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One of the most senior execs at Electronic Arts believes non-online-enabled games are a finished” commodity. EA Games label president Frank Gibeau said that online components in all the division’s games are now borderline compulsory – a move that illustrates the startling evolutionary pace of the modern games industry. I …

Electronic Arts to trial new digital price-points and free-to-play models, Gibeau reveals

This was the generation where MMO gaming was supposed to break onto consoles… but it hasn’t really happened. There are a few exceptions, of course, such as Final Fantasy XI and Phantasy Star Universe on Xbox 360. And it could very well be argued that the levelling-up elements found in …

Console and PC MMO the Agency is still in development, and is currently scheduled for release on both PS3 and PC in the latter half of 2011, Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley has stated. There was a moment in time in our company where we looked at our own …

Though World of Warcraft may have been hogging much of the PC limelight today, it could be argued that it’s only the second biggest release of the day. What could possibly trump it? PopCap’s Bejeweled 3, of course. It’s the first proper sequel to the popular series in six years. …

Average annual bonus pay at £23,000 for the Japanese firm, reports suggest

Several key inclusions for the 'game-focused' OS

Acclaimed design specialists ustwo explain why user interface is everything

EA co-founder Trip Hawkins discusses the 'echo' between two merging game spaces

Tech compatible with Symbian, Samsung and iPhone OSes; Android and Windows Phone to follow