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Zynga's Facebook stronghold challenged by new EA game, sources say
Read More »Zuckerberg: We’ve transformed the games business
Movie and music industries will follow on the same path, Facebook boss believes
Read More »Riccitiello: EA has failed well
John Riccitiello has opened up on the pressures, pain, failure, embarrassments, loss and hope of his four years so far as Electronic Arts CEO. Speaking at a graduation speech last week at his old university, Riccitiello stated: In the churn of all this industry change, EA found itself on the …
Read More »Riccitiello opens up on EA’s near-death experience
CEO on the crisis talks at EA's darkest hour, and how far the firm has come from failure
Read More »Dragon Age 3 confirmed
Production on Dragon Age 3 is underway, BioWare has announced. The developer posted a statement on Twitter looking for environment artists to work on the third main title in EA’s RPG franchise. I’m looking for exceptional environment artists to join me at BioWare Edmonton, Canada to work on Dragon Age3,” …
Read More »EA teams up with Jamie Oliver
TV chef and social crusader Jamie Oliver is to lend his name and likeness to Playfish Facebook game Restaurant City. The deal with the EA-owned developer will "offer players fun ways to engage with Jamie Oliver’s brand and share in his excitement and passion for inspiring people to cook using …
Read More »Release date showdown for Battlefield and COD?
EA doesn’t want Activision grabbing headlines with Call of Duty any longer – it is trying to release Battlefield 3 as close to ‘Modern Warfare 3′ as possible, retailers have told MCV. That could mean a day-and-date clash, although a release in the days before a new CoD is more likely. …
Read More »EA reveals first Crysis 2 DLC
Publisher EA has announced the first DLC for console and PC shooter Crysis 2. Called The Retaliation Pack, it includes four new multiplayer maps – Shipyard, Park Avenue, Transit and Compound. It will be released online on May 17th. No price has yet been announced. Of course, the PSN release …
Read More »Next Xbox devkits ‘are with publishers’
UPDATE: EA has since denied it has access to this prototype, despite originally chosing not to comment on the report. Updated story immediately below followed by original. — Yesterday Develop broke news that a new Xbox dev kit has rolled out to developers. Our source, as well as pinpointing key …
Read More »EA pumping $80m in SWTOR?
The total amount of money EA has so far ploughed into BioWare’s still delayed Star Wars: The Old Republic could be near to $100m, according to estimates from a leading US analyst. As part of EA’s deal with rights holder LucasArts, as well as paying a loyalty EA has to …
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