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iPhone game news from EA's press conference at E3
They premiered three games in the App Store at launch (Sudoku, Tetris, and Scrabble), and Boatman pointed out that they've tried to innovate in all three -- Tetris features a unique piece-drawing system, and Spore (full name: Spore Origins, a mini version of the bacteria stage of the game, complete with a creature creator) will use the accelerometer to control its creatures. Additionally, EA wants WiFi to be a big part of their games on the iPhone -- they're planning on releasing a patch to the Scrabble game that will allow people to play together online.
Finally, Boatman hinted that they were aiming to do a lot more with the iPhone's processing power -- they plan ports of Tiger Woods and Need for Speed on the iPhone. As Mac gaming fans, EA isn't exactly our favorite game developer, but getting big developers behind real innovation on the iPhone will help lift the tides of the software in the App Store.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony said 7:09AM on 7-15-2008
Does anyone know why Electronic Arts games are not in the UK App Store?
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Anthony Sigalas said 9:26AM on 7-15-2008
They are not present on the Greek store as well. What a shame, I was looking forward for Tetris.
Sneakz said 8:27AM on 7-15-2008
Need for Speed for iPhone. Oh yeah!
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Billy K said 9:27AM on 7-15-2008
Yeah, let's hope they support iPhone games a little better than they do Mac Games. It's been 6 weeks since Battlefield 2142 was updated for PC, but not for Mac, making the game virtually unplayable for Mac users.
Throw in the facts it's almost twice as expensive, they never bothered to release the expansion pack for Mac, and that it runs horribly due to the fact it's just emulated, not actually ported, and we get an idea what EA thinks of Mac users.
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Dale said 10:02AM on 7-15-2008
Wi-Fi Scrabble will own.
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paul said 11:29AM on 7-15-2008
EA is about as reliable as a cable TV repairman.
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