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Sony has joined forces with Spotify for new digital music service PlayStation Music. This new service will allow PlayStation fans to access Spotify’s library of digital music via PlayStation Network. To do this, users will be able to link their PSN and Spotify accounts. Fans will be able to access …
Read More »Dragon Age Inquisition is fastest-selling BioWare game yet, says EA
Electronic Arts told investors last night that its latest Dragon Age game marked the biggest launch for a BioWare game in the company’s history. That’s bigger than any of the Mass Effect games and its Star Wars games. Dragon Age: Inquisition had by far the most successful launch in BioWare’s …
Read More »Digital sales help EA make $1.1bn during Q3 period
FIFA Ultimate Team and SimCity BuildIt helped EA generate $1.1bn in GAAP revenue in the quarter ending December 31st 2014. Revenue from boxed products was up year-on-year – packaged goods made $585m, up from $398m during the same period last year. Digital sales represented around half of the publisher’s net …
Read More »VIDEO: Unreal Engine 4 user creates stunning Paris apartment demo
Level designer Dereau Benoit demonstrates incredible detail and lighting techniques
Read More »FIFA and SimCity BuildIt boost EA revenue to over $1bn in Q3
Mobile release of city building title amasses 22m downloads since December
Read More »Deactivated Far Cry 4 keys were bought via EA Origin
Copies of Far Cry 4 that have been deactivated from gamers’ accounts were originally acquired from EA’s Origin retail platform. Over the weekend, Far Cry fans complained that their games no-longer worked after Ubisoft deactivated them. The fans accused Ubisoft of removing the games because they were bought from cheap …
Read More »EA Mobile partners with WWF for fundraising campaign
A range of in-app purchases in EA’s mobile titles will be used to collect for wildlife charity WWF over the next week. As part of the collaboration between EA Mobile and WWF, players of specific titles in EA’s mobile catalogue will be able to fundraise for specific animals and ecosystems …
Read More »CD Projekt is ‘making a statement’ with free DLC
The Witcher III dev hopes 16 free add-ons will dissuade trade-ins and piracy
Read More »Former Valve economist could become Greece’s finance minister
Yanis Varoufakis tipped for new parliamentary role
Read More »AOL to close websites, and Joystiq could be one of them – report
Yet another major games website is reportedly under threat of closure, according to multiple online reports. AOL is set to restructure its media business and its sales team, which could lead to the closure of multiple ‘underperforming websites’ including Joystiq. TechCrunch, which is owned by AOL reports that the firm …
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