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Gaming Giants Withdraw Their Support Of SOPA

4:00AM January 1, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

While they haven’t caught as much flack as GoDaddy did for appearing on the SOPA supporters list, Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Sony Electronics have officially withdrawn their support of the despised bill. More »


Online

Electronic Arts, Like Every Other Company, Was Hacked

5:53AM June 25, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Here’s the moment when we all feign shock and surprise that a big company like EA was hacked. One of the servers for EA’s was the target of the attack, which involved phone numbers and mailing addresses. More »


News

Is EA Really Buying PopCap For $US1b?

4:03PM June 23, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The latest rumour out of TechCrunch claims Electronic Arts may scoop up casual gaming company PopCap for a cool $US1 billion. More »


Gaming

Your Handy Guide To E3′s Big Press Conference Kick-Off Times

11:13PM June 6, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Keeping track of E3′s big press conferences – where all the important announcements are made – can be hard enough. But keeping track of them and then knowing what time that is in your particular part of the world? That’s really hard! More »


Software

Developers Cubed: Celebrating Aussie Developers

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2:00PM March 17, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Developers! Developers! Developers! Steve Ballmer’s favourite sweat-laden catchcry is a reminder that all those great apps we spend so much time using on our phones and PCs are made by someone, somewhere. Developers Cubed looks to get a behind the scenes look at some of Australia’s up and coming development scene. This week, we speak to Tony Lay at IronMonkey Studios, the team behind some of Electronic Arts’ most successful mobile games. More »


Gaming

Dragon Age II Trades Epic Adventure For Gritty Action

12:00PM March 15, 2011 | Mike Fahey

While the heroes of Dragon Age: Origins were busy saving the world, Hawke and his family were running for their lives. Their tale of survival and triumph amidst a city on the verge of turning on itself is the focus of the darker, grittier Dragon Age II. More »


Gaming

Fight Night Champion For iPhone Lets You Wail On Your Friends Over Wi-Fi

1:46AM March 3, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Fight as boxing legends past and present in the newest Fight Night instalment from EA, which has truly impressive graphics and squeezes an incredible amount of gesture control onto a 3.5-inch interface (swipe this way to throw an uppercut; swipe this way to throw a haymaker, etc). I’m not a violent guy by nature, but even I can appreciate the multiplayer mode, which lets you womp on your friends via Bluetooth or local Wi-Fi. $6. [iTunes]


Gaming

Become A Millionaire With Facebook Monopoly

7:40AM February 17, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The offline social game you play with your friends becomes the online social game you play with your friends with Monopoly Millionaires, the Facebook game where everybody gets their own Monopoly board. More »


Gaming

Legendary Wars For iPhone

10:40AM February 2, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

No offence, Plants vs Zombies, but it might be time for a new tower defence game. If you’re ready to get serious about your defending, then the expansive RTS-RPG-tower defence hybrid Legendary Wars might be the new king. More »


Gaming

Dead Space For iPad

8:40AM January 28, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Dead Space, the new iOS instalment of the popular PC and console game, is scary. Like horror movie scary. It’s also one of the most fully realised iOS games yet. More »