Star Wars: The Old Republic and can be played for free

EA and BioWare have announced that the game titled Star Wars: The Old Republic from now can be played for free. This great massively multiplayer online game (MMO) was launched in December last year with over 1.5 million subscribers.
Obviously you can still continue using paid accounts, which gives us access to a number of benefits that do not have free accounts. The differences between the various types of accounts can be viewed here .
While Star Wars: The Old Republic has not been as successful as expected, yet it has gone very well and has managed to improve the profitability of EA.

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Rumor: Apple negotiated investment in Twitter

Last week, EA released a gameplay video for "Need for Speed: Most Wanted" showing a slightly "Burnout" with punch and turbo on all sides.

The video explains some specifics of the game, as you open the city to explore, the police chases that start after the race, the points that compare their online racing with his friends, collectibles, and various maneuvers.

At the end of advertising, an image appears suggestive. It is the picture of the box the game for Xbox, with a purple belt, used to indicate that certain game works with Kinect.

Despite rumors, EA Games has not ruled on the matter and no clues as to how this integration would work.

The expectation is that news about the game to be announced next Gamescom, which will take place on 19/08 in Cologne - Germany.

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Battlefield 4 announced, the first beta arrives in October

Electronic Arts has given his fans one more reason for which to be happy, and is confirmation of Battlefield 4, successor to a popular series of games FPS war. In addition, EA also announced that those who pre-order the future Medal of Honor: Warfighter will have access to the first beta version of the Future Battlefield 4.
For a gamer, is like killing two birds with one stone, because not only get a game that is great MoH: Warfighter, but also get to test the beta version of one of the most anticipated video games of 2013.
The launch of MoH: Warfighter is expected in late October and early November 2012, while four will probably Battefield next year.

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SimCity comes to Facebook

Electronic Arts has confirmed that Social SimCity is now available on Facebook. The title is the result of collaboration between Maxis and Playfish studies that have attempted to bring together the best social games with depth and creativity SimCity. Users will become mayors of their city and have to deal with their development.

SimCity is a very popular franchise in the PC world. This is a strategy title in which users have to manage their resources to thrive. SimCity has won the recognition of thousands of users and now wants to conquer the millions of people using Facebook.

In SimCity Social users will have to take on the role of a mayor to create their own city. In the role of mayor, the game will present all kinds of challenges and unexpected situations such as fires, crime and pollution, which hamper the construction of the desired city.

For the first time in franchise history, every decision has consequences which affect both the future of the city of the user and the cities of his friends. Facebook Social SimCity allows for friendship or creates intense rivalries with neighboring cities. The title combines elements of fun and addictive game, which promise to create a new era in city management simulation.

This is a very promising title. According to vice president of global studies of Playfish, Jami Laes: "the game will attract a new generation players, thanks to easy to use tools that allow anyone to grow your city and see how it evolves in a fun and unexpected" .

As a special aspect, SimCity Social content has Mercedes-Benz and Dunkin Donuts. Electronic Arts and Mercedes-Benz has launched a deal to include and offer unique items in the game. For its part, Dunkin 'Donuts will also be present in Social SimCity. Users can give Boosts Coffee and Donut Boosts to improve the gaming experience of their friends. The well-known food brand campaigns carried out gifts of items in the game throughout the year.

Related links:

- Social SimCity (www.facebook.com / simcitysocial)

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Mercedes and EA are committed to the 'product placement' 'in-game' with SimCity Social

Advertising in video games is becoming more common and quite effective. When the title has a realistic theme, these ads can get to increase that sense of reality, it is undeniable that our world is full of posters and corporate buildings.

So Electronic Arts has chosen to put a real dealer your next installment of SimCity for social networks. To bring the usual 'product placement' which is so common in television shows or movies to virtual worlds and video games.

Electronic Arts and Mercedes-Benz Europe have announced a collaboration agreement to include and offer unique items in the game for EA SimCity Social Facebook. If a player completes the mission that the carmaker proposed in the game, you get exclusive features such as a factory of Mercedes-Benz will increase the playability of your city.

Social SimCity, which is coming soon to Facebook, is the result of close collaboration between Maxis and Playfish studies, and presents the actual simulation of the process of urban construction, providing total freedom to create a city and to make decisions on it.

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