pedrocasilva Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 As we know Electronic Arts gave a conference and then made all the people sign NDA's (non disclosure agreements), yesterday news appeared that, the NDA was apparently broken by someone, here's what I found: - Mic for Wii (no ordinary mic?)- EA working on Wii WiFi - No friend codes for games rated T and up - EA working on Harry Potter game - "graphics as good as last world on Sonic Secret Rings" - Wild Western FPS, uses mic (I think) - NHL game (something to do with 1994 NHL game) - Black and White 3 for Wii - Battlefield for Wii and PS3 - Fight Night 2007 for all consoles (including Wii) Source: http://www.digitalguilds.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1593; http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25438049 I don't know if it's true, some things are doubtable, others are obvious and others just make sense and would be hard to make up, like the "no friend codes for games above Teen rating". If it's true it means no friend codes for Super Smash Bros Brawl and Metroid Prime 3, but could mean codes for... for example Mario Kart Wii (look's at Mario Kart DD/DS "3+/E for Everyone" rating) In the end could be a mix of all that or fake altogether (like already stated), so take it as a grain of salt. ____________ About the music game: MTV News has a great article up about Electronic Arts's new music download serivce, EA Trax. Featuring tons of quotes from EA's worldwide executive of music and marketing Steve Schnur, the article gives all info. on Trax you could possibly want: songs previously available only in EA games, original scores from games like Medal of Honor, no DRM restrictions on songs, and an iTunes-inspired pricing scheme -- $.99 per song, $9.99 for a full album. Now to the really juicy stuff. Hidden at the very end of the article is this oh-so salivatory snippet: "And for those wondering if EA is going to sit idly by while other companies prove that music-based games like "Guitar Hero" and "Dance Dance Revolution" become roaring successes, there's news coming. "I've been pushing for a long time to be honest with you," Schnur said. "I think you'll see us breaking into the genre sooner than you think." A music-based game with the licensing power of Electronic Arts could be really fantastic or really awful. At the very least, it seems that people like Schnur have the passion. However it turns out, you know we'll keep our ears to the ground for you. Source: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157765
McMad Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Oh McMad likes that, and to thank EA for their Pro-Wiiness I'm gonna buy SSX Blur, but also because it's got good reviews and we're entering a drought.
Guest Jordan Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 No friend codes T and up means... Their own servers?
triforce_keeper Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Black and White 3 on Wii? PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!
Dilli Gee Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 EA were always going to break into music and movies, I posted something about it a few months ago (they have 2 films in development).
flameboy Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 the best one out of them: No friend codes for games rated T and up I've always said that the friend codes system (think I have posted it here somewhere) should be applied in line with the parental control system. Think your right Jordan it would point to them having their own servers.
ZeldaFreak Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Black and White 3 on Wii? PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE! Wouldn't that not happen seen as Peter Molyneuxs studios being bought by microsoft.
Fresh Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 How about we wait until we get some confirmation first before we all start screaming "OMG!!!!oneone"
spirited away Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Wouldn't that not happen seen as Peter Molyneuxs studios being bought by microsoft. Lionhead ?
Teppo Holmqvist Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Wouldn't that not happen seen as Peter Molyneuxs studios being bought by microsoft. Black & White is EA's property. EA owns nearly all of Bullfrog's / Lionhead's earlier properties.
Guest Jordan Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Black & White is EA's property. EA owns nearly all of Bullfrog's / Lionhead's earlier properties. He's right. Lionhead only own the 'Fable' and 'The Movies' properties these days. EA can do anything they want with the Black and White series... but it'd probably suck. The first 2 did, whats stopping the third one.
IMJ Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Hm, sounds good if true. There was a post on Gonintendo mentioning EA's NDA. Things they couldn't talk about, but apparently already broken by someone. I thought their 'secret' was the Spielberg Wii game. The Western FPS sounds cool, feels fresh at least. No futuristic or WWII FPS anymore. If there's no Friend Codes for games rated T or higher, that's a positive sign. Kinda makes sense too. The whole FC system was meant to protect the children. T-rated games are not meant to be played by kids, so they would technically avoid any issues of people taking advantage of them. It would be confusing though. Some games requires them, other dont... Anyway, we'd better wait till we here more about it. There should be an announcement soon I suppose.
Fresh Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 He's right.Lionhead only own the 'Fable' and 'The Movies' properties these days. EA can do anything they want with the Black and White series... but it'd probably suck. The first 2 did, whats stopping the third one. Thats slightly unfair. Both Black and Whites received positive reviews and while the second one seemed a little more constricting than the the first it was still good.
ZeldaFreak Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 He's right.Lionhead only own the 'Fable' and 'The Movies' properties these days. EA can do anything they want with the Black and White series... but it'd probably suck. The first 2 did, whats stopping the third one. If I was microsoft would of dumped a whole heap of money for black and white, just becuase that was his best title hes done in quite along time, Fable was good but didn't have that rpg feel to it. More like an action adventure game. In the words of that famous wrestler: "DAMN"
Advance Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Sounds logic that games rated T will not use friendcodes, as they aren't meant for childeren that need protection. But is good news if true
gaggle64 Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 No friend codes T and up means...Their own servers? Very possibly, they don't even like to use Live if they can help it.
Tellyn Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 I don't understand why we should have friendcodes on Wii anyway if we have parental control. Just apply the controls then children will need a PIN to play the online mode in games rated under T.
Jhaqen Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 I don't get why we should have to suffer friend codes at all. Parents should take five minutes of their time and set parental control up in Wii's settings if they are worried.
gaggle64 Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 I really do like the friend codes, I've listened to too many screeching requests from American pre-pubescents wanting me to join their clan to feel otherwise.
Charlie Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 The thing is, parents don't know about the parental controls and hence they don't get used... I wish it were like that though, all games used a unified friends list and all had voice chat.
ShadowV7 Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 Well if atleast 3 of those where true then that would be fantastic. Especially the - Mic for Wii (no ordinary mic?) - EA working on Wii WiFi - No friend codes for games rated T and up. I read on Codename I think that the mic was motion sensing or something.But god I hope these 2 are true.
Cube Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 - Mic for Wii (no ordinary mic?) - Wild Western FPS, uses mic (I think) - Battlefield for Wii and PS3 Sounds interesting. I read on Codename I think that the mic was motion sensing or something.But god I hope these 2 are true. - Mic for Wii with Motion sensing - Wild Western FPS, uses mic Hmm... Move head slightly to left/right/up/down, character starts turnin in that direction. (If it's a headset mic)
ShadowV7 Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 That would be cool if your head moved on the game,or your head controlled the camera or something. But that would be a couple Wifi games in development from 3rd parties if its true. I'm kinda hoping that 3rd parties can have their own online server so you can talk with a mic or have the choice to use the friend code system from Nintendo.But it would seem there are online devs out.
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