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The next project from Unravel developer Coldwood Interactive is going to be launching courtesy of EA. EVP of EA Studios Patrick Sderlund made this announcement on the publishing giant’s website, though was unable to share any details about this next project from the indie studio. Though the firm has not …
Read More »Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 won’t cannibalise one another, EA insists
The first person shooter market is large enough to sustain both of EA’s Q4 releases – and their competitors – later this year. That’s according to EA CEO Andrew Wilson, who was pressed on whether there were concerns about possible sales cannibalisation in an investor call. This is a giant …
Read More »Star Wars: Battlefront 2 due in 2017, Visceral’s Star Wars game in 2018
EA has said that a sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront will be released in 2017. Its enthusiasm is undoubtedly buoyed by the success of the first game, which in EA’s last financial year (ending March 31st) saw 14m copies shipped. That’s well ahead of the 13m EA forecast back in …
Read More »Battlefield 1 trailer is the most ‘liked’ ever, Infinite Warfare the most disliked
Two of this year’s biggest Q4 FPS releases are experiencing very different fortunes on YouTube. As reported last week, Activision’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has found itself subject to some sort of hate campaign on the video site. Since last week the game’s first trailer it has now gone …
Read More »Next Battlefield title called Battlefield 1, set in World War One
The next entry in EA’s Battlefield series is taking the franchise to World War One and will be hitting shelves this October. The new title – Battlefield 1 – is set for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC (via Origin) on October 21st. Players will be able to fight …
Read More »Respawn is making a Star Wars game
Another Star Wars outing is to emerge from the loins of the EA-Disney video games agreement, this time from Titanfall developer Respawn. The studio is working with both its publishing partner and LucasFilm. The title is described as a third person action-adventure game set in the Star Wars universe. The …
Read More »Respawn developing new Star Wars title
Former God of War director Stig Asmussen at the helm
Read More »Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst pushed to June
EA’s first-person parkour title Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is being moved out of its May release window. This delay was announced via a blog post on the game’s official website from design director Erik Odeldahl. The title is being pushed back two weeks from May 26th to June 9th in Europe. …
Read More »Titanfall 2 has been officially announced, is multiplatform
Two years after we first learned that plans for the game were in place, Titanfall 2 has at last been officially announced. All we have for now is a short teaser, pointing to a full reveal in June. What do we know for sure? That the game is in development …
Read More »‘Lionhead closure could be exciting for UK indie scene,’ says ex-Fable art chief
John McCormack compares fate of beloved British studio to death of Bullfrog upon acquisition by EA in 2001
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