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Publisher EA has said close to 1.5m people have signed up to become potential beta testers for BioWare’s upcoming MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic. "It’s a great indicator in the interest level in the franchise," CFO Eric Brown said at the Lazard Capital Markets Technology & Media Day …
Read More »EA plays down BioWare stealth-review fiasco
'Of course the people who make games vote for them,' says red-faced publisher
Read More »Forumite sees Dragon Age II blocked
Maybe it’s worth taking a moment to think the next time you write a scathing comment on the internet. Eurogamer reports that a user of the BioWare Social Network had his account suspended for 72 hours after asking the studio: "Have you not sold your souls to the EA devil?" …
Read More »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: Mass Effect 2
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
Read More »Dragon Age II more streamlined than Origins
BioWare has assured consumers that Dragon Age II will be a more streamlined experience” than its predecessor. The studio’s executive producer Mike Laidlaw told PlayStation Universe that the game would have a good balance between the main storyline and side quests, describing it as a more aerodynamic” game. The original …
Read More »BioWare teams with Florence and The Machine
Publisher EA has announced that an exclusive version of the track ‘I’m Not Calling You A Liar’ from Florence and the Machine’s debut album lungs will feature in Dragon Age II. With the band’s full blessings and enthusiasm, we isolated Florence’s original vocals from one of their most unique songs …
Read More »EA CEO Riccitiello: We made mistakes
Publisher boss admits fall from grace but believes the firm is rising fast
Read More »EA hit by BioWare VP departure
EA has today lost three heads from major studios Playfish and Bioware. BioWare Austin VP Gordon Walton has left the US company in favour of an executive producer role at Playdom. In a statement EA emphasised it is business as usual” across BioWare’s studios. The studio which Walton has departed …
Read More »EA stung as three studio bosses leave
Leading Bioware and Playfish managers depart
Read More »Dragon Age getting live-action web series
Ahead of the release of Dragon Age II on March 11th, it has been announced that the BioWare RPG is to get a spin-off live-action web series. USA Today reports that Felicia Day, the women behind popular web-based comedy series The Guild, will both write and star in the new …
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