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MotoGP 09/10 Coming To PS3, Xbox 360 On March 16

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

We’re pleased to confirm that MotoGP 09/10 will be released for both PS3 and Xbox 360 on March 16 in North America . Players will also be able to update the game with all the 2010 season content, including all new tracks, team updates, and new bike classes, shortly after launch for free of charge.

MotoGP 09/10 delivers the most definitive game of the MotoGP series yet. For the first time in console racing history, players will be able to compete against 20 players across the globe in an online racing experience.

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Burnout Paradise Big Surf Island

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

EA INVITES PLAYERS ON A BURNOUT VACATION TO BIG SURF ISLAND
Extend Your Paradise on June 11 for £9.99

London, UK – June 8, 2009 – Criterion Games, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio today, has announced that the Burnout™ Paradise Big Surf Island expansion pack will be available to download on June 11 for £9.99 on the PLAYSTATION®Network and 1000 MS Points on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace.

Burnout Paradise Big Surf Island is a brand new playground that enhances and expands the amazing world of the award-winning driving game, Burnout Paradise. Highlights include fun challenges and events for groups of friends to play online, an exciting new world to discover, the biggest and wildest jumps yet, plus a set of nine new vehicles to experience it all in.
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MotoGP for Wii Launches Next Week

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Moto GP Wii Out Next Week

Yes, MotoGP for the Wii does indeed launch next week (Tuesday, March 24, 2009).

This will be the first officially licensed MotoGP title ever for the Nintendo Wii platform. MotoGP turns the Wii remote into a virtual set of handlebars to deliver the definitive two-wheeled racing experience. The development team’s overriding aim is to deliver an unparalleled handling model that allows access points for gamers of all skill levels and just as importantly provide a challenge to meet each player’s abilities.

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Need for Speed Franchise Races Into New Genres

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Apparently Need for Speed is going where it’s never gone before: action RPG. Wait, wait…I read the press release wrong. It’s actual racing into the genre of racing. Which isn’t a new genre for Need for Speed, at all. So, I guess really I’m just kind of confused and feel betrayed by the press release’s title.

Anyway, they announced three new games: Need for Speed SHIFT, Need for Speed NITRO, and Need for Speed World Online.

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Mario Kart Wii Trailer

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

This new trailer from GDC just doesn’t do it for me. Maybe it’s that ridiculous wheel accessory…or maybe it’s Wario riding around on a motorcycle instead of a kart…I just…I don’t know. Double Dash pissed me off, the fucking computer cheated so bad. I could get over everything else but…I hate the A.I. in that game so much. Ask Liz, she knows. Now I’m always going to think twice before buying a Mario Kart game.

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