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#religionweek In the beginning, I played video games. And, often, I played the role of God. More »

#thesims Will Wright, creator of The Sims and SimCity, hasn't worked on a video game since 2008's Spore. What's he been keeping busy with in the meantime? How about making a TV show. More »

#gdc Will Wright, the fast-talking, rocket-loving man behind The Sims, took to the stage at last night's Game Developers Choice Awards to present John Carmack, the fast-talking, rocket-loving man behind Doom, with a lifetime achievement award. Guess what he talked about? More »

EA's Salt Lake City, Utah studio, home to The Sims, Littlest Pet Shop, and Nerf development teams, is moving to a larger location and hiring developers for a "groundbreaking" unannounced new...

EA's tentative release schedule for Q4 of ficsal 2011 (or, as us normal people call it, January - March 2011) contains more than a few intriguing entries. You already heard about the new Dragon Age game -- but listed just below that is an untitled "Shooter from Epic TBA." Of course, this can only mean one thing: Gears of Madden 2012 is within spitting distance of becoming a sweet reality. (We're putting in a pre-order as soon as we're done with this post.)

Also listed under the Q4 releases is Dead Space 2, which EA had previously promised would drop before next March. The excitement level of the remaining games drops off like the deep end of a pool: The list includes (deep breath) a new Need For Speed, a downloadable action game, a new fighting game (likely EA MMA 2012), a new Hasbro game (more Family Game Night?), and new installments in the Sims and Spore franchises. We'll let you know once we start uncovering the identities of these unannounced projects.

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