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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA has announced The Sims Social, a new version of the popular franchise for Facebook.

The game runs in a browser in classic isometric 2D with a hand-drawn look. The hook appears to be that you will play as yourself and act out scenarios with Sims based on your real-life friends.

"Play with enemies, family, co-workers... Play with friends. Play with life," ran the tagline.

The trailer showed female friends discussing a romance on Facebook that

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Originally Posted by wraggster

EA Sports’ Football Club, a new live service for FIFA games, has been unveiled at E3 2011.

Launching free alongside FIFA 12, Football Club creates a persistent online experience that draws in information from the real world of football.

Players pick their favourite club and can then accept challenges based upon real world results. Success earns progress in live leaderboards, and can boost the position of the chosen club in a virtual league.

EA Sports’

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Originally Posted by wraggster

SSX takes to the slopes in January 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, EA has announced.

Taking to the stage during its E3 conference today, EA Sports boss Peter Moore promised that the finished game will pack in a "ridiculous amount of content."

There are three gameplay modes included – Race It, Trick It and Survive It - playable, according to Moore, over every mountain range in the world.

A new trailer, which we'll have live on Eurogamer

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Electronic Arts has announced a release date for PC and console effort Battlefield 3.

It'll hit the shops on 25 October this year, according to the press release. Presumably that means American shops, as 25th October is a Tuesday. Games are released on Fridays in the UK, so we could be looking at 28th October over here.

Battlefield 3 is looking very exciting indeed, what with the brand new Frostbite 2 game engine in full effect and co-operation from veteran balaclava-wearer

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Originally Posted by wraggster

President of interactive entertainment Don Mattrick announces Halo 4 is the first of three new Master Chief titles
Halo 4 has officially been announced - but that's only the beginning.
Microsoft's E3 press conference ended with a teaser trailer for the new title, showing Master Chief back in action - a surprise reveal that was outed by a leak earlier today.
More interestingly, Microsoft's president of interactive entertainment Don Mattrick revealed that Halo 4 would be "the

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