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February 2, 2013

Yesterday EA posted the above image and provided pretty much zero information about what fans should expect from Madden 25. Well today EA has detailed their announcement by confirming suspicions that this year’s Madden title will indeed be called Madden NFL 25 to celebrate the series’ 25 years on store shelves instead of the basic Madden NFL 14.

The company also announced that fans will be able to start vting for the cover athlete beginning on March 11th where two 32-player brackets can be voted on on ESPN and SportsNation. One bracket will feature all-time greats and historic players while the other bracket will feature modern day players.

To go along with this announcement the company also stated that over the series’ 25 years the Madden Franchise has managed to sell 99 million units and EA Sports has garnered “more than $3.7 billion in net revenue.”

Interestingly enough, rather than their usual practice of releasing the game on any system possible, so far EA has only announced Madden NFL 25 for the game to be released on August 27th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Etrian Odyssey IV’s Runemaster class handles the AoE spells

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February 2, 2013

Every good party needs a class that can deal massive elemental damage to a number of enemies and it seems in Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan that job falls to the Runemaster. Don’t take my word for it, check out the gameplay trailer below which highlights their skills and use in the party.

It is worth noting that you should probably keep note of where these Runemasters are placed in the fight however, since they will likely be glass cannons that need protection. Anyways, Etrian Odyssey IV’s demo will be available on the Nintendo eShop next week and the game itself will be available for digital download or physical purchase once it is released on February 26th.

Louisiana Adventure Released

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February 2, 2013

Anuman Interactive announced the release of their latest game called Louisiana Adventure. Players will take on the role of detective Katie as she solves a series of grisly murders in the iconic city of New Orleans in 1902. The game features fully voice acted dialogues that provide players with the chance to choose their responses. Characters will react to Katie based on these decisions. Louisiana Adventure has a range of achievements to be accomplished and features full real time 3d graphics and an immersive soundtrack. Those who do not speak English or are hard of hearing have access to subtitles in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.

Louisiana Adventure is available for $6.99 here.

Sleeping Dogs’ Year of the Snake DLC to arrive in Q1

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February 2, 2013

It looks like the Sleeping Dogs DLC isn’t about to roll over now that 2012 has ended. In fact Square Enix has provided a release window and some details about Cult of the Snake. Currently the story expansion will feature Wei Shen working with the police to take down the Cult of the Snake sometime in February or March and with this story expansion a number of new abilities, outfits and weapons will also be included.

Besides this, Square Enix also announced a couple more DLC packs that unlock various gear such as the Law Enforcer Pack which features various crime-fighting outfits, vehicles and weaponry and the Wheels of Fury pack that provides the DZS-90 “Weaponized Supercar.” Also if you haven’t been paying attention, you may have missed that the Monkey King and Movie Masters packs were also released this week, though from the looks of the image above, fighting as a gold-plated man seems to make you’re enemies extremely bored…

Skyrim’s DLC dated for the PlayStation 3

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February 2, 2013

Some of you may remember that Bethesda finally announced a release window for the PS3 version of Skyrim’s DLC. That release window was some time in February but today Bethesda decided to come out with some more concrete release dates for each DLC pack currently released.

The recently released Dragonborn DLC will be released first on February 12th followed by Hearthfire on February 19th and finally Dawnguard closing things out on February 26th. It is worth noting that during the first week of each expansion’s release the DLC will be on sale for half-off the standard price, which has yet to be announced but will likely be the same as the Xbox 360 version’s pricing of $20 for Dragonborn and Dawnguard and $5 for Hearthfire.

Dead Space 3 Astro Gaming A30 and A40 Speaker Tags Released

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February 2, 2013

Astro Gaming announced their partnership with EA has been extended to include sets of Astro A30 and A40 Headsets with six sets of exclusive Dead Space 3 speaker tags featuring artwork from Dead Space 3. There are three sets of speaker tags for the Astro A30 costing $19.99 each and three sets of the speaker tags for the Astro A40 for $24.99 each. The full A30 and A40 Audio System including a set of Dead Space 3 speaker tags, headset and Astro Mixamp can be purchased for $209.99 for the A30 and $259.99 for the A40 on Astro’s website here.

Dead Space 3 will be released on February 5th, 2013. Check out more about Dead Space 3 at the official site here.

EA Mobile News 1/31/13

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February 2, 2013

Sims FreePlay has received a content update this week. The theme is pool parties as the update brings brand new outdoor accessories for your garden, swimwear, the Swimming Center building, and the new diving hobby. The free update is available on iTunes here, Google Play here, and the Amazon App Store here.

FIFA 13 has a new trailer featuring Real Madrid and French International striker Karim Benzema playing as himself on the iPad version of FIFA 13. FIFA 13 has become EA Mobile’s biggest launch day success story, shattering internal records for launch day sales. Additionally, EA has stated that the game is selling at +35% year-over-year, a new record downloadable titles. Check out FIFA 13 for iOS here.

The free version of Scrabble received a major title update that includes iPhone 5 and iOS 6 optimizations, in game chat, the ability to quickly swipe between matches, the ability to put tiles down on the board on other player’s turn to preview your next move, and load time improvements. Check out Scrabble here.

Blackberry, formerly known as RIM, announced the release of their new BB10 devices. EA Mobile announced their line up of games that will be available at launch on the BlackBerry World store. Titles will include The Sims FreePlay, Tetris, World Series of Poker, Monopoly Millionaire, Mass Effect Infiltrator, Dead Space, Plants vs. Zombies, and Bejeweled 2.

Baseball Superstars 2013 Now Available

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February 2, 2013