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Mass Effect executive producer Casey Hudson will leave BioWare after 16 years to take on a new stage” of his career, the company has announced. Studio general manager Aaryn Flynn posted the news earlier today on BioWare’s blog, including a portion of Hudson’s memo to company employees: "After what already …
Read More »All 20 Premier League grounds to feature in FIFA 15 as EA extends partnership
EA and the Premier League have extended their partnership until the end of the 2018/2019 season. As the league’s Official Sports Technology Partner, EA will among other things now sponsor the new Goal Decision System and the official Fantasy Premier League game. For FIFA 15 it means that all 20 …
Read More »Wing Commander 3 is currently free on Origin
EA is giving away yet another free game on its digital platform Origin – 1994 space battler Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger. Originally released for the PC and subsequently the ill-fated 3DO and also the PSOne, the game is perhaps best known for its live action cutscenes – …
Read More »Ultima Forever to terminate this month
EA has said that iOS MMO title Ultima Forever will be permanently shut down on August 29th. This was a very difficult decision for us to make,” a statement read. We’ve seen the game through ups and downs, and hope that you’ve enjoyed playing it every bit as much as …
Read More »EA reveals subscription EA Access program for Xbox One
Xbox One owners will soon be able to access an EA subscription service. EA Access costs $4.99 per month. For that members get unlimited access to select titles in what is being called The Vault – which currently contains FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25 and Peggle 2 – …
Read More »Freemium mobile games up 39% and full game downloads down 43% at EA
EA’s Q3 financials have revealed the extent to which the smartphone market has shifted from full price to freemium and microtransaction titles. Overall mobile grew 18 per cent to $120m for EA for the quarter ending June 30th, with smartphone and tablets accounting for 90 per cent of that. Within …
Read More »EA wants to release Star Wars: Battlefront around the same time as Star Wars VII
Well over a year away – that appears to be your best case scenario for the release of EA’s Star Wars Battlefront. What we’re building is more rooted in the traditional Star Wars universe and not so much necessarily linked to the movies being made. And that’s just because we …
Read More »EA profits soar 50%
EA in its last quarter generated 51 per cent more profit year-on-year on the back of impressive sales across its console and mobile operations. Net GAAP income rose to $335m (196.5m) for the quarter ending June 30th, up from $222m the year prior.Revenues also grew from $949m to $1.2bn during …
Read More »EA profits jump 51% year-on-year
Battlefield Hardline and Dragon Age: Inquisition delayed
Read More »Battlefield Hardline slips to 2015; Dragon Age Inquisition pushed back a month
EA has taken the surprising step of pushing back its next Battlefield title from its traditional pre-Christmas release. Battlefield Hardline will now release in early 2015” due to changes that will be implemented following feedback from the recent beta. The more we thought about these ideas, the more we knew …
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