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Stung by fans, EA/BioWare will create new content to clarify ending of Mass Effect 3

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 5, 2012
2 min

Struck by fan backlash over Mass Effect 3’s controversial ending, Electronic Arts’ BioWare division said today it will provide free downloadable content with additional...

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Electronic Arts EA Worst Company in America

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Game publisher Electronic Arts is voted the “Worst Company in America”

Posted byby GamesBeat
April 4, 2012
2 min

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has a new feather in its cap: It has won The Consumerist’s Worst Company in America award. The tournament...

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The DeanBeat: “Evil” Zynga learns that old labels can come back to haunt you

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 30, 2012
8 min

Is Zynga evil? When Zynga paid $180 million for OMGPOP, the maker of the wonderfully creative Draw Something app, it was a great moment....

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Kip Katsarelis on designing the next SimCity (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 28, 2012
6 min

Kip Katsarelis is lead producer for the new SimCity game Electronic Arts’ Maxis studio is developing. We recently made the trek to Emeryville, Calif.,...

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An in-depth preview of SimCity reveals an intricately crafted experience

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 28, 2012
7 min

Inside the Maxis studio in Emeryville, Calif., the next SimCity is taking shape. The new game won’t debut until 2013, but Electronic Arts recently...

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Troubled U.K. retailer Game closes 277 stores

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 26, 2012
3 min

Video game retailer Game Group has gone into administration (a form of bankruptcy in Britain) today with 277 of its 600 U.K. and Ireland...

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One gamer’s heartfelt letter on why Mass Effect 3’s ending ruined everything

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 25, 2012
4 min

The Mass Effect 3 ending controversy has spread far and wide since the game’s March 6 release. The reaction has polarized the entire gaming...

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4 min

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GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 23, 2012
2 min

Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly...