The long-running agreement between EA and sports car manufacturer Porsche looks like it may have concluded. For several years Porsche has been largely missing from the rosters of the market’s largest racing games – that’s why you tend to often see cars from German company RUF, which bases its models …
Read More »Swiss football team FC St. Gallen sign FIFA player
FC St. Gallen, the oldest football team in Sweden, has signed a FIFA player to enter the world of eSports. Sandro “Neysk11L” Poschinger is the player they have gone all in on, and will now play for the club. He will represent them in tournaments and will most likely be …
Read More »Russia accuses FIFA 17 of being ‘gay propaganda’
EA has again been targeted by Russia for its support of LGBT rights. The Guardian reports that several Russian MPs have contacted the state communications oversight agency and requested it take action against FIFA 17 owing to its support of the Rainbow Laces gay rights campaign. EA has supported Rainbow …
Read More »NFL Media to work with EA on Madden eSports
EA has partnered with NFL Media in order to cover the Madden NFL Championship Series according to a report. Both theScore eSports and SportsBusiness Journal have confirmed that EA and NFL Media have formed a partnership to cover the $1 million competition. The partnership will see a new 30 minute …
Read More »Titanfall 2’s digital sales haven’t picked up physical slack
EA and Respawn’s Titanfall 2 has not fared any better digitally than it has on the High Street. Superdata Research reports that worldwide digital sales of Titanfall 2 throughout October managed just a quarter of those achieved by its predecessor. That’s especially poor considering that digital sales were less established …
Read More »FIFA 17 tops SuperData’s October digital charts
EA was the big winner this October, with four games in SuperData’s Top Ten for digital games, representing over 18.5m in revenue. FIFA 17 kept its No.1 spot with digital revenue hitting 8.85m for the month. This is roughly what the title made after just two days in the September …
Read More »Titanfall 2 price slashed by over 50%
The slow sales of EA’s Titanfall 2 have led to a big price cut for the title less than a month after release. Leaked in-store ads from High Street retailer HMV show that the game will be cut to 19.99 on both Xbox One and PC. The chain was not …
Read More »EA ups disclosure requirements for sponsored content
Influencers and YouTubers who agree to promote EA content will from now on need to be even more transparent about their commercial agreements. Polygon reports that the publisher now requires the use of two hashtags – #supportedbyEA and #advertisment. The former is to be used in situations where content is …
Read More »Respawn’s Zampella casts doubt on Titanfall’s future
The future of the Titanfall series is looking less certain than previously thought. Titanfall 2 launched last month to rave reviews, but sales have so far fallen far short of expectations – a fact blamed on EA’s decision to release the game sandwiched between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: …
Read More »EA’s Blake Jorgensen “can’t yet predict” appeal of Nintendo Switch
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