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Germany will win the 2014 World Cup, if EA’s licensed PS3 and Xbox 360 World Cup game is anything to go by. EA simulated the entire tournament in 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which saw the Germans topple hosts Brazil 2-1 in extra time in the final. Even more astonishingly, …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare confirmed for PlayStation consoles
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will launch on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 hardware in August, developer PopCap has confirmed. The studio officially announced the editions for Sony’s PlayStation consoles, after having teased them late last week with a nod to Sony’s Sly Cooper. Both will launch on August …
Read More »EA closes long-standing developer Mythic Entertainment
Publisher to host job fair to help affected staff find jobs
Read More »EA shuts down Mythic Entertainment
Mythic Entertainment has been closed after nearly 20 years of game development. The studio, whose catalogue includes Tempest, Dark Age of Camelot, Warhammer Online and Ultima Forever, was founded in 1995 and acquired by EA in 2006. However, EA has confirmed to Kotaku that it has now brought the developer …
Read More »FIFA 14 World Cup expansion delayed
EA’s free FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup DLC will not be released today as planned. The PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3 and 360 content had been due to arrive today alongside the World Cup Kick-Off mode on PS4 and Xbox One. Knowing that our players have been so excited …
Read More »EA teases Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare on PlayStation
EA has posted a new Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare image that hints at a PlayStation version for PopCap’s third-person shooter. The image (pictured) – posted to EA’s Twitter account earlier this week – seems an obvious tribute to Sony’s Sly Cooper. EA has yet to officially announce anything regarding …
Read More »Battlepack microtransactions added to Battlefield 4
EA has added for option for users to pay for in-game Battlepack enhancements with real cash. Battlepacks, which will continue to also be available via gameplay, offer a range of assorted perks such as XP boosts, weapons, profile pictures, paints and accessories. Now however users will be able to choose …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline confirmed, is developed by Visceral
EA has officially announced the next game in its Battlefield series. As rumoured yesterday, it’s called Battlefield Hardline. It’s out this autumn and is set against the backdrop of a genre we all love – the war on crime and the battle between cops and criminals”. It’s a change of …
Read More »EA names Battlefield Film Challenge Winner
21 year-old Patrick Mazzolo won the $10,000 grand prize in the Battlefield Film Challenge. EA’s competition challenged budding filmmakers to create two to five minute videos inspired by the Battlefield series. Mazzolo won for his short film, Battlefield: Take Point. Five finalists were flown to Bondi Pavilion in Sydney where …
Read More »Is Battlefield: Hardline EA’s new police-focused FPS?
Rumours that the next Battlefield title will ditch the military in favour of a police-based setting have intensified with the discovery of new assets. CVG reports that fansites have unearthed a host of details tucked away on EA’s Battlelog servers which point to a title named Battlefield: Hardline that is …
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