Kotaku writes: "Not one to back away from controversy, Electronic Arts today mailed out real checks payable to game reviewers for $200.
GamersDigest writes;
Apparently September, besides marking the end of summer, is Greed Month. What's that mean? Well, you can pre-order Dante's Inferno for cheaper.
At this year's GamesCom, EA has just announced that Dante's Inferno will have a karma system similar to inFAMOUS.
EA's Dante's Inferno will launch Febuary 9th 2010 in the US and Febuary 12th 2010 in the EU, a similar timeframe to the provisional date for it's rival God of War III which launches March 2010.
Destructoid writes: We spied this statue of Dante and scythe back in June at E3 2009. Now this darling monument to EA Visceral's God of War-style brawler is sitting proudly in the middle of the game's gothic booth at Gen Con 2009. Below in the gallery we've provided some pictures of the statue as well as the decorated cardboard rotunda it sits in.
Yahoo: "Games maker EA has incited a wave of backlash over the latest marketing ploy for their upcoming action game, Dante's Inferno."
Badassgamer Said: "Here It is, the 17 min video I promised - sit back, relax and enjoy the video. Sorry guys, no captured footage from Comic-Con, but later in the day I'll bring you more pics from the conferences and whatnot."
EA an Visceral Games have issued an apology after the uproar caused by their contest at this years Comic-Con known as "Sin to Win".
BeefJack writes: "Many have noted that Dante's Inferno, based on the Divine Comedy, doesn't seem to be very true to the spirit of the literary classic. During a recent panel at Comic-Con, Jonathan Knight, an executive producer at EA, gave a taste of exactly how far the relationship has been pushed."