This Wednesday, EA kicked off their “Spring Into Spring!” event at the Hudson Terrace in NYC. The line up of games included; Battlefield Bad Company 2, Need for Speed World Online, Risk: FACTIONS, Skate 3, Medal of Honor and 2010 FIFA World Cup: South Africa. It also show cased new content for EA Online via Pogo, and Dante’s Inferno. EA is definitely trying expand all of their titles in terms of online multi-player and creativity. Playing with friends online and customization seemed to be a the new focus in many of their upcoming and current titles especially.

Skate 3 will have far more replay value now than it’s predecessor, as it will now feature a “Create Your Own Skate Park” feature, customizable in any way the player wishes. You’ll also be able to upload them online for other players to try, rate and favorite. Players will also be able to start their own skating team, comprised of up to 10 players each. They also unveiled a “Create Your Own Trial” mode, where you can create your own skating challenge to upload online as well.

Dante’s Inferno will also be expanded on, and will include a new playable character in their April Downloadable Content release; Saint Lucia. I had the chance to try her out, and she plays quite differently from Dante, primarily due to flight mechanics. It’ll also introduce a new online co-op feature, along with co-op trials. The biggest update to the game however would be the “Create Your Own Trial” feature, which will allow players to create a custom challenge mode which can be uploaded online. The customization in this area was very in depth, including level hazard placement, enemy spawn placement and difficulty of enemies.

I also had the chance to sit down and try Need for Speed World: Online, which will be the first MMO in the series. Along with Battlefield Bad Company 2, which launched on Tuesday, the game will have a 3D option. Playing it with the 3D glasses was pretty fun in both games, and was nicely integrated as well. Signs you crash into seem like they’re flying directly at you, really immersing you in the game’s atmosphere. It will also feature a great deal of customization for the cars. Players will be able to control the color and parts for every section of their car, including uploading their own graphics and logos into the game.

EA had a great showing which will appeal to a wide range of interests, right down to playing Scrabble through Pogo and EA Online. Risk: FACTIONS, based on the board game is now available on X-Box Live Arcade as well. For more information on EA’s current and upcoming games, check them out at http://www.ea.com/news.