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Violent Games Have Become Illegal in Venezuela

Video games have been considered a blight on society by many individuals, scattered more or less evenly around the globe. The interactive and immersive nature of the violent titles, along with the explicit gore, led some to voice out their strong belief that these games had a direct impact on the mind of the young, d...

6 November 2009
03:20 GMT

Mercenaries 2 Will Have Obama and Palin as DLC Characters

DLC (Downloadable Content) packs are a very convenient way for developers to enhance the gameplay experience of their already-launched titles, and to keep players interested in their games. The packs usually contain new weapons, maps or characters, which give players a more unique experience than that provided by the...

4 November 2008
03:39 GMT

Star Wars Is September's Best Seller

The NPD Group, which tracks videogaming related sales in the United States, has just released its charts for the month of September and there are some really big surprises inside, regarding both the hardware and the software sectors.Overall sales of videogames have brought in more than 616 million dollars. The figure...

17 October 2008
19:41 GMT

Mercenaries 2 Game Updates Detailed

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames has had a long development cycle, which usually means that the game would be less  than successful on launch. But Electronic Arts has pushed the game out accompanied by a serious advertising campaign which managed to lead to good sales and now Pandemic, the developer, is aiming to ...

2 October 2008
19:11 GMT

Free Gasoline from Nintendo

It seems that with the pretty high price of gasoline in the world, a sure fine way of marketing products has turned out to be offering free gas for everyday people. Recently, Electronic Arts has managed to deliver  such a publicity stunt, taking over a gas station in the United Kingdom and offering drivers 40&po...

23 September 2008
16:01 GMT

Spore Tops the United Kingdom Chart

Spore is set on its way to conquer all videogame markets in the world and one of the first to send official word of its surrender is the United Kingdom videogame chart. Will Wright’s game has debuted at number one with another Electronic Arts release, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, in second spot. Spore manage...

10 September 2008
18:41 GMT

Central Interference: MP Demands Apology from Electronic Arts

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a game over the top. The explosions are bigger than those in action movies, the heroes are nearly impossible to kill and the arsenal of destruction that they can rain down on unsuspecting enemies is larger than what the United States military used during the Shock and Awe operation i...

9 September 2008
15:01 GMT

Mercenaries 2 Dated for Autumn

It seems that game developers have a habit of making the protagonist and the player battle foes that are likely to become annoyed as they are mentioned in videogames. When Russia is an enemy from which you can expect some sharp replies about how it is now changed and no longer an evil empire. Mercenaries 2 is set in ...

4 April 2008
16:06 GMT

EA Gets BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios

We're witnessing tumultuous times in the gaming industry lately, as Microsoft and Bungie have recently announced their parting from one another and now this. According to a press release rolled out as soon as today, Electronic Arts has signed with Elevation Partners to get their mitts on VG Holding Corp, owners ...

12 October 2007
04:18 GMT


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