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Longtime EA executive Tim Wilson has left the publisher to join Glue Mobile as its chief technical officer. Games Industryreports on the departure – and subsequent appointment – of Wilson, who worked for 20 years at Electronic Arts in roles including CTO of EA, EA Labels, All Play, the Core …
Read More »Peter Moore on remakes: It feels like pushing stuff out because you’ve run out of ideas
'We’re a company that just likes to push forward'
Read More »Moore says HD remakes aren’t in EA’s culture
HD remakes of last-gen EA titles now look pretty unlikely. An increasing number of publishers are choosing to re-release their PS2 and Xbox 360 titles on PS4 and Xbox One, normally with a visual makeover of some degree. But those hoping EA would follow the same direction look to be …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action Star Wars Battlefront trailer locks s-foils in attack position
Rumour has it that a new Force Awakens trailer will be unleashed upon us today, but in the interim there’s another live-action Star Wars trailer to enjoy. The PlayStation branded short goes straight for the jugular by appealing directly to those whose childhood was defined by the movies. Expect X-Wings, …
Read More »EA wants in on the Assassin’s Creed and GTA action
Sports, shooting, mobile – EA is at the top of its game in many genres, but the open-world action genre is one in which it admits it falls short. That, executive VP of EA Studios Patrick Soderlund has told IGN, is exactly the situation that Jade Raymond’s new EA studio …
Read More »Glu hires EA’s Tim Wilson
Industry veteran moves to mobile firm as chief technology officer
Read More »Over 9m people played Star Wars Battlefront beta
EA has revealed that more than 9 million gamers tried the beta for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront. Taking to EA’s Star Wars blog, senior producer Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir announced the impressive figures, which represent a record for the single largest beta in EA’s history. The beta was announced in April. …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront gets a £40 Season Pass
It’s going to cost in the region of 90 to see everything that Star Wars battlefront has to offer at launch. The base game for Star Wars: Battlefront costs in the region of 40-60 depending on the format and the retailer. On Origin for PC, for instance, it costs 50. …
Read More »The Sims 4: Get Together expansion delayed to December
Sims fans will have to wait an extra couple of weeks to party on down. The second expansion pack for The Sims 4, Get Together, has been postponed until December 8th in the US, with a full worldwide launch promised by the end of the week – making a December …
Read More »FIFA YouTubers robbed by online thieves
Six YouTube stars known for their hugely popular FIFA videos have been targeted by hackers. AnesonGib, W2S, Nepenthez, Nick28T, Bateson87 and matthdgamer have a combined audience of more than five million YouTube subscribers and post guides, tips and more video each week, with each video often seeing hundreds of thousands …
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