Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin
On September 7, Electronic Arts will release its long-awaited and much-anticipated Spore. For many, this will be the biggest video game event of the year, and possibly even the last several years.
Spore, which was first announced in 2005, takes players through the process …
Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin
SEATTLE–If you’ve ever wanted to hand control of your life off for a day, let me recommend putting it in the safe care of iPhone applications.
That’s what I did Thursday, a day for which the plan I had originally made fell through.
During a day in Seattle, CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman used a series of iPhone applications to direct what he did. Click on the above image to see the photo gallery.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News)
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Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin
Electronic Arts has announced that the third installation of The Sims, that game that rivals World of Warcraft in the “I got so addicted my boss almost fired me” department, will be debuting on February 20, 2009.
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That’s a worldwide release date for both in-store purchases and …
Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin
Electronic Arts, the world’s largest video game publisher, announced Thursday that its long-awaited Spore had gone “gold.”
The announcement means that the game, the latest from famous designer Will Wright, is finished and on its way to manufacturing for a September 7 release. It’s a momentous step for …
Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin
Spore isn’t the only thing on Electronic Arts’ mind. The company still wants Take-Two Interactive.
On Monday, CEO John Riccitiello sent an open letter to Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick saying that EA’s existing offer to acquire the smaller game manufacturer for $25.74 per share would officially expire …
Posted August 24th, 2008 by admin
Nvidia Vice President and PC Gaming Alliance Chief Technology Officer Roy Taylor thinks that video game companies are missing out on future revenue growth.
“The West needs to recognize that the free-to-play model is the future, before it’s too late,” Taylor said, citing the massive growth of gaming across …
Posted July 24th, 2008 by admin
Among the dominant trends at E3 in Los Angeles this week were music games. Everywhere you looked, publishers were announcing new ones, and players were rocking out to them.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News)
As planes packed with video game industry people start heading out of Los Angeles in droves …
Posted July 24th, 2008 by admin
Nintendo’s Wii is now said to be the top-selling next-generation video game console in the United States, having reached 10.9 million units sold during the month of June.
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On Monday morning in Los Angeles, attendees at Microsoft’s E3 press conference heard Xbox head Don …
Posted July 24th, 2008 by admin
The big Tuesday events concluded in the evening with Activision’s press conference, where the company was expected to talk much more about the future of ‘Guitar Hero’ as well as some of its other important franchises.
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LOS ANGELES–When Vivendi Universal announced it was buying Activision …
Posted July 24th, 2008 by admin
The Sony stage at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, where it is having its E3 press conference.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News)
LOS ANGELES–Well, from this reporter’s perspective, Sony wins the production value award for its E3 press conference set-up.
That’s not worth very much, of course, …