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Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen an increase of 2m new accounts since switching to the free-to-play model last November. In a State of the Game blog post, executive producer Jeff Hickman announced the figure – adding that the game’s high capacity servers are teeming with people,” thanks to …
Read More »Battlefield 4 teaser site goes live
EA is slowly ramping up its Battlefield 4 hype machine ahead of the game’s official unveiling on March 26th. A new teaser site carries an obscured image that can be partially revealed when players use their mouse to wipe condensation from the screen. Those who log in via their Origin …
Read More »EA launches iOS yoga app
Publisher EA has expanded its fitness aspirations with the release of yoga app Yogify on iOS. The app, currently available on the New Zealand app store, is a natural expansion of the road EA started down with the release of EA Sports Active 1 and 2. TheAppSide reports that the …
Read More »Origin passes 40m member milestone
EA’s digital download service Origin has now attracted over 40m members, the publisher has confirmed. That’s up from the 39m it had at the end of last year, GameSpot reports, with the jump likely due to the recent release of SimCity which requires Origin membership to play. To celebrate the …
Read More »Next Xbox leak reiterates always-online requirement
Optical discs will be used for installs only, report claims
Read More »SimCity sales reach 1.1m copies, breaks Origin records
EA’s controversial city-simulator SimCity has passed the 1m unit sales mark. The publisher has announced that the game, which was released in the UK on March 8th, has to date shifted 1.1m copies. The game also broke Origin records, helping the service to 1.3m concurrent users. Furthermore, 54 per cent …
Read More »EA names free games for SimCity owners
Owners of SimCity on PC have been told which games they will be able to claim for free as an apology for the strategy game’s rocky launch. The selection is impressive and includes recent release Dead Space 3 as well as triple–A hits Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed: Most …
Read More »John Riccitiello exits EA
EA CEO to leave at the end of the month; Moore could take top spot at publisher
Read More »Riccitiello’s departure "all comes down to accountability"
Outgoing EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that accountability” is the cause behind his reason to quit the publisher. Not accountability for the SimCity fiasco, of course – which is already becoming the accepted narrative in some circles – but accountability for the company’s upcoming financial reports, which will see …
Read More »Riccitiello out at EA
John Riccitiello has resigned from his role as EA CEO. He will leave the publisher at the end of the month. EA confirmed the news to shareholders this evening, saying that former CEO and executive chairman Larry Probst will oversee the firm as the search for a replacement continues. Riccitiello …
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