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Video gaming is a world of absolutes. Live or die. Win or lose. Whether you work in the industry or are a consumer, the market conditions us to think this way. We expect a world where a single franchise will dominate each genre, no prisoners taken. Digital is tipped to …
Read More »Rajat Taneja quits Microsoft for EA
Former VP leaves after 15 years at computer giant
Read More »Market panic rips through games publishing
Global sell-off sees EA down 5%; Activision down 3%; Take-Two down 5%; THQ down 8%; Ubisoft down 1.5%
Read More »PS3 gets Battlefield 3 DLC exclusivity
Developer DICE has announced a timed exclusivity deal for Battlefield 3 DLC on PS3. Starting with the game’s first download, Back to Karkland, all DLC for the title will be available exclusively for one week on PS3 before it hits Xbox 360 and PC. The deal apes that enjoyed by …
Read More »VIDEO: The Hoff stars in Burnout Crash trailer
EA has released apromotional video starring David Hasselhoff tomark the arrival of its XBLA and PSN game Burnout Crash, and you can watch it here. In this bizarre video the Hoff can be seen demonstrating the game’s Kinect functionality with his trademark charm. The TV icon has starred in programmes …
Read More »Battlefield 3 pre-orders top 1.5m
Recruitment is going very well for EA’s blockbuster shooter, according to reconnaissance by research firm Sterne Agee. Arvind Bhatia, one of the company’s analysts, revealed that the publisher is reporting pre-orders in excess of 1.5m for Battlefield 3. Industry Gamers reports that Bhatia believes this is due in part to …
Read More »Zynga ups the ante with Mafia Wars 2
The godfather of social games to return soon as company IPO hangs
Read More »IGDA feels ‘misrepresented’ in Financial Review’s grim portrait
The recent shutting down of EA’s Visceral Studios in Melbourne has led to coverage of the industry which makes the situation look overly bleak, and may not represent a realistic state of the sector. Giselle Rosman, spokesperson for the Independent Game Developers’ Association (IGDA) Melbourne felt that the Financial Review’s …
Read More »EA’s The Sims Social reaches 50m players
EA is edging ever closer to usurping the Facebook games kingpin Zynga, with The Sims Social now reaching more than 50 million monthly active users. Zynga’s Cityville – the most popular game in Facebook’s short but dramatic history – stands atop the leaderboard with 74 million monthly users, according to …
Read More »Battlefield 3 the sole Western winner of TGS Future Game Awards
EA and DICE’s Battlefield 3 was the only Western-developed title to be recognised at the CESA Tokyo Game Show Future Awards. In total 11 games were awarded the accolade, Andriasang reports. The list is drawn up by polling attendees of the show about their favourite title that was either on …
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