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As speculated by MCV yesterday, it has been confirmed that Starbreeze’s cancelled EA project is indeed the previously confirmed game based on Robert Ludlam’s spy character Jason Bourne. Immediate questions were asked of the future of EA’s ten-year agreement with Ludlam Entertainment, but both parties have since pledged their commitment …
Read More »EA axes Starbreeze game deal
More deals dropped as publisher continues to pull resources inwards
Read More »EA cancels Starbreeze title
One of the titles that was due to emerge from the recent partnership between publisher EA and developer Starbreeze has been cancelled, the developer has confirmed – though which title has been canned remains a mystery. EA had previously confirmed that Starbreeze was working on a brand new title based …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: EA dominates PC chart
Electronic Arts has stormed the PC charts this week, taking the top two positions with its latest releases. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight debuted at No.1, with fellow new release Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening following in second place. The publisher also held onto four other positions in the …
Read More »EA â??continuing to outsource to low-cost areasâ??
Publisher looking to trim investment in game production
Read More »EA: The line between boxed and digital is blurring
Publisher EA has offered a detailed insight into its plans going forward, and they reveal an unparalleled focus on digital console content. Speaking to analyst Michael Pachter, EA’s group general manager Nick Earl explained that the line between packaged product sales and digital revenues would soon begin to blur as …
Read More »Sales boom puts EA back on top
It’s been a bumper 2010 so far for EA, thanks to a 3.6 per cent year-on-year rise in sell through for the publisher. The latest numbers from ELSPA GfK Chart-Track show EA claim 19.1 per cent of the year-to-date UK software market, driven in no small part by a highly …
Read More »EA to sue South Park creators?
Publisher EA has hinted that it may turn to the courts following the debut episode of the 14th series of controversial cartoon South Park, which focused on struggling golf star Tiger Woods – and his relationship with EA. Dubbed Sexual healing, the episode depicted Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 as …
Read More »Now C&C4s DRM suffers problems
EA has had to endure a weekend of complaints following several reports that PC gamers trying to play recent release Command & Conquer 4 have been plagued with problems relating to the game’s DRM. Only last week the publisher confirmed that it was to adopt new piracy protection measures that …
Read More »Eutechnyx hires ex-NASCAR game boss
Expanding racing studio makes key hire for its international ambitions
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