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EA free gas giveaway in Los Angeles for Mercenaries 2 promo (PS3 Fanboy)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:15:00 GMT

Filed under: News [Update: Apparently, this was today . Thanks, Paul!] You guys wanna make a bet? We think the above shown Mobil gas station was the most popular gas station in Los Angeles today. EA is hosting an event to promote Mercenaries 2 called "Petrol to the People, For Free!" that gave free gas away today at 6 AM until the pumps dried up. Fuel is a central element to Mercenaries 2 story, where...

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EA Makes Spore Available For Pre-Load [News] (Total Video Games)

editor@totalvideogames.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:48:09 GMT

Gamers can now pre-load Spore onto their PCs from the EA Store in preparation for next Friday's release...

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News: EA: Packaged goods won't go away in the next 20 years (GamesIndustry.biz)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Dr Jens Uwe Intat, senior VP and general manager for European publishing in Europe at Electronic Arts, has told GamesIndustry.biz that he believes physical distribution of videogames is going to play an important role in the industry for at least the next 20 years. Speaking on the relationship between publishers and retailers, Intat explained that the file sizes with respect to videogames are...

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EA Sports Partners with Gillette (Next Generation)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:35:59 GMT

EA Sports and Proctor and Gamble-owned shaving firm Gillette have announced a “global partnership that will create a variety of co-promotional marketing opportunities focused on similar male consumers”. The partnership, which will leverage the Xbox 360 Live and EA Sports in-game environments, will include joint online marketing efforts in more than 20 markets in North America, Latin America, Western...

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EA launches new Dead Space promo site (PS3)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:31:00 GMT

If you're a fan of survival horror, you're really going to be spoilt for choice at the end of this October. EA's Dead Space is on a direct collision course with the updated, revamped PS3 version of Bioshock. It'll make for an interesting clash - Dead Space is still looking increasingly like a spiritual successor to System Shock 2, and Bioshock is the spiritual successor to System Shock 2.

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EA complains about second-hand games, tries to curb them (Destructoid)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:39:01 GMT

Developers love to complain about second-hand games, even though used goods are a part of almost every single industry in the world, and Electronic Arts is far from the exception . Stating that the used game market is a "critical situation," that it plans to tackle digitally. "I'd actually make the point that for us second-hand sales is a very critical situation, because people are selling multiple...

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EA: You don't need $1 billion to compete with WoW (WOW Insider)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:00:00 GMT

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Economy , Expansions , Burning Crusade , Making money , Wrath of the Lich King You just need $100 million to beat it. No, we're kidding -- after Activizzard founder Bobby Kotick's presumptuous statement a few months ago that any game company would need at least half a billion dollars to challenge World of Warcraft , EA/Mythic's Mark Jacobs has responded in kind on...

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EA Offers Red Alert for Free (Game|Life)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:27:48 GMT

To celebrate this October's release of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and the series' 13th anniversary, Electronic Arts is offering players the chance to download the original Red Alert free of charge. As of August 31, Red Alert fans...

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Mercenaries 2 Launch Trailer, EA Giving Away Free Gas (TeamXbox )

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:51:19 GMT

In celebration of the launch of Mercenaries 2 World in Flames from Pandemic Studios, EA is giving away FREE GAS!

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EA giving away free gas for Mercenaries 2 (Destructoid)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:41:04 GMT

In celebration of the release of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames , EA is giving away free gas to the people of Los Angeles. I can’t make this up, and I wish I could be this brilliant if I was. The gas is flowing as long as the pumps are running, so make sure to grab your biggest SUV and fill the tank. When : August 29, 2008 Time: 6 A.M. – 6 P.M. (or until the pumps run dry) Where: 8489 Beverly Blvd,...

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Sri Lanka: Grenade attack on Muslim teacher's house in Ea'raavoor (Tamilnet)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:24:19 GMT

Unidentified armed men arriving on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade Friday around 5:30 a.m on the house of a Muslim teacher in Ea'raavoor police division in Batticaloa district, sources in Ea'raavoor said. No one was injured but the front part of the house was slightly damaged in the blast.

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Inter-Society for Electronic Arts ISEA2009: Call for Papers (Autopia)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:52:53 GMT

http://www.isea2009.org/wordpress/ Link: . CALL FOR PAPERS - ACROSS EIGHT SUB-THEMES Papers are sought for ISEA 2009 that will illuminate both the near and long term Future of Digital Media Culture. Papers which present research outcomes, track trends or developments, describe...

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As Tanzania Dithers, EA Integration Must Roll On (All Africa)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:20:24 GMT

East Africa: As Tanzania Dithers, EA Integration Must Roll On (Nairobi)OPINIONPosted to the web 29 August 2008Tom MshindiNairobiIt is regrettable but hardly surprising that Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda must now proceed with the East African regional integration project without Tanzania because it is scared about the implications of progressing with plans to set up a common market by 2010 and a...

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EA's Dead Space moves up release date to October 24 (GamePro.com Pro Reviews)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT

EA's survival horror space shooter Dead Space is coming out sooner than advertised.

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Electronic Arts Wants to Give You Gas (Voodoo Extreme)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:25:00 GMT

As a promotional stunt to mark the launch of Mercenaries 2: World In Flames, EA will be handing...

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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Launch Trailer [Electronic Arts] (Kotaku)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:40:00 GMT

A few days ago we showed you tons of explosions. Today it looks like the Mercenaries trailer madness is coming to a close with this official launch trailer. Remember guys the game will be out for PC,...

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EA's CEO to Present at the 2008 Citi Investment Research Technology Conference (Business Wire)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:30:00 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 2008 Citi Investment Research

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EA Europe Senior VP Decries Used Games Sales (1UP)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT

... just how much of a detriment are these second-hand sales to game companies? If we're to believe Electronic Arts senior VP and general manager for European publishing Jens Uwe Intat, it's a "critical situation." Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz on the matter, Intat that comparisons second-hand sales markets in other industries (such as cars and books) aren't valid, and that EA is trying to...

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EA Mobile to Release More Windows Mobile Games (MobileTopSoft news board)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:24:00 GMT

Found under: Games , Windows Mobile , Software , Electronic Arts or EA for the connoisseurs is one of the biggest game makers for PCs and not only. The company could not and should not ignore the mobile world. After all during the day we tend to be closer to our mobile phone than to our home computer. EA is going to launch well known PC games for Windows Mobile devices too. Sure youd have to...

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EA releases Spore with a serious bug. Apple withdraw it. (News Of Techie)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:32 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pdBwu29ptw Less than 24 hours after the launch of Spore Origins iPod, the title was abruptly withdrew App Store since it was found a serious bug. It ‘was confirmed that the bug in the game showed only with iPod Classic 1.0.xe version 1.1.x. The device went en bloc while the disc continued to turn in search of [...]

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