Mobile platform allows players to compete in classic games such as Tetris and Pac-Man to win real money
Read More »Ex-EA, BioWare, Trion and Blizzard community manager Claudia Adams-Esgrow passes away
Adams-Esgrow worked on games including World of Warcraft, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Rift
Read More »FIFA 17 switches engine from Ignite to Frostbite
This year’s FIFA instalment will be the first built on the Frostbite 3 engine, EA has announced. The football series made the leap to the freshly-built Ignite engine in 2013, alongside the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One consoles. The publisher has now confirmed that FIFA 17 will run …
Read More »EA Vancouver switches engine from Ignite to Frostbite for FIFA 17
Studio to harness tech currently used in Battlefield, Star Wars Battlefront, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Dragon Age, Mass Effect and Need for Speed
Read More »Steam to distribute free version of Star Wars: Battlefront 3
An unofficial sequel to Pandemic and LucasArts’ Star Wars Battlefront 2 is apparently coming to PC. Despite seeming like a prime candidate for a swift copyright-infringement cancellation, Galaxy in Turmoil maker Frontwire reckon it is on safe legal ground. So much so, that Steam itself is stepping forward to distributethe …
Read More »Jade Raymond hiring devs for Motive’s Star Wars title
Team has already grown to 65, is also exploring ideas for new IP
Read More »Visceral ‘forging ahead’ with mysterious Star Wars game
Motive Studios and Visceral Games GM Jade Raymond has assured fans that work continues on EA’s mystery Star Wars game. The team at Visceral Games is forging ahead into an exciting phase of development,” Raymond stated. Seeing Amy Hennig lead this team through the creative process has been incredible. She …
Read More »The Sims breaks down more gender barriers
EA’s ongoing efforts to make its games as inclusive as possible continue with news that The Sims 4 is opening up even more of its gender play. While the game has always allowed for things such as same-sex relationships and marriage, until now there have been a number of customisation …
Read More »EA veteran David De Martini passes away aged 56
Exec who worked on titles including Tiger Woods PGA Tour and The Godfather joined Oculus in 2013
Read More »Minecraft and Counter-Strike devs join EA and Telltale execs at Gamelab 2016
Spanish event moves venue to Barcelona’s Hesperia Tower Hotel
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