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2013 a mixed bag for publisher, shows annual earnings report
Read More »Assassin’s Creed creator fired by Ubisoft
Patrice Desilets, the creator of Assassin’s Creed, has parted company with Ubisoft for a second time. The news is shrouded in an air of controversy, however, with the developer claiming that he was fired and frogmarched out of the building. Contrary to any statements made earlier today, this morning I …
Read More »FIFA 13 sells 14.5m units in fiscal 2013
FIFA 13 has topped its predecessor, selling 14.5m units during EA’s fiscal year 2013. As part of EA’s latest financial results, the publisher revealed the sales for the game were up 30 per cert when stacked up against FIFA 12 sales for the prior year. Digital sales were particularly strong …
Read More »Battlefield 3 Premium reaches 3.5m subscriptions
Battlefield 3 Premium has generated $120m for EA since its launch. The subscription-based program currently boasts over 3.5m players, according to EA’s latest financial results. In the report, the publisher specifically points to the service as one of the reasons for a strong showing in its most recent fiscal quarter. …
Read More »EA: SimCity has recovered from "challenging" launch
SimCity has sold 1.6m copies since navigating through and recovering from a challenging” launch –according to the game’s publisher, EA. Speaking during an earnings call yesterday, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau touched briefly on how the game has moved on from the title’s rocky start with consumers – adding that …
Read More »Facebook refutes developer exodus claims
'It's about being the social layer on every app, on every platform,' says Simon Cross
Read More »Will Wright: SimCity problem was ‘inexcusable’
Sides with consumers, if always-on connectivity stops enjoyment of games
Read More »Bethesda reveals Wolfenstein: The New Order
A brand new Wolfenstein game is being released this Q4. Bethesda has revealed that Wolfenstein: The New Order will be released this Q4 on PC, Xbox 360, PS3 as well as next-gen consoles. It’s being made by MachineGames, which includes a number of former Starbreeze developers amongst its numbers. The …
Read More »UPDATED: ShopTo shuns future Activision releases over Call of Duty shipping dispute
Has ShopTo become the first online retailer to be called out for early shipping? Eurogamer reports that ShopTo is refusing to sell any upcoming Activision games after a dispute involving November release Call of Duty: Ghosts. Activision has specified that ShopTo can only ship out copies to customers on the …
Read More »Nintendo eyes up smartphone devs for Wii U
Console giant continues push for third-party developers through web and mobile technologies
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