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A new entry in the Ace Combat series is to dip its tailfin into the free-to-play waters. Namco Bandai has announced Ace Combat Infinity, which will be released exclusively on PS3 as a free download some time late this year. The game will feature both single and multiplayer modes. The …

Pre-orders for Call of Duty: Ghosts are down compared to last year’s Black Ops II, Activision has admitted. It would be easy (and quite possibly wrong) to label this as the beginning of Call of Duty’s decline. Indeed, former EA man John Riccitiello would likely toe that line. However, Activision …

EA loses appeal on first amendment grounds in NCAA college athlete case

First quarterly report since independence shows company is cautious about the future

Video games publisher EA has added two new official football club partnerships to its books – Liverpool and Barcelona. As of the upcoming season EA Sports will be Liverpool’s Official Football Video Gaming Partner and Barcelona’s Official Club Partner. Demo pods for FIFA 14 will be offered at Anfield during …

New Belgium-based firm working on series reboot

EA and developer DICE have confirmed a rough release window for multiplayer title Star Wars: Battlefront. The game is due out in summer 2015 – which more than likely means it will be out around the same time as Disney’s much anticipated Star Wars VII movie. "We have partnered with …

Sony details its revamped submission process and how it plans to tackle discoverability

The UK MD of EA has said that he cannot wait for gamers to get their hands on the publisher’s range of games at this year’s Gamescom. The selection will include Battlefield 4, Titanfall, FIFA 14, The Sims 4, Need for Speed Rivals and Command & Conquer, as well as …