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EA explains why Crysis 2 was pulled from Steam

EA explains why Crysis 2 was pulled from Steam
  • Posted July 8, 2011, 10:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, The Web
  • There has been some speculation about a possible break-up between EA and Valve, after Crysis 2 was pulled from the Steam platform and appeared on EA's new storefront sporting a misleading "only on Origin" tag. Although many of us saw…

First independently published author sells over 1 million Kindle books

First independently published author sells over 1 million Kindle books
  • Posted June 22, 2011, 3:08 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
  • John Locke of Louisville, Kentucky has become the first independently published author to sell over 1 million paid copies in the Kindle Store. He is the eight author to do so, and has joined Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts,…

1C: UK retailers refuse to sell Steam-enabled games

1C: UK retailers refuse to sell Steam-enabled games
  • Posted June 21, 2011, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • Speaking with Computer and Video Games about the state PC game distriubtion, Darryl Still of 1C, a Russian developer and publisher, claimed that some UK retailers refuse to sell Steamworks titles. According to Still, certain big-box stores have warned publishers…

EA pulls Crysis 2 from Steam, now 'only on Origin' (updated)

EA pulls Crysis 2 from Steam, now
  • Posted June 15, 2011, 10:15 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Software
  • Update: EA has announced that it had nothing to do with Steam's removal of Crysis 2. Instead, the mega-publisher said that Steam dropped the game because of conflicting business terms involving Crytek and another online game service. The full statement is…

EA launching digital download service Origin to rival Steam

EA launching digital download service Origin to rival Steam
  • Posted June 3, 2011, 7:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, The Web
  • Game publishing giant Electronic Arts is set to take on Valve's Steam with the launch of its own digital distribution platform, dubbed Origin. According to a report on the Wall Street Journal, the new service functions as a single store…

EA CEO: we're switching from discs to digital

EA CEO: we
  • Posted May 5, 2011, 12:57 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
  • Electronic Arts is aware that the future of gaming lies in digital content and wants to eventually move away from physical discs. In fact, EA CEO John Riccitiello is planning to completely convert the gaming giant.

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