I guess we can throw the exchange rate out of the window as for whatever reason, console games have gone up in price this generation in the UK despite prices remaining the same over in the US and if you thought digital was going to be a big thing this …
Read More »NFS: Rivals – double the frames, double the speed
Need for Speed: Rivals was released in North America yesterday but gamers were quick to pick up on the game's 30 frames per second lock, even on PC. It didn't take too long for modders to figure out how to remove the frame limit, but unfortunately, it seems the gaming …
Read More »Command and Conquer down but not out
EA may have shuttered its purpose built CnC studio, Victory Games (RIP), but that doesn't mean the game it spent three years working on is done for. According to a support document unearthed by the boys over at IGN, Command and Conquer (Generals 2) may still see the light of …
Read More »Titanfall release date and collectors edition
Titanfall is on its way, many gamers are looking forward to getting their hands on it after being impressed by the gameplay demo's we've seen and now we have an exact release date to look forward to: March 14th 2014. For those who need reminding, here is the E3 demo: …
Read More »Battlefield 4 will have a recommended 12GB install on Xbox 360
If Xbox 360 buyers were hoping to get straight into the Battlefield 4 action this may be bad news for you: EA has announced that in order to get the best experience on the Xbox 360 you will need to install an additional 12GB worth of content. The required install …
Read More »Mass Effect 4 may not include shepard’s story
If you were hoping to see Shepard return in some way after the events of Mass Effect 3 then you might be out of luck. In an interview with Complex Magazine, Mass Effect lead writer Mac Walters, talked about plans to move on from the Shepard trilogy completely. While story …
Read More »Dear EA/Maxis, there is no line to cross with mods
EA games and Maxis made a monumental announcement for its online only, city building simulator, SimCity, this week, by suggesting that in the future it may allow players to utilise mods, which would open up huge possibilities for gameplay. However, both companies are clear, that any mods they do allow, …
Read More »Battlefield 4 will include in game Battlelog
DICE has released details of its new and improved Battlelog system. Battlefield 3 had you exiting the game and returning to a webpage every time you wanted to change multiplayer servers or play some campaign on your own for a while; it was a confusing and unnecessary experiment. However, now Battlelog …
Read More »No online DRM for Sims 4
Yesterday at Gamescom, EA Games and Maxis debuted a trailer for their highly expected Sims 4 game, set for release later this year. However, it wasn't all nude shower patches and make-believe-languages, some people were worried that we'd see the same sort of forced-online DRM that we had with Sim …
Read More »EA’s Origin has over 50 million users
Despite a seemingly general feeling of distaste for EA's Origin service in the gaming community, with the fact that it's not just part of Steam and requires its own login, the security issues and of course the connectivity problems seen in titles like Sim City, EA has just announced in …
Read More »EA shows off new Frostbite 3 engine features
While this is clearly a big advert for Battlfield 4 (and doesn't have anyway near enough Mirror's Edge 2 in it(read: none)), EA has released a new video explaining some of the benefits of its new Frostbite 3 engine and it's very impressive – even if the term “levolution” still …
Read More »EA just got the Star Wars video game license
Disney, the new owners of the Star Wars franchise, has already farmed out the license for video game development to a new company and guess who it is? Everyone's favourite always-on publisher, Electronic Arts! Hurray… right? This license is pretty all encompassing too, giving EA the right to develop games across …
Read More »EA teams up with toothpaste maker for SimCity promotion
If you're still playing SimCity despite all the problems with its always-on single and multi-player gameplay and you happen to live in North America, then you're in with a chance of getting a giant garden gnome for your city. You know, like every real city has? All you have to …
Read More »EA announced Facebook game closures, a sign of things to come?
EA and Maxis have spoken up about the impending closure of three games featured on social network Facebook: Sims Social, Simcity Social and Pet Society. All of these games will no longer be available as of 14th June this year. But should this really surprise anyone? Free to play games …
Read More »Bioware’s Greg Zeschuk defends EA
While EA Games might once again have been voted the worst company in America – if it had stood strong against Zynga, perhaps the latter would have taken that honour – not everyone agrees. Bioware co-founder Greg Zeschuk said in an interview that EA gives a surprising amount of freedom, “enough rope …
Read More »Battlefield 4 release date leaked
Microsoft may have leaked the date that Battlefield 4 is set to launch, after it revealed it on the official Xbox blog, before immediately removing it. Fortunately, some intrepid users were able to snatch a screenshot, so we can confirm that the rumoured date is 29th October, 2013. Whether this …
Read More »Modder makes SimCity playable offline
SimCity has been causing problems for gamers since release. Whether it's the always-on DRM, the restrictive city sizes, the god awful AI, or the fact that for days players weren't even able to connect to the main servers. Some of these issues have been fixed, but you can still only …
Read More »EA is hosting a negative chat about sexuality in gaming
EA Games is set to host a talk today called EA Full Spectrum, that looks to find out what Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) think of the current state of gaming. Or at least, that's what you'd think they'd be asking, instead according to the event's site, it already …
Read More »SimCity is taking a beating for always-on DRM
The latest version of SimCity has only been out for a couple of days, but it's already drawn a lot of flak from gamers. Initially it was because the servers were intermittent at best and now it's because EA took them down in order to improve stability. Of course none …
Read More »Computer games didn’t cause American Presidents to kill
Around twice a year, some group will call for an end to computer games on the basis that they cause violence and the industry rallies to deny the claim. Today's the day. KitGuru plays Angry Pigs at full volume to build up a bit of latent aggression. You know. Just …
Read More »EA could buy up THQ
While it isn't the only mega corporation vying for the rights to some of THQ's hottest properties, EA Games is in the running for some of the beleaguered publisher's games and franchises, when the auction takes place in the next couple of weeks. Cash dry THQ was hoping to secure …
Read More »EA drops off NASDAQ 100
EA Games has been dropped from the NASDAQ 100, a stock market index of the top 100 non-financial businesses that feature on the NASDAQ stock exchange, with other large firms Netflix and RIM also falling from grave. However, as some leave others must take their place and Facebook and Western Digital …
Read More »KitGuru Gaming – Weekly Round Up
For those tech readers who don’t always get time to check out our game related content at Kitguru gaming – here is a round up of content published in the last week. “Revised Wish List for Girls: Video Games #1, Dolls #2” Statistics will sometimes surprise you. After all, how …
Read More »The Old Republic rocks past 2 million, Blizzard in denial
We spent a while thinking about jokes relating to Blizzard moving to Egypt (cos they're living in denial), but we'll probably just stick with the facts-jack. When you choose to let the spirit slip away, once and for all, in Warcraft – something kind of interesting happens. KitGuru pulls out …
Read More »Crysis 2 available as free download – EA begins investigation
There seems to be a crisis down at Crysis HQ. As with many modern triple-A titles, someone with insider access at the games giant seems to have lifted the code lock, stock and two smoking phased plasma rifle barrels. KitGuru scans police frequencies for chit chat. While the first game …
Read More »KitGuru Makes Massive Move to Multiplay (hosted on $40k boxes)
From 26th June 2010 KitGuru, the fastest growing technology site in the world, will be hosted by the awesome power of Multiplay’s advanced server technology. Bonza! This is, indeed, amazing news. With your help, we've managed to touch 100,000 sessions in a single day and deliver over 1 million pages …
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