...
We’ve finally finished our PC build. The finishing touches were made possible thanks to Razer in the form of a keyboard, mouse pad, and mouse. Before we get to that, though, let’s talk about performance. If you’re looking for some details about what’s inside the rig, check out our last video on the subject. In short, the guts inside of the PC wreck anything else at our office. We did a...
EA is offering a free two day trial of The Sims 4 to Origin users. The timed demo is coming by way of its Game Time feature, and it actually sounds pretty darn convenient. With Game Time, you claim the game and toss it in your Origin library. The 48 hour time limit won’t start until you’ve fully downloaded the game and launched it. The 48 hours isn’t in-game playtime, though, it’s real...
EA has announced that it will no longer sell physical games through its digital distribution channel, Origin. This is further new news to me because I wasn't even aware that Origin sold physical games. A statement on the official website wished a fond farewell to discs, and Origin states that you have until April 4 to order any physical media you want before it disappears. Starting...
EA has officially announced, by way of SSX Creative Director Todd Batty, that the upcoming relaunch of this popular snowboarding franchise has been delayed by another two weeks. The reason for the push back from February 14th, 2012 to February 28th? The crew felt the game needed some more polish. Here's Batty with a bit of an explanation for the delay: I wanted to let you all know...
If you’re a fan of shooters and you’ve been looking forward to the next mega release in the genre from EA and DICE, then odds are you’re going to want to sit down. It’s time to take in the full details for each and every multiplayer mode set to ship with Battlefield 3. The way Battlefield multiplayer maps work has always gone something like this: there are a small number of maps (...
Covering the gaming industry, mysteries and controversy are few and far between. There are leaks, rumors, hearsay and conjecture, but outright controversy doesn’t happen all that often. Think back to the earth-shaking news that saw the heads of Infinity Ward leave Activision entirely. That was controversy for the gaming industry. Possible Wii HD pics in the wild? Not controversy....
Gaming communities, sites and forums have started the process of protest and boycotting EA's Origin service. And, no, this time it's not related to which games EA is pulling off of Steam and hosting on their marketplace. Instead, one user read over the terms of service when they downloaded and were about to install Origin. Turns out, there's an entire section that states that EA has...
Valve's Co-Founder Gabe Newell spoke with both PC Gamer and Develop Magazine during gamescom in Cologne, Germany about EA's decision to pull its games from Steam and EA's digital marketplace, Origin. As Newell told PC Gamer, he actually downloaded and registered for Origin in order to give it a try before gamescom. And, in Newell's usual polite form, the developer didn't slam the...