Ser Isaac of Clarke’s Armor in Dragon Age 2

There are many things that can be said of the Dead Space franchise, but I think most people can agree that Isaac Clarke's space-suit is among the most impressive looking in sci-fi history. The marketing folks at EA are capitalizing on this cool-factor by giving Dragon Age fans even more incentive to buy Dead Space 2, released next Tuesday. Packaged in early copies of the game are codes for downloadable armor in Dragon Age 2, which comes out in March.

Mass Effect 2 PS3 Gets U.S. and EU Release Dates

Today via IGN, EA announced the official release date for Mass Effect 2 on the PlayStation 3. The BioWare title, considered to be one of the best games of the year, will ship in the U.S. on January 19th and January 21st in Europe.

Dead Space 2 Multiplayer Invites Out in the Wild

Last night, EA and Visceral Games sent out to a select number of individuals to provide feedback on the multiplayer component of Dead Space 2. Beta players will have the opportunity to play with some of the development team, but we are assuming that more beta invites will be rolling out over the next couple of weeks for server stress tests and optimizations of the overall experience.

The beta is exclusive to the PlayStation 3 as of right now with no word if one will be for the Xbox 360 or PC. The game releases on January 25th, 2011, but if you want a chance at getting into the beta head over to their Facebook page.

Medal Of Honor, Moms, and The Taliban

"Americans are dying and I can't imagine who would really want to sit and shoot U.S. soldiers on a game," says Meredith, commenting on the upcoming October release of Medal of Honor. Karen Meredith is a mom. Like many Americans, Meredith is also severely distraught over losing her son in our country’s so-called “War On Terror.” Meredith, appalled by EA’s blatant insensitivity, stated “I find it disrespectful and irresponsible for EA to be putting this game out at this time."

Dead Space 2 Hands-On Preview

For those familiar with the original Dead Space, the sequel should feel no different. The controls feel a little tighter, the game seems to run smoother, and the visuals are fairly pretty. The HUD remains neatly packed away on Issac's back. The stores at which you buy, sell, and upgrade have returned, and the monsters are still disgustingly ugly and horrifying. So what is new and different with Dead Space 2?

EA Sports Partners With English Premier League

Electronic Arts and the English Premier League announced today that EA Sports has become the Official Sports Technology Partner of the Premiership. The new partnership allows EA Sports to expand on its current interaction with fans of the English Barclays Premier League by offering enhanced experiences and greater authenticity within FIFA games. The EA Sports logo will be featured on all live on-screen broadcasts of EPL matches and EA will work with broadcasters to develop match day broadcast analysis. EA will also be working on a new Player Performance Index that will bring more in depth analysis of EPL player’s statistics for “future iterations” of FIFA titles.

EA Announces Dead Space Ignition, Arriving in the Fall

Today Electronic Arts announced that a prequel downloadable game for Dead Space 2 will be releasing this fall. The prequel titled Dead Space Ignition will feature events that unfolded in-between the original Dead Space and Dead Space 2. Being co-developed by Sumo Digital, the upcoming downloadable game will take place on the Sprawl and will be a “choose your own adventure” type narrative with an interactive comic book style.

Rage, N3DS and EA Win Big in The Game Critics Awards

With E3 2010 in the books it’s now time for the Game Critics Awards to be handed out. So how does the GCA work? The nominations are given and voted on by a group of game journalists from 31 different mainstream outlets which include Wired, GameSpot and USA Today. For this years awards there weren’t too many surprises but one award, Best of Show, which normally goes to a game this year went to the Nintendo 3DS. Other notable winners include Rage for Best Action and Console Game, and EA who had the best showing for a publisher with 4 titles winning awards. Check out the complete list of winners from this year’s E3, winners are highlighted in bold.

E3 ’10 Hands-On Preview Madden NFL 11

Last year the Madden NFL franchise finally came into its own. Expectations will always be high for the only football game on consoles but expectations will be even higher for the upcoming Madden NFL 11. The big features that will be appearing in Madden NFL 11 include GameFlow, new running controls, and more online modes including a 6 player co-op. Last week I was able to get my hands on Madden NFL 11 and was able to play an entire game using GameFlow. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to play online co-op but what I saw from playing against another player and CPU has me optimistic for the new Madden but also a little bit worried.

E3 2010 EA Press Conference Live Tweet Recap

For those of you who missed joining in on our live tweeting of the EA Press Conference, here's a recap of Tigresa's live tweet stream from the event! There's some deadly babies from Dead Space 2, a lack of Dragon Age wares, an amazing new Need for Speed title: Hot Pursuit 2, Madden action and more!