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Nov

[New Game] EA Launches Monopoly Millionaire – 'Risk It All In A Dash For A Million In Cash'

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Games, News

EA and Hasbro, adding another entry to Monopoly's long history, recently released another version of the classic board game – Monopoly Millionaire. If the name of the game isn't descriptive enough, it's a game of Monopoly where the first player to reach $1,000,000 wins.

To reach $1 million, players are encouraged to "trade properties on the sly, force powerful deals, and risk it all in a dash for a million in cash." We are, of course, talking Monopoly cash here, but the concept is still fairly compelling for a mobile board game.

Rather than Chance and Community Chest cards, players will utilize Fortune or Millionaire Lifestyle Cards.

Nov

Need For Speed Most Wanted Review: A Cool New Car With No Stick Shift

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Games, Reviews

I'm a big fan of EA's Need For Speed series - according to Steam, I played Hot Pursuit for over 50 hours on my PC. Their latest addition to the cops 'n' racers stable is Most Wanted, hotly anticipated on consoles because it's from the racing pros at Criterion. But for those without an Xbox or PC and an abundance of mobile horsepower, EA offers the Android version, for a reasonable $7.

The mobile version of Most Wanted gets a lot right: a variety of cars, plenty of customization, a great feeling of speed, and some of the best graphics in a racing game yet.

Oct

[New Game] EA's Theme Park Lets You Create The Happiest Virtual Place On Earth

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Games, News

What's the next best thing to visiting a theme park? If you said "designing one in a game," you're probably wrong. That doesn't mean it isn't fun at all, though. EA's newest game, predictably named Theme Park, lets you design the amusement park of your dreams.

The game follows the 'build it and they will come' mantra. You have to create attractions that will bring patrons to your park so you can make cash. You can turn around and use that money to build more shops and rides. To stay busy, you go around tapping on all sorts of things in your park to collect experience and money.

Aug

EA Bringing Its 'Origin' Game Store To Android... Eventually

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, News

EA just announced at a GamesCon press conference that it will be bringing the popular Origin game store to Android (along with Facebook, Mac, and Smart TVs). For the unaware, Origin is basically EA's answer to Steam as a go-to place to purchase and download games.

At this point there are no other details, but it's worth noting the Mac version has a tentative release timeframe of February 2013. Perhaps we'll see the Android version around that time, too (but I wouldn't count on it).

This announcement also puts another question on the table: will EA continue to sell its games through the Play Store, or offer all of its titles exclusively through Origin?

Aug

[Deal Alert] EA's Real Racing 2 On Sale For Just $0.99 (That's 80% Off) For A Limited Time

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Deals, Games

EA's Real Racing 2, a game that we covered at launch back in December, is the self-proclaimed "most hotly anticipated racing game ever made for Android." It is also on sale (for a limited time) for just $0.99, 80% off its normal $4.99 price tag. The sale comes in celebration of the announcement of Real Racing 3, the next entry in EA's extremely well-crafted racing series.

The game, for those who aren't familiar, brings intense racing action to your Android device with over 40 miles of track in 15 different, equally immersive locations. The game has an interesting control scheme, allowing players to rely on touch or tilt controls to steer, and offering several customizations to "tailor to your personal driving style."

Real Racing 2 offers players the chance to work their way up - from rookie to pro - in Career mode, or simply enjoy a one-off Quick Race with "highly skilled" AI drivers.

Jul

EA Releases Official 'World Series Of Poker' To The Play Store, And It Might Actually Support Your Device

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, News

The turn, the river, and the flop. If those three things mean something to you (together, not individually), then you're probably at least a little bit of a Texas Hold 'Em fan. And if you're a Hold 'Em fan, then you may like to play. And if you may like to play, then you probably like to play for free. Good news! The World Series of Poker game is now available for Android courtesy of EA. It even supports a surprising number of devices, too!

It's not just Hold 'Em, either - you can also play Omaha poker, and others. Touted as the "most authentic poker game on Google Play," WSoP offers a number of features sure to please the most avid of poker fan:

GET THE OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER EXPERIENCE – This is the REAL DEAL!

Jun

[Deal Alert] EA's Mass Effect: Infiltrator And NBA Jam Unexpectedly On Sale For $0.99 (80%+ Off!)

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Games, News

If you've been waiting on the opportune moment to grab some new games for your mobile, now may be the time to jump on that: EA just dropped the prices of both Mass Effect: Infiltrator and NBA Jam down to $0.99. Previously, those games would've set you back $7 and $5, respectively; that's a pretty decent savings!

We're not really sure what the reason is, or why these two games were singled out, but we're also not going to question a good thing. So, if you need a new way to waste some time, want to kill some things, or just want to play your own version of the NBA Finals (*cough* GO HEAT *cough*), now's the time to get in on the action, because we're not sure how long this deal will last.

Jun

EA Announces Need For Speed Most Wanted Coming To Android October 30

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Games, News

EA has a tried-and-true formula for the Need For Speed (NFS) series: fast cars, good graphics, a cheesy story, and some good old arcade-style racing. Thus it's no surprise that the latest NFS title, Most Wanted (a follow up to the 2008 original) features just that - and as always, it looks like a properly good time:

The game will be coming to all the major platforms - Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, PC, iOS, and Android - so it's unclear how much the press release and trailer pertain to Android. It's likely that the game will push some impressive graphics (though nothing too cutting edge).

May

Mass Effect Infiltrator Review: Better Late Than Never

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in Games, Reviews

Before anyone had the chance to get their hands on Mass Effect 3 and complain about the ending, EA released Mass Effect Infiltrator on Apple's iOS. Now that most interested gamers have played through Mass Effect 3, the game has arrived fashionably late on Android. This is a game that will still appeal to fans of Mass Effect if for no other reason than it manages to tell a story straight out of the Mass Effect universe.

In Infiltrator, you aren't controlling the one and only Commander Shepard. Instead, you're playing the part of Cerberus agent Randall Ezno. You're just fighting the "good" fight, protecting humanity from alien influences, and generally just shooting stuff.

May

Electronic Arts Releases Mass Effect: Infiltrator Into The Play Store, Brings ME3-Style Gameplay To Your Mobile Device

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, News

Fans of the Mass Effect series can now enjoy all the action of the big boys on their mobile device in EA's newest entry to the Play Store: Mass Effect: Infiltrator.

ME:I features an "all-new original Mass Effect storyline" set in Cerberus base, where you, agent Randall Ezno, decide to go renegade and take the whole base out. You have an arsenal of insane weapons and armor at your disposal throughout the game, and can use in-game credits to upgrade all your gear along the way.

You can also gather intel and upload it to Galaxy at War for a boost in Galactic Readiness Rating in Mass Effect 3, so all you ME3 junkies are going to want to pick this one up.