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Read More »Titanfall Xbox exclusivity "a tactical opportunity" but PlayStation release "not out of the question"
EA has insisted that it wants its games to reach as wide an audience as possible, but like any good rule there are always exceptions. Microsoft’s Xbox One presentation last Monday was big on exclusive content, and the debut game from Respawn – Titanfall – was amongst them. The game …
Read More »New Mirror’s Edge is "an open world action adventure game"
EA’s freshly announced new entry in the Mirror’s Edge series will be a radical departure from the first. CVG reports that EA Labels president Frank Gibeau has referred to it as an "open-world action adventure game". Elsewhere on CVG VP of EA Games Patrick Sderlund offered some more details. "What …
Read More »Gibeau on EA criticism: "We’re not tone deaf"
EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau has said that EA has responded to the criticism it has received – even if he thinks it’s not fully justified. "That type of feedback is disappointing personally for people inside of EA because we love our company and the games that we make," Gibeau …
Read More »Moore: EA did not lobby for Xbox One pre-owned DRM
Outspoken exec Peter Moore has insisted that it did not lobby Microsoft to introduce pre-owned restrictions with Xbox One. There has for a long time been talk throughout the industry that key publishers have been applying pressure on platform holders to curtail what they regard as the revenue-stealing pre-owned market. …
Read More »EA: UFC goes next gen in 2014
The UFC series will return next year as a PS4 and Xbox One title. Titled EA Sports UFC, this will be the first entry in the series since Electronic Arts took over the licence from THQ last year. As was announced at the Xbox One reveal two weeks ago, the …
Read More »EA: Rivals is this year’s Need For Speed
Electronic Arts showed off the first footage of the latest Need For Speed at tonight’s E3 press conference. As announced last month, NFS Rivals is being developed by new studio Ghost Games in partnership with Criterion. It is built on the Frostbite 3 engine, and is due on Xbox 360, …
Read More »E3 2013: Mirror’s Edge 2 coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Mirror's Edge 2 marks return of popular IP after five years
Read More »EA: See the first next-gen FIFA 14 gameplay footage
The first ever next-gen gameplay footage for EA’s FIFA 14 has been released. Admittedly it’s all a bit showreel – we’d much prefer to see the game in action proper. But it at least gives a taste of how much more footbally the game will feel compared to the apparently …
Read More »EA: Mirror’s Edge 2 officially announced
In the least surprising news from the EA press conference, Mirror’s Edge 2 has been confirmed. A trailer was shown during EA’s press conference depicting the game’s protagonist, Faith, receiving a tattoo. All mixed together with pretty gameplay footage. The free-running first person game has generated a cult following, although …
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