NEW YORK Quelling rumors of a breakup, Facebook and the company behind many of the most popular games on the social network say they’ve signed a five-year partnership that will keep “Farmville,” “Mafia Wars” and “Cafe World” on the site. Zynga’s games are popular distractions on Facebook. The games have more than 230 million active [...]

2010 FIFA World Cup marking an improvement over FIFA 10, the Wii version doesn’t fare so well. In fact, this title is so similar to the year’s main game that it’s going to take the most dedicated of football fans to pick it up on Nintendo’s console. Against EA’s best efforts, what we have here [...]

Sony Corp is bringing baseball to America’s living rooms on its PlayStation 3 video game console, ratcheting up the competition in the race to become the digital hub of the home.Sony not only ups the ante in its rivalry with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console, but also positions itself as something of a challenger to cable [...]

NEW YORK  Two studio executives recently fired by Activision and accused of inappropriately meeting with a rival company said Monday that they will create games to be distributed exclusively by one such competitor, Electronic Arts Inc.Jason West and Vince Zampella have formed a development studio, Respawn Entertainment, and its games will be published and distributed [...]

Splinter Cell: Conviction is set to release in under a month on April 15. Many longtime fans are wondering how the multiplayer has turned out with the exclusion of Spies vs. Mercs mode. Well, we have good news – it’s much better than we originally thought it would be.The four multiplayer modes in Splinter Cell: [...]

Love is important. If you ever think it’s not, just watch some TV – in between the 60-minute dramas and soap operas that tell us to follow our heart, there are 30-second commercials promoting online dating services, expensive hotlines, and Valtrex (for relationships that give you more than ever-lasting affection). Not unexpectedly, love found its [...]

Army of Two: The 40th Day was clichéd to the bone – it played out eerily similar to a Michael Bay featured film. The total experience follows a few simple steps: Step 1 Amp up the explosions Step 2 Sarcasm in dialogue is key for humor Step 3a Guns and more guns Step 3b  The [...]

Dante’s Inferno is not for the faint of heart. It’s also not exactly true to the source material, using names and ideas more as a jumping off point than as straight inspiration. The story follows Dante, who fans of the original work may be amused to find is a powerful soldier, as he fights to [...]

Dead Space will arrive anytime between January-March 2011. Along with this title, EA will also release next the Dragon Age title with Epic Games’ one shooter title and the new Need For Speed title. The next Spore title, new Sims title and one Sports fighting title will also be released. Based on the current popularity [...]

Prequel bonuses Have a saved game file from the original Mass Effect on your hard drive, and use that profile in Mass Effect 2 to get the following bonuses: experience points based on your previous level; resources for weapon and armor upgrades; and Paragon and Renegade points (including a bonus if you have the maximum [...]