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Titanfall is comfortably this week’s UK No.1, and boost Xbox One hardware sales by almost 100 per cent. 70 per cent of all Xbox One consoles sold last week came bundled with Titanfall, Chart-Track says. Titanfall is EA’s first No.1 that isn’t a FIFA game for over a year. The …
Read More »Layoffs hit PopCap
Studio makes staff redundant as it focuses on mobile games, live services and new IP
Read More »EA sponsors MCV Awards 2014
Electronic Arts is the latest big name to pledge their support for this year’s MCV Awards. The publisher has signed up as Trade Launch Partner for the evening. "We’re delighted to be the Trade Launch Partner for the 2014 MCV Awards," said Andy Tomkins, senior marketing director, northern region at …
Read More »PopCap hit with unspecified layoffs, console team unaffected
PopCap has suffered an unspecified number of layoffs, publisher EA has confirmed. An EA spokesperson told Polygon that the company doesn’t disclose numbers” regarding reductions in staff, adding that there are no changes to announce with regard to PopCap titles." The spokesperson also confirmed that PopCap HD – the studio’s …
Read More »UPDATED: Now Titanfall suffers problems on PC
Having been unplayable for a period overnight on Xbox Live, now the PC version of Titanfall is experiencing issues. Many users are reportedly experiencing a code 503” disconnection error message when trying to play. Titanfall is currently experiencing connection problems, which means you may not be able to connect to …
Read More »Xbox Live downtime brings Titanfall to a temporary halt
Titanfall’s US launch was last night disrupted after a short stint of Xbox Live downtime. Microsoft’s console network experienced what the platform holder described as limited” service for around five hours last night, leaving many gamers unable to take EA’s new multiplayer shooter online. Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb confirmed on …
Read More »Titanfall server stability in Microsoft’s hands
Titanfall is indisputably great, but the game ultimately will live or die by its online functionality. As discovered by Battlefield 4, releasing a game is only half the battle when it comes to online-dependent titles. For Titanfall to realise its true potential it must work – consistently and indefinitely. And …
Read More »Ward slams Nintendo and EA over Wii U’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Criterion founder Alex Ward has attacked both Nintendo and EA over their treatment of Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Wii U. Having said on Twitter that his new studio Three Fields will make games for all platforms where we can self-publish” Ward was asked whether this included Wii U. …
Read More »EA exploring virtual reality game development
Publisher looking at modality of play and how this could work on VR
Read More »EA’s Jorgensen thinks pre-Christmas current-gen price cut is unlikely
Don’t expect to see Sony and Microsoft dropping the price of PS3 and Xbox 360 this side of Christmas. That’s according to EA’s chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen, who as reported by GameSpot told the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, & Technology conference that: "At some point [Microsoft and Sony] will …
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