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UncategorizedDetroit Muscles in on Driver: San Francisco‘s Fleet
More than 120 licensed vehicles, modern makes and classic models, populate the world of Driver: San Francisco. The City by the Bay was the scene of the greatest car chase in cinema history, Dodge vs. Ford, so the fleet reveal for Ubisoft’s action racer naturally genuflects to American automotive pride. Driver: San Francisco releases Aug.…
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UncategorizedTake a Good Hard Look at Planetside 2
The countdown has ended and Sony Online Entertainment has pulled back the curtain on Planetside 2, the sequel to the ambitious 2003 massively multiplayer online first-person shooter. While we’ll have more on the new game tomorrow morning, from the assets alone you can easily determine that the three factions from the original game – Terran…
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NBA Jam‘s Next Offering Allows You to Switch Players
At its summer showcase today, EA Sports revealed plans for NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, touting a “tag mode” that allows you to swap players, finally, and “razzle dazzle” moves that ramp up the over-the-top animations as they head to the basket. Players will feature new AI; the game will feature the old P.A.: Tim…
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Retired Sony Engineer Says 3DS Copied His Patent
The Nintendo 3DS uses glasses-free 3D technology that infringes on a patent held by a former Sony engineer, according to a lawsuit filed two weeks ago. Seijiro Tomita, the founder of Tomita Technologies and holder of a glasses-free 3D patent, alleges that neither Nintendo nor Nintendo of America have appropriate licensing to use his invention…
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iOS FIFA 12 will be Playable on the Big Screen
Soccer fans will be able to play the iPad version of EA Sports’ FIFA on a full-size television set when the game’s next edition arrives this fall, Electronic Arts said at this afternoon’s Summer Showcase. The feature requires an iPad to transmit the signal to a TV, but the game may be controlled with up…
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UncategorizedThe Secret World’s Seedy Underbelly Doesn’t Care if You’re Peeing
In the latest trailer for Funcom’s The Secret World, a wannabe John Constantine discovers that the dark and gloomy things lurking just outside of the corner of your eye aren’t too worried about invading your personal space. Funcom actually showed this trailer for the upcoming supernatural MMORPG to the press back at PAX East 2010,…
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There Are No Words to Describe Cross-Platform Mobile Scrabble
Scrabble fans might want to sit down before reading this news. During EA’s live summer preview event, EA Mobile demonstrated a live round of Scrabble played across four different platforms: iPad, iPhone, Android, and Facebook. You’re probably floored right now. Catch your breath and read on. Kicking off with next week’s release of the free…
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Hockey Stars’ Brains and Brawn Matter More in NHL 12
Hockey’s video game superstars will perform more recognizably like their real world counterparts in NHL 12, anticipating turnovers, powering their way to the goal and playing a more proactive defense, the game’s producer said at Electronic Arts’ Summer Showcase this afternoon. In past editions of the ice hockey simulation, players perfomed very reactively, producer David…
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