Tag: EA

Sim City: A Lesson in Failure (DRM Problems and Bad Reviews)

Posted: March 8, 2013 at 6:35 pm   /   Local, Technology, Videogames

Note: this is not intended to be a comprehensive technical guide regarding DRM, nor is it a review of Sim City. I didn’t have a home computer in elementary school; they were just too expensive, and my parents feared I’d spend all my time on it. So while my friends were at home surfing the […]

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Star Wars Geeks Unite: Pre-Order Starts for “The Old Republic” and Droid Themed XBOX360

Posted: July 21, 2011 at 3:43 pm   /   Deals, Local, Off the Wall, Videogames

Apparently someone decided my day should be filled with daydreams of Jedi vs. Sith battles, because I’ve been bombarded with Star Wars themed merchandise today. It started this morning when I woke up to see the Star Wars: The Old Republic pre-order has begun. I promptly opened a line of credit so I could purchase […]

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ReviewSTL vs. TheFlickFanatic – Battle For Their Souls with EA’s Dante’s Inferno at The TinCan Tavern

Posted: February 8, 2010 at 5:12 pm   /   Contests, Local

Who wants to see Kevin and I take on Karl (and whoever he picks for his second) from TheFlickFanatic.com in EA’s new game Dante’s Inferno? We will be playing this Wednesday February 10th at 7:30PM! We will be playing at TinCan Tavern at Morganford Road, St Louis, MO 63116-1932. The TinCan will be serving “Inferno” […]

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Petropolis Give A Dog A Bone Charity Event – KMOX’s Kevin Wheeler NCAA 2009 Video Game Playoff

Posted: December 2, 2009 at 8:33 pm   /   Local

Kevin Wheeler NCAA 2009 Video Game Playoff. Join Us at Petropolis on December 13th from 3:00p.m. until 6:00p.m. $20 per entry with prizes for the top 8 spots 64-team tournament Sign up Now…. Can play with the team of your choice until Elite Eight (then we seed according to BCS rankings and randomly assign teams […]

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EA and FOX Developing ‘Spore’ into Animated Film

Posted: October 2, 2009 at 9:37 am   /   Local, Movie News

No surprise from me, but EA is getting in the movie business. EA has hit gold with Will Wright’s productions mainly his line of ‘Sims’, but they recently scored a hit with his new game, ‘Spore’. ‘Spore’ give you the opportunity to create species from a single celled organism all the way up to dominate […]

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