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Best Video Games 2009 nominations

Here are the nominations for Best Video Game in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best video games on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.

The nominations...

EA announces loss, 1500 jobs to go

After revealing a net loss of $390 million for the the second quarter of 2009 (an even bigger negative than the loss of $310 million in Q2 2008) EA has announced cost-cutting measures.

Those measures include cutting its workforce by 17% - seeing a loss of...

3D gaming coming to a BlackBerry near you

RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry handsets, is hoping to appeal to gamers in the future with an announcement that it will be supporting the OpenGL ES technology in its handsets.

The news, which was announced at the company's developer conference in San Francisco,...

EA acquires Playfish

Electronic Arts has confirmed it is to acquire social games giant Playfish. Playfish will be incorporated into EA Interactive, a division of EA that produces games for the Web and mobile devices.

EA will purchase the company that specialises in Facebook and...

EA offer "Limited Edition" version of Bad Company 2 with unlocks

For those too impatient (or too rubbish) to get there themselves, EA is taking the unusual step of offering a video game complete with six special gameplay unlocks good to go from the first load of the game, rather than being dependent on achievement.

Battlefield:...

Rock Band now available in App Store

Exactly as rumoured, Rock Band for the iPhone has now appeared in the App Store. EA made the app official shortly after the game was spotted in a mobile showreel for the company, and it's now available in the App Store for £6 or $10, depending on which side of the Atlantic...

PHOTOS: Command and Conquer Red Alert for iPhone

Remember Command and Conquer Red Alert back from your gaming heydays of the mid 90s? Thought you did and that is clearly what  EA are hoping for, with the launch of an iPhone edition in the next couple of weeks.

Of course Pocket-lint was there to grab a quick...

EA iPhone 3GS optimised games inbound

EA has said that where relevant it will include graphical optimisation for the iPhone 3GS in its games for the phone platform.

The news comes as the company is gearing up to release a number of games in the next couple of weeks including NBA Live, which will have...

Project Natal: EA, Ubisoft, Konami and others sign up

Microsoft has said that it has signed big name publishers like EA and Activision to create new games for it's yet to be released Project Natal.

Talking at the Tokyo Games Show in Japan, Microsoft confirmed that publishers actively working on games for “Project...

MySims Camera DS app launched

EA has announced an application for the Nintendo DSi that takes advantage of the console's camera functionality to put your MySims characters into the real world.

The app - MySims Camera - allows you to take photos and then overlay 3D characters on top, which...

SingStar: The Beatles on the way

EA is expected to announce that it will be releasing a Beatles version of its SingStar game within days of The Beatles: Rock Band going on sale.

The news, leaked at games conference GamesCom in Germany to gaming industry mag MCV, suggests that EA is hoping...

VIDEO: Beatles Rock Band

Want to know all the latest details on the new Beatles Rock band due out in September? Thought you did.

Duncan strolls down to the UK preview of Harmonix's new edition of Rock Band featuring the songs of The Beatles and gets an exclusive interview with Jonathan...

First Sims 3 expansion announced

EA has announced the first expansion pack for the Sims 3, and it's called "World Adventures". It'll allow players to take their Sims out of Sunset Valley and Riverview and into the wider world.

"Players will be able to take their Sims on the adventure of a lifetime",...

VIDEO: Command and Conquer 4 set in Manchester

The first trailer for the forthcoming Command and Conquer 4 has been revealed, and it seems - inexplicably - to be set in Manchester.

Kane's back, and he's got a proposal for the GDI, apparently. Something to do with a crystal ball. Due in 2010, it's going to...

FIFA 10 dated

EA has confirmed that FIFA 10 will hit the high street on 2 October.
The yearly sports title will be available on the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PS2, Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP with only Apple Mac and iPhone fans missing out.

The new game, as with previous...

EA confirms Command and Conquer 4

EA has confirmed that it plans to release a fourth instalment of its Command and Conquer series of games next year.

Titled, Command & Conquer 4 (see what they did there?), the Real Time Strategy (RTS) game will see you once again pick up the reins of the Brotherhood...

Win a copy of The Sims 3

Pocket-lint has teamed up with EA to bring you the chance of winning one of three copies of the The Sims 3.

Featuring "endless creative possibilities" the new game gives you the ability to customise your Sim's appearance, personality and their home before sending...

EA planning second NERF game for the Wii

Reports indicate that EA's rather successful NERF game for the Wii is getting a sequel. NERF 2: N-strike Elite is due later this year.

Apparently it's planned to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the NERF brand, but like its predecessor it'll come with a...

Crysis 2 announced for consoles

EA has announced that the second instalment of its successful Crysis franchise will be developed by creators Crytek and employ the CryENGINE3 graphical engine, meaning that it'll appear on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Crysis was released in 2007 and was labelled as...

PHOTOS: Beatles Rock Band

A whole new set of screenshots have been released for Beatles Rock Band, showing the group in various stages of their career.

As Pocket-lint has previous reported, the game will be out on 09/09/09, and special edition bundles will be available that feature...

Microsoft looks to exclusives to lure gamers to Xbox 360

Microsoft is stepping up the ante with a plethora of exclusives over the next year, as it tries to lure games away from Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's Wii.

Claiming to appeal to the family, Microsoft has for its exclusives gone after the hardcore gamers with a range...

Sims 3 leaks to file-sharing networks 2 weeks before release

One of EA's biggest releases of the year - the Sims 3 - has leaked onto file sharing networks, nearly 3 weeks prior to its official release date.

Over 15,000 people are downloading it at the time of writing, with one torrent alone scoring nearly 12,000 of those....

Latest Harry Potter game dated

Gaming Potter fans have a new date for their diaries as the release of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game has been confirmed for the UK.

Electronic Arts and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that the new game will hit the...

Spore Hero details revealed for Wii and DS

As Pocket-lint reported back in January, Spore is coming to the Wii, and extending its presence on the DS handheld. Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena will be hatching before the end of the year.

Spore Hero is more of a story-driven adventure game than the original...

The Sims 3 dated

Sims 3 fans can finally start saving for the new game as EA has announced when the latest version will land here in the UK.

EA has confirmed that The Sims 3 launches in the UK on 5 June 2009, and with it promises more creativity, more customisation and more...