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EA announces Tiberium, a First Person Shooter

Tiberium

Electronic Arts is developing Tiberium, a new intense tactical action and visceral first person shooting game which is set in a sci fi world. The game takes place in a devastated earth and the main objective will be to take control of a powerful energy source called Tiberium. Read the rest of this entry »

Live ads in Games

A new form of advertising may soon be around to hit us . Advertisers who want to get there products noticed to 16-30 years old , EA Games and Microsoft might have a solution for you . EA Games , in conjunction with Massive Incorporated (a subsidiary of Microsoft) will be able to provide live advertising in XBOX 360 and PC games it releases - first game featuring this will be NFS Carbon .

In the past we have had several games like Rainbow Six , Swat etc which are displaying ads in the form of banners , roadside signs etc. The issue is quite debatable as well , as why would a person who is paying more than 50$ for a game be subjected to ads . I mean if the games were free , then no one would object plus many feel that sometimes the old and outdated ads makes the game feel “stale” after a long time . Read the rest of this entry »

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