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While MCV and others lines up to cry foul over Fox News’ reactionary coverage of Bulletstorm last month, the boss of EA Games has praised Fox for its editorial policies and described controversy as a marketing tool. "We love Fox News," Frank Gibeau told Industry Gamers. "When you’re building new …

Major US publishers are on the verge of revolt against NPD, according to a CNN report. The likes of EA and Activision see the group’s monthly retail sales bulletins as ‘misleading and potentially irrelevant’. That’s because the reports don’t factor in Xbox Live, PSN or iTunes data,. "Using NPD data …

Battlefield studio DICE has sent a stark warning to its competitors in the first person shooter space. The developer – which is working on EA’s Battlefield 3 – said its rivals had better watch out” for its upcoming game. Its biggest rivals include Call of Duty’s Infinity Ward and Treyarch. …

Dragon Age II is the UK’s new No.1, according to the latest chart info released by UKIE GfK Chart-Track. It’s EA’s third No.1 of 2011 and marks the fourth week the publisher has claimed a game at the chart summit. In doing so it bumps last week’s chart topper Pokemon …

Third price cut since Christmas as publisher pushes ahead on mobile

Maybe it’s worth taking a moment to think the next time you write a scathing comment on the internet. Eurogamer reports that a user of the BioWare Social Network had his account suspended for 72 hours after asking the studio: "Have you not sold your souls to the EA devil?" …

Apple’s iPad 2 has arrived on US shelves today, and gaming is already making its presence known on the platform. The device was unveiled earlier this month and features a faster processor and HDMI output. It is also a third thinner than the original iPad. To mark the iPad 2’s …

The need for a sales chart that integrates both physical and digital sales has never been greater. The industry has been living under the assumption that following the record performances posted in 2008 the market has been suffering a steady rate of decline. But the problem is that our market …

Had Electronic Arts not undergone a painful three-year transition of its business, the firm would today be irrelevant and in far worse shape”, a top exec art the firm has said. We will get the stock price back,”Frank Gibeausaidin an interview with Gamasutra. Our earnings are up.We’re on our way …

'If we had just kept iterating we would be irrelevant' says Gibeau