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Read More »Need for Speed reinvention revealed
Following the questions asked of the franchise just this morning , publisher EA has announced that its successful Need for Speed franchise is to get a radical three-SKU revamp in 2009, with the casual market being at the heart of the reinvention. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has the full story …
Read More »EA cuts Canadian dev jobs
Job losses reported at Canada's Burnaby studio and publisherâ??s Australian arm
Read More »Further job cuts rumoured at EA
The EA rumour mill has continued to grind this morning with talk of further lay offs in both Canada and Australia. Overnight speculation on Kotaku claims that EA Canada’s Burnaby studio will be the next to suffer lay offs, with the site claiming that up to 55 people have lost …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Wii Fit proves its stamina
The nation may be strapped for cash, but it also needs to get into shape – at least that’s what the ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 suggests, with Nintendo’s Wii Fit clinging on to top spot for the second week on the trot following a hike in sales of …
Read More »Redundancies at EA’s Black Box
The unfortunate job-cutting spree in the games industry seems to be continuing today with news that EA studio Black Box has, after weeks of speculation , lost 200 members of its staff. MCV’s development-orientated sister-site Developmag.com has the full story – click here to head over there.
Read More »EA’s UK studios dodge the axe
Criterion and Bright Light unaffected by publisher's cut-backs, say insiders
Read More »Black Box sheds 200 staff
EA-owned developer of Need for Speed and Skate 2 sees over half its headcount let go
Read More »Wii version of Spore on the way
EA Maxis has confirmed it will be releasing four new titles in the Spore series before the end of 2009, including expansion packs and standalone products and, for the first time, a Wii iteration of the franchise. Spore senior producer Morgan Roarty revealed the four releases will be spread across …
Read More »More EA studios to suffer jobs cuts?
EA’s previously revealed cost-cutting measures continue to take effect, with Canadian studio Black Box and Florida-based team Tiburon apparently the latest to see job cuts. Click here to visit Developmag.com for the complete story .
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