Tag Archives: EA

It’s a more profitable series that Mass Effect, but EA has admitted that recent RPG release Dragon Age II has "lost some fans" for the franchise. "We were clearly disappointed with some of the response from the fanbase, because we want them to be as excited about it as we …

Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz has issued a damning verdict of EA and BioWare’s upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. Claiming that he was "largely unimpressed" by what he described as a "game that’s highly derivative of World of Warcraft" which sports visuals that are "competent but hardly …

Publisher EA says it added Kinect compatibility to Mass Effect 3 in order to target the large casual gamer demographic. That’s according to EA Games label president Frank Gibeau, who told Eurogamer he wants Mass Effect 3 to grow the audience and make it more accessible”. He said: We wanted …

John Riccitiello is confident his company has got Kotick’s goat” with Battlefield 3. The EA chief was speaking to Reuters about claims from Bobby Kotick that all of the BF3 footage seen so far has been from the PC version. Riccitiello assured fans that it was console footage, and cheekily …

Though the reward of extra weapons and perks for those who pre-order a game is far from a new phenomenon, EA’s decision to do so with Battlefield 3 has seemingly caused some upset. The game community of link-sharing service Reddit is attempting to set up a boycott for the game. …

Developer BioWare has detailed the extras gamers can expect to see in the Collector’s Edition of Mass Effect 3. The game will come packaged in a metal case featuring artwork of both the male and female default Commander Shephards. Inside there will be a 70-page hardback art book, a limited …

Despite its recent pledge to introduce widespread Kinect support into its sports catalogue, EA Sports has said that PlayStation Move integration remains off the cards. "We have not focused on PS Move for FIFA, but that’s not to say we won’t," senior vice president of worldwide development Andrew Wilson told …

EA is bolstering its mobile offering with new versions of its major franchises coming to the iPad and iPhone. A promotional video released by EA reveals that Madden, FIFA, Need for Speed and Battlefield are all coming to iOS. EA’s Battlefield 3 is headed for a face-off with Activision’s Call …

E3 2011: Publisher boosts its iOS line-up with new versions of its core franchises

EA has said Kinect support won’t be added to FIFA until FIFA 13 at the earliest. The company has been working on incorporating the motion sensor into the game for some time. Now the publisher has assured Eurogamer at E3 that it doesn’t wish to tack on Kinect support. What …