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Over five new titles in development will use Unreal Engine 3

EA has confirmed the price for Rock Band, after announcing the European release date of the game this morning. The title will be sold in separate SKUs – a different approach than in the US, where the title is avaliable with all instruments bundled together with the game. Instead, Eurogamer …

Rock Band will be released in the Europe on May 23rd, with the Xbox 360 enjoying an exclusive launch window. Electronic Arts has also revealed that Wii, PS2 and PS3 versions of the game will arrive later in the Summer. The music title received much critical acclaim when it was …

EA has limited the number of sports games it will release on PC this year – with boss of EA Sports Peter Moore calling the platform a serious business challenge”. On his blog, Moore admits that the firm has been forced to cut its sports output on PC, because the …

Rockstar Games has made a significant acquisition ahead of the release of GTA IV on April 29th – Massachusetts-based Mad Doc Software. The deal comes amid EA’s hostile bid for Rockstar parent Take Two – a saga which isset to be concluded later this month. Massachusetts-based Mad Doc recently worked …

EA-owned development studio Pandemic has confirmed that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames will be released on September 5th for PC, PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360. The developer announced the date through GameSpot, following a trailer that revealed a US launch date of August 31st. The game, which follows the misadventures …

EA’s UK VP and general manager Keith Ramsdale has revealed his disappointment over the Byron Review’s scaling back of PEGI’s powers – and vowed to convince the Government of the body’s importance. With the Review published and backed by PM Gordon Brown, the Government now moves into a period of …

Gibson Guitar has filed infringement lawsuits against five large retailers, including US giants Target and Wal-Mart, according to MMR news. Software developer Harmonix and publisher Electronic Arts are also being sued in a separate lawsuit, with both relating to ‘popular guitar simulation games and their alleged infringement of Gibson’s 1999 …

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Electronic Arts has amended its hostile tender offer for Take Two, and stated that in attempting to delay the deal Take Two could be increasing risk for its shareholders. While Take Two stalled the deal by moving its annual meeting of stockholders to April 17th, EA has now given the …