Review by Matt S. Thank goodness EA got this one right. After the free-to-play travesty otherwise known as Madden 25 on the iPad I was so very concerned that FIFA 14 would be similarly depressing when it was announced to be a free-to-play game. But it isn’t. In fact, this…
Read MorePerhaps as something of an apology to the veteran Ultima fans for Ultima Forever being a free-to-play game and annoying many fans of the classic series in the process, EA has released Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar on the iPad for free. Don’t worry, this one doesn’t come with…
Read MoreMost sports titles have year releases, and perhaps none are as well-known or divisive as the Madden series of NFL titles. This year Madden celebrates 25 years of delivering virtual football to the masses, and with that kind of anniversary you are looking at a lot of expectations – and…
Read MoreEverything about Madden NFL 25 reminds me that this is a free-to-play game. And that’s why I hate it so much. EA, in its quest to take every single one of its franchises and shove it into a free-to-play model that often doesn’t work for the game in question at…
Read MoreRemember that time that a bunch of people with nothing better to do with their time voted a company that publishes games as ‘worse’ than corrupt banks, gun manufacturers and tobacco companies? EA (that being America’s ‘worst company’) just released a Humble Bundle, giving people the ability to pay whatever…
Read MoreEA’s track record with free-to-play mobile games has been spotty. At one end of the spectrum is Real Racing 3, which manages to be a good racing game despite the monetisation model. At the other end of the spectrum is Tetris Blitz and Plants Vs. Zombies 2 – games that…
Read MoreSports titles release annually and often to the criticism of “been there, done that – show me what is new.” It is a fair question, because when you have a yearly release, it can be difficult to implement features that stand out and feel like they are worth your money.…
Read MoreThere was a title back on the Sega Genesis that earned a pretty solid cult following, called Mutant League Football. It was an over-the-top game where you tried just as hard to hurt the other team as score a touchdown. Produced by Electronic Arts, the engined had a very distinctly…
Read MoreDear EA: No one outside of the USA cares about UFC After sitting through EA’s show at E3 2013, a couple of key points really stuck out to me; the company is increasingly American-centric and as such what it offers is less and less of value to everyone else. The…
Read MoreSome would call it “doom and gloom” reporting. I personally call it click baiting, but yep, Nintendo’s corner of the Internet did indeed explode with the news that EA has formally pulled all development from the Wii U console. It’s actually not that interesting news – EA has been projecting…
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