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New FIFA Street Video Focuses on Its Global Venues

The FIFA Street franchise is set to make a comeback next month and, in order to raise up the hype, EA has posted a fresh developer diary video that focuses on the 35 venues from the game that are scattered all around the globe. FIFA Street delighted lots of gamers many years ago with its emphasis on stylish moves an...

15 February 2012
02:36 GMT

DICE Offers Origin Bug Fixes for Battlefield 3, Works on New Patch

Video game developer DICE has announced that it is working on a new patch for Battlefield 3, the first-person shooter that it has published together with Electronic Arts, saying that more details will be offered in the coming weeks. On the official Battlefield Blog, DICE states that it is working on such issues as &...

14 February 2012
04:54 GMT

Activision Is Interested in Facebook, Not Ready for an Official Announcement

Publishers, like Electronic Arts, have already taken some of their biggest franchises, from Dragon Age and Mass Effect to The Sims, to the Facebook social platform but their main rival, Activision, is not yet ready to jump into the genre although it sees its potential. Speaking to Gamasutra, Eric Hirshberg, the chie...

14 February 2012
04:19 GMT

Electronic Arts Compliments Activision on Call of Duty Elite’s Success

Electronic Arts, after criticizing Activision’s Call of Duty Elite online service last year, has now started complimenting its rival’s strategy, saying that it managed to please both gamers and actual retailers with the Elite strategy. EA and Activision were engaged in a bitter fight towards the end of 2...

13 February 2012
15:41 GMT

Electronic Arts Developer Says Games Should Turn to Television for Inspiration

Speaking at the DICE 2012 event, TJ Galda, a senior developer at Electronic Arts, suggested that video games should take television as their model and actually sell players chapters of story in order to keep them engaged with a story in the long term. The developers stated, “Call of Duty literally earned a bil...

13 February 2012
10:38 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Review (PC)

Nowadays, all new triple-A titles are a rare sight, so Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, coming from 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, definitely stands out from the array of sequels or reboots that are arriving on the market.   Throw in the fact that it’s masterminded by Elder Scrolls designer Ken Rolston,...

10 February 2012
09:11 GMT

SSX Soundtrack Revealed, Includes Lots of Different Artists and Tracks

Electronic Arts is preparing to unleash SSX, the newest iteration in the long running snowboarding simulator franchise, and has now revealed the list of songs that are included in the game’s soundtrack. The SSX series has delighted lots of fans with great gameplay, as well as top notch music, with SSX Tricky s...

10 February 2012
03:44 GMT

Analyst: Current Video Game Publishing Model Is Broken

During the DICE 2012 conference organized in Las Vegas, Michael Pachter, who is an analyst watching the video game industry, has argued that the current publishing system for video games is broken and that more of the companies handling these duties might disappear in the coming years. Speaking at the event organize...

9 February 2012
16:41 GMT

Quick Look: Shank 2 Single-Player (with Gameplay Video)

After Shank 1 impressed gamers with its sharp 2D side scrolling brawler mechanics, Klei Entertainment and Electronic Arts have returned with Shank 2. Promising to tweak the gameplay for a more fluid combat experience and to tone down the difficulty of end-level bosses, the new game is definitely looking like an impr...

8 February 2012
10:11 GMT

EA Launches Battlefield 3: Aftershock for iPhone, iPad

After much anticipation from the iOS gamer fan-base, Electronic Arts has unleashed Battlefield 3: Aftershock on the iTunes App Store. Approved by Apple today, Battlefield 3: Aftershock comes with a free multiplayer map brought to you by Act of Valor. Players will sharpen their skills with “pulse-pounding comb...

8 February 2012
09:06 GMT

Elise Riggs and La La La Lockstep Star in Latest SSX Trailer

The developers at EA Sports have revealed yet another character driven trailer for SSX, showing off one of the fan favorites, Elise Riggs and her special La La La Lockstep move, which will be available to all those who buy the game. Elise Riggs is one of the first characters to be revealed for the game. SSX will of...

8 February 2012
02:27 GMT

New Medal of Honor Game to Be Unveiled on March 6

A new Medal of Honor game is set to be unveiled next month, as Electronic Arts has just sent out invitations to media members, asking them to save the date of March 6. The Medal of Honor series has been around for quite some time, yet it failed to reach the popularity of Activision’s Call of Duty series. The f...

7 February 2012
12:31 GMT

Longer Development Time Would Have Benefitted the New Syndicate Game

Starbreeze Studios, the developer of the upcoming Syndicate first person shooter, has confirmed that, although the game is quite impressive, a longer development time would have made the whole experience that much more satisfying. Electronic Arts and Starbreeze surprised lots of old school gamers with the announcem...

7 February 2012
10:01 GMT

Battlefield 3 DLC Announcement Coming This Week

Electronic Arts is set to make a new announcement concerning Battlefield 3 and its next batch of downloadable content, this week, during a special event it will host in New York. Battlefield 3 sold over 10 million copies, according to EA’s newest financial earnings, so you can bet that the company, together wi...

7 February 2012
05:18 GMT

Mass Effect 3 Ending Might Disappoint Some Players

The end of Mass Effect 3 might not be the best one for all players of the game, but one developer working on the action role-playing game suggests that it is worth holding on to the final saves even if future games in the franchise will not use Commander Shepard as the central character. Mike Gamble, an associate pr...

6 February 2012
03:02 GMT

Sims 3 Showtime Gets Developer Walkthrough

The developers at Electronic Arts who are working on the upcoming Showtime expansion for The Sims 3 have released another trailer for the game, which is different because it features two of the main designers working on the game talking about the new content. Senior designer Aaron Conners and associate producer Brit...

3 February 2012
02:27 GMT

Electronic Arts Posts Better than Expected Results for Fiscal Quarter

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced that it has posted better than expected results for the third fiscal quarter, which ended on December 31, although it has failed to beat the outlook that Wall Street analysts have linked to the company. EA has managed to bring in more than 1.65 billion dollars (1.25...

2 February 2012
20:31 GMT

Syndicate Doesn’t Have an Online Pass

Electronic Arts has confirmed that the upcoming Syndicate first person shooter won’t be protected with an online pass system, largely because the company wants all gamers to experience the cooperative multiplayer mode from the shooter. EA recently decided to bring back to life its old Syndicate franchise and a...

2 February 2012
15:31 GMT

Syndicate Gets New DART6 Infomercial

Upcoming first-person shooter Syndicate has received a new trailer from developer Starbreeze and publisher Electronic Arts, which is designed to look like an infomercial for the DART6 chip that the player will use throughout the game in order to get access to his superpowers.They are officially known as hacking abili...

2 February 2012
10:32 GMT

SSX Has Online Pass, Doesn’t Prevent Access to Multiplayer Mode

The upcoming SSX snowboarding game will have an online pass system, according to its publisher, Electronic Arts. But this won’t prevent those who buy used copies of the title from accessing the multiplayer mode, as it just limits the amount of in-game rewards they’ll get from finishing races. Online pass...

1 February 2012
04:55 GMT

Major Origin Discounts Ran by EA for Action Games

Electronic Arts has just deployed a major round of discounts on its Origin digital distribution service, this time slashing the prices on a variety of action games for the PC platform. EA’s Origin has, slowly but surely, become pretty popular with PC gamers, largely because it’s the only way to access re...

31 January 2012
05:10 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Has Online Pass That Unlocks Quest Line

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the upcoming role playing action game from 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, will have an online pass system, despite not actually having an online mode, that allows players access to a new quest line for the House of Valor faction. Online passes are becoming more and more popular with vi...

31 January 2012
03:11 GMT

New SSX Trailer Shows Off Its Descents from Patagonia

Electronic Arts has just deployed a brand new trailer for SSX, its upcoming snowboarding simulator, which shows off some of its descents based on the Andes Mountain Range from Patagonia. The upcoming SSX reboots will try to balance the over the top experience delivered by previous installments in the series with a m...

30 January 2012
02:36 GMT

SSX Trailer Shows Off The Worm and Eddie Wachowski

The developer and publisher working on the upcoming SSX have released yet another trailer for the snowboarding title, showing off one of the more mind-bending moves that players can perform in the game, called The Worm, and the character that uses it, Eddie Wachowski. The Worm is the kind of trick that needs to be s...

26 January 2012
12:01 GMT

Warp Arrives on the PC and PlayStation 3 in March

Electronic Arts and Trapdoor have confirmed when their interesting Warp downloadable game will be released on platforms besides the Xbox 360, reaching the PC and PlayStation 3 in March. Warp hasn’t really been hyped up by the two companies up until recently, with only a few videos and some scarce details appea...

26 January 2012
03:17 GMT

DICE Bans Moderator as Players Complain About Anti-Cheat Measures

Video game developer DICE has been forced to ban a player that was once seen as a valuable member of the community and that had reached moderator status on the Battlelog forums as gamers say the development team is not doing enough to stop those cheating in the game. The player received a number of privileges, like ...

24 January 2012
03:04 GMT

Concerns Over The Old Republic Profitability Hit EA Share Price

A market analyst has sparked a run on the shares of video game publisher Electronic Arts after he expressed a number of concerns linked to the future prospects of the recently launched MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.Analyst Todd Mitchell, who is working for Brean Murray Carret & Co has told investors that he had &ld...

23 January 2012
15:01 GMT

Starbreeze Is Exploring a Number of New Intellectual Properties

Starbreeze, the developer of the upcoming Syndicate first person shooter remake, has announced that it has plans to explore the original intellectual property space, after launching the Electronic Arts published title.Mikael Nermark, who is the Chief Executive Officer at Starbreeze, has told Gamasutra that, “We...

23 January 2012
14:31 GMT

Shank 2 Gets New Screenshots

Klei Entertainment and EA have just posted a fresh batch of screenshots from their upcoming Shank 2 side-scrolling brawler, right after a release date was confirmed for it last week. Shank 2 promises to improve on the already impressive experience delivered by its predecessor, with refined combat and simpler boss fi...

23 January 2012
09:49 GMT

Weekend Reading: Mass Effect 3 on Steam – The Tiny Loopholes That Could Allow It

At the beginning of the week we heard that Mass Effect 3 on the PC would appear on Electronic Arts’ Origin digital distribution service, as well as on a few other third party digital retailers, but not on Steam. This didn’t surprised anyone, as EA has kept most of its recent products away from Steam, the...

21 January 2012
09:21 GMT

The Original Syndicate Is Now Available on Good Old Games

Good Old Games, the digital distribution service focused on offering some of the most impressive classic games, has just started selling the original Syndicate, the hit strategy game made by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Arts.The Syndicate series dazzled strategy fans back in the 1990s with its superb gameplay...

20 January 2012
14:21 GMT

Incoming 2012: Mass Effect 3

What we know: Mass Effect 3 is the latest chapter in the role playing shooter series developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The game promises to bring a conclusion to the adventures of its main protagonist, Commander Shepard, as he (or she, depending on the player’s choice) needs to unite the ...

20 January 2012
11:31 GMT

Syndicate Gets Four-Player Co-Op Demo on PS3 and Xbox 360 This Month

Electronic Arts and Starbreeze Studios have confirmed that their upcoming Syndicate first person shooter will receive a demo of its four-player cooperative mode on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The Syndicate franchise gained a cult-like following back in the 1990s with its quality strategy titles. Now, EA is tryin...

19 January 2012
17:31 GMT

EA Drops Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for iPad to Just $0.99

Electronic Arts’ Daily Deals is featuring Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for iPad today at just $0.99 in the U.S., or 0.79 € in Europe. It’s 75% price drop and a must-have for any racing enthusiast. “Get Need for Speed Hot Pursuit today for 90% off,” reads EA’s announcement. This touc...

19 January 2012
08:38 GMT

Analyst: Electronic Arts Has Spent Half a Billion Dollars on The Old Republic

An analyst has estimated that the total expenditure for the MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic from publisher Electronic Arts is over 500 million dollars (about 391.1 million Euro), which takes into account both the development and the marketing costs for the project.The estimate comes from Doug Creutz, who is an analys...

18 January 2012
18:41 GMT

Katy Perry Brings Style and Music to The Sims 3 Showtime

Video game publisher Electronic Arts and music superstar Katy Perry have announced that they are starting a long term relationship which will see a number of Sims projects benefit from the presence and the music of the singer.The first of these will be the Showtime expansion for The Sims 3, which is set to get a Katy...

18 January 2012
05:37 GMT

Get in on the Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes Timed Beta Stage with This Code

Electronic Arts is running its first beta session for Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes, the free-to-play online role playing game, and has just posted a special code that can be used by anyone who wants to try it out. We had a chance to try out Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes at Gamescom 2011, and were thoroughly impressed by ...

16 January 2012
02:38 GMT

New Need for Speed and Medal of Honor Games Leaked By Retailer

UK retailer GAME has made a pretty big mistake yesterday, when one of its social media representatives posted on Twitter details about two unannounced games from Electronic Arts, in the form of a new Need for Speed racing game and a new Medal of Honor shooter. EA is always working on new games, most of them sequels ...

13 January 2012
15:31 GMT

EA’s Free-to-Play Games Have over 25 Million Users, Free Goodies Now Available

Electronic Arts has just announced that its free-to-play titles, which include hits like Battlefield Heroes or Need for Speed World, have reached over 25 million users worldwide, so free content is now being dispatched to thank them for their support. EA has been a big proponent of free-to-play games that rely on mi...

13 January 2012
12:31 GMT

RISK: Factions Is Uniquely Suited to Facebook Sensibilities

RISK: Factions managed to become a surprise hit in 2010, when it launched on the Xbox Live Arcade service from Microsoft, and now publisher Electronic Arts is bringing the game to the Facebook social service, seeking to expand the audience for the Hasbro property.Speaking to Gamasutra Spencer Brooks, who is the produ...

12 January 2012
16:41 GMT

SSX Gets New Walking the Dog Trick Trailer

The developer EA Canada and publisher Electronic Arts have released another trailer for the upcoming SSX snowboarding simulation, showing off the Walking the Dog uber trick that can be performed by game character Mac Fraser.The trailer manages to show off the graphics of the upcoming game and will be welcomed by fans...

11 January 2012
13:01 GMT

Incoming 2012: SSX

What we know: SSX is a brand new installment in Electronic Arts’ long running snowboarding simulator series, finally bringing the franchise to current generation platforms. While the game was originally presented more than a year ago as SSX: Deadly Descents, alongside a gritty trailer, EA quickly realized tha...

10 January 2012
08:53 GMT

Electronic Arts Introduces New Origin Sale

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced yet another pretty significant sale which seems designed to stock up gamer interest for the Origin digital distribution solution that it launched earlier during the year.Those who register on Origin before January 16 can take part in the Stock Up and Save promotion, ...

10 January 2012
07:49 GMT

SSX Gets Endorsement from Snowboard Star Travis Rice

The new trailer that publisher Electronic Arts has launched for its upcoming snowboard simulation SSX features Travis Rice, one of the biggest stars of the sport, as he talks about the real world risks that practitioners face when going downhill at speed.The SSX series is known for its over the top take on the sport ...

9 January 2012
10:01 GMT

SSX Gets New Tricks Trailer with Dubstep Soundtrack

Electronic Arts has released a brand new trailer for its upcoming SSX snowboarding simulator, once again showcasing the variety of tricks you can pull off in the game, while offering the same dubstep remix of Run-DMC’s It’s Tricky song that we heard last year. EA originally wanted the new SSX to be a gri...

9 January 2012
02:40 GMT

EA Details Singer and Magician Careers for Sims 3 Showtime

The new Sims expansion Showtime will focus on entertainment professions and the developers at Electronic Arts have released information about how the magician and the singer will stand out from the crowd.When the player chooses to become a magician he first needs to hit the street in order to perform magic tricks for...

6 January 2012
13:01 GMT

EA Reportedly Shuts Down Harry Potter Game Developer

Electronic Arts has shut down the Guilford-based Bright Light Studios, at least according to a brand new report coming from sources connected to the matter.Bright Light was responsible for EA’s series of licensed Harry Potter games, including the most recent Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which d...

6 January 2012
02:38 GMT

Analyst: Indie Sector Will Grow In 2012, Social Gaming Might Leave Facebook

Social gaming and indie hits have been present during 2011 but at least one analyst believes that they will be even bigger trends this year, with Facebook probably losing some social titles while the indie community might face a split.Billy Pidgeon, who is one of the analysts looking at the video game industry or M2 ...

4 January 2012
15:01 GMT

Entertainment Software Association Throws Full Support Behind Stop Online Piracy Act

The Entertainment Software Association, the organization which represents many of the biggest players in the video game industry, has issued an official statement in support of the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill which sits before Congress and would open up new avenues of attack against those who host copyright infrin...

4 January 2012
10:20 GMT

BioWare Will Continue Exploring ‘Logical Extensions’ of Franchises into Mobile Gaming

BioWare, the studio responsible for huge games like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, or the more recent Star Wars: The Old Republic, has said that it’s still exploring the mobile gaming industry, with one member of its team being tasked with spotting “logical extensions” of its franchises into this area. B...

3 January 2012
19:31 GMT


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