Criterion Back Behind the NFS Wheel

The Need for Speed franchise will be getting another shot in the arm in early November, when Need for Speed: Most Wanted gets a bit of a reboot. And it’s Criterion behind the development wheel…

Dead Space Goes Planet-side

Man, it’s really got to suck being Isaac Clarke. The guy just doesn't get a break... once again, he’s going to be fighting against hideous Necromorphs when Dead Space 3 arrives early in 2013… but this time, he’s not aboard a spaceship.

EA Gets UFC

Perhaps it was inevitable, what with EA holding the majority of sports-oriented licenses… today the mega-publisher announced that it has secured the license for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brand. The multi-year, multi-product partnership will allow EA exclusive rights to publish games bearing the UFC name.

DAII Expansion Canned

In an announcement on the BioWare Social Network, Dragon Age 2 executive producer Mark Darrah announced that work on the Dragon Age II expansion (subtitled Exalted March) has been cancelled, and that the team will be focussing on the franchise’s “next phase”.

11 Titles to Lose Online Support

If you play games online, you may well have run into this before: Electronic Arts will be stopping online support for a number of titles in mid-April.

FIFA Hits the Streets

FIFA Street, the freestyle football simulator from EA Sports, has officially hit the shelves. South African press and industry peeps attended a function at EA's offices in Fourways, Johannesburg, where South African freestyle footballer Fanie Moleli was on hand to show off his skills (check out the video, it's awesome.)

Fanie is the only South African to be featured in FIFA Street, along with other international football stars (including his hero, Messi.) Fanie made it into the game after a rigorous process of competitions and selections, joining a selection of 1500 freestyle football stars for the player to choose from.

More Battles

Battlefield 3 fans can rejoice at the fact that their favourite title will be getting three new expansion packs, starting with the June release of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters.

A New Medal

Despite what some may have felt about the Medal of Honor reboot, which took the series from World War II and placed it securely in a modern setting, Electronic Arts have announced that a new instalment in the franchise will be available in South Africa in October of this year

Growing Origin

It seems that Electronic Arts are more than a little serious about their digital delivery system, Origin. The have just signed deals with 11 more publishers to distribute titles via the platform.

No Mass Effect 3 Via Steam

PC player fans of Mass Effect won’t be able to get the third instalment via Steam. This is according to a statement made by Electronic Arts.