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| STORIES ABOUT: Electronic Arts |
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| EA Sports Games Have Been too Hard |  | Peter Moore continues to issue statements regarding the future of EA Sports, maybe the most important division that the gigantic publisher has, and is now talking about how difficult sports games should be in the future.
Moore talked to IGN and he stated: "With the ... [read more >>] | | 09 July 2008, 10:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Activision Shareholders Approve Blizzard Merger |  | Publisher Activision has announced that its shareholders, who had been asked to vote in a special meeting, approved the merger between the company and Vivendi Games, which has ownership of Blizzard and Sierra Games. The announcement did not mention th ... [read more >>] | | 09 July 2008, 02:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Plays Wrong Northern Ireland Anthem |  | Electronic Arts has issued an apology to the people of Northern Ireland after the company has used the Soldier's Song in the game UEFA Euro 2008, instead of the national anthem of the country. Northern Ireland, being a part of Great Britain, uses God Save the Queen as its anthem and it is played before all the matches that the national football team takes part in. As soon as players noticed the mix-up regarding the tune play ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NFL Tour - Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | In NFL Tour, anyone can pull off amazing highlight reel plays using only a few buttons, as the game sports a very intuitive control scheme and fast-paced gameplay. With real NFL players as teammates, you get to travel across the country and take on each of the NFL teams in newly custom-designed stadiums.
However, NFL Tour emphasizes individual player control. For instance, gamers have the Reversal System (a first for the indus ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 09:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MySims Goes to PC this Fall |  | Following the success recorded by Electronic Arts' MySims on Wii and DS, the company decided to re-create it for PC systems in order to increase its revenue and to offer even more players the chance to enjoy the game. The title is scheduled to be released this October, which means that it will hit the stands just in time for Christmas shopping.
In the original ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 03:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts and Hasbro Aim to Push Scrabulous out of Facebook |  | When Electronic Arts closed a deal with Hasbro regarding the use of its Monopoly brand (EA is clearly interested in such titles) and of other intellectual property, there were many people thinking that Scrabble would be one of the first games to be re-done in an ele ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 02:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Warns Games Could Cost More |  | After Electronic Arts representative Keith Ramsdale warned that a new rating system might lead to delays for game launches in the United Kingdom, it's Microsoft’s turn to rally against the intention of the British government to introduce a reform when it comes ... [read more >>] | | 01 July 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Controller Changes Gaming |  | For the PC gamer, the mouse and keyboard control scheme has become pretty much standard fare, with the much used joystick dying along with the whole videogaming genre of the space simulator and with the popularity of the driving wheel going down while racing sims remain popular. It's now pretty unusual to see a new computer peripheral designed to enhance the gaming experience.
There have been a few ... [read more >>] | | 01 July 2008, 02:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| FIFA Manager 09 Comes this Autumn |  | Electronic Arts has no plans to let its virtual football managers down (or refuse some extra income, or a bit of both) so they announced that their beloved simulation game FIFA Manager will return this autumn and it will be bigger, better and more real than ever.
... [read more >>] | | 01 July 2008, 02:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Game Releases in the United Kingdom Might Be Delayed |  | In the wake of the Byron report, which tried to assess the way videogames affect different categories of consumers, mainly children, the United Kingdom government is preparing to propose and then implement a new rating system for videogames.
The current sys ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ubisoft Says We'll Have to Wait for the Next Assassin's Creed |  | The 2007 success of French based publisher Ubisoft, reflected in a net income rise of more than 100 million dollars, was largely based on the sales of Assassin's Creed, the free running and sneaking focused game starring Altair. The title has already pushed more than 6 million copies to gamers all over the world.
Ubisoft is now boasting off its status as the third largest publisher in the world, after ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2008, 10:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Is Creating Wii Peripherals |  | We've been reporting yesterday on how EA Sports is thinking of focusing on the Nintendo Wii in an effort to extend its appeal to a more diverse gaming demographic. It seems that part of the Wii emphasis strategy might consist of creating new peripherals for the console, which ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2008, 06:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 1.000.000 Creatures on Sporopedia |  | Spore has taken the world by surprise and with the help of the Creature Creator, Maxis made sure that by the time Spore launches in September, everyone will be familiarized with the intricacies of creature building. My colleague reported last week that users from all over the world had uploaded more than 250.000 creatures and there was no sign of slowing down.
All those creatures go to a special place called ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2008, 03:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Spore: Galactic Edition Announced |  | Electronic Arts has announced the upcoming availability of Spore: Galactic Edition. The package will include tons of extra stuff, including Making-Of and How to Build a Better Being DVDs, a hardback mini-book called "The Art of Spore" and more. Spore Galactic Edition will cost $79.99 and it will be available on September 7th.
In total, Spore: Galactic Edition includes the following: "Making of Spore" DVD, & ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| DICE Working on Three Other Battlefield Games |  | DICE is getting ready to let loose its latest creation, which some say it's also its best, the Battlefield series title called Bad Company. And the same company is working, under the guide of publisher Electronic Arts, on the free to play multiplayer title ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Spore Gets a Galactic Edition |  | Electronic Arts is announcing that a new edition of Spore is being launched. It is dubbed the Spore Galactic Edition and serves the same purpose as a Collector's Edition of other games. The special offer is available for pre-order now.
What do you get when you buy the Galac ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 04:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Is Targeting the Wii |  | A Game Developers Conference is a great opportunity for a game publisher to offer details on upcoming projects and get some quick feedback by assessing the reaction of the audience, which is mostly made up of industry professionals and insiders. That's exactly what Electronic Arts& ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 03:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BioWare Made MMO Coming in 2011 |  | John Riccitiello's talk at the William Blair & Company investor conference is still being scrutinized for snippets of information regarding the games that the biggest (until Activision and Blizzard merge) videogame publisher in the world is planning to develop and launch in the near future. Have I just said near future? I actually meant "far future" judging from the following information.
Electronic Arts’ to ... [read more >>] | | 24 June 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Warhammer Online Will Not Challenge World of Warcraft |  | John Riccitiello, the head of Electronic Arts, has talked about the upcoming Warhammer Online aka WAR, at an investor meeting. He sought to limit the expectations of those present at the William Blair & Company by saying that the Mythic created MMO is not going to dir ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| skate. - Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | Is there any other skateboarding title out there besides the ones pertaining to the Tony Hawk series? Finally, the answer to this question is "Yes", as skate is the only worthy rival of Tony Hawk, even surpassing it when it comes to realistic aspects. EA have done a wonderful job, by starting from a promising premise: a game that's opposite to Tony Hawk and more centered on casual skating than crazy tricks and impo ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 10:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Godfather Gets Lawsuit |  | It seems that this is a month of lawsuits in the video games industry: Tecmo is having all sorts of trouble with its development team and now we have news about a lawsuit filed by Mario Puzo's son, Anthony Puzo, demanding money for The Godfather: The Game released in 2006 by &l ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Neil Young Leaves Electronic Arts |  | According to Electronic Arts, Neil Young, one of the veterans of the company and one of the most acclaimed managers of Electronic Arts Los Angeles, is leaving the company. His replacement as head of EA's Blueprint studio is set to be Lou Castle, who came to Electronic Arts ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 02:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Facebreaker Release Date Unveiled |  | Facebreaker, the new boxing game from Electronic Arts, is going to be released in North America and in Europe simultaneously, on September 5. The supported platforms include PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. It is the first game to come out from the new ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Need For Speed Game in the Works! |  | The latest EA investors meeting was a great opportunity for the company's boss, John Riccitiello to unveil a host of new and exciting projects. We have already reported that Godfather II was announced as a combination between a GTA and a RTS game and now we are really ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NHL 2007 - Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | After its debut on the Xbox 360 and Xbox consoles earlier this week, NHL 2007, one of the biggest hits in the successful hockey game series, is available as an exclusive playable Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Marketplace. Every Xbox 360 gamer will be able to test drive this year’s installment and experience for himself the best next-generation NHL game on the market.
This year's installment promises to bring the gameplay exp ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NCAA Football 09 - Achievements (Xbox 360) |  | Apart from minor improvements, like the way the receiver tries to bring the ball nestled into his arms before starting his attack, run and the way touchdown celebrations can now be triggered by pushing a succession of buttons, it seems that the crowd will really play an important part in the American football experience of the game, just as it does in real time.
This means the Electronic Arts is implementing certain mechanics ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 09:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Take Two Responds to Fourth Tender Offer Extension |  | This is getting pretty annoying and, what's even worse: it no longer surprises anybody. Yes, I'm talking here about Electronic Arts' desire to purchase Take Two. The short story is: EA keeps offering the same amount of money over and over again while Take Two ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 02:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NHL 2K Coming to the Nintendo Wii |  | 2K Sports has announced that NHL 2K9, which will be available sometime during fall, is going to become the first hockey game which has official licensing and backing from the NHL and NHLPA to make its debut on the Nintendo Wii gaming console. The game was developed by Visual Concepts ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 02:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Sued over Madden Series |  | When it rains legal problems on Electronic Arts, it really pours. The company has recently come under Federal Trade Commission investigation because of its attempt to take over Take Two. And now, another investigation is threatening the very heart of Electronic Arts, its sports divisi ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 15:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Find out if Your PC Can Run Spore |  | Spore is one of the most anticipated games of the year and fans will also get the chance to check out the Creature Creator starting next week. However, you might still be wondering whether your computer can run the game and upgrade it if necessary. Therefore, Electronic Arts has released a list with the system requirements - and we really believe that it’s showing us the minimum requirements, because they're extremely low!
... [read more >>] | | 11 June 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ubisoft Could Make a Move for Take Two |  | A Forbes report mentions the fact that France-based videogames publisher Ubisoft could be interested in talking about some sort of association with Take Two, as the company seems out of the reach of ... [read more >>] | | 11 June 2008, 03:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Are the Sims Going Back Online? |  | Some of the Sims players around the world were blissfully living in their single player, faux-multiplayer environment as the online version of Sims, the Sims Online, back then called EA Land, died right before the eyes of the gaming community. But Electronic Arts thinks that the multiplayer comp ... [read more >>] | | 09 June 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Take Two Says GTA IV Is Breaking Sales Records |  | As Electronic Arts makes another extension to its deadline regarding the Take Two takeover, this time because of an ongoing Federal Trade Commission inquiry into aspects of the deal, Take Two is busy providing its shareholders with more reasons ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2008, 02:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Red Alert 3 Emphasizes the Importance of Naval Combat |  | The big news regarding the upcoming Red Alert is that the focus is as much on water warfare as it is on land warfare. If players were able to ignore the water area of most maps in all Red Alert games up until now, with the third installment in the series they need to take into accou ... [read more >>] | | 05 June 2008, 10:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Acquires Gaming Social Network |  | Electronic Arts has acquired a social network firm called ThreeSF, which was headed by the founder of Napster, Shawn Fanning. Apparently, the videogame publisher paid around 30 million dollars for the company, although EA has not yet officially released any concrete details regardin ... [read more >>] | | 05 June 2008, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| NCAA Football 09 Brings the Crowds into the Game |  | Somehow, Electronic Arts has made us all rather cynical when it comes to the improvements it makes in its sports games. It seems that, every year, we get most of the same, with just the names database updated and maybe a few small tweaks thrown in for good measure ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Gets Detailed |  | Electronic Arts really knows a thing or two about milking a franchise until it’s dry and unusable. And, after it told the whole Ring saga through videogames, the fact that it has announced a new game called The Lord of the Rings: Conquest might disappo ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Spore: Tribal Stage Detailed, Screened |  | Last time we talked about it, Electronic Arts had released a bunch of screenshots presenting the Cell Phase in Spore. The Creature Stage followed and, just as expected, it had basically no new information. But things are just getting more and more interesting, since & ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 05:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| EA Brings Gladiators to Red Alert 3 |  | It is no surprise to find out that a huge game development and publishing company decides to try and drive forward one of their highly anticipated games with a few big name signings. The surprise is, though, that the person chosen to do the job in this particular case (Red Alert 3: American Gladiator "Crush") is Gina Carano. Fortunately, even though a modern gladiator has been assigned, we won't actually get the op ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 02:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| SimCity Creator Coming to Nintendo gaming devices |  | Electronic Arts will bring the SimCity franchise to the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS this fall, with a title called SimCity Creator. The company says that, as all SimCity titles released so far, the game allows players to "create, en ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 02:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Dead Space Producers Detail Zero G |  | EA Redwood is developing what could prove to be the Bioshock of 2008, a game called Dead Space, that puts the player in the gravity boots of one scared and alone deep space miner and engineer that needs to solve a mystery concerning aliens, evolution, a cult and his own [ADMARK= ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2008, 19:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BioWare Might Do Star Wars, After All |  | History seems right. BioWare has created the two role playing games that managed to capture the atmosphere of Star Wars better than any game out there, the Knights of the Old Republic series. Only The Force Unleashed seems like a serious contender to take that crown away. And BioWare also ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Veteran Map Pack Coming to Army of Two |  | Electronic Arts has announced that it is creating a Veteran Map Pack for its Army of Two videogame. The map pack is set to arrive on May 29, on both the Microsoft ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2008, 02:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Creates More Handheld Games |  | Electronic Arts is implementing a strategy of developing its mobile and handheld focus, in anticipation of a big increase in the market in the coming years. As part of this strategy, Electronic Arts is buying up developer and publisher Hands-On Mobile K ... [read more >>] | | 26 May 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts CEO Gets Company Shares |  | On Tuesday, Electronic Arts Chief Executive Officer, John Riccitiello has purchased some 1 million dollars worth of EA shares in trading, according to financial documents that are of public domain. The top executive has added exactly 20,000 shares to hi ... [read more >>] | | 26 May 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts to Work on New Oddworld Game? |  | You have probably loved the funny green alien Abe and the strange Oddworld back when PC systems were still considered the best gaming platforms. I am sure that many of Abe's fans would still love to see a new game set in the Oddworld universe, even though, let's be honest, Oddworld Inhabitant's franchise is slowly losing all the remaining popularity it still had. But it is never too late to start working on a title ... [read more >>] | | 23 May 2008, 12:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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