The review is up at Gameshark. It’s short, and a little low on original insight, mostly because so much has already been said. I do make a reference to a Broadway composer that most of my audience has no interest in, which I suppose makes me a swishier Kieron Gillen. The review may seem to […]
Entries Tagged as 'Electronic Arts'
The Media Loves Spore
September 22nd, 2008 · 8 Comments · Electronic Arts, Maxis, Media
I’ll have more to say once my review gets uploaded, but I wonder if Spore isn’t the biggest PC title ever released. It will certainly be dismissed by a lot of hardcore gamers, but it has been written about in all the major newspapers, many important newsblogs, and has been getting extended coverage in all […]
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Now You’re Pushing It
September 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Now You’re Pushing It · Electronic Arts
Sims 3 is well along in development, but that’s not stopping EA from squeezing every last shekel they can out of Sims 2 users. Mansion and garden stuff? Will my working stiff Sims even get close to needing mansion stuff? This expansion is targeting the architects and home decorating sub-tier of the Sims audience, of […]
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Spore Aftershocks
September 8th, 2008 · 16 Comments · Electronic Arts, Maxis, Media
I was going to write a bit about the confusing world of Spore as seen through the gaming media, but, as of this morning, it looks like I’ll be reviewing it. So, I regret reading as much as I have about the game, from Seth Schiesel’s distinction between toy and game (a familiar distinction the […]
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The Old Man and the EA
September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · CGW, Electronic Arts, Media
Jeff Green has been writing about computer games for a very long time. But given the closure of his magazine last year and the continual flood of journalistic talent running to the development side of the industry, his leaving Ziff Davis to join EA and work on The Sims shouldn’t be surprising. He’s always been […]
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Trailers Need This Type of Criticism
August 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Electronic Arts
EA’s cinematic interludes are always ridiculous. So the criticism of their trailers should be equally ridiculous and focus on the important things – war and boobs.
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