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The US edition of the next Tiger Woods game will see the title star share the cover of the game with golf legend Arnold Palmer. Palmer is one of the most successful golfers to ever grace the green with 92 professional recorded victories, 62 of which happened on the PGA …
Read More »EA Sports gives Movember $500k worth of in-game ad space
Prostate cancer charity Movember has received a $500,000 in-game ad gift from EA Sports. It has handed the charity half a million dollars worth of free in-game ad space throughout November. The spots will appear in titles such as FIFA 13, Madden 13 and NHL 13. Movember is all about …
Read More »FIFA 13 sells 4.5m in five days – making it year’s biggest game yet
This week’s million-selling UK superhit continues to impress on the global stage. EA last night announced that FIFA 13 has now sold 4.5 million copies worldwide. In just five days. By EA’s reasoning that makes it the ‘biggest video game of 2012’, and so far that’s not wrong. (We’re sure …
Read More »EA cancels NBA Live 13
EA Sports has announced the cancellation of NBA Live 13. The decision marks the second time in the last few years that EA has canned its NBA sim in the eleventh hour. That said, the studio has plans for the franchise next year. "Having continued to look at the game …
Read More »Madden 13 first week sales reach 1.65m
EA has announced launch week numbers for Madden ’13. The game continues to sell very well, climbing to 1.65m in its first week available. The figure is an eight percent jump on HD platforms, and the best start for the series this console cycle. EA added that daily average user …
Read More »Madden 13 moves 900k units on launch day
Madden 13 sold 900,000 units in the first 24 hours following its launch, according to EA’s internal estimates. The figure is a seven per cent increase from the same period for Madden 12. EA added that the game set a record for number of day-one users playing a Madden title …
Read More »The many faces of EA: Andrew Wilson, EA Sports
In the first of four interviews, MCV looks at different aspects of EA’s business. First up, we sit down with EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson. One of the few surprises at E3 this year was that EA has secured the Ultimate Fighting Championship licence from THQ in a multi-game deal. …
Read More »EA hands UFC to Fight Night team
The next Ultimate Fighting Championship will be developed by the talent behind EA’s Fight Night titles. The publisher has confirmed that EA Canada is now working on the provisionally-titled EA Sports UFC, according to Kotaku. This will be the first UFC game published by EA after it picked up the …
Read More »Read our guide to UK games retail in this week’s MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features our four page guide to UK games retail’s top buyers. We also interview EA Sports EVP Andrew Wilson and football legend Gianluca Vialli. The magazine is available for iPad. Download our app now, which includes access to the …
Read More »EA: NBA Live 13 dated for October
A reboot for the NBA Live series is on track to release this fall, EA Sports announced during EA’s E3 press briefing earlier today. An NBA Live 13 fact sheet provided by EA takes the release target a step further, stating the game will launch in October 2012. EA Tiburon …
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