EA’s Online Move Receives Blacklash

14 05 2010

Renowned publisher Electronic Arts announced Monday that with the release of their new videogame, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, a new feature (or lack of one) would become more present on future EA SPORTS genre titles they release.

The upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will be the first EA Sports game to feature the online pass.

 The release stated that the games would now feature an “Online Pass” which would allow gamers who bought the game new, to open up access to the online features of the game, primarily the ability to play online against other opponents.

The pass would only be for single-use, which would make any gamer who wished to buy the title used (in order to save money) shell out an additional $10 for an online pass key, or be barred from online features (past a seven-day trial period), according to the press release. Read the rest of this entry »








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