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News: Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Close In On Three Million Milestone

Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Close In On Three Million Milestone

Toss out that "two million" pre-order figure we posted previously

To celebrate the game's release in North America today, EA's announced that the game's final pre-order figures were in the three million tally — though it's unclear whether this sum applies to just the US or worldwide. Presumably the latter. Either way, you should probably assume that the game's going to do absolute gangbusters..

News: GAME & GameStation To Open At Midnight For Battlefield 3 Launch

GAME & GameStation To Open At Midnight For Battlefield 3 Launch

Hundreds of GAME and GameStation stores across the UK will open their doors on Thursday evening to run midnight launches for Battlefield 3

EA's hotly anticipated first-person shooters is destined to be one of the biggest games of the year, and the retailer group is seemingly well prepared. You can peruse the full list of participating stores through here and here. Hint: there'

News: Meet The Roster Of Grand Slam Tennis 2

Meet The Roster Of Grand Slam Tennis 2

EA Sports has served up a new trailer for its PlayStation Move powered tennis sim, Grand Slam Tennis 2

The package is brimming with big names, from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, through to Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic. Like the original Grand Slam Tennis, there's also some classic names in there such as Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe. We. Cannot. Wait.

News: Insomniac Games Trademarks 'Space Beasts' And 'Galaxy Beasts'

Insomniac Games Trademarks 'Space Beasts' And 'Galaxy Beasts'

With both Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One already on store shelves, developer Insomniac Games' relationship with Sony appears to have come to an end

While the developer might end up working on additional PlayStation exclusive products, it seems like the studio is keen to move on to its own set of new IP. Announced at E3, Overstrike is set to be the first original title in the..

News: Pachter Predicts Jumbo Sales For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Pachter Predicts Jumbo Sales For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Seasoned video games analyst Michael Pachter has pulled out his crystal ball for the months ahead, predicting that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will sell twice as many copies as its rival Battlefield 3 during the fourth quarter of 2011

Chatting with Forbes, Pachter predicted that Modern Warfare 3 will sell about 16 million units during the fourth quarter of 2011, with Battlefield scooping up a..

News: FIFA Vita Could Be The System's Killer App In Europe

FIFA Vita Could Be The System's Killer App In Europe

The biggest game in Europe right now is not Call Of Duty -- though of course Activision's first-person series still does gangbusters over here -- but instead FIFA

For years EA's soccer simulation lived in the shadows of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer, but that's changed this generation. FIFA is the top-dog. And so when EA says that its planning on bringing a "perfect" recreation of the PS3..

News: New Medal Of Honor Title Teased In Copies Of Battlefield 3

New Medal Of Honor Title Teased In Copies Of Battlefield 3

We know Danger Close has been working on a sequel to Medal Of Honor for a good year now

It seems that EA's strategy to conquer Call Of Duty is to release iterations of Medal Of Honor and Battlefield on alternate years, and true to our prediction EA has teased the latest version of Medal Of Honor inside US copies of Battlefield 3. There's really not much to say about teaser. It essentially shows a..

News: Map Editor In Development For Portal 2

Map Editor In Development For Portal 2

If you've overcome each and every puzzle Portal 2 has to offer -- including the recent Peer Review DLC pack -- then you might be wishing for more

Valve's concocted the natural solution to your content hunger, by announcing a map editor is in development for the popular first-person puzzle title. The map editor will allow players to easily create their own single-player and co-operative test..

News: Portal 2 Named Ultimate Game Of The Year At Golden Joysticks

Portal 2 Named Ultimate Game Of The Year At Golden Joysticks

The Golden Joysticks award winners are out, with PlayStation 3 titles such as Mortal Kombat, Gran Turismo 5 and Fallout: New Vegas all scooping up awards

But it was Portal 2 that came out on top, winning the ceremony's Ultimate Game Of The Year award. Yesterday, Sonic The Hedgehog was confirmed as the Golden Joystick's first ever Outstanding Contribution winner. You can check out all the winners..

News: SSX Out In Time For Valentine's Day

SSX Out In Time For Valentine's Day

EA has confirmed it has delayed snowboarding title SSX a month with a new trailer

The latest footage concludes with a February 14th release date. The game was originally expected to release in January. The new date will see SSX go up against Sony's heavily anticipated Twisted Metal reboot in the United States. European dates have yet to be confirmed.

News: DICE Prepares You For Battlefield 3 The Only Way It Knows How

DICE Prepares You For Battlefield 3 The Only Way It Knows How

Much has been said about Battlefield 3 and Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pre-release

But now it's time for the games to deliver. It's DICE's turn first, and to get you in the mood the EA owned developer has released a trailer from the game's single-player campaign. We know it's running on a technical juggernaut but... Good grief. The game's out next week on PS3.

News: Bioware Confirms Demo For Mass Effect 3

Bioware Confirms Demo For Mass Effect 3

Not entirely sold on the third-entry in Bioware's space opera series Mass Effect 3 yet? No, we're kind of not either

But if you're planning on picking up Battlefield 3 — you know, because Mass Effect 3 and Battlefield are totally comparable series — then you'll get early access to Mass Effect's hotly anticipated multiplayer mode some time in January. Thankfully the demo will not just include..

News: EA Sports Announces NFL Blitz Reboot For PlayStation Network

EA Sports Announces NFL Blitz Reboot For PlayStation Network

If there's any series that can prompt us to take interest in American Football, it's NFL Blitz

Hot on the heels of its horribly mismanaged NBA Jam reboot, EA's hoping to come good with a new version of NFL Blitz. Due out in January 2012 on the PlayStation Network, NFL Blitz will feature the same balls-to-the-wall arcade action as its predecessor. The reboot's being handled by EA Tiburon, with..

News: Blimey, This Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Trailer Is Absolutely Nuts

Blimey, This Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Trailer Is Absolutely Nuts

Battlefield 3's proved just how fickle gamers can be

The game that could do no wrong at this year's E3 has been hit by a huge backlash after a "disappointing" beta. But regardless of the upswings and troughs, DICE has come out all guns blazing with a breath-taking multiplayer trailer that shows off each of the game's multiplayer maps. This is some seriously breath-taking stuff. Watch it..

News: FIFA 12 Outselling Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 By 25:1

FIFA 12 Outselling Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 By 25:1

Despite FIFA 12 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 being closer in quality than years prior, it really feels like EA Sports' franchise is starting to take a strangle-hold of the genre

According to an interview conducted by MCV, FIFA 12 is outselling Konami's alternative by a ratio of 25:1 based on each title's first weekend sales. "When you look at Pro Evolution Soccer versus FIFA, only five years..

News: EA: Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Are At 'A Couple Of Million'

EA: Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Are At 'A Couple Of Million'

Battlefield 3 pre-orders are at about "a couple of million", EA's product manager Kevin O' Leary has revealed on US television

Chatting with FOX Business, O' Leary commented that the game is tracking "very, very well". "[We've got] a couple of million out there. We already announced some great numbers so far. [There's] a couple more weeks to go, and we’re very excited.” You can..

News: DICE Reveals Final Five Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Maps

DICE Reveals Final Five Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Maps

DICE has revealed the final five mutliplayer maps for Battlefield 3 on its Battleblog website, bringing the game's total roster to nine

According to product manager Tommy Rydling, the final selection represents "the best of the best, the maps that shone the brightest in our playtests, and the ones that combined bring out everything we want both veteran and new Battlefield players to..

News: Battlefield 3 Beta Bugs Squashed

Battlefield 3 Beta Bugs Squashed

If you're worried that invisible floors and missing textures might make it into the final version of Battlefield 3, don't

DICE has said its aware of the bugs present in the Battlefield 3 beta and that they will be resolved in time for the game's full release later in the month. “It wasn’t like when things surfaced in the beta we were caught by surprise and started fixing the main game,"..

News: Lights Out At EA Bright Light

Lights Out At EA Bright Light

According to information reported by GamesIndustry

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News: EA Aiming For 'Best-In-Class' PlayStation Move Integration In Grand Slam Tennis 2

EA Aiming For 'Best-In-Class' PlayStation Move Integration In Grand Slam Tennis 2

This is music to our ears

Regular readers will know just how much we love tennis games, and how long we've dreamed of a tennis game that gets PlayStation Move integration spot on. Well, EA's making all the right sounds when it comes to Grand Slam Tennis 2 on PlayStation 3. In an interview with Eurogamer, producer Thomas Singleton explained why the developer had opted to support PlayStation Move..