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E3 2012 – EA Press Conference

Check out the PG East Coast Crew’s impressions of EA’s 2012 Press Conference Right Here! Live video from your Android device on Ustream Check the full article for text impressions!

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James McCaulley

The Way Down: EA’s Origin

Everyone hates DRM. Not only do gamers see it as an unnecessary invasion of their enjoyment of a video game, but they see it as a publisher attempting to retain some sort of control over a product they just purchased and now own. Now EA’s Origin service, a digital platform much like Steam, is attempting

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Gaming
James Trauben

Shadows of the Damned

Shadows of the Damned is a paradox. It’s the product of three acclaimed creators each considered a master of their respective craft mimicking the same sort of B-movie many professional filmmakers (aside from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, of course) scorn. It’s crude, lewd, sophomoric, and — most damningly — not nearly as action-packed as

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EA Previews Battlefield 3 Before E3

Battlefield 3 is quickly building a lot of anticipation, and EA is pulling out all the stops to promote their popular series before E3. Today an almost 20-minute long EA preview was released, showcasing the new Frostbite engine and the return of the popular “Karkand” map.

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[Rumor] Is There a New Microsoft Console in the Works?

A number of news sites have been handing out rumors that there may be a new Microsoft game console on the way, even potentially being announced at E3.  Have the news sites jumped the gun however?  After all, there is currently a beta going on for Xbox 360 to test a new disc type.  Why

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Gaming
James McCaulley

Op-Ed: The Value of EA

I remember as a child making my mom drive me down to the local movie rental store (a now defunct place called “Ins & Outs”). It was there I would experience the best that my small town could offer in the way of Super Nintendo, Genesis, and N64 games. Despite their small selection, I recall

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Mirror’s Edge 2 Banished to Development Hell

More bad news for gamers.  EA has announced that the development of Mirror’s Edge 2 has been halted indefinitely. The news came from Sweden’s TV program called Press2Play, where a news segment announced that EA has asked the Swedish developers DICE to cease the development on the game. “EA was shown a prototype, but declined,” said Press2Play, translated from

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Duty Calls – A Call of Duty Parody Game by Epic Games and EA

The Call of Duty franchise always had a huge marketing push before it’s initial release date. But, big hype doesn’t actually mean the game will be any good.  Epic Games and EA, have come out with a downloadable parody game called Duty Calls.  The game was basically a shot in the face of what Call

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