Electronic Arts are getting rid of their controversial online pass system due to negative customer feedback, according to Gamesbeat. “Yes, we’re discontinuing Online Pass,” EA senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirmed to GamesBeat in an e-mail. “None of our new EA titles will include that feature.” “Initially launched…

Bioware don't always make equipment in their games very stylish. Sure they serve their purpose, but some of the equipment just makes the characters look like flamboyant jack-asses. It could be Commander Shepard strutting around the universe in purple cod-piece battledress, or the weird feathered headdresses that Grey Wardens seem…

"What will happen if we can't obtain an Alice license from EA? Well, just ask Dorothy!" Exciting news from Spicy Horse! According to Kelly Heckmen, Spicy Horse's community Manager, and the Spicy Horse Facebook page the new game will "be based on the entire Oz series – almost all 14…

 On the Alice: Otherlands Facebook page, the kickstarter rewards (as well as the above concept art) have just been revealed: $5 - Access to Access to the closed forums during development and beta with unique avatar$10 - Backer Kit of wallpapers, avatars, etc.$12 - Early Bird (15,000) Digital backer-only Alice…

Announced yesterday, EA and Disney have acquired the licence to create Star Wars Games. The publishing giant EA will be allocating games to developers whilst Disney will be concentrating on a more handheld related route. EA will be giving three development companies the reigns of the licence. DICE and Visceral…

Maxis and Electronic Arts today announced that The Sims 4 is currently in development at The Sims Studio for release on PC and Mac in 2014. The Sims 4 is said to celebrate the heart and soul of the Sims themselves, giving players a deeper connection with the most expressive,…

Earlier today, Electronic Arts and Insomniac Games announced the release of an action-packed demo for the co-op shooter, Fuse. The fast-paced demo will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network on May 7th, allowing players to play online cooperatively with up to four players, or in a…

Today, GAME Retail Ltd launches its free-to-play (F2P) platform to PC gamers, making it the first UK retailer to embrace the free-to-play opportunity. Phase one of the launch will feature three EA games including: Need For Speed: World, Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances and Lord of Ultima and with many…

 EA are going all patriotic this week with a bunch of sales on to celebrate St. Georges day! There are some great offers so lets dive in and see what comes out! Battlefield 3 and all the DLC is currently on offer for at least 50% off. The core game…

After the success of last year's campaign, which saw over 25 million votes and eventually led to victory for Philadelphia Flyers’ Captain Claude Giroux, EA games and the NHL have announced the 2nd annual cover vote for the upcoming title, NHL14. Fans will have a choice from 60 candidates who will compete…

Maxis is dropping what seems to be a fairly hefty patch for SimCity Monday, April 22nd. Adding "Mayors Mansion" features that allow mayors to drive limos and helicopters, the patch will also be fixing a fair number of issues in the game. Here is a full run-down of the fixes…

It is never a good day when a company decides to close the doors on permanently. EA has slowly been doing this to there back-catalogue of online games as they put resources from one area to another. Today the latest victim of re-allocating resources was named, The Sims Social. This…

Insomniac Game's third-person action adventure Fuse includes a roster of misfit characters with unconventional weaponry, so you would expect the same from its achievement list right? The collection of 40 achievements, four of which are secret, are available for viewing here. Work of warning though, those sensitive to spoilers should…

 EA have announced that Sim City is coming to Mac OS X on 11th of June. Players who already own the PC version will be given the Mac version for free and players who buy the Mac version will also receive the PC version too. Maxis have said that cross…

 After the Battlefield 4 gameplay release it's no surprise that EA have opened up pre-orders for the game and to keep with the tradition of pre-orders there are some rewards you will recieve if you do so. The Battlefield 4 Digital Deluxe edition is only available through Origin at the…

EA haven't had much luck lately, and this bad streak has continued with the publisher winning the 'Worst Company in America' title for the second year in a row. The voting in the final round of the Consumerist's "Worst Company in America" competition has concluded, with EA beating the Bank…

A selection of images and a trailer have been leaked for the announced Battlefield 4 ahead of the scheduled press reveal event. The event was scheduled for today where the game is expected to be discussed in a lot greater detail, but the images were found on a public directory…

 At GDC members of the press got an email which signified the next in the series for the highly regarded first person shooter Battlefield. Here is all what we know about Battlefield for so far! Battlefield 4 is a game right from the start is a massive "human cinematic experience"…

Civitas at first glance seems like a massive backhand to the face of EA after the recent SimCity debacle. Promising all the features the most recent SimCity lacked such as terraforming and a DRM free experience, Brandon Smith and his team want to make sure their first game makes an impact.…

If you are a fan of the Battlefield series keep you eyes glued to VGU's news on March 26th! Could this be a next gen Battlefield game? Or will it be on both? We can't wait to see it live because VGU will be at GDC2013 bringing you all the…

American McGee, the man behind American McGee's Alice and Alice: Madness Returns, recently asked his fans on Facebook three simple questions: 1) If we could get the rights from EA, would you play "Alice 3?"2) If you'd play "Alice 3," would you back it on Kickstarter?3) If you said "yes"…