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EA warns against copycat publishing

Electronic Arts UK VP Keith Ramsdale has warned that publishers producing ‘me too’ product will struggle on Nintendo formats. The publisher unveiled its Flips range last month – a line-up of e-books for kids on DS from popular authors including Enid Blyton and Eion Colfer. And Ramsdale said that the …

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UK CHARTS: FIFA holds its crown

Electronic Arts’ FIFA 10 has remained the best-selling game of the week – it’s still the UK’s No.1 game. The all-conquering football franchise, which EA only last week revealed had sold through almost 2m units in Europe, was one of the biggest game launches ever a week ago and interest …

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EA unveils e-books on DS

Electronic Arts will release a new range of e-books for kids on DS on December 4th. The FLIPS series will feature titles from popular authors Enid Blyton, Eoin Colfer and Cathy Cassidy, and follows a deal between EA and book publishers Penguin and Egmont. Each title features multiple books and …

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FIFA 10 breaks sales records

FIFA 10 has shattered records and become the fastest selling sports game ever. The game sold 1.7 million copies across Europe since launching last week, also making the biggest European launch in Electronic Arts’ history. We’re confident that FIFA 10 would be a hit, and this week fans across Europe …

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UK CHARTS: FIFA 10 is new No.1

There’s little surprise in this morning’s weekly games charts – FIFA 10 is number one. In fact, the game has turned into one of the biggest releases ever. It has shifted hundreds of thousdans of copies in just three days on sale, no doubt thanks in part to aggressive price …

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