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Star Wars: The Old Republic pre-loading now; early access begins Dec. 13

By Xav de Matos, Dec 07, 2011 4:25pm PST

Registered pre-order customers of Star Wars: The Old Republic now have the ability to pre-load the game in preparation for the Early Game Access event beginning December 13.

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"Only took me 1hrs 45min to download the 18.4 GB. I was getting about 4.9 down speeds. Now I hope ..."

- saturn96 see all 10 comments

DICE updates Battlefield 3 PC server browser options

By Xav de Matos, Dec 06, 2011 6:15pm PST

To prepare for the holiday season and Battlefield 3's incoming expansion pack, developer DICE has decided to "super-charge" the PC version of the game with new server browser options.

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"I'm still really enjoying it but I don't think it's a step forward from BC2, and while it has ..."

- Begawkiness see all 20 comments

EA: Online Passes 'do not expire' as long as game is still supported

By Xav de Matos, Dec 05, 2011 7:10pm PST

Electronic Arts has told Shacknews its 'Online Pass' codes, which grant users access to the multiplayer components of select games, are not intended to expire.

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"So then EA what is the reason why these codes for these games are not working - if the codes ..."

- nitefyre410 see all 32 comments

EA: 'Time limit' on online pass for 'a few titles'

By Xav de Matos, Dec 05, 2011 3:15pm PST

Though EA has yet to respond to our inquires, the company did offer some explanation for expiring Online Passes in select titles available in stores.

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"Check the update. Looks like this whole thing may have been wrong. "

- Schnapple see all 16 comments

Users complain of expired EA 'Online Pass' codes

By Xav de Matos, Dec 02, 2011 4:00pm PST

Though Electronic Arts games regularly feature an "Online Pass" to activate multiplayer and other features, it would appear that the codes due have an expiration date.

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"At least play the single player, while not ground breaking I still really enjoyed it ."

- ShXIII see all 21 comments

Syndicate trailer shows tools of death

By Steve Watts, Dec 01, 2011 12:00pm PST

A new Syndicate trailer shows off the suite of weapons you'll be using to dispatch countless enemies.

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"Wow graphics look great. This just got put on my to get list for my new PC. "

- swolern see all 4 comments

Mass Effect 3 to include cut ME2 Citadel mission

By Steve Watts, Nov 29, 2011 1:15pm PST

BioWare lead writer Mac Walters says that one Citadel mission in Mass Effect 3 was cut from Mass Effect 2.

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"Plus, if you did her side quest in a particular way, she gave you that Prothean artifact that ..."

- nel e nel see all 10 comments

Rumor: Dante's Inferno sequel on the way

By Steve Watts, Nov 29, 2011 11:45am PST

Dante's Inferno 2 may be in the works, according to a none-too-subtle hint dropped by a writer who says he is attached to the project.

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"Well, since they never did a proper rendition of Dante Alighieri's 'Inferno' - you'd likely have ..."

- NickDelios see all 15 comments

Activision CEO shrugs off Old Republic concerns

By Steve Watts, Nov 29, 2011 8:30am PST

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick chimes in on the impending competition between World of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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"Waah waah! Stop putting words into his mouth and grow up. The last bit is important."

- Curike see all 127 comments

SSX dev diary goes behind the music

By Xav de Matos, Nov 21, 2011 7:45pm PST

SSX music producer Freddy Ouano discusses how the upcoming title will remix music on the fly, based on player actions.

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"I get it. Somebody over at Kotaku (with zero knowledge or any technical know-how... which is ..."

- Mommar see all 6 comments

Nintendo, Sony, EA support Stop Online Piracy Act

By Steve Watts, Nov 18, 2011 1:15pm PST

Nintendo, Sony, and EA were all listed as corporate sponsors of a letter urging lawmakers to create new anti-piracy legislation, which has now been introduced as the Stop Online Piracy Act.

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"A bit of narrative evidence: I ran out and bought TvC after watching an EVO. I also bought SC2 ..."

- vodor see all 26 comments

Analysts weigh in on Steam dominance, Origin growth

By Andrew Yoon, Nov 11, 2011 2:00pm PST

Steam is easily the biggest PC games portal on the web. However, can it maintain its success, especially with the growing number of competitors?

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"Origin and Impulse can't even be compared to Steam. Steam offers a lot more than Origin and ..."

- axiomatic see all 49 comments

EA rep explains company president spoke 'broadly' in promising Battlefield 4

By Xav de Matos, Nov 09, 2011 4:00pm PST

EA president Frank Gibeau was quoted as revealing the fate of the Battlefield franchise, and EA responds to our questions.

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"Agree! COD is a totally arcade shooter and BF3 has more of a tactical shooter"

- ichfan see all 13 comments

SSX preview

By Xav de Matos, Nov 09, 2011 2:00pm PST

We hit the slopes in our preview of EA's high-def revival of the SSX franchise and can't wait to get back to the mountain.

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" I hope I'm wrong, but this game is bound to fail. They should have just made a $20 downloadable ..."

- RuffasBluetain see all 8 comments

Mass Effect 3 campaign modes leaked

By Steve Watts, Nov 07, 2011 7:45am PST

An accidental leak of the Mass Effect 3 beta over the weekend revealed three campaign modes, emphasizing action, story, or both. BioWare says these features are still early and will receive "considerable iteration and refinement" before the March release.

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"You do realize they already have those stats. They had them in the first game, and they had ..."

- spidlb see all 117 comments