• iphone

    Wait, There's SimCity For The iPhone Now?

    Well, shit. There goes my free time. This has somehow evaded my notice up til now – most likely because the words "iPhone" and "game" are enough to set my eyeballs a’ rollin’ – but it appears that EA are bringing SimCity to the iPhone. And not just any version, a version of SimCity 3000 (or at least one that looks like it), probably the best of the bunch. It'll be the same basic deal, only with touch controls, extending to the use of two-finger dragging for things like establishing zones. EA say it should hit the App Store sometime in December, for the "yeah, I'll finally buy an iPhone game" price of $10.

    SimCity for the iPhone may ruin my life (in a good way) [VentureBeat]

    5:00 AM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    2,510 views, 22 comments

    Most discussed MOP88: I would buy it only for the soundtrack, witch is on sale on iTunes. And free on the game's homepage. You more »

  • dice

    PC Mirror's Edge Uses PhysX To Awesome Effect

    The reason for DICE delaying the PC release of Mirror's Edge may be a little clearer.

    DICE are retooling the PC version with enhanced graphics and - video card permitting - the NVIDIA PhysX engine to allow more accurate physics modelling of the virtual cityscape and the many, many things that can realistically fall off it.

    As you can see in the trailer (after the jump) it does look rather lovely. Suitably equipped PC owners will be able to realistically fall off things in January. More »

    6:20 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Stuart Houghton
    14,379 views, 138 comments

  • Review

    Need for Speed: Undercover Review: You're Not Good, and You're Not Bad

    Scowly antiheroes and sexy, cleavage-packed molls return in live-action cutscenes for Need for Speed: Undercover, the sixth installment of the series since the franchise was reimagined in 2003 and taken underground. Following last year’s disappointing Need for Speed: ProStreet, Black Box and EA went back to a known winner, the cops-and-robbers formula of 2005’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted. You’re infiltrating a stolen auto ring, whose members are blissfully unaware of your cop credentials, and also the larger international ramifications of their car thievin’.

    Care to take a spin? Drop it into third and see our review. More »

    11:00 AM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Owen Good
    13,808 views, 89 comments

    Most discussed Silenced: man who's still buying need for speed games? please stop and i mean the four of you more »

  • review

    Left 4 Dead Review: 2 Good 2 B 4gotten

    Valve follows up last year's value packed The Orange Box with a new take on what it does best: the first-person shooter. Left 4 Dead pits four players against a festering endless stream of undead, forcing them to work together to survive through four escape scenarios. Left 4 Dead switches the multiplayer formula up with an option to play as the undead, letting the player take control of one of four "special" Infected zombie types to prevent the four Survivors from making it to safety. It's a rather straightforward run and gun (and occasionally puke) fright-fest, but it's also one of the most hyped, most heavily anticipated games of the year.

    Is there reason to get excited? See how terrorized we were by Left 4 Dead in our review. More »

    2:00 PM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    44,358 views, 239 comments

    Most discussed tdevore: Played the demo and was totally underwhelmed. i don't see what all the fuss is about. i disagree the game more »

  • madden

    Did EA And The NFLPA Conspire To Lock 2K Out Of The Football Market?

    It certainly looks that way. As part of a lawsuit involving retired NFL player rights, a 2007 e-mail from NFLPA (National Football League Players Association) executive Clay Walker to an NFLPA attorney was released. That email reads:
    I was able to forge this deal with the [Pro Football Hall of Fame] that provides them with 400K per year (which is significantly below market rate) in exchange for the HOF player rights. EA owes me a huge favor because of that threat was enough to persuade Take Two to back off its plans, leaving EA as the only professional football videogame manufacturer out there.
    More »

    3:00 AM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    6,117 views, 88 comments

    Most discussed lopey: i never really understood the obsession with 2k football. the last game was absurdly easy. i played on the hardest more »

  • Questions & Answers

    Massive Sims 3 Q&A Tells All

    Do you have questions about The Sims 3? Well EA has just unleashed a massive amount of answers in the form a a 30-question Q&A document that covers everything from the new character personality system to what kind of parties your sims can participate in. Of course the big question on all major fans of the series is whether or not The Sims 2 expansion they spent hundreds of dollars on would be hitting the trash bin. You might be needing a bigger bin.

    There are so many innovations in The Sims 3 so it’s really not possible to transfer items or Sims from previous games. The level of detail in The Sims 3 is so high that any conversion from older games would not be satisfying for players.

    Oh well. On the plus side, the average The Sims 2 player probably won't have the system on hand to run The Sims 3, so you can at least futz about with the old game while awaiting your PC upgrade. Hit the jump for the full Q&A, translated from Simlish for your convenience. More »

    9:40 AM on Mon Nov 17 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    13,945 views, 70 comments

    Most discussed Marooner: His answer to question 7 is probably a lie. I doubt they tried to teach them any languages at all. more »

  • skate it

    New Skate It Wii Screens

    This crop of Skate It screens shows some of the character models tricking out in a variety of the game's locations as they try to win Thrasher Magazine’s coveted Skater of the Year award.

    Graphically, this game is definitely looking better as we head for the release date. It is all firmly Wii quality, but the lighting effects look pretty good and those avatars look reasonably humanoid. Still no word on how it handles using the balance board/wiimote combo but things are pointing towards hopeful.

    I wouldn't fancy falling on that grinding rail, though. It looks like it would cut you in half.

    5:20 PM on Fri Nov 14 2008
    By Stuart Houghton
    1,259 views, 21 comments

    Most discussed Ulquiorra Schiffer: Why does his shirt say GIRL on it? -_- more »

  • EA Sports Active

    EA Officially Going After Wii Fit With "EA Sports Active"

    Remember when EA said they were looking at ways they could take a chunk out of Nintendo's Wii Fit market? Well, they found a way. Aimed primarily at the ladies, new title EA Sports Active will, like Peter Moore said a few weeks back, be targeted at a more Western style of fitness, as opposed to Wii Fit's reliance on stuff like Yoga. EA Sports Active will include over 20 more active pursuits like running, programs like a calorie counter and "virtual personal trainer", and even go down the Wii Sports path with simulations of games like tennis. More »

    11:30 PM on Wed Nov 12 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    3,606 views, 25 comments

    Most discussed Killer7: EA and Ubisoft: We like money and we'll do whatever it takes to get it. If it means copying another more »

  • hot flashes

    The Official 2D Mirror's Edge Is 2Awesome

    Mirror's Edge 2D should be pretty self-explanatory. Despite dropping a D, the Flash-based sidescrolling experience is still pretty deep. Sure, it's not as cute as that LittleBigPlanet-built take on Mirror's Edge, but it is a helluva lot more accurate. Built by Borne Games, aka Brad Borne, creator of Fancy Pants Adventures, Mirror's Edge 2D is still in beta, but EA reps tell us that the full version is expected to launch in two to three weeks.

    The full version will include fanciness like leaderboards and a version that doesn't have the "beta" concession. We'd suggest trying it out if you're still on the fence about the full game. It's gorgeously animated and much easier on the motion-sick prone.

    Mirror's Edge 2D Beta [Borne Games]

    8:40 PM on Wed Nov 12 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    13,495 views, 77 comments

    Most discussed Antiterra: Shouldn't it be "Mirror's Ege"? Because it drop-- ...nevermind. more »

  • review

    Mirror’s Edge Review: Leaps of Faith End in Splat

    Mirror’s Edge is a first person action-adventure game that features French free-running art parkour as the primary means of movement, combat, and puzzle-solving. Players take the role of Asian twenty-something Faith Connors and guide her across the rooftops and through the buildings of a totalitarian society where “runners” like her are the only means for freedom of communication. The plot hinges on Faith’s sister Kate and a government cover-up of a murder – both of which make for lots of roof-jumping, wall-running, and the occasional melee.

    This game has gotten a lot of attention – not just for the parkour gameplay, but also for Faith and her dynamic background that’s meant to jibe perfectly with the plot authored by Rhianna Pratchett (daughter of novelist Terry Pratchett). But for all its edginess, does Mirror’s Edge really stand apart as a different kind of game, or does it fall short of the far window ledge of innovation? More »

    11:00 AM on Wed Nov 12 2008
    By AJ Glasser
    55,070 views, 224 comments

    Most discussed Gamebrain87: Shame about all the so-so ratings for this game. I was really looking forward to it. Oh well. more »