EA to Unveil Battlefield 3 At GDC 11

Coming this March to a San Francisco near you! EA has just announced that they will be hosting an unveiling event for their new game Battlefield 3. It will take place on March 1 of this year, during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Along with this reveal, EA said that there would be hands-on time with some of their other upcoming games, and would also be announcing some new titles at the conference. Examples include Alice: Madness Returns, Crysis 2, and Shadows of the Damned.

Sims Medieval Trailer, Limited Edition Now Available for Pre-Order

Information is still scant as to how exactly The Sims Medieval will play; it isn't clear whether the game will play more like The Sims we all know and love, or more like an RPG with some sim elements. Still, for fans of the franchise, we still have a few months before release, and EA has spoiled us with a new trailer and details of the Limited Edition early adopters will have a chance to purchase come March.

EA Partners to Publish Portal 2

EA and Valve have announced that the third-party distribution division of EA "EA Partners" will be in charge of retail distribution for Portal 2. This move leaves Valve free to concentrate on the online distribution and marketing, while still giving the game it's much deserved retail push.

It Comes Down to 6 Choices: ‘Mass Effect Genesis’ Detailed

We already know that the original Mass Effect will be condensed into comic book form when Mass Effect 2 hits the PS3 next month. After getting a title for that interactive comic, we now have some details on it. Mass Effect Genesis will take 20+ hours worth of game time and spit out 6 key decisions for players to make. This comic won’t serve as a mask for the installation of the game, though. It’ll actually kick in right after the epic opening moment of the game ends, with Shepard’s life at the balance.

“Finish Him!” in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Now Available In The App Store

Fighting games and touch-screen controls; almost sounds impossible, right? If it's anything like Capcom's touch-based Street Fighter IV, then Mortal Kombat fans have a neat little pre-Christmas gift in the just-released Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for iOS. This iteration of the game seems to trim down the roster, offering "13 klassic warriors including Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Sonya Blade." It doesn't lack in variety, though, offering "multiple game modes, kustomizable kontrols, and updated visuals aimed to maximize the high-resolution Retina Display."

Mass Effect 2 Demo Coming to PS3 Next Week

Ps3 owners, wait no longer. Massive sci-fi RPG Mass Effect 2 has a new demo releasing for Ps3 on December 21. Although the game is set to be released January 18, this demo should give reluctant gamers a taste of what the hype is all about. In related news, EA also announced that the sequel, Mass Effect 3, will be releasing simultaneously for all platforms next Holiday season. [Source: EA]

New Dead Space 2 ‘Emergency’ Trailer

A new trailer has just gone live for Visceral's upcoming survival-horror sequel: Dead Space 2. This new trailer does a good job in creating a terrifying atmosphere for the game, and also showing how action and horror can be done in a way that doesn't degrade the game's fear factor.

EA Done With Single Player Games?

Is it lights-out for the exclusively single-player video game? In Develop's recent interview with Frank Gibeau, EA Games label president, he states that the old business model of "25-hours-and your out" is finished.

Dead Space 2 Demo Hitting on December 21, New Trailer

Just in time for the Holidays, Visceral has decided to stuff our virtual stockings with an early Christmas gift. A single-player demo for Dead Space 2 will be hitting XBLA and PSN on December 21. Europe will have to wait a day, and are limited to only the PSN demo on the 22nd.

Review: Create

Many games have allowed players to create and customize their game playing experience. With a title such as EA Bright Light Studios' Create, one would imagine that it would be quite similar to another popular PS3 title featuring a Sackboy. Despite the name, Create focuses more on puzzle solving, allowing players to create a solution to one of many challenges available instead of giving players