Electronic Arts has extended its exclusive licensing deal with soccer's governing body FIFA up to the year 2014, which means we have at least another eight versions of its FIFA soccer sim to look forward to.
The licensing deal allows EA to include players' names and likenesses, official team logos and kits for all console, PC, mobile and web-based games.
This is a major success for EA, as its FIFA-branded soccer sim series has been a huge seller ever since the first one was released back in
Thursday 27 April 2006
Electronic Arts has extended its exclusive licensing deal with football's governing body, FIFA, up to the year 2014, which means we have at least another eight versions of its FIFA football sim to look forward to.
The licensing deal allows EA to include players' names and likenesses, official team logos and kits for all console, PC, mobile and web-based games.
This is a major success for EA, as its FIFA branded football sim series has been a huge seller ever since the
Korean super-publisher Webzen - it's okay if you don't know them, just be aware that half of Korea worships their games - has announced a sparse, but formidable E3 lineup.
First comes Huxley, an ambitious first-person shooter that drops the player in the middle of a three-way war between the Sapiens, the Alternatives, and the Hybrids - all basically humanoid, only super moreso, we daresay. And with some more beastly or tech-y than the other. We've played first-person shooters before, but this
There's still a month to go before the third X-Men film hits theaters, but the video game tie-in is edging its way in a few days earlier. X-Men: The Official Game bridges the gap between the 2003 movie and the year's sequel - and with no nailed-down story to follow, the game's getting packed with extra villains you may not even see in the
Under the dark cover of night, Ubisoft has air dropped us another image from its upcoming next-gen Jerry killer, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, which is scheduled for release on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year.
Besides significant graphical improvements, Hell's Highway should be even more of a tactical challenge for armchair generals, with developer Gearbox Software introducing a new, third squad to the action, which consists of such heavy-hitters as bazooka and mortar
Ready to peep out some mad multiplayer action? Check out the trailer just released for Prey, the mind-melting first-person shooter set to be shipped this June. This footage promises that once you've journeyed through the single-player version of the "living" alien ship, your head trip won't end. The ship is rife with weird portals, gravity-swapping walkways and vertigo-inducing environments.
Even in multiplayer, you'll be able to experience the spirit walking and out-of-body action that's in
Wednesday 26 April 2006
Under the dark cover of night, Ubisoft has air dropped us another image from its upcoming next-gen Jerry killer, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, which is scheduled for release on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year.
Besides significant graphical improvements, Hell's Highway should be even more of a tactical challenge for armchair generals with developer Gearbox Software introducing a new, third squad to the action which consists of such heavy-hitters as bazooka and
Wednesday 26 April 2006
Microsoft and EA are allowing gamers to play 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany on Xbox Live for free for a short time in May.
To build footie fever among gamers before the FIFA World Cup starts, 360 owners with the free Live Silver membership will be upgraded to subscription-only Gold membership for one week from 8-15 May, allowing them to play just the EA football game. This upgrade will happen automatically once users go online.
EA is calling this event its Free-for-All
More chunks of the Oblivion world are being made available for download through Xbox Marketplace for 150 Microsoft Points and directly from the Oblivion site for $1.89. This latest addition encompasses a tower in the Jeral Mountains called Frostcrag Spire that, once downloaded, can be used as a home-base for wandering adventurers. Geared towards the more magically minded Obliviots, the Wizard's Tower can be upgraded to house an Enchanting and Spellmaking station and a laboratory that buffs
• Prey (WMV, 31.0MB) - right-click to download
Tuesday 25 April 2006
2K Games has released a new trailer of its trippy first-person shooter, Prey, which will be released for PC and Xbox 360 this summer.
The game follows the story of Tommy, a Cherokee car mechanic who is abducted by aliens and must fight his way to safety.
While the idea of smacking up extra-terrestrials isn't particularly new, Prey's way of doing it definitely is: the ship Tommy is taken to is 'living', so is constantly
