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It’s been whispered abou by some UK developers for a while, but EA CEO Riccitiello has confirmed it – Criterion Games is working on the next Need For Speed. According to EA CEO John Riccitiello, the Burnout developer’s take on the project – headed by that game’s creator, Alex Ward …
Read More »Alex Ward’s Burnout team confirmed as new Need For Speed dev
EA moves development to UK-based Criterion for 'revolutionary' approach, says Riccitiello
Read More »EA: We nearly had Natal first
EA’s John Riccitiello has revealed his company could have been the first to use the motion-sensing technologies unveiled by Microsoft and Sony at this year’s E3. The publisher’s CEO told Kotaku that EA had been working on the camera-based motion control system before Microsoft announced its Project Natal, but decided …
Read More »Godfather future in doubt as EA slips plans to cancel
EA Games President Frank Gibeau: â??The bloom is really off the rose for licensed gamesâ??
Read More »EA Partners signs up Realtime Worlds
E3'09: New MMO APB is publisher's latest dev deal
Read More »Sony, EA and Quantic Dream join GameHorizon line-up
PS Home director and Quantic Dream's co-CEO among the growing list of names set to speak at the event
Read More »The Sims 3 leaks onto torrent sites
Selfish response to EAâ??s recent diplomacy could spark a return to DRM reliance
Read More »Report: Production suspended for The Crossing
French developer Arkane Studios has announced that its upcoming FPS The Crossing has been put on hold. According to Arkane CEO Raphael Colantonio, production of the game has suspended due to funding issues. In fact, Colantonio told Joystiq that the developer ran into unexpected financial challenges” a number of months …
Read More »Production suspended for ambitious FPS The Crossing
French developer Arkane Studios says the game has been put on hold due to â??unexpected financial challengesâ?
Read More »EA snares Google Apps chief
The development boss of Google’s AdWords, AdSense and Google Apps services has joined EA’s board of directors. Jeff Huber, who will continue to serve as senior VP of engineering at Google, previously held management positions at eBay and Excite@Home. He said: EA has an exciting vision for innovating and delivering …
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