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EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13 Has Unprecedented First Day Sales
EA Sports has announced that the launch of its FIFA Soccer 13 has had very impressive sales during the first 24 hours of availability. On opening day, the game sold 353,000 copies in North America alone. That represents a 42% increase compared to the previous version of the game.
Within the first 24 hours the game was available, fans in North America played 1.4 million online games. The game also had the biggest launch date performance of any iOS game in EA’s history. The game launched Tuesday in the United States.
The video game launches globally as of today and is likely to continue selling very well. Around the world, EA reports that over 1.3 million copies of the game were pre-ordered.
Insomniac’s Fuse Trailer Goes Live (video)
Yesterday EA announced it has teamed up with Insomniac Games to create a new four-person co-op shooter called Fuse. Now EA has released a new trailer for their upcoming game, after a slight delay due to legal reasons revealing what you can expect from Fuse when it arrives.
EA explained yesterday about the delayed Fuse trailer:
“We had an awesome trailer planned and finished. Unfortunately a last-minute legal rights issue has prevented us from releasing the trailer as planned,”-”EA is trying to obtain the necessary approvals and we hope to bring the trailer to you soon. After discussing internally, we wanted to stop the countdown and explain what happened.”
Fuse is set in the near future and follows a team of four misfit agents collectively known as Overstrike 9, who infiltrate enemy strongholds using fringe-tech gadgets and lethal teamwork. Fuse will provide gamers with story driven action, allowing players able to level up their characters along specific paths both online and off-line. Fuse will be launching in March 2013 on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Source: Gaming Blend
Xbox 360 software at E3: FIFA 2013 / Madden 2013 gaining Kinect voice commands; Halo 4, Fable, Forza Horizon and Gears of War showcased
No new hardware for Microsoft at E3? No problem. Clearly, this year’s all about software for the Xbox 360, with both FIFA 2013 and Madden 2013 confirmed for release with Kinect support. Aside from letting you flail to and fro in order to make plays, both titles will also support voice commands, right down to understanding multiple dialects in the former. As for Madden? There’s some pretty intense voice integration, enabling one Joe Montana to actually call plays and direct the huddle with his voice here at the E3 stage. The demo was unsurprisingly awesome, and we’re told to expect it on store shelves on August 28th. For those who aren’t exactly “sports-inclined,” there’s also Fable and Halo 4 — two titles that’ll supposedly make this year the “best ever” for Xbox 360 software.
Battlefield 3 Close Quarters: Ziba Tower Trailer (video)
Earlier this month EA & DICE announced that their new Close Quarters DLC would be arriving in June 2012. Now they have followed up that announcement by releasing a new trailer for the new DLC. Providing you with a glimpse of what you can expect once its officially launched.
Battlefield 3: Close Quarters DLC will include four new maps together with 10 new weapons for close quarters combat, but no vehicles. Watch the new trailer after the jump.
As well as announcing their new Close Quarters DLC, EA & DICE also unveiled that another two DLC packs would be released later in the year, to compliment their great Battlefield 3 game.
The next DLC after “Close Quarters” will be “Armored Kill,” which will bring with it a few new vehicles and will be focused on larger maps and weapons. After that will arrive “End Game” but apart from its name EA is currently keeping its details under wraps at the present time. But as soon as we learn anything new we will keep you updated.
Source: Attack of The FanBoy
EA’s Origin Now Enables Purchased Games To Be Added From Steam And Others
EA has this week announced and enabled a new feature on its Origin content delivery service, that now allows users to add games that they might have purchased on other libraries, Steam in particular.
You might have already noticed when logged into EA Origins that EA games you have already purchased in Steam and the like have automatically now appeared in your Origin account. If you haven’t don’t worry you can also add them manually if needed.
EA has be quick to point out that at notice was information on your computer accessed for the transfer, and all records have been obtained via EA’s game registration records. Most likely using your registered email address as the linking factor. EA explains:
”A few of you noticed some of your older EA games showing up in your Origin My Games library over the past few weeks and I wanted to clear up any confusion. We tested a feature that in some cases made your older games show up in your Origin My Games Library. At no time was any information on your computer accessed, all of this information was obtained directly from our game registration records. Hopefully we didn’t cause too much confusion for anyone. We’ll be sure to come back and share more information about this feature as soon as we can.
“Meanwhile, if you do want to activate and download older EA games to your library, we have a tool that allows you to do this. Just go to Activate and enter your registration code. Not all games are supported at this point, but we’re continually working to make older titles available. For more information on this service, as well as a list of games that are currently available for activation, see Code Redemption FAQ.”
Source: Joystiq
EA Battlefield 3 : Aftershock App Lands In US iOS App Store
In last August EA announced the development of a new iOS version of its popular Battlefield games. Now without any warning EA has dropped Battlefield 3: Aftershock into the US iOS App Store.
The new iOS game released by EA is now available to download for free but hasn’t brought with it any of the mentioned modes or features which EA was touting back in August and during its previews.
Battlefield 3: Aftershock is currently only available to play in multiplayer modes and no single player game has been enabled or included at this time. Other features missing include the “Horde-like” wave mode and EA has only added 4 different weapons at this stage, including your knife.
It seems that the game might have been released a little ahead of schedule as there doesn’t seem to be any way to ad any extra features either, via playing or payment. But if you fancy giving the multiplayer a go Battlefield 3 : Aftershock now available to download from the US Apple iTunes App Store for free.
Source: Touch Arcade
Syndicate Co-op Demo Arriving This Month (video)
Gamers looking to give Syndicate’s Co-op mode a play, will be pleased to learn that today EA has announced they will be launching a Syndicate Co-op demo. That will be arriving at the end of this month on both PSN and Xbox Live.
The new demo will allow four players to join forces and enjoy an early taste of the new Syndicate game which is currently being developed by Starbreeze Studios. Unfortunately for gamers in Australia the demo will not be available, due to the Syndicate game being refused classification by the Australian Classification Board.
After The Australian Classification Board was especially critical of what it considered as the game’s excessive violence, complaining about explicit depictions of dismemberment, decapitation, exposed flesh and bone from injuries, and copious blood spray. EA Australia has announced that they won’t be appealing the decision or changing Syndicate’s gameplay to meet the Board’s concerns.
Syndicate’s plot:
“2069: No longer governed by politicians, the developed world is divided up into regions controlled by mega-corporations known as syndicates. These syndicates have revolutionized how the consumer interacts with the digital world. Since the consumer requires a device to access the world’s data and control technology, they can do this in the blink of an eye via neural chip implant.”
Source: Joystiq
EA e Samsung insieme per portare il gioco Dead Space su Android
Sebbene il processore Tegra 2 ormai sia vicino al compimento dell’anno di vita, i giochi ottimizzati per questo chip non sono poi tantissimi. Nel orso dell’anno ne sono usciti molti, ma ancora si attende quella qualità che inizialmente in molti si sarebbero aspettati. Samsung, in collaborazione con EA, per promuovere il proprio Games HUB, sembra essere pronta a stupire con il porting su Android di Dead Space, un titolo molto famoso e che promette di regalare una grafica senza precedenti.
Battlefield 3: personalizzazione della mimetica e “Destruction” gameplay trailer
DICE ha dichiarato a IGN di aver inserito nella versione finale di Battlefield 3 la possibilità di personalizzare il proprio aspetto, per venire incontro alla richiesta della comunità di giocatori di poter modificare parti della mimetica. Come potete vedere nell’immagine in alto, all’interno della personalizzazione delle classi, comparirà la funzione Aspetto (attivabile con il tasto triangolo sulla versione PS3).
Valve Boss Weighs In On EA’s Steam Competitor Origin
Looks like Gabe Newell really wants to keep things friendly with EA despite . Either that, or it’s just a bit of professional courtesy from the grizzled old veteran to the spunky new wannabe. ”I think there are still some areas where, as a customer, I’d like to see it improve. It’s not that different from any other system like this. There are positive things and negative things,” he said in a PC Gamer interview. Also, if your entire collection of games is on Steam, you’re going to smile at this next one. And by smile we mean punch a wall.
“I and everyone at Valve know that you’re only as successful as what you’ve done lately. So the idea that Steam is somehow the answer to digital distribution ignores the fact that every two or three years, something is going to change dramatically,” he added. And before you ask, Episode 3 wasn’t even mentioned once. Wait, what do you mean what Episode 3?
Source PC Gamer
FIFA 12 due nuovi video ci presentano le nuove caratteristiche del gioco
Cresce l’attesa per FIFA 12, nuovo capitolo della serie di videogiochi di simulazione calcistica sviluppato da EA Sports e in uscita sui mercati il 30 settembre prossimo.
Dopo aver reso disponibile nella scorsa settimana un fantastico video ricco di splendide giocate, Electronic Arts ha nella giornata di ieri rilasciato al pubblico un nuovo video in cui si parla ancora dei tantissimi “giochetti” che potremo fare durante le partite.
Watch EA Sports Shoot The Madden 2012 Cover Live In Time Square (Video)
Here’s a clever idea… EA decided to make the cover shoot for Madden 2012 a promotion in itself. How did they do it? Well they created a studio in the center of Time Square in NY and allowed thousands of people to watch the photoshoot take place live, and in person.
Battlefield 3 si mostra per la prima volta su console
Torniamo a parlare del “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”, talk show americano che in ogni puntata sta mostrando sessioni di gioco dei titoli più attesi dell’anno. Questa notte è stata la volta di Battlefield 3, titolo che ha spazzato via tutti i concorrenti all’E3 per numero di nominations e awards ricevuti. È stata mostrata la stessa sessione di gioco già vista nei primi trailer, ma per la prima volta in assoluto in versione console, precisamente su PS3. Curiosi di vedere se ci sono notevoli differenze con la magnifica grafica ammirata su PC? Buona visione!
Battlefield 3: trailer, data e screenshot dalla conferenza EA
Battlefield 3, a detta di molti, sarà il gioco dell’anno. Il rivale Modern Warfare 3 non è male, ma sembra ancora troppo simile al capitolo precedente; il titolo DICE, invece, è davvero rivoluzionario. Grazie al potentissimo Frostbite 2, Battlefield 3 è dotato di una grafica eccezionale e di una fisica realistica. Il “miglior FPS di sempre”, sarà disponibile in Italia dal 28 ottobre 2011. Di seguito alleghiamo tutto il materiale mostrato durante la conferenza. Buona visione.
Gameplay trailer e immagini ufficiali per Need for Speed: The Run!
Need for Speed The Run sarà disponibile sui mercati europei il giorno 18 novembre per Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii e PC.
A seguire vi mostriamo immagini e video diramati dopo la fine della conferenza EA di cui vi abbiamo parlato qualche ora fa. Il gioco sembra molto interessante e la possibilità di “passeggiate” rende il titolo ancor più appetibile.
FIFA 12: prime immagini ufficiali e video leaked sulle novità
Electronic Arts ha finalmente diffuso le prime vere immagini di FIFA 12, che in pratica sono gli scan già visti, ma di qualità superiore. Evidenziano un netto miglioramento grafico rispetto agli ultimi capitoli del franchise, un aspetto più realistico, una maggiore definizione del manto erboso e una riproduzione molto più fedele dei volti dei calciatori. Inoltre potrete notare la nuova modalità di visualizzazione che grazie all’ampio angolo di profondità, permetterà una visione quasi completa del campo di gioco. Le trovate come di consueto a fine articolo.
Ma la parte più importante della news, è un filmato “rubato” e di bassa qualità trapelato in rete, della durata di nove minuti, che mostra tutte le novità del nuovo simulatore di calcio. È strutturato in maniera simile al video dell’anuncio di PES 12 ed EA sta provvedendo a rimuoverlo da tutti i canali, quindi guardatelo in fretta!
Tra le novità troviamo la “Pro Player Intelligence” che permetterà ai giocatori controllati dalla CPU di comportarsi in base alle loro abilità, differenziando così le varie squadre che potranno far valere le doti tecniche dei propri calciatori; i “True Injuries” che renderanno molto più realistico il titolo facendo infortunare da soli i giocatori affaticati o che hanno ricevuto dei brutti colpi durante il match; il miglioramento delle tattiche difensive; il dribbling di precisione e tutta una serie di nuovi tackle e collisoni dell’Impact Engine.
