E3 2012: EA Expands Social Offerings

At its press conference today, EA announced some new additions to its social media presence.

First up was the announcement of SimCity Social from EA Maxis. A collaboration between Maxis and Playfish is bringing the SimCity experience to Facebook, promising a "truly social" version of the game. A colorful reveal trailer shows off impressive graphics on the social media platform. According to EA Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw, the game will be released in "just a few weeks."

EA also promoted its social media tie-ins with two of its biggest sports franchises. Madden 13 Social was promoted as a cross-platform social media game you can "begin on Facebook and finish on your phone," and a new rewards program was introduced into FIFA 13 for members of the EA SPORTS Football Club. A new app for iPhone and iPod touch was also announced, connecting members of the Football Club with their friends.

Check out more E3 news for SimCity, FIFA 13 and Madden NFL 13.

Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/e3-2012-ea-expands-social-offerings

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Outernauts is coming to Facebook. EA and Insomniac have teamed up to create an adventure role-playing game that aims to bring something new to the social media space. The game casts players as members of United Earth’s elite Outernaut force. The Outernauts capture and train exotic alien beasts and uncover the riddle behind mysterious “ancients” while battling pirates and evil corporations seeking to control the galaxy. All that on Facebook.

"As we have demonstrated for nearly twenty years in the console games space, we're confident we can help evolve the definition of a game experience on Facebook," said Insomniac prez Ted Price. "With Outernauts, we are delivering a deep story with real RPG strategy, coupled with Insomniac's signature sense of humor."

The game aims to combine Insomniac’s immersive storytelling with "a unique art style and sense of wit." If it goes off the way it's planned, it will bring something really special to Facebook gaming. I'm looking forward to it.

Outernauts will launch this summer and is currently in closed beta.

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Source : http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/723615/outernauts-facebook-game-coming-from-insomniac-ea/