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Following the warning that its Q4 and annual fiscal results are likely to fall short of the numbers it had previously predicted, EA had stated that it will reduce the number of titles it releases next year – though it stressed that most of its new IP is safe. Having …
Read More »EA warns of poor Q4 results
Leading publisher EA has confirmed that disappointing sales of its key software titles means it expects both its net revenue and earnings for the current Q4 period to be below numbers previously forecast by the firm. The firm now expects its net revenue for the fiscal year ending January 31st …
Read More »GDC09: first details of AI Summit
Speakers from Rockstar Leeds, EA, Nintendo and Ubisoft to attend inaugural event
Read More »2K and EA adopt PhysX
Both publishers' internal studios to use Nvidia physics tech
Read More »EA announces NASCAR Kart Racing
Publisher EA is to give its NASCAR racing a brand a drastic makeover with the release next February of new Wii racer NASCAR Kart Racing. The firm recently admitted that it has struggled to establish its sports brands on Nintendo’s machine – and the targeted thinking behind this family-friendly reinvention …
Read More »1.7 million Spore pirates break gaming record
Spore has been illegally downloaded 1.7 million times since its release in early September, reportedly setting a new record to become the most pirated game ever. The figure was among several estimated by TorrentFreak, which reports Spore is the first game to come close to rivalling the number of illegal …
Read More »EA acquires Korean firm J2MSoft
Free-to-play specialist to offer US publisher an inroad into the lucrative Asian online games sector
Read More »UK CHARTS: Call of Duty stands its ground
Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War has taken the number one position in the ChartTrack Top 40 for the third week in a row – despite sales dropping by 30 per cent. The game was raced all the way by EA’s Need For Speed: Undercover, which moved from …
Read More »EA dates Skate 2
Developer and publisher EA has confirmed that Skate 2 will be released worldwide on Xbox 360 and PS3 on January 23rd. The title builds on the success of the first game by introducing loads of new tricks to the brand, as well as taking gamers to a brand new city. …
Read More »Wii Sports is a problem for EA
Peter Moore, the outspoken boss of EA Sports, has admitted that the publisher has had trouble establishing its annual sports franchises on Nintendo’s Wii – a challenge it pins on the massively popular Wii Sports. EA’s most recent Madden title sold over two million units on Xbox 360, PS3 and …
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