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All it will take is one ‘killer’ game for open-source OS Linux for the platform to make a significant mark on gaming. That’s according to DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson who told Polygon that the EA-owned studio would very much like the operating system to establish itself. "We strongly want …
Read More »EA pondered THQ acquisition, is now being sued over UFC deal
Ill-fated publisher THQ was once the target for a possible acquisition at the hands of EA, court documents have revealed. As spotted by Videogamer, the papers(as found by Polygon) relating to THQ’s now attempted suing of EA over its UFC rights purchase say that THQ first started exploring the possibility …
Read More »Leyton Orient ban squad from playing FIFA 14 after post-release winless streak
London-based Leyton Orient may be sitting top of League One, but that’s no thanks to EA’s FIFA 14 according to the club’s owners. Metro reports that Orient had won eight successive games at the beginning of the season right up until the release of FIFA 14, since which they have …
Read More »THQ sues EA, Zuffa over UFC licence transfer
Bankrupt publisher claims EA used insider knowledge to press for valuable licence
Read More »CCP hires Battlefield Heroes executive producer Gaudechon
Dust 514 developer CCP Games has hired EA’s former free-to-play specialist, Jean-Charles Gaudechon. Games Industry reports Gaudechon will assume an executive producer role for the microtransaction-driven FPS. He joins CCP Shanghai, and will report to senior VP of product development Sean Decker –another former EA free-to-play executive. Gaudechon previously served …
Read More »Former EA veteran Jean-Charles Gaudechon heads to CCP
Executive producer joins Shangahi studio to drive development on Dust 514
Read More »DICE promises changed single player for Battlefield 4
The single player component of Battlefield 4 will feel quite different from what was offered in Battlefield 3, DICE has said. "We got a lot of feedback from the Battlefield 3 single player,” DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson told CVG. Based on what we intended to deliver the team did …
Read More »Maxis preparing offline mode for SimCity
New mode promises room to experiment for modding community
Read More »Maxis GM Lucy Bradshaw promoted to SVP of EA
Exec to report directly to the publisher's new CEO Andrew Wilson
Read More »EA promotes Maxis head Lucy Bradshaw to company SVP
Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw has been promoted to senior vice president at Electronic Arts. Game Informer points to a SEC filing revealing the change as part of EA’s recent executive shuffle. Bradshaw was at the forefront of SimCity launch debacle, frequently updating players as to the status of the …
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