Publisher Electronic Arts has recently inked deals with three indie developers and plan distribute their titles through XBLA, PSN and PC. This comes off a fifteen consecutive quarter loss and a shift away from retail based sales. The hope is that going digital will obviously cut costs and spark growth in an up-and-coming distribution medium. [...]
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3 on 3 NHL hits PSN and XBLA
February 5th, 2009
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EA’s 3 on 3 NHL Arcade is available today for download on the Playstation Network for $9.99 and will be available on XBLA for 800 MS Points on February 11. 3 on 3 is an exaggerated – no rules hockey that everyone can get into. I mean look at the size of their heads…that’s exaggerated [...]
[8bit Review] Mirror’s Edge
January 29th, 2009
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The intro-Mirror’s Edge, much like Dead Space, is another original IP from EA, that got a lot of hype with it’s new approach to an already well established genre. Mirror’s Edge hopes to put a new spin to the aging FPS genre by increasing the amount of bodily control that you have over the main [...]
Portion of Madden Sales to Breast Cancer; Go Boobies!
October 6th, 2008
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In a move that all of us here at the [8bit office] can get behind – EA has announced the release of Madden NFL ’09 Pink – which has all the same features as Madden ’09 except that a portion of sales will be donated to, the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation, a breast cancer charity. [...]
’300′ Director Gets Three Game Deal with EA
September 29th, 2008
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Zach Snyder the man behind, the worst, greatest (if your a frat boy that likes to yell), horriblest, stupidest or what ever you think of it-est, movie of all time, 300, just inked a deal with EA to develop three original titles. Zach Snyder is also behind the upcoming and much anticipated – in the [...]
