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Crysis 2 will be released some time between October and December this year, EA has announced. Crytek’s console FPS isn’t the only title to get dated, either. Other games on the way in the final quarter of the year include Dead Space 2, Criterion’s first entry in the Need for …
Read More »Ghost Recon: Future Soldier revealed
Ubisoft has at last officially confirmed what many suspected – that a new Ghost Recon title will be released this Christmas. It will be called Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and is being developed by the same team that made Advanced Warfighter 2. The game will, according to Ubisoft, go beyond …
Read More »EA cuts losses though warns tough market
Shares fall after the publisher shows $82 million loss
Read More »FIFA 10 closes in on 10m sales
Sales of EA’s FIFA 10 are nearing the 10m sales mark, the publisher has confirmed. As of the end of December, total sales of the game totalled 9.7m units since its release last October – success that EA boss John Riccitiello pins on the overwhelmingly positive critical reception the title …
Read More »EA to shrink external dev partnerships
Global publisher looks to heightened profitability via focused internal projects
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Star Trek Online tops PC charts
MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz, is available to view online and download now. Star Trek Online has debuted at the top of the PC charts, dethroning Mass Effect 2. The Cryptic-developed Atari MMORPG knocked BioWare’s sequel down to No.3, as well as fending off the newest entry from the …
Read More »The Sims 3 confirmed for consoles
EA has as part of its latest financial report confirmed that massive PC hit The Sims 3 will be heading to consoles this Christmas. To read the full story, follow the link to CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Gamefest 2010
Microsoft's European dev account manager looks forward to the Xbox event
Read More »EA: Gloomy outlook
Electronic Arts has warned of lower-than-anticipated earnings for the year ahead. Reporting its financials, the company told investors to expectrevenue of between $3.65 billion and $3.9 billion for the year ending March 2011. Wall Street had targeted over $4 billion. Its fiscal results for Q3 offered some positives, following a …
Read More »New product manager for SCEE
Sony Computer Entertainment UK has hired Ian Vinten as its new senior product manager. Vinten joins the firm following a stint at media agency MediaCom, where he managed the EA account. Prior to MediaCom he worked for film publicity firm Cameo Productions and at media agency PHD. I’m thrilled to …
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