Ghost Rider Producer Falls for Fifty Shades of Grey Movie

Universal Pictures and Focus Features have hired the Oscar-winning team behind The Social Network to produce their screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, that best-selling erotic romance novel you can't avoid that started as Twilight fan-fic.

The studios announced Monday that Michael De Luca (whose credits also include Ghost Rider 1 and 2, Fright Night, and Moneyball) and Dana Brunetti (Fanboys, 21, Safe) have come aboard to produce the adaptation of the E. L. James lit trilogy, which follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele.

“At its core, Fifty Shades of Grey is a complex love story, requiring a delicate and sophisticated hand to bring it to the big screen,” said Universal Pictures Co-Chairman, Donna Langley, in a statement. “Mike and Dana’s credits more than exemplify what we need in creative partners and we’re glad to have them as part of our team."

Source : ign[dot]com

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

E3 2012: Maxis Shows SimCity

Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw presented two versions of its upcoming city-building game at EA's E3 2012's press conference.

The first, SimCity Social, is coming to Facebook, and features impressive visuals for a social title. It will be playable in just a few weeks.

They also rolled footage for SimCity on PC, which is currently scheduled to release in February of 2012. The trailer showed off foggy cities, sports stadiums, airport construction, monster attacks and some other snippets of gameplay, but didn't reveal any major features beyond what's already been shown off.

Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/e3-2012-maxis-shows-simcity