EA: Dead Space 3 got co-op because Dead Space is too scary to play alone

Speaking to Gamasutra, Miele described how EA's market research teams have switched from pigeon-holing players in terms of favourite genres or features, to categorising their tastes in terms of mood, situation or time of day. "It was common for companies to segment the marketplace," she told the site. "Like, there's an Xbox 360 shooter consumer, or you have a PS3 sports fan consumer. And I knew that's not how people were consuming content." EA's...

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Criterion Details Autolog 2.0 for Most Wanted

Criterion has released details of Autolog 2.0, a network that connects online friends allowing them to compete in head-to-head races and easily compare their stats. The service first shipped with Criterion's take on Hot Pursuit in 2010, and the service will get lots of new features when Need For Speed: Most Wanted launches later this year. Autolog 2.0 will record everything you do in the game, and it will broadcast this in the form of a 'Live Feed' that "pulls all the biggest news from your friends' games and invites you to do better". The...

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DIRT Showdown- PC Review

And Codemasters Racing do it again. But this time with more car-nage than before. Dirt showdown is an action filled, full contact alongside with the ecstasy of destruction you would love to get. Codemasters retain the familiar Codemasters aesthetic, complete with crashing option overlays and smooth transition between menu levels. As far as the story is concerned one shouldn't bother much really. Instead take a super heavy vehicle and head out...

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