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Read More »EA gets top marks in LGBT Equality Index for second year running
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s LGBT Corporate Equality Index has once again handed EA top marks. It’s the second year in a row that EA has scored 100 per cent in the index, which analyses equality in the workplace. We are extremely proud of this achievement that recognizes corporate policies …
Read More »Next Battlefield could be developed in the UK
Criterion tipped to be working on EA's flagship shooter series, Dead Space dev Visceral also rumoured
Read More »Is Criterion, or Visceral, making the next Battlefield game?
DICE may no longer be the sole developer of EA’s Battlefield series. Analyst Michael Pachter said in an investor note last Friday that his company believes Criterion Games is working on a military shooter that may become a brand extension for the Battlefield franchise in FY15”. However, Pachter followed up …
Read More »EA’s next-gen launch games "were better quality" than on PS3/Xbox 360
The simplified architecture of PS4 and Xbox One allowed EA to reach a higher quality benchmark with its launch titles than it managed last time out. That’s according to EA CEO Andrew Wilson who made the statement at the Credit Suisse 2013 Annual Technology Conference, Videogamer reports. "One of the …
Read More »Battlefield 4: China Rising introduces new problems as game’s tech woes continue
DICE’s ongoing struggle to fix the problems that have affected the many versions of Battlefield 4 show no signs of abating. A page on EA’s support site stated: "Some PC players of Battlefield 4 China Rising have found themselves getting kicked from servers within seconds of joining. DICE have identified …
Read More »EA’s Wilson: Sony and Microsoft to face console challengers
New CEO expects duopoly of console market to be shaken by Apple, Roku
Read More »EA CEO: Console living room dominance will likely end
The living room dominance Microsoft and Sony experience with consoles will soon be challenged, EA CEO Andrew Wilson reckons. Games Industry reports Wilson touched on the subject with investors this week at the Credit Suisse 2013 Technology Conference, stating that in a matter of a few years company’s including Apple, …
Read More »EA’s Söderlund expects Xbox One and PS4 successors in five years
Executive vice president of EA Studios predicts shorter console cycle this time around
Read More »EA Canada job ads hint at next-gen open world Star Wars game
Latest title based in iconic film franchise could be in development at Visceral Games and Vancouver studio
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