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If there’s one question MCV gets asked more than any other it’s this: when will The Sims 3 come out on consoles? Well, today we finally have the answer. EA has at last confirmed what it hinted at almost two years ago – The Sims 3 is currently in development …
Read More »First paid DLC for Bad Company 2
The first paid-for DLC for EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been revealed – and it’s called the Kit Upgrade DLC. Each class in the multiplayer game will receive new uniforms, camouflaged weapons, two multiplayer awards and one Achievement. They can be bought individually for 160 Microsoft Points or as …
Read More »Console Crysis looked impossible
The first game was lauded as the flag-bearer of high-end PC gaming, and developer Crytek has admitted that thewre were times when it feared that bringing the sequel Crysis 2 to consoles was an ‘impossible’ task. Back then we would have been limited with our knowledge of 3D and experience …
Read More »EA and Battlefield dominate March
The value of the UK games software market fell in March by seven per cent year-on-year, according to ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track. The monthly charts show that EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was the biggest selling title of the month, followed by Final Fantasy XIII and Ubisoft’s evergreen hit Just Dance. These …
Read More »Activision shot the IW race horse
Though job losses are no laughing matter, it’s impossible to believe that EA isn’t taking at least a little pleasure from the current firestorm engulfing Modern Warfare developer and Activision-owned developer Infinity Ward – particularly as the two men at the heart of it are now members of camp EA. …
Read More »Crytek foresees ‘the end of free demos’
The CEO of indie studio Crytek has defended EA’s divisive ‘premium downloadable content’ strategy, while also predicting the extinction of free game demos. In an interview with Develop, Crytek’s co-founder Cevat Yerli said he wasn’t sure that a demo of Crysis 2 was going to be released. He also said …
Read More »Crytek foresees ‘the end of free game demos’
CEO Cevat Yerli defends EAâ??s controversial PDLC strategy, remains unsure on Crysis 2 demo
Read More »Battlefield potential Modern Warfare killer
It’s still riding high in the upper echelons of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, and now one analyst has predicted that EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company franchise could do the unspeakable and topple Modern Warfare from atop of the FPS kingdom. Speaking of EA’s growing solidarity, Janco Partners …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: 2010 FIFA World Cup
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find an in-depth guide to some of the biggest game approaching retail. This week, we take to the pitch with EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup, the next instalment in the best-selling FIFA series that looks to follow up on …
Read More »Call to Action
InstantAction CEO and Develop Conference keynote Louis Castle told us about the digital distribution revolution.
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