We just got back from EA's massive Studio Showcase press event and we're already in awe at how diverse their lineup continues to be year after year. We were treated to several hands-on demos that we just can't talk about yet, but we can show you some of their newest screenshots on many of their most anticipated upcoming titles, including Dead Space Ignition and Dead Space 2.[nextpage]

Fresh to you from EA, here's high-quality screenshots of just some of the variable titles that EA's upcoming lineup has to offer:

Dead Space 2

Dead Space Ignition

Deadspore

Monopoly Streets

Spare Parts

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

Medal of Honor

EA MMA

Continue to tune in right here at The Kartel for more continued coverage of EA's Studio Showcase event.

We're here at EA's E3 2010 Press Conference and got the first look at gameplay for Dead Space 2. Here's how it happened play by play.[nextpage]

We start in a church where our protagonist Isaac is battling a monster with razor sharp limbs as its weapons. Soon after, a mutated baby starts chasing Isaac, even at one point jumping on top of him. Something tells me it's going to be ultra satisfying to kill evil and annoying baby-looking monsters in this sequel. The church is very gothic and the environment is all very familiar. Award winning sound design trigger some of the key moments while wandering around, and the fact that there's no HUD (from the original, your health is located on your back) makes the experience even more cinematic. 

Based on some of these fightening sequences,

Available for download on the PlayStation Network just a few hours ago (and Dec. 24 for Xbox 360 owners), the demo for Visceral Games' Dante's Inferno should be relatively familiar to fans of God of War. While the two are totally different in hero and plot, both games are dramatically executed with action-packed brilliance, totally immersing players in each of their respective worlds.

The question on top of everyone's mind is: How does this game stack up against God of War 3? Based on the demo, the simple answer is: Sometimes, I thought I actually was playing a God of War game. [nextpage]

Electronic Arts' upcoming project centers around Dante, a veteran of the Crusades who discovers his beloved Beatrice killed and her soul taken prisoner by demon lord Lucifer. The demo loosely refers

I've always been a huge fan of the Battlefield series. I actually worked on Battlefield 2 for the PC several years back in QA/production and playing the game for several hours a day didn't bother me one bit. There's just so many ways that you can play the game and participate in a very team-oriented battle that games were already different and interesting.

Recently, EA and DICE have made the sequel to the console series Battlefield: Bad Company 2 available for closed beta playtesting on the PlayStation 3. Gladfully, I've been fortunate enough to be one of the first to step aside from my blazing guns in Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2 and try out the upcoming game early.

[nextpage]The demo includes one gameplay type and one map, Africa Harbor, a