Entries in 'ea' (22)
EA offers to publish crowd-funded indie games via Origin
NEWSEA is to waive distribution fees for budding developers with crowd-funded video games, offering the chance to reach 12 million gamers through its Origin service.
Mass Effect 3
NEW GEARMass Effect has become one of the hottest RPG properties of this generation since it ...
Maxis rebuilds SimCity
NEWSElectronic Arts and Maxis today announced the return of the SimCity franchise to PC.
Sims 3 drives new drama from Channel 4
NEWSChannel 4 has harnessed the Sims 3 engine to power its new online drama played out by virtual actors.
The Sims 3 Pets UK release date around the corner
NEWSThe Sims 3 Pets is gearing up for its UK release on October 21st, with a new trailer and screenshots designed to whet the appetites of anyone who fancies taking ...
New Syndicate game finally confirmed
NEWSOne of the worst kept secrets in the games industry is out – developer Starbreeze is indeed working on a brand new Syndicate game for EA.
Battlefield 3 steps up a gear for retail
NEWSAs the release date for Battlefield 3 edges closer, the marketing campaign from EA and studio DICE has started to intensify.
EA splashes $1.3 billion on PopCap
NEWSEA announced an agreement to buy casual games specialist PopCap for $650m in cash, $100m in stock and a 'multi-year earn out' that could see the firm costing EA $1.3 ...
EA defiant over BioWare 10/10 DA2 self-review
NEWSReddit user GatoFiasco discovered that two reviews appearing on Metacritic for Dragon Age II were written by the game developer's own staff.
Big names head up London Games Conference
NEWSLuminaries from some of the most innovative and important companies in the games market have been confirmed for the London Games Conference on Thursday, November 4th.
Digital games distribution to overtake boxed
NEWSIn the wake of EA's long-expected purchase of social network gaming specialist Playfish earlier this month, boss John Riccitiello has predicted that emerging online-based gaming models will overtake traditional console ...
Sims creator working on new projects
NEWSWill Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore, has revealed details of his new company's debut project.
EA takes PC?s FIFA Manager online
NEWSPublisher EA is to take its football management series online with the news that PC title Football Manager 10 will for the first time include both online and LAN multiplayer.
The Sims 3 offers chance to cash in on games
NEWSEA has said that IT retailers are ideally placed to take advantage of the 'broad appeal' of The Sims 3.
PC receives high-profile backing from EA
NEWSWhilst High Street sales of PC software can paint a picture of decline, the un-monitored online revenues coming from the format are drastically increasing – a fact that helped EA ...
Top games to go 3D on PC
NEWSEA Sports may be turning its back on boxed PC releases, but rival publisher Capcom has announced that it will be releasing both boxed and digital versions of some ...
EA Sports to abandon PC disks
NEWSPeter Moore, president of EA Sports, has said the firm needs to find new business models for its PC games, claiming physical disks are no longer viable.
EA dominates charts
NEWS Electronic Arts has taken the top three sots in the latest weekly US PC chart, according to data from the NPD Group.
