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Interim CEO Larry Probst says coming transition will determine market leadership

Shuhei Yoshida says not enough countries have enough internet access for such a move

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 …

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. …

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 …

EA has bounced back from its less than stellar third quarter performance, reporting a solid fourth quarter that brought in $1.2bn for the publisher. The figure relates to what was earned during the three month period leading up to March 31st of this year. The period’s overall revenue showed a …

New area to be 'constantly refreshed' with new releases and promoted games

A listing for a PC version of Grand Theft Auto V has appeared on two separate retail websites. Eurogamer reports that both Amazon Germany and GamesOnly.at are currently taking pre-orders for the SKU. Rockstar has so far confirmed Grand Theft Auto V only for Xbox 360 and PS3, with no …

'It's about being the social layer on every app, on every platform,' says Simon Cross

The new Xbox console will be showcased at Gamescom 2013 this August. The confirmation did not come via a press release but was instead issued by Xbox EMEA’s social marketing manager Graeme Boyd on Twitter. Xbox will be back at Gamescom this August,” he wrote. ‘Next chapter of Xbox gaming …