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Read More »Battlefield UK product manager switches to Call of Duty
Former EA UK man Kevin Flynn has leapt over the sandbags of Battlefield’s barracks to become senior brand manager for Call of Duty. Flynn has spent the past two years as senior product manager for Battlefield at Electronic Arts, but this month joined Activision’s UK team as senior brand manager …
Read More »EA: We have no games in development for Wii U
Publisher backs off of 'unprecedented partnership' with Nintendo
Read More »Total number of EA games in development for Wii U = Zero
Nintendo’s Wii U has been delivered yet another piece of bad news. EA, which just earlier this month touted its strong relationship” with Nintendo has confirmed that as of right now it does not have a single game in development for Wii U. The saga has worrying echoes about the …
Read More »EA jumps on MOBA bandwagon
Waystone's Dawngate brings EA into competition with DoTA and League of Legends
Read More »EA scraps Online Pass program
Publisher cites poor user feedback as a reason for cancelling scheme
Read More »EA decides to ditch the online pass
It was once heralded as a significant step forward by a number of publisher execs, but now EA’s Online Pass is no more. The Online Pass was introduced in 2010. It saw single-use codes ship with new copies of some EA games. Redeeming this code typically entitled players to online …
Read More »EA opens Star Wars focused DICE office in LA
A brand new office is being opened in LA specifically to work on Star Wars titles. It comes as a result of EA’s decision to acquire the Star Wars licence from Disney. The Wall Street Journal reports that the new outfit will be run by Battlefield creators DICE, but won’t …
Read More »EA opens LA DICE to work on Star Wars games
New US office expected to employ up to 60 staff by the end of the year
Read More »DICE is bringing the Frostbite engine to mobiles
A version of DICE’s impressive Frostbite engine is being developed for mobile and tablet platforms. It’s good news for mobile gamers, certainly, but also a disappointing development for Wii U owners who are now left with the reality of Nintendo’s machine being the only major platform to be shunned by …
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