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It appears that Battlefield 4, and not Bad Company 3, will be the next entry in DICE’s series. Digital Spy reports that an Origin listing for upcoming EA title Medal of Honor: Warfighter stated that customers who pre-ordered the game would get access to the Battlefield 4 beta. The statement …
Read More »Battlefield 3 lead designer departs DICE
'Time to move on' for Daniel Goldfarb
Read More »UPDATED: BioWare reveals new F2P Ultima Online MMO
A brand new version of Ultima Online is on the way. EA-owned BioWare has revealed Ultima Forever, which it describes as the first great Western RPG” that has apparently been lovingly restored”. The game will be free to play and, most likely, supported by microtransactions. Whether that means it’s a …
Read More »Rumour vultures begin to circle Riccitiello
The insatiable online rumour mill is once again questioning the viability of John Riccitiello’s position at the top of EA. Rumours of discontent emerged yesterday when US analyst Michael Pachter claimed that Riccitiello had confessed to him that he feared for his job, adding that the exec doesn’t understand what …
Read More »Rumour: Moore to replace Riccitiello as EA CEO
COO next in line to take reigns at publisher, claims source
Read More »Pachter: Riccitiello fears for his job
EA president John Riccitiello is worried he is at risk of losing his job over the publisher’s falling stock, according to US analyst Michael Pachter. The media pundit told an audience at the Develop Conference that the EA president confided in him about the company’s falling stock. Riccitiello wanted to …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic gets free-to-play trial
The millions of voices that suddenly cried out in terror when they discovered that Star Wars: The Old Republic would have a monthly subscription have been suddenly silenced. No, your eyes have not deceived you – EA has announced that a free trial of the MMO is now available that …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 ‘Earth’ DLC hits next week, ‘Leviathan’ DLC confirmed
Several new pieces of information have come about regarding Mass Effect 3’s upcoming content, some of it official and some not as much. Let’s start with what has actually confirmed. The game’s Earth DLC will land next Tuesday, July 17th for free according to Major Nelson. It will be multiplayer …
Read More »Kingdoms of Amalur revenues total $0
38 Studios owed EA $29 million with only 30% royalty cut
Read More »Gamers ‘asked’ for digital-only Euro 2012 game
EA Sports says it is up to the fans if the next football tournament tie-in gets a boxed release. The publisher released this year’s Euro 2012 tie-in as a DLC add-on to FIFA 12. But that doesn’t mean the same will happen with 2014’s World Cup game. Gamers in all …
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