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Bobby Kotick may have his doubts, but analysts are confident that Star Wars: The Old Republic is on course to attract millions of subscribers. Activision boss Kotick spoke out against the EA MMO earlier this week, claiming that George Lucas will be the only one to benefit from the game’s …
Read More »Battlefield 3 sales top 8 million
Electronic Arts has announced sales of its blockbuster first-person shooter have surpassed the eight million milestone. The figure was confirmed by the publisher’s CFO Eric Brown during this week’s Baird Technology Conference in San Fransisco, according to Game Informer. Previously, EA touted first week sales of five million units worldwide …
Read More »Kotick: Star Wars licence fee will hurt EA
LucasArts pay 'will put downward pressure on profits'
Read More »Zynga insiders condemn crunch culture
Social giant 'managed by the very same people who ran EA into the ground five years ago'
Read More »Kotick: Old Republic a win for George Lucas, not EA
Well, if nothing else EA can at least take this as proof that Activision is nervous about Star Wars: The Old Republic. EA’s upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic is seen by some as the first real contender to World of Warcraft’s subscription MMO crown. Not that Bobby Kotick agrees. …
Read More »Zynga IPO ‘could trigger staff exodus’
'Companies that treat talent as a commodity face severe consequences' says EA's head of HR Gabrielle Toledano
Read More »BF3 vs MW3: Which captured the largest TV audience?
Both EA’s Battlefield 3 and Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have been battling to win the hearts and minds of the gaming universe all year with extensive TV campaigns. The chart below demonstrates the cumulative views from males aged between 16 and 34 years old to each campaign. …
Read More »EA reinstates Battlefield 1943 offer
Having been threatened with legal action in a US court, EA has decided that it will now offer a free copy of digital shooter Battlefield 1943 to owners of Battlefield 3 on PS3. Having announced the promotion earlier in the year, the release of Battlefield 3 came and went without …
Read More »Old Republic could steal 1m WoW players
The global launch the Star Wars MMO could trigger a mass-exodus of World of Warcraft subscribers, according to new analyst data. Lazard Capital Markets has downgraded Activision Blizzard’s stock from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’ after a recent survey found that more than half of existing World of Warcraft subscribers have grown …
Read More »EA sued over Battlefield 1943 snub
A class action lawsuit has been filed against publisher EA over its failure to include a free version of digital shooter Battlefield 1943 with the PS3 version of Battlefield 3. Having announced the proposed freebie earlier this year, the omission was only revealed after the game had been released in …
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