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Battlefield Hardline studio losses staff members as team focuses on DLC and Star Wars
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One to sell 22m units in 2015, claims EA
Publisher believes combined sales could reach 50m by the end of the year
Read More »EA posts $4.5bn in revenue for fiscal year 2015
Publisher expects similar sales success for 2016
Read More »EA’s Q4 revenues exceed expectations; Need for Speed due this year; Mirror’s Edge 2 early 2016
Q4 was more prosperous for EA than the publisher had predicted, with GAAP revenues of $1.19bn. Digital accounted for the majority of that number at $614m while physical claimed $571m. That’s a reverse on the previous year when digital stood at $491m and physical at $632m. Full year revenues hit …
Read More »Keith Ramsdale departs EA
EA veteran Keith Ramsdale has left EA. Ramsdale has been a part of Electronic Arts for almost 19 years, beginning his career as National Account Controller, rising up to the role of VP for Europe’s major markets. He has held several roles at the business, including marketing director, sales director …
Read More »EA agrees to amend Origin refunds policy in Australia
Customers of Origin in Australia could soon have similar refund rights as those in the EU. Kotaku reports that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has told the publisher that its current refunds policy is at odds with consumer law. And EA has relented, agreeing to amend its policies. Businesses …
Read More »EA pushes Rory McIlroy PGA Tour release back one month
EA’s upcoming golf title Rory McIlroy PGA Tour won’t be coming out in its previously announced June release window. Instead the sports game will be coming out on July 14th.This is the same week as the Open Championship 2015 in St Andrews. It’s yet to be revealed if this is …
Read More »Free-to-play EA Sports UFC launches worldwide on iOS, Android
A mobile edition of EA Sports UFC is now available as a free-to-play offering on Android and iOS. EA soft-launched the game earlier this year in Canada, Russia, Singapore, and South Korea – racking up 2m downloads ahead of this week’s worldwide launch. EA Sports UFC PS4 and Xbox One …
Read More »DICE producer takes to Reddit to defend Star Wars Battlefront from online scepticism
A producer from EA studio DICE has chosen to address fans directly online who have questioned the studio’s strategy for the recently detailed Star Wars Battlefront. The game was officially unveiledat the Star Wars Celebration event in the US, but shortly after found itself coming in for criticism online for …
Read More »EA ‘still believes’ in free-to-play, despite shutting down four games
EA has backed the free-to-play business model, despite revealing plans to shut down four of its biggest freemium games. The titles – Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free, Need For Speed World and FIFA World – will go offline on July 14th. EA Studios boss Patrick Sderlund told fans that the games …
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