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Former NCAA athletes’ lawsuit against EA is so on

EA’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit from former NCAA athletes has been denied, meaning the trial will movie forward and EA stands to lose more than $1 billion if found at fault.The former NCAA athletes claim EA conspired with the NCAA and the CLC to have players sign away their likenesses and names [...]

Published by Jessica Conditt on May 19th, 2012 at 12:05 am

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Mirror’s Edge 2 & Battlefield: Bad Company 3 Appear On CVs

Battlefield: Bad Company 3 and Mirror’s Edge 2 have both appeared on a variety of LinkedIn profiles for EA employees. Michael Joseph C states on his LinkedIn profile that he “provided video game prototype, design and demo feedback on various AAA titles including the Battlefield: Bad Company 3, Dead Space 2, Devil May Cry 5 and other [...]

Published by sickr on May 16th, 2012 at 03:05 pm

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FIFA 13 In Development For Wii U

Eurogamer is reporting that EA is hard at work developing the next iteration of the FIFA franchise for Wii U. The game is being developed by a different team from the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC version. EA confirmed earlier today that FIFA 13 is in development for Wii and Nintendo 3DS. Filed under: [...]

Published by sickr on May 15th, 2012 at 04:05 pm

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EA Announces New Need For Speed And Dead Space

EA has revealed that it’s busy developing a brand new Need for Speed game which is due to be released later this year. The company also announced that its working on the next instalment in the critically acclaimed Dead Space series. Platforms weren’t mentioned for either titles, but I’m certain we will hear more at [...]

Published by sickr on May 7th, 2012 at 10:05 pm

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EA To Invest 80 Million In Next-Gen Consoles In 2013

EA has announced that it plans to spend an incredible $80 million in development of games for “Gen4 console systems” during fiscal 2013. This is further proof that both Microsoft and Sony plan to release their next generation systems in late 2013. EA also revealed that the company is in profit for the year ending March 31st. [...]

Published by sickr on May 7th, 2012 at 09:05 pm

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EA Says Wii U Is “Absolutely” Next-Gen

Cam Weber, EA Sports general manager of football, recently took the opportunity to talk about the forthcoming Madden game which is due to be released on Wii U. Weber was asked a number of questions including whether or not he thought the Wii U was truly a next-gen console. His reply, “absolutely”. There is some [...]

Published by sickr on May 6th, 2012 at 09:05 pm

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EA Isn’t Going To Be Bought By Nexon

You may remember that a couple of weeks ago financial publication Bloomberg reported that Nexon was possibly looking to purchase EA. Well, it turns out that Bloomberg has now debunked the report and says that talks between Nexon and EA were actually related to the South Korean distribution of FIFA Online 2. Interestingly after the initial rumour [...]

Published by sickr on May 5th, 2012 at 04:05 pm

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EA Product Manager Calls Black Ops 2 “Tired” On Twitter

Never a company for refraining its words EA has taken a shot at Activision’s recently revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. After watching the trailer for Black Ops 2, EA global product manager Kevin O’Leary took to Twitter and stated ”Poor [Black Ops 2] you look tired, you should take a year off and rest.” Filed under: [...]

Published by sickr on May 3rd, 2012 at 07:05 pm

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Japanese Firm Nexon Offers To Buy EA

Bloomberg is reporting that Japanese online games company Nexon has offered to purchase Electronic Arts. Nexon reportedly contacted the company regarding a potential buyout, but there’s no indication how much Nexon offered. Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony Tagged: buyout, ea, nexon Read More…

Published by sickr on April 26th, 2012 at 02:04 pm

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EA Confirms E3 Press Conference Time And Date

EA has confirmed to the press that it will be hosting its E3 press conference on Monday, June 4th at 1pm. Microsoft and Sony have both announced the date and time for their press conferences, so at the moment we’re just waiting on Nintendo. Hopefully EA will have plenty of treats in store for prospective [...]

Published by sickr on April 19th, 2012 at 09:04 am

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Non-Gaming Game News For the Week Ending 4/20

A classic console couch, ME3 gets more premium figures, and Max Payne goes panel and print in this latest Non-Gaming Game News. A couch fit for a master. A Master System gamer (it’s too early for puns) First up, we have this couch created by French gaming blogger Subby-kun in honor of Sega’s first console, [...]

Published by Charles Webb on April 18th, 2012 at 04:04 pm

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EA To Layoff 500-1000 People Early As This Week, EA Denies

Due to the poor performance of games such as of Star Wars: The Old Republic and Battlefield 3 EA is apparently looking to layoff roughly 500-1000 people as early as this week. EA has denied the claim stating that ”EA is growing and hiring – building teams to support the growing demand for digital games and services.” [...]

Published by sickr on April 16th, 2012 at 03:04 pm

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EA seeking studio partner for Need for Speed movie

EA already has a script for a Need for Speed movie, courtesy of sibling writing duo George and John Gatins, known for their work on Hugh Jackman vehicle, Real Steel. And apparently Paramount, Warner Bros. and Sony are interested in plunking down the millions it’d cost to get Need for Speed on the starting line.Variety [...]

Published by David Hinkle on April 13th, 2012 at 08:04 pm

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EA Releases Stunning Medal Of Honor Warfighter Trailer

EA has uploaded a brand new trailer for the forthcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The game has already been announced for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, but EA has neglected to mentioned whether there will be a Wii U version. Given that the game is set to be released later this year, and it’s [...]

Published by sickr on April 12th, 2012 at 03:04 pm

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EA Wins A Golden Poo And Is Named Worst Company In America, Reacts To News

EA managed to beat the Bank of America to be crowned the worst company in America. Readers of The Consumerist were told to vote earlier this week for the worst company and the finalists were Bank of America and EA. EA won. Here’s what John Reseburg, EA’s senior director of corporate communications had to say about [...]

Published by sickr on April 4th, 2012 at 06:04 pm

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Game on: NFL likeness lawsuit against EA moving forward

A motion filed by EA to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed against it by 6,000 retired NFL players has failed, reports Gamasutra. As you’ll recall, the players that filed the suit claimed that their likenesses were used in Madden 09 without permission or compensation. While the player’s names and numbers were changed, vital and identifiable [...]

Published by Jordan Mallory on March 31st, 2012 at 07:03 pm

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EA still in running for The Consumerist’s Worst Company in America

Two weeks ago, The Consumerist launched the “Worst Company in America 2012″ challenge, featuring 32 businesses from a variety of industries, including gaming, which this year threw three companies into the running: EA, Sony and GameStop.EA and Sony battled it out in the first round, with EA fighting for its consistently high prices, DLC blitzes, [...]

Published by Jessica Conditt on March 27th, 2012 at 07:03 pm

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Online Pass game included in latest EA server shutdowns

As has become custom, Electronic Arts has revealed a new batch of games that will see their online service shut down soon. The games losing online service April 13 include some fairly new titles, like MMA, Create, EA Sports Active 2 and Spare Parts, the last of which was released in January 2011.More notable, as [...]

Published by Richard Mitchell on March 19th, 2012 at 06:03 pm

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EA announce server shut-downs including Online Pass games

The moment was inevitable: EA have quietly announced a new batch of online server shut-downs – and this time around they include games which had a paid Online Pass. The new server closures mean that online play will be impossible in this handful of titles after 13th April. The games effected include Burnout Revenge, FIFA [...]

Published by Alex Donaldson on March 19th, 2012 at 10:03 am

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EA Considering Introducing Subscriptions To Games

Patrick Soderlund, head of EA Games label has told Venture Beat that the company is pursuing the idea of introducing subscription based services for some of its forthcoming games. Activision has already attempted something similar with Call of Duty Elite, and EA games could follow the same path. “I think it’s fair to say that we’re looking at that. Like [...]

Published by sickr on March 14th, 2012 at 12:03 am

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