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Madden NFL 13 is now even more of a contact sport

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 4, 2012
2 min

Developer EA Tiburon is vastly improving the way digital athletes in Madden NFL 13 impact each other. It's also giving fans new ways to stay in contact with the game and their friends. As a result, this installment is much more of a "contact" sport than ever.

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SimCity Social: If this free-to-play game is too good, will you pay $60 for the full PC version?

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 4, 2012
3 min

Electronic Arts is finally unveiling a long-rumored Facebook game, SimCity Social. And with it begins a great experiment: Will fans who enjoy this free-to-play...

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NCAA Football 13’s Heisman Challenge mode puts the “I” in team (hands-on preview)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 4, 2012
3 min

The Heisman Challenge mode in NCAA Football 13 brings an interesting mix of star power and individualism to fans.

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EA reveals Dead Space 3, coming with drop-in cooperative play (hands-on preview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 4, 2012
2 min

Electronic Arts has taken the wraps off Dead Space 3, the newest entry in a series that has ingrained the phrase “strategic dismemberment” into...

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Crysis 3 brings the jungle, gun hacking, and silent stealth kills to Manhattan (hands-on preview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 4, 2012
3 min

Electronic Arts is taking the wraps off of hands-on gameplay for Crysis 3. The new game from developer Crytek is visually arresting and it brings a jungle setting inside Manhattan.

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Gambitious creates crowdfunding just for games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 4, 2012
4 min

Move over Kickstarter. Gambitious is launching a crowdfunding platform to allow game developers to raise money from fans to create ambitious indie games. The...

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Nyko and Nvidia announce co-developed controllers for Android tablets

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 4, 2012
1 min

If you like playing Angry Birds but aren't crazy about having to touch a screen to do so, the PlayPad and PlayPad Pro may be for you.

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The wildest memes from the Microsoft E3 press conference

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 4, 2012
1 min

Sure, new games are pretty dope, but the best part of E3 is clearly the animated gifs and Photoshops inspired by the big press...

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New Xbox 360 games coming from Signal Studios, Twisted Pixel, and…Gore Verbinski?

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 4, 2012
1 min

Microsoft Game Studios Vice President Phil Spencer unveiled three brand new games today during the Microsoft E3 2012 press conference, including a Kinect title from film director Gore Verbinski.

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South Park creators introduce their game and playfully mock Microsoft

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 4, 2012
2 min

Developer Obsidian Entertainment has worked closely with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to fully realize the world of the show in...

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