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EA settles Gibsons Rock Band lawsuit

Electronic Arts is no longer being sued by music firm Gibson Guitar Corporation over its Rock Band controllers. The companies have told Magistrate Judge Juliet that they had reached a full settlement” and will be seeking dismissal of the case by June 14, according to a federal court filing. Terms …

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3D FIFA not that far off

You may be able to watch the World Cup in 3D, but FIFA fans will just have to settle with the standard two dimensions – for now. EA Sports has been experimenting with 3D, as MCV revealed last week, and line producer David Rutter has admitted that a 3D version …

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FIFA team fears PES reform

EA is wary of a Konami comeback as FIFA and PES go head-to-head again this October. Last year’s FIFA 10 was a watershed moment for the franchise as it received the critical plaudits ahead of its rival, Pro Evolution Soccer. Although FIFA has always been a commercial smash hit, Konami’s …

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EA stirs up World Cup tensions

Ahead of England’s World Cup opener against the USA this Saturday, official tournament partner EA is offering fans the chance to taunt our American opponents directly via a rather bizarre marketing scheme. England followers are invited to send their ‘rallying cries’ (EA’s codename for ‘messages of abuse’) via Twitter to …

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Riccitiello urges 3D caution

3D is expected to play a big part at next week’s E3 expo in LA, but one senior video games exec has warned publishers not be too hasty in their effort to jump aboard the 3D bandwagon. I am a little nervous that some game companies will put out poorly …

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FIFA 11 reinvents player authenticity

Such was the praise heaped on last year’s version that FIFA 11 has got its work cut out trying to better it – but if nothing else EA can be assured of another storming chart success this autumn when the new title hits retail. Its headline improvement is the reinvention …

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Passing overhaul leads FIFA 11 changes

The latest edition of Zoo magazine includes the first official details about one of the most anticipated games of the year – FIFA 11. As reported by CVG, EA claims to have made seismic improvements” to its football game engine. Along with the normal graphical and audio enhancements the game …

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Passing overhaul leads FIFA 11 changes

The latest edition of Zoo magazine includes the first official details about one of the most anticipated games of the year – FIFA 11. As reported by CVG, EA claims to have made seismic improvements” to its football game engine. Along with the normal graphical and audio enhancements the game …

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Respawn planning big E3 announcement

Having only been born from the ashes of the Activision-Infinity Ward saga in April, new development studio Respawn has promised a big time announcement” at E3 next week. The promise came from the studio’s Facebook page. Described by founders Jason West and Vince Zampella as being in its formative stages” …

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