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New free-to-play title 'custom-designed for casual and social play style'; Features co-op gameplay
Read More »EA paid $17m for Chillingo
Electronic Arts paid $17 million to buy the social game publisher Chillingo, the group has confirmed in financial statements. EA acquired Chillingo last month as the social group was riding high on the sales of App Store blockbuster Cut The Rope, which last week passed 2 million downloads. Electronic Arts …
Read More »Dragon Age becomes free Facebook game
Publisher EA has announced Dragon Age Legends, a brand new instalment in the successful RPG series that will be released exclusively through Facebook. The free-to-play title has been custom-designed for the casual and social play style for Facebook users of all ages” and will offer online co-op gaming. In addition, …
Read More »EA hush on layoff numbers
Publisher tries to cool rumours of â??over 100 staff goneâ??
Read More »EA could pay up to $30m for Chillingo
Seventeen million already paid, another $12m on offer
Read More »NBA Elite 11 cancelled
In an unprecedented move, EA has cancelled the upcoming NBA Elite 11 and shifted the series to a new developer. It’s the first time EA has missed one of its core annual sports releases and backs up boss John Riccitiello’s public commitment to quality in the publisher’s console output. The …
Read More »Medal of Honor sells 2m
EA has revealed solid sales numbers for its resurrection of the Medal of Honor franchise, with the game having shifted 2m copies since its release last month. The game has exceeded our plan and expectations – sell-through and sell-in,” EA boss John Riccitiello told investors last night. It is an …
Read More »Losses slashed at EA
EA has announced a loss of $201m for the quarter ending September 30th 2010 – that’s nearly half the $391m loss the publisher reported in the same period in 2009. The company now claims to be the No.1 publisher on HD platforms (PS3 and Xbox 360) with a total market …
Read More »EA signs five-year Facebook deal
Electronic Arts, the longstanding publishing giant that is slowly turning to social networks as a serious source of income, has signed a five-year deal with Facebook. The agreement will see Facebook Credits used as the exclusive payment method for all EA games on the social network. Last year EA spent …
Read More »EA and Facebook ink five-year currency deal
Social network kingpin will host EA games with its own Credits system in place
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