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There’s something quite refreshing about the executives at Sony. They haven’t had their personalities media trained out of them. They will give you a straight answer (most of the time). They do appear nervous on stage in front of thousands of journalists. They are more than happy to mock their …
Read More »Bale to don Real Madrid kit on FIFA 14’s UK cover
If MCV were a trade publication for football, we’d probably make an observation about no Premier League players appearing on the UK boxart for FIFA 14. As revealed by MCV earlier this month, EA had already confirmed that the world’s most expensive footballer would remain on the game’s cover despite …
Read More »Bunney moves to Digital Capital
Former EA VP joins game and app investor as marketing director
Read More »GDC Next: New panels confirmed
Xbox One Kinect, Riot on eSports and ex-triple-A indies set to star
Read More »Shiver Entertainment formed by ex-Zynga and EA COO John Schappert
Former EA and Zynga executive John Schappert has opened new game development studio, Shiver Entertainment. Venture Beatreports that the new Miami-based studio will be financially backed by publisher Nexon and focus on PC, tablet, and mobile free-to-play offerings. "I’ve had the luxury of working for some great companies and great …
Read More »EA names Matthew Bromberg group general manager of BioWare label
Electronic Arts has appointed BioWare Austin’s Matthew Bromberg as group general manager of its BioWare label. Venture Beatreports on the appointment, which fills the leadership void left when BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschukannounced their retirementa year ago this month. Bromberg served as Major League Gaming’s CEO and president …
Read More »Recruiter Hot Seat: EA Ghost Games
Recruiter Karl Neuman tells us more about the Swedish outfit that's working on the new Need for Speed
Read More »EA: We have six to eight new IPs in the works
EA has dismissed criticism that it isn’t building enough new games. The firm’s current line-up includes sequels to The Sims, Need for Speed, Battlefield and FIFA. Titanfall is the only new IP on the publisher’s roster. But EA Games chief Patrick Soderlund told MCV that EA is working on new …
Read More »Madden 25 surpasses 1m units sold during launch week
The latest in the Madden NFL series moved over a million copies in North America during its first week, EA has announced. The result is mixed for Madden NFL 25, with year-over-year sales for the annual American football franchise down from Madden NFL 13’s launch week sales of 1.65m units. …
Read More »MGF 2014: First speakers confirmed
EA, Sega, King, Wooga, Rovio and more to deliver Mobile Game Forum sessions
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