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Riccitiello admits to DICE audience that publisher fumbled integrating the likes of Bullfrog, Westwood and Origin
Read More »EA goes social with new studio
EA is to unveil a new development team focused on games for casual networks, reports MCV sister site Develop – head over there for the full story
Read More »Tony Hawks facing revamp
US publisher Activision has pledged to reassess its Tony Hawk’s franchise and introduce a number of new innovations into the next instalment, which is expected to hit shelves later this year. EA recently claimed that its new extreme-sports contender Skate had outsold Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground by a ratio …
Read More »EA/Spielberg project revealed
Developed at EA LA studios, the new title will be a family-friendly title offering ‘action-packed interactive activities’, and will be released on Wii in May this year. "I am a gamer myself, and I really wanted to create a video game that I could play with my kids," said Steven …
Read More »EA opens Madrid testing centre
Publisherâ??s massive Spanish office will house around 300 employees
Read More »UK CHARTS: Burnout Paradise maintains pole position
Next-gen menu-free metal-crunching racer Burnout Paradise has become the first game of 2008 to hold onto the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for two weeks on the trot. EA’s title does so despite a 13 per cent drop in sales – thanks in part to a …
Read More »EA expects PS3 fightback
In a supplement issued alongside its third-quarter fiscal results, Electronic Arts has provided its predictions for console and portable hardware. The report states that European gamers are to favour the PS3 over the Xbox 360 in 2008, although the formats will remain tied in North America. In Europe, EA predicts …
Read More »EA’s Entis on Epic’s UE3, Spielberg and exploring new biz models
Electronic Arts is "planning for and experimenting for a very dynamic world" says chief visual officer
Read More »EA unveils Euro 2008
EA has confirmed that UEFA Euro 2008 is being developed by EA Canada, and will be out on multiple platforms this April. The game is scheduled to appear on Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, PC and mobile phones, and is the only chance that us English folk will get to …
Read More »Mercenaries 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company delayed
Amongst the news to emerge from EA’s latest trading statement was the confirmation that two of its key next-gen titles, Mercenaries 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company, will now arrive some time in the publisher’s fiscal 2009 year. In layman’s terms that means some time between April this year and April …
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