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Read More »Battlefield 4 Premium gives players early access, server priority
DICE and EA have given the first details of Battlefield 4 Premium, a service that gives fans access to extra content for the hotly-anticipated shooter. The paid content follows the success of Battlefield 3 Premium, which was launched back in 2011. During its Gamescom press conference, Electronic Arts promised Premium …
Read More »Riccitiello questions Activision’s long-term viability as he tips Battlefield to beat Call of Duty
Battlefield could be on the cusp of usurping Call of Duty from the FPS throne, according to former CEO John Riccitiello. "The one thing I know most about now is Battlefield and CoD and I feel pretty confident that EA’s got better cards,” the putspoken exec told Games Industry. But …
Read More »Battlefield UK product manager switches to Call of Duty
Former EA UK man Kevin Flynn has leapt over the sandbags of Battlefield’s barracks to become senior brand manager for Call of Duty. Flynn has spent the past two years as senior product manager for Battlefield at Electronic Arts, but this month joined Activision’s UK team as senior brand manager …
Read More »Recruiter Hot Seat: EA DICE
DICE head of recruitment Fredrik Johnsson explains what the studio has to offer developers
Read More »Ted producer on-board for Gears of War movie
The man behind Ted, Battleship and, erm, You, Me and Dupree, is working on the Gears of War movie. According to Variety, Scott Stuber has been tasked with producing the film and to begin developing a script with franchise creator, Epic Games. The project doesn’t yet have a writer, star …
Read More »GDC 13: Video: EA reveals Battlefield 4
Frostbite 3-powered blockbuster to release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in Autumn
Read More »Free DLC for Battlefield 4 pre-orders
EA has revealed early details of the Battlefield 4 pre-order packs. The shooter, which launches this year, will come with a Premium Expansion Pack for consumers who pre-order the title. Meanwhile, those who pre-order the PC download version of the game from EA’s Origin Store will receive the Expansion Pack, …
Read More »EA shelves Medal of Honor
FPS pulled 'out of rotation'
Read More »Packaged sales down and digital up as EA claims iOS crown; FIFA smashes records
EA has reported a decline in revenues for FY13 Q3 with a surge in digital sales unable to offset a decline in physical games sales. Digital net revenue for the quarter ending December 31st climbed from $274m last year to $321m, but revenue from packaged goods fell from $738m to …
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