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May

[New Game] EA Launches Bejeweled Blitz On Android So You Can Match Gems With Friends

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Apps/Games, Games, News

If you've never played Bejeweled before, you're probably in the minority of human beings in the developed world. This series of puzzle games is a classic and thoroughly addictive in just about every form it's ever taken. After being available on iOS and Facebook for a while, Bejeweled Blitz has reached Android, and it's free to download (you should know what that means by now).

Bejeweled Blitz is based around the tried-and-true matching gameplay with some additional social elements built in. There is also a time limit, hence the "blitz" part. You can play against Facebook friends, or just spam your news feed with Bejeweled updates.

Apr

EA Soft Launches Tetris Blitz On The Play Store, Not Available In The U.S. Just Yet

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Games, News

If you like Tetris—wait, what the heck am I saying? Of course you like Tetris. Everyone likes Tetris. Disliking Tetris is like disliking ice cream, or baby animals. You like Tetris. And EA is about to make you a little bit happier with the release of Tetris Blitz on the Play Store. Though, this is just a soft launch so it may not be available in your area yet.

Since this is coming from EA, you can expect the requisite in-app purchases for various power-ups if you really want to spoil Tetris. Come on, though. This is friggin' Tetris.

Apr

[Worst. Update. Ever.] EA Updates The Simpsons: Tapped Out With Origin Syncing, Deletes Some Players' Entire Towns [Updated x2]

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News

Some of you who've played The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Electronic Arts' Springfield-themed Sim City clone, may have noticed a lack in features when compared with the slightly older iOS version. Namely, it lacked the ability to sync saved games (towns) over Origin, EA's much-derided social gaming platform and store. The latest update to the Android version adds Origin syncing... while leaving at least some players without a town to sync.

While plenty of players were ecstatic at the ability to play Tapped Out across multiple devices and operating systems, at least a few let out a cry of "glavin" at the inexplicable loss, as evidenced by recent reviews in the Play Store and our own tips box.

Mar

App Deals: Plants Vs. Zombies, NBA JAM Both On Sale For $0.99 (North America Only)

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, News

Looks like EA is doing a little spring cleaning trying to clear the back stock of some older games, because it just dropped the price of Plants vs. Zombies and NBA JAM to a buck each. And just for the record, those are two of my absolute favorite games on Android. Both are requisite installs in my book.

So, whether you want to protect your house from zombies with plants that spit stuff, or play a game of two-on-two with some of your favorite players in the NBA, today's the day to make it happen for only a dollar each.

Mar

Real Racing 3 Review: There Is A Good Game In Here Somewhere

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Apps/Games, Games, Reviews

Electronic Arts seems to be one of the most disliked game developers on any platform, so it doesn't take much for the internet to rise up in anger against them. The release of Real Racing 3 with its heavy in-app purchases was reason enough to hurl some vitriol at EA. However, the game is free to try and there are a ton of officially licensed cars to drive. So is it really that bad?

Gameplay And Controls

There's no need to bore you with every little detail of how racing games work. I will say that Real Racing 3 has plenty of event types including, cup races, speed challenges, drag races, sprints, and eliminations.

Feb

[New Game] EA's Real Racing 3 Arrives In Play Store For Some Countries With Insane In-App Purchases

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Apps/Games, Games, News

Everyone's favorite game studio, Electronic Arts, has released the third incarnation of its "hyper-realistic" racing series. Real Racing 3 is in the Play Store, but appears to be available only in certain countries right now. The North American listing isn't working for us, but the international version appears to be functional for at least some folks. Although, considering the bizarre new in-app purchase upsell, maybe you're not missing much.

The Real Racing series makes its name by licensing dozens of authentic cars. This time players have 45 different rides to enjoy from manufacturers like Audi, Bugatti, and Porsche. There are a whopping 900 regular events to race, and the game includes an interesting time-shifted multiplayer mechanic.

Feb

Ultima Forever: Quest For The Avatar Trailer Shows Off 400 Hours Of Classic RPG Action

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News

Ultima has been around forever. So it's only appropriate that the series' new mobile push incorporate the fact in its title... even if it is a bit on the nose. Ultima Forever: Quest For The Avatar is an upcoming top-down dungeon crawler set in the familiar Ultima universe, complete with online play and a massive amount of game time. According to a Polygon interview with the game's producer, getting to level 15 will take 200 hours, while getting to the end with everything will take closer to 400.

The game is based on the battle system of Ultima 4, with a more real-time action component.

Feb

Woo Hoo! The Simpsons: Tapped Out Is Now Available In North America

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News

Earlier this week we reported that EA had finally ported the Simpsons-themed Sim City clone Tapped Out to Android. Unfortunately, they decided to hold off on a North American release in favor of a "rest of world" rollout, perhaps to iron out the bugs. Well good news, neighborinos: Tapped Out is now available to North America, and the device access issues seem to have been ironed out.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out starts with Homer predictably destroying Springfield via a manipulative fremium game, so the player has to re-assemble the town with familiar landmarks. 42 Evergeen Terrace, the Kwik-E-Mart, Moe's, the power plant, they're all here, as are the original television voice actors playing their parts.

Feb

[New Game] EA Releases The Simpsons: Tapped Out, AKA Sim City Springfield, Everywhere Except The US [Update]

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News

Good Lord, The Simpsons has been on the air for twenty-four years. There's nothing that America's animated nuclear family can do on TV that they haven't done before. Maybe that's why Fox seems to insist upon thrusting them into other mediums, most notably video games. The latest destination for the jaundiced citizens of Springfield is The Simpsons: Tapped Out, a ~~shameless ripoff~~ loving homage to the city building genre typified by Sim City.

The gist is that Homer has, through the fault of free games with in-app purchases, destroyed Springfield in a nuclear blast. You're in charge of re-assembling the town and finding its residents, all of whom are voiced by the original voice actors.

Dec

[New App] EA Sports Releases Football Club Companion App For FIFA 2013 Console And PC Games

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, News

Here in the States digital jocks tend to obsess over the latest Madden or 2K titles. But pretty much everywhere else, it's all about the soccer action in FIFA. Electronic Arts is well aware of this, so they've bundled the EA Sports Football Club into the full versions of FIFA 2013. The Football Club is a combination fantasy league and digital marketplace. As of now, you don't even need to be playing the game to access it - the new Football Club app is available in both North American and worldwide flavors.

First of all, this app shouldn't be confused with EA's more conventional FIFA game for Android - you'll need a copy of FIFA 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or PC just to log in.