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Those sleuths over at US site Kotaku believes it has all the information about a major new Xbox exclusive. Respawn Entertainment – the team set-up by the creators of Call of Duty – has built a futuristic online multiplayer-centric shooter that pits giant Titans against heavily armed foot soldiers. But …
Read More »Madden lawsuit goes to trial
Original designer wins final attempt by EA to block suit
Read More »EA outsourcing retreat leaves games on hiatus
Tiger Woods PGA Tour first to feel the effect of EA's external cutbacks
Read More »INTERVIEW: How EA will beat Call of Duty with FIFA
FIFA 14 was announced last week and despite several new enhancements and game play mechanics, it does share one key trait with its predecessor: it’s following a remarkably tough act. Just as 13 had to tread in the footsteps of the record-smashing FIFA 12, FIFA 14 is coming off the …
Read More »EA: "We’re never 100% happy with FIFA"
They may be the highest rated sports games in history, but EA is never truly happy with its FIFA titles. FIFA 14 producer Sebastian Enrique says the development studio is always critical about its output, and that this attitude is why the firm, and the franchise, has been so successful. …
Read More »Price: It’s hard for the industry to accept change
But head of Ratchet & Clank studio says its should be embraced
Read More »Respawn unaffected by EA layoffs
Studio co-founded by Call of Duty creators says it is 'business as usual'
Read More »Report: EA closes PopCap Vancouver and Quicklime
Publisher continues wave of cutbacks as part of reorganisation
Read More »EA confirms restructuring job losses; Hundreds feared to have been cut
Publisher EA has confirmed an an organisational restructure” that is feared to have led to hundreds of job losses. In recent weeks, EA has aligned all elements of its organizational structure behind priorities in new technologies and mobile,” an official statement read. This has led to some difficult decisions to …
Read More »GAME launches UK retail’s first free-to-play platform
But isn’t free-to-play supposed to mean the death of retail? As recently as a year ago that’s what we were being told. But GAME’s announcement of a new free-to-play platform is further evidence that retail might just find a role to play in this brave new world of digital gaming. …
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