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Following a number of rumours overnight, it has been confirmed that EA and Apple Corp have penned a deal that will see music from The Beatles appear in Rock Band. The official announcement is expected at 2:00pm today, and is likely to take the form of paid-for downloadable content. The …
Read More »EA: N-Gage ‘hasn’t started yet’
Mobile arm's worldwide director also complains about submission process
Read More »Desperate Housewives composer signed for The Sims 3
Steve Jablonsky contributes theme tune and 'key music' for EA's blockbuster
Read More »Army Of Two movie on the way
Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to EA’s Army of Two, according to Variety. The US entertainment paper reports that the studio is looking to ‘fast-track’ the project to begin production in 2009 and has set The Bourne Ultimatum co-writer Scott Z. Burns to pen the script. Scott Stuber will …
Read More »EA working on new Syndicate title
Consumer site CVG is claiming that EA is on the verge of announcing a next-gen addition to its popular Syndicate franchise. The site claims the upcoming title on the way as part of the agreement between EA and developer Starbreeze that was announced earlier this year, in which it was …
Read More »EA opens new Austin casual studio
Pogo Austin to join Bioware's Texan outfit; to focus on family-friendly Hasbro properties
Read More »Riccitiello: Take-Two bid was a waste of ink
EA CEO John Riccitiello has told the Wall Street Journal that his company’s bid for Take-Two was a waste of ink” and that it was intended to help the firm get through difficult times. He added that EA walked away from the deal as time was of the essence, because …
Read More »Moledina joins Electronic Arts
Former GDC director will be Outreach Director for EA Partners
Read More »FIFA 09 earns 90% Metacritic average
EA is enjoying an unprecedented series of review scores for FIFA 09 and Dead Space , according to official ratings aggregator Metacritic. The Xbox 360 version of FIFA 09 is currently averaging out at 9/10, with top scores from titles such as GamesMaster, Official Xbox Magazine and X360. The PS3 …
Read More »Seabass: FIFA engine is superb
Ahead of the European release of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 this Friday, the series’ legendary creator Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has expressed his admiration for the game engine EA has developed for its FIFA series. When asked by CVG if he would consider using EA’s game engine if given the …
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