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E3 may be over but the big-hitting announcements just keep creeping out – this time it’s the turn of EA chief executive John Riccitiello who has confirmed that the EA-owned BioWare is working on an MMO version of its hugely popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Speaking to …
Read More »Rhianna Pratchett writing Mirror’s Edge script for EA DICE
Pratchett previously wrote scripts for recent releases Overlord and Heavenly Sword
Read More »E3 08: BioWares Dragon Age heading to consoles
Dragon Age, the brand new IP in development at EA-owned BioWare, will arrive on consoles at some stage after its PC release early next year, ShackNews reports. Not a huge amount is known of the game, though it has been billed as the ‘spiritual successor’ to Baldur’s Gate. It has …
Read More »E3 08: ids Carmack admits he thought EA was evil
Hot on the heels of the news that EA will be the publisher for id’s exciting new shooter Rage , famed id boss John Carmack has admitted that until recently he saw EA as an evil empire”. Speaking to GameSpot, he explained: "As we moved out with a new title …
Read More »E3 08: EA to publish ids FPS Rage
Global publishing giant EA has announced that it has struck a deal with Doom and Quake developer id to publish its upcoming FPS Rage on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac. Built using id’s Tech5 game engine, the developer’s CEO Todd Hollenshead said of the game: Rage represents a new …
Read More »id signed to EA Partners
E3 08: New publishing deal for famed independent studio via growing EA Partners label
Read More »E3 ’08: Day one review
A recap of the first day's headlines from the Los Angeles games trade show, as reported by our sister mag MCV
Read More »E3 08: EA reveals Sims Animals
EA has revealed a new Sims title which allows gamers to rear animals and craft a garden paradise, entitled Sims Animals. Sims Studio boss Rod Humble took to the stage at EA’s E3 Media briefing to unveil the new animal-based spin on the franchise. "You’ll discover that just like the …
Read More »E3 08: EA reveals expo lineup
Global publishing behemoth EA has revealed its lineup for the LA E3 expo, the size of which dwarves the offering from nearly all of its rivals. Fronting the push will be the likes of Valve’s zombie co-op fest Left 4 Dead, the fast-arriving music sequel Rock Band 2, sci-fi survival …
Read More »iPhone App Store: The games floodgates open
The iPhone/iPod Touch App Store is officially open for business and the leading lights in mobile games are falling over themselves to put their wares in the shop window. In no particular order: Gameloft has released Diamond Twister, Platinum Solitaire, Platinum Sudoku, Bubble Bash (all $7.99), Brain Challenge and Chess …
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