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EA offer free game, apologise for SimCity

March 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

EA’s SimCity did not get off to a good start. EA and Maxis decided that you had to be online to play the game. That’s increasingly common these days. It’s an anti-piracy technique mainly but some games do just have online built in.…

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: ea, Maxis, simcity

Darkspore: Skar the Shadow of Death

April 20, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’ve copies of Darkspore on order but to be honest I put that pre-order based on the fact that the game is somewhat related to Spore. I’m an RPGer at heart so am a little cautious about the mosh-melee vibes I’m getting from Darkspore but do remember how much fun Dungeon Siege I was so hopefully this game combines both the hero building and the melee-moshing successfully.…

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: Darkspore, Dungeon Siege, ea, Maxis, spore, trailers

Darkspore beta trailer

February 15, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Darkspore is nearly the sequel to Spore. It’s a little different. For a start, EA are referring to it as a “Sci-Fi Action RPG”. Maxis Studio are still involved. In Darkspore the story starts with the player being woken up by Helix, a female AI, after eons of cryogenic sleep.…

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: Darkspore, ea, Maxis, spore

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