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Denmark-based company GameAnalytics has announced the appointment of PopCap’s Allison Bilas as its new vice president of product. Bilas joined PopCap in 2010 as a social games business analyst, later rising to become senior manager of the studio’s game analytics department. She’s credited for several titles, including Bejeweled Blitz and …
Read More »Titanfall Season Pass detailed
EA has outlined exactly what gamers will be getting if they shell out for Titanfall’s Season Pass. It costs 19.99 in the UK (that’s via Origin on PC – presumably it will be the same on consoles), although premium versions of the game including the Pass will also be available. …
Read More »Fixing Battlefield 4 netcode is ‘one of the top priorities’ as DLC development moves to DICE LA
EA owned studio DICE has once again promised to fix the problems that persist with Battlefield 4. Part of this fix appears to be shifting development of the game’s remaining DLC to DICE LA, leaving Stockholm to focus on the core game. "DICE LA works closely with the DICE studio …
Read More »Crysis Trilogy available on Origin
EA has bundled all three of its Crysis games – and more – in a single digital release. The Crysis Trilogy contains Crysis, Crysis: Warhead, Crysis 2: Maximum Edition, Crysis 3: Digital Deluxe Edition and Crysis 3: Lost Island Expansion. It’s available on Origin for 34.99. It’s probably worth noting …
Read More »Respawn dev dignifies Titanfall bribery trolls with response
The press has reacted really positively to the now-ended Titanfall beta – and that seems to have caused upset. Accusations that the media has somehow been bribed by Microsoft and/or Respawn and/or EA into over-hyping” the upcoming multiplayer shooter have been rampant online in forums and comments sections. Because it’s …
Read More »NBA shows EA support following NBA Live 14 disappointment
The NBA isn’t walking away from future publishing deals with EA – in spite of the disappointing launch of its most recent licensed effort, NBA Live 14. Speaking with A-List Daily, NBA merchandising executive Vicky Picca spoke positively of the publisher – acknowledging NBA Live 14’s shortcomings, but referring to …
Read More »UPDATED: GAME no longer offering Titanfall beta codes with pre-orders
UPDATE: GAME has also informed MCV that customers who pre-order Titanfall from the retailer will no longer receive beta codes. "Thanks to our partnership with EA, we were able to receive some beta codes for Titanfall, which have already been given to a random selection of our lucky customers," said …
Read More »EA PopCap pulls new Plants Vs Zombies 2 IAPs after player backlash
Spokesperson claims fees for previously free items were 'part of a small-scale test'
Read More »Battlefield 4 Second Assault DLC Xbox One exclusivity ends this month
Battlefield 4’s Second Assault DLC is heading to platforms outside of Xbox One later this month, developer DICE has announced. A post on the Battlefield Blog reveals the content will be available for Battlefield Premium subscribers February 18th on PC, PS3, PS4, and Xbox 360. It will arrive two weeks …
Read More »EA is shutting down F2P MMO Lords of Ultima
EA’s browser-based MMO Lord of Ultima will shutdown this May, according to the publisher. No reason for the switch off was offered in an announcement posted on theLord of Ultima forums. The game’s servers will be pulled on Monday May 12th. Users should be aware that any purchased in-game currency …
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