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EA to triple payments in football game class-action suit

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Did ea-football-class-action-top640you buy an EA football game between 2003 and 2012? You might have some money coming to you — even more than you thought.

Recent modifications to the class-action settlement EA made regarding the games could triple the amount paid out to claimants. Under the new terms, people will receive $20.37 per game, as opposed to $6.79, if they bought a copy for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube or Windows PC. Those who bought a version for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii will see $5.85 per game, instead of $1.95.

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Awesome dad buils an intricate spaceship simulator for his son

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Add spaceship-top630Daniel Sherrouse to the short list for geeky father of the year.

While most dads would probably be happy to help their kids build a spaceship out of a cardboard box and some aluminum foil, he took things a bit further, building a much, MUCH more detailed simulator.

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The trouble with Ouya

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The ouya-consolelittle system hoping to change the world faces some huge challenges.

When it was first introduced last July, the Ouya game system sounded like a dream come true for gamers frustrated with traditional consoles. With a focus on independent games, an affordable price point and a developer-friendly design, it seemed like a breath of fresh air for the industry.

Now the system is finally in the hands of its early Kickstarter backers — just two months from hitting retail shelves — and it appears the dream may well turn into a nightmare.

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Twitter flap leads to Xbox exec leaving company

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Unemployment. adam-orth-firedMicrosoft Studios’ creative director Adam Orth is going to have to learn to deal with it for a little while.

Orth, whose controversial Twitter comments about always-on connectivity last week stirred up gamers and forced a public apology from the Redmond-based company, is no longer employed at Microsoft.

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Electronic Arts named the worst company in America – again

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For ea-worst-company-top640the second year in a row, readers of the consumer-watchdog website The Consumerist have named Electronic Arts “the worst company in America,” vilifying the video game publisher more than Bank of America, Comcast and Ticketmaster (which took second, third and fourth places, respectively).

The results of the poll are hardly surprising — even EA predicted it would repeat the dubious honor — but they were certainly conclusive.

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Microsoft exec stirs up controversy with ‘always on’ Xbox Twitter tirade

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Was xbox-twitter-orthit a hint at one of the new Xbox’s features? Was it a friendly argument that spun out of control? Either way, a tweet from a Microsoft bigwig has turned into a public relations debacle.

Microsoft Studios’ creative director Adam Orth took to Twitter Thursday to comment on the growing gamer disgust with “always on” DRM, essentially technology that requires a game or device to be connected to the internet to work properly. That tech made the launches of high-profile PC games Diablo III and SimCity disastrous, and rumors are swirling that it will be included in the next Xbox system as a means to thwart used game sales.

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Black Ops II ‘Uprising’ to feature Hollywood’s top mob men

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Activision cod-black-ops-2-uprisinghas never been afraid to go big with its expansions for Call of Duty, but the next bit of downloadable content makes an offer you might not want to refuse.

Uprising, the next downloadable expansion for the billion-selling shooter, will feature four new diverse multiplayer maps and a new Zombie mode that features four of Hollywood’s go-to actors for mafia-themed films.

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