Says women make up ‘around 25%’ of EA customers Speaking atGamelab Barcelonathis week, Electronic Arts’ Chief Competition Officer (read: Big eSports Boy) Peter Moore discussed his thoughts on the eSports scene and EA’s approach to diversity. “I’ve tried to ink this to real sports. How can we see how close we are to real sports? Because we’ve got match fixing, we’ve got drug taking involved: ritalin, adderall,” Moore said. “When you have money, aspiration, and audience, people are going to try and cut corners....

Cross-dressing performers, you say? Well, in Japan that’s not necessarily scandalous — Kabuki theatre has been featuring such gender-bending activity since its origin in 1603. TheTakarazuka Revueis a Japanese musical theatre troupe that performs mostly lavish Western-style productions, with a sprinkling of originals, manga and novel adaptions. Come next February, they will take on the Phoenix Wright series, adding some considerable sex appeal by cross-dressing as the majority of the characters....

Time for Tank All the leaks were spot-on:ReCoreis getting a Definitive Edition. During Xbox’s gamescom live event, a new retail release forReCorewas confirmed for August 29. The Definitive Edition contains the inclusion of the fifth robot frame that was missing from the original release. However, standard edition owners will receive the DLC for free. This is welcome news for anyone who bought the game last year, as the missing tank robot felt more like content ripped out from launch rather than content added after the fact....

The story goes like this — Nintendo finally adds a few WiiWare demos to the Wii Shop Channel. After that, the five games that are graced with demos see a mild to extreme increase in sales. People start to think that maybe Nintendo understands the importance of the online marketplace. Children sleep soundly at night. God beats the Devil atMarvel Vs Capcom 2using a team of Roll, Servebot, and Dan. All is right with the world....

Approval would be needed from seven ministries For those of us so embedded in gaming and the surrounding culture, it can be difficult to imagine what a governmental ban on game consoles would look like in practice. Gamers living in China don’t have to imagine, however — it’s a reality, and has been for more than a decade. This could change, if claims made by an unnamed source from the Ministry of Culture are any indication....

If thelatest gossipis to be believed,Scribblenautsis going to become a franchise, and it will do so as early as next year! Warner Bros. accidentally let slip its list of 2010 games, withScribblenauts 2revealed among them. Not only that, it will expand beyond the DS to include both a Wii and PC version as well. As well asScribblenauts, the other big leak wasF.E.A.R 3, the follow-up to the rather awesomeF.E.A.R 2that released earlier this year....

Look for it on Steam in early May ThisAge of Mythology: Extended Editiontrailer is essentially a recap of thefeatures we covered yesterdaybut it’s still worth seeing the updated game in motion. The original Ensemble Studios title released way back in 2002 and, keeping that in mind, this re-release looks all right, visually. I was worried the graphics might still feel dated enough to put some people off from playingAge of Mythology, so that’s a huge win in my book....

Game playable at E3 Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts, a more focused entry in theGhost Warriorseriesannounced last year, will be present at E3 this year. To get everyone hyped, CI Games has uploaded a teaser that has some hauntingly beautiful music in it. Showing off what the series does best (sniping dudes), it also hints at the possibility of other snipers being present in the Siberian wilds. Whether that is the hinted at multiplayer component or some double cross in the story remains to be seen....

Along with an obligatory Founder’s Club Pfft, closed beta? Forget about it. It’s time to usher in the era of closed alphas with Splash Damage’s new first-person shooter,Dirty Bomb. In this video, the creator of theCounter-Strikemap de_dust, Dave Johnston, walks through analytic tech called Echo that tracks player data and makes it easier for the studio to iterate. The end result, ideally, is a more balanced game for you. Splash Damagehas a website upforDirty Bombthat’s got sign-ups for the alpha, in addition to some rather excessive Founder’s Club offerings....

No Tall Tales Bandai Namco has released a slew of statistics pertaining to its long-running RPG franchiseTales,including the news that the recently releasedTales of Ariseisthe fastest-selling entry in series history, having already surpassed one million sales and shipments. The lavish adventure title was released on PC and consoles just one week ago. Tales of Arise‘s amazing launch success sits snugly alongside its predecessors’ impressive sales figures.Tales of Beseria, which launched on PlayStation and PC platforms back in 2016, has hit two million total sales since launch....

Check out everything Destructoid did today Man, time flies. What was your favorite moment of 2012? I provided you a handy video that compiles everything that happened this year into four minutes so, you know, you’re welcome. I don’t have a favorite moment because I don’t actually exist. On the last day of 2012, Zynga shut down eleven games,Fezis coming to more platforms, we discussed wingsuits and how they took over the year, and a lot of other amazing things happened on 01-08-2025....

And it’s not Ori The first time was the charm and the second time was also the charm, so there’s no need to go back to the well a third time. At least not yet. Moon Studios, who’s best-known forOri and the Blind ForestandOri and the Will of the Wisps, isn’t doing the 2D metroidvania thing again for its third game. Late last year,we learnedthrough a job listing that Moon’s next game will be a next-gen 3D action RPG that’s inspired by the likes ofZeldaandDiablo....

And further SnapMap improvements The fifth free update forDoomrolls out today, and with it comes a new grab-the-ball-and-score multiplayer mode, Infernal Run, as well as a higher level cap, bots (!!!), and a better SnapMap. As much as I don’t have any interest in returning to this multiplayer component, I have to commend id Software for bringing out the bots (“on original multiplayer maps in Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch game modes”)....