News

EA Sports Keeps NBA Live In The Game, But Can It Compete?

At the time I asked about its readiness, EA Sports’ next NBA game didn’t even have a name. Peter Moore, then the label’s boss, avoided my question and told me was doing so. “It’s in the shape you would expect it to be for a title that’s a year and four months away,” Moore said at E3 last June. “There’s a non-answer for you!”


September 21, 2011
News

How Crytek Can Make A Better Homefront, And Why It May Not Matter

Is the new Homefront necessary? Pardon that imprudent question, but when a man is drowning in a sea of first-person shooters, may he question the next bucket?


July 16, 2011
PlayStation

Why Sony And Microsoft Teaming Up On Their Next Console Makes A Lot Of Sense

Microsoft has trouble making hardware. Sony has trouble running online services. What if the next Xbox and the next PlayStation are one and the same?


April 7, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo Game Drought Means One Thing: Get Ready For Wii 2

You’re feeling it, we’re feeling it: there appears to be a veritable drought of first-party Nintendo titles this spring. None, to be exact.


January 29, 2011
PlayStation

How Sony Can Make Their Next Gen Portable A Must Buy

Today, Sony is on the handheld gaming campaign trail, preparing for us to vote with our dollars later this year. Should you buy an NGP – the successor to the PSP – in late 2011?


December 6, 2010

A Behavioral Analysis Of The Pac-Man Ghosts

There a well known, long-established patterns for beating Pac-Man’s mazes, up until the ninth Key, as Buckner & Garcia sang. Still, Pac’s adversaries exhibit behaviour that, if not exactly tactical, is still complex.


October 5, 2010
News

Exploring The Jungle: Do We Need A Handheld MMO Player?

While a portable gaming device specifically created to provide MMO players gaming on the go might sound like a spectacular idea, Panasonic’s Jungle might be more trouble than it’s worth.


May 26, 2010
News

Why Insomniac’s Move Is No PlayStation Panic

Insomniac Games, makes of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance are, as of today, no longer a weapon for PlayStation fans to wield when arguing about which console is the best. The studio is making Xbox360 games now too. But PlayStation and Insomniac fans, history says you shouldn’t panic.


May 25, 2010
News

What The NFL Antitrust Ruling Might Mean For Madden

Although the Supreme Court today refused to give the NFL an antitrust exemption in negotiating exclusive licenses – and the league sold one to EA Sports’ Madden series – the decision doesn’t necessarily jeopardise such deals for video games.


May 12, 2010
News

What Sports Gamers Can Expect, If There’s No More Free Passes

Strong users of rental services and resale or trade-in options, sports gamers justifiably feel blindsided by EA Sports’ new “Online Pass”, which requires a ton of once-standard game content to be activated by a one-use code.