Maybe Electronic Arts should consider licensing LG’s slogan because without a doubt, life’s good. The company just recorded first quarter profits of $221 million (£134 million), up 130 percent compared to the $96 million (£58 million) from the year ago quarter. With Star Wars: The Old Republic breaking the company’s pre-order records and Battlefield 3 pre-orders nearly ten times that of its predecessor, the studio has a serious case of winning.
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The third installment in the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 3, touches down October 25. As we anxiously await its release, EA has released new game play trailer showing off the power of Frostbite 2. Stunning graphics, cinema quality renders and award winning audio are all in tow — in one word ‘wow’.
A second morsel of gaming goodness has been delivered by EA this afternoon. This time in the form of an extended Need for Speed: The Run demonstration live on the showroom floor at E3. In a no holds barred cross-country race from San Francisco to New York, you’ll fight an army of racers and a hailstorm of bullets both inside and outside of the car. For the first time in the franchise’s history, your car and your body will be on the line.
Amidst the EA Sports press conference at E3 2011, the gaming empire has unveiled SSX: Deadly Descents. We can now confirm with absolutely certainty the game will launch in January of next year. Over on the official SSX Facebook page two characters, Elise and Mac, have been announced with a third character promised by the end of E3.
Looking to get your game on this holiday weekend, but not looking to break the bank? Electronic Arts has come through in the clutch with an Easter holiday sale — titles start as low as 99 cents. As the second annual sale of its kind, EA is making holidays a gaming tradition, your full list of games and prices awaits.
Mass Effect was BioWare’s sci-fi blockbuster hit of 2009 with a rich array of aliens and a totally captivating storyline. The question is: could BioWare go one better in the second chapter of a promised trilogy? Phasers on stun while you boldly go to our Mass Effect 2 review.