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Game of the Week - Dead Space

Overview : When we first started talking to Electronic Arts (EA) about Community Server powering the Dead Space pre-launch site I was hooked on the concept. Born from a rouge EA team, DeadSpace is a bold step forward for EA. It is a brand new IP and it is a true survival/horror title which has an M rating...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 10-26-2008
Dead Space Pre-Release Copy Part 2

I have now finished the first 5 missions of the much anticipated EA survival/horror title and all I can say is WOW. I cannot reiterate how smooth the interface is. From the video, text, and audio logs similar to Bioshock, to the zero-G sections. There is essentially not an onscreen HUD. Your health and...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 10-12-2008
Dead Space - Pre-Release Copy

Today I received a copy of Dead Space from our friends at EA Redwood Shores (Thanks MJ & JA). And all I can say is WOW it was worth the wait!!! Oh and did I mention that it was a PS3 copy and not a 360 copy? Shocking I know!?! Community Server powers the Dead Space gaming site and I have been eagerly...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 10-10-2008
O Canada

Last week I traveled to Vancouver on business and as usual there is an interesting story from the trip. We initially flew into Vancouver to meet with Electronic Arts and various clients but we had also scheduled a meeting in Seattle (Roughly 2 hours away) so we jumped into the rental and drove towards...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 08-21-2008
Spore Creature Creator

I recently took a trip to London for business to discuss Community Server strategy with members of the Eidos Interactive team as well as our friends at Electronic Arts (Europe) at their new offices in Guildford. Aside from getting a sneak peek at some of the great upcoming titles one in particular was...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 06-21-2008
Skate 2 & Skate It

It is now official to discuss that Electronic Arts Skate franchise will release 2 new titles. Skate It for the Wii leveraging the Wii fitboard will arrive late in 2008 and the highly anticipated Skate 2 for the 360 will hit stores in 2009. In mid April I was in Vancouver meeting with various EA teams...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 05-13-2008
Xbox 360 Retail Game Library

One of my good friends recently posted his game library as part of his blog. So following that lead here is my collection of Xbox 360 and PS3 Retail titles. I also have 40+ Arcade titles that may be listed later. I have recently acquired a PS3 as well and those titles are also outlined below. 130 Xbox...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 05-09-2008
Madden 09 Cover Athlete

I know this is slightly delayed. I was in San Francisco attending a session during the Web 2.0 conference as well as visiting our friends at the Electronic Arts Redwood City campus. As you may or may not know the Madden 09 Cover athlete was announced on the David Letterman show. This edition of Madden...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 04-26-2008
Game of the Week - Army of Two

To preface this review I want to state for the record that I really enjoy co-op shooters. So this review has a positive slant from the word go because I am a fanboy of any game that allows you to blow stuff up with your buddies in real time. Electronic Arts did a great job with Army of Two as it is just...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 03-18-2008
Interview with Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb

During GDC 2008 I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb of the Xbox Live team. Larry is the Director of Xbox Live Programming and is the author of one of the most popular gaming blogs on the web. Between posts, blogcasts and twitter Major keeps everyone up to date on the...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 02-21-2008

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