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Read More »EA dates Medal of Honor
Avoiding the competition or getting the jump on a key rival? Whatever you call it, EA has confirmed that it’s relaunch of the Medal of Honor franchise will arrive in the UK on October 15th – just 25 days ahead of Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. This will give …
Read More »No room for Bungie at EA
It’s the most lucrative genre in the western video games market and EA now believes it is the best positioned publisher in the industry with regards to the FPS genre – and that’s the reason why it wasn’t in the race to sign a deal with Halo developer Bungie. Upcoming …
Read More »Crysis 2 is a Halo killer
Akin to staring into the mirror and saying ‘Candyman’ three times, daring to label your product a ‘Halo killer’ has become a move only the brave or the stupid would dare to take – but that’s exactly how EA has chosen to describe upcoming shooter Crysis 2. The term ‘Halo …
Read More »FIFA World Cup shines on PS3
It was the PS3 version of EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa that shone at retail over the weekend, with official figures from ELSPA GfK Chart-Track showing that the Sony release accounted for 48 per cent of sales. It was only just ahead of Xbox 360, though, which claimed …
Read More »APB biz model is ‘simple and flexible’ says Jones
RTW says new system of free access, item sales and subs 'removes financial barriers'
Read More »APB hits UK on July 2nd
Realtime World’s MMO APB will hit retailers across Europe on July 2nd, the studio has announced. That’s just a few days after the game hits the US, where it lands on June 29th. The PC game is being distributed by EA and will be into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian …
Read More »Missing features for pre-owned Sims 3
The Sims 3 will be the latest title to penalise those who buy the pre-owned version of the game when it arrives on Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year. Those hoping to use the new Facebook functionality that allows players to share achievements and other in-game features with friends …
Read More »Two more IW devs join at Respawn
Senior software engineer Chris Lambert and designer Brent McLeod have joined Respawn Entertainment. Having been part of the recent Infinity Ward exodus, the pair made the announcement of their new jobs on their LinkedIn profiles. Develop has full coverage.
Read More »Codemasters’ Stuart Black decries publishers
Bodycount creator claims â??quality is in the hands of the developerâ??
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