“Madden NFL 10″
Genre: Sports
Developer: EA Tiburon
Publisher: EA Sports
Platforms: PlayStations 2, 3 and Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and DS, and iPhone
ESRB rating: “E” for everyone
Release date: Friday, Aug. 14
Price: $59.95
Grade: A

The most aggravating, frustrating aspect of August, besides its high heat and humidity, is its lack of…

Electronic Arts is the name you see on every shelf at the game store. New games, used games — whatever. The $4.2 billion company probably has its name on your shelf, too.

Now, it’s poised to power up on your iPhone or…

It’s not out until July 14, but Electronic Arts’ “NCAA Football 10″ became available in part through a game demo now appearing on Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network.

Among the demo’s features: CPU assist on defensive plays; new moves on…

Talk about crowded! The massively single-player metaverse known as “Spore” today welcome its 100 millionth creation since launching the “Creature Creator” last June.

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Not sure whether you want to pay cash for a bunch of angry Necromorphs?

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Until now, the sports fitness genre has been owned by Nintendo, highlighted by its “Wii Fit” action-exercise game. Today, game maker Electronic Arts tries to add its own workout plan.

The company’s new sports fitness title, “EA Sports Active,” plays on the Nintendo Wii…

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You know what’s most discouraging about the “reality” in video sports games?

Players don’t suffer from the jitters.

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“Monopoly” is going digital.

Game publisher Electronic Arts says it will help develop digital versions of popular Hasbro board games such as the famous New Jersey-based “Monopoly” and release a few of them later this year for gaming consoles as well as mobile phones.

The…

Virtual pugilism is about to enter a whole new level of … well, weird.

The game “FaceBreaker,” now in development, promises arcade-style boxing with punches so over-the-top hard they rearrange opponents’ faces.

Literally.

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