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In addition to all the other new TBA titles that Electronic Arts announced yesterday the company also revealed that “something far-reaching” from the Mass Effect franchise will come out during the fourth quarter of their fiscal 2011 (the three months ending 3/31/2011).
While the “far-reaching” comment is a little strange, this is most likely about the already semi-announced Mass Effect 3.
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-Justin
Sequel to the 2007 Game of the Year welcomes players back to the decayed magnificence of Rapture with rave reviews from the industry’s top critics
New York, NY – February 9, 2010– 2K Games announced today that BioShock®2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2007 Game of the Year, is now available worldwide for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows-LIVE. Building upon the original game that shipped more than three million units worldwide, BioShock 2 delivers a single and multiplayer video game experience that is both an artistic achievement in entertainment and a highly addictive first-person shooter.
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Ferrari Racing Pack Features 10 Glorious New Cars and Extended Career Mode Available Exclusively on the Xbox 360
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that, after a seven year hiatus, the venerable automaker and elite racing brand Ferrari is returning to Need for Speed. On February 16th, players of Need for Speed(TM) SHIFT will be able to download a content pack that delivers 10 extraordinary Ferrari cars including the 430 Scuderia and the ultra-rare FXX and F50 GT. Now, Need for Speed SHIFT players will feel the rush of being in the driver’s seat, realizing the true driver’s experience of being behind the wheel of a Ferrari car.
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“Massive sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (likely over 13 million units) were likely enough to offset lower than expected sales of DJ Hero, Tony Hawk: Ride, and Band Hero. …we expect the music genre to decline modestly (another $50 – 100 million) and expect Call of Duty to generate sharply lower revenue. Music games should continue to sell well to new console owners, and our forecast projects a 15% attach rate to new console purchases. Call of Duty’s phenomenal launch poses a difficult comparison, and we expect a year-over-year decline of $250 million for the franchise. Activision’s core business remains strong, and we expect game shifts to allow it to grow market share next year. We expect sales of at least 12 million incremental PC software units for Blizzard games next year, with a bias that the number could be higher. This should drive revenues $400 – 600 million higher, with substantial margin contribution.” – Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter
2010 should see a Call of Duty game from Treyarch, hopefully CoD Vietnam, and these typically sell less than the CoD’s from Infinity Ward. With that in mind Pachter’s estimates seem very possible.
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EA revealed during their earnings call tonight that their deal with Viacom to publish Rock Band is only active through the current fiscal year which ends on March 31st. The company did not announce if they were planning to make another deal with Viacom to continue to publish Rock Band titles, which places a big question mark over Rock Band 3 and possibly Green Day: Rock Band.
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Surreal Adventure Game Coming to Consoles
San Mateo, Calif. – Feb. 8, 2010 – Dreams do come true, as Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON SOFT, partners with PlayFirst to bring the award-winning Dream Chronicles to consoles beginning this Spring. The stylized adventure game licensed through PlayFirst is coming to Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation® Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
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Legendary Studio’s Newest Title Wins over 30 Industry Awards, Ships Over 3 Million Units Becoming BioWare’s Sixth Consecutive Blockbuster Franchise
EDMONTON, Canada, Feb 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Leading video game developer BioWare(TM), a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Dragon Age(TM): Origins has sold-in over 3.2 million* units worldwide. The “RPG of the Year” as named by Game Informer, G4, SpikeTV, AOL.com, and PC Gamer, Dragon Age: Origins has been hailed by Seth Schiesel of The New York Times as, “…perhaps the best electronic game made yet.” Dragon Age: Origins has won over 30 “Best of 2009″ awards and has an average review score of 91**. This staggering critical and commercial success makes Dragon Age: Origins the sixth consecutive blockbuster from BioWare, alongside Baldur’s Gate(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Star Wars(R): Knights of the Old Republic(TM), Jade Empire(TM) and Mass Effect(TM).
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Zen Pinball: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developed by: Zen Studios
Genre: Pinball
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Reviewed by: Steven Metcalf
I haven’t played a video pinball game since the days of Sonic Spinball. And I haven’t played an actual stand-up pinball machine since I worked a summer job at Time Out Arcade fifteen years ago and got to play Twilight Zone for free. That’s to say, I went into the new Zen Pinball Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 table with a fresh set of eyes.
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-Justin
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