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Vampires, Werewolves Invade Battlefield Heroes
Original at Shacknews
• Fri, Jan 29
As Battlefield Heroes seemingly celebrates Halloween in a rather belated manner, night has fallen on three maps, bringing with it vampires, werewolves, and more microtransactions. "Anyone can fight alongside these preternatural beings but to become one players must purchase the al...
Command & Conquer 4 Public Beta Kicks Off
Original at Shacknews
• Thu, Jan 28
Don't want to wait until March 16 to play Command & Conquer 4 PC? No problem, as Electronic Arts is apparently on a beta kick and launching multiplayer betas of both EA LA's impending strategy game and DICE's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC today. The five-versus-five Command & Conq...
New Ultima Revealed: Free Online Strategy Game
Original at Shacknews
• Wed, Jan 27
A new entry in the long-running Ultima franchise is coming from Electronic Arts, though it's not the RPG you were probably hoping for. A free-to-play browser-based offering, Lords of Ultima is described as "an online strategy game where you build your own unique city and play with thousa...
EA Goes to South Africa with 2010 FIFA World Cup
Original at Shacknews
• Wed, Jan 27
As the World Cup only occurs once every four years, Electronic Arts has announced that it will once again be celebrating the tournament with a dedicated FIFA video game. Hitting North America on April 27 then Europe and Asia beginning April 30, FIFA World Cup South Africa will be available...
iPhone Gets Free Call of Duty, Rock Band Demos
Original at Shacknews
• Tue, Jan 26
Curious as to how some of gaming's biggest franchises translated to the iPhone and iPod touch, but unwilling to pay before you actually have a chance to play? Yeah, I hear that. Fortunately, so have publishers Electronic Arts and Activision. Thus, iTunes now offers free demos of two recent...
RISK Factions Trailers: The Great Cat War
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• Fri, Jan 22
Fresh off word that Hasbro's classic board game RISK is coming to Xbox 360 as an Xbox Live Arcade download, publisher Electronic Arts has put out a pair of trailers that highlight the "outlandish factions" and "off-beat humor." But fear not RISK purr-ists, as Electronic Arts has confirme...
EA Readying 'Popular and Fun' Kindle Games, Reportedly Working on New Apple Tablet
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• Thu, Jan 21
As rumors of Apple unveiling a new tablet device next week continue to swirl, The Wall Street Journal reports that video game colossus Electronic Arts is working with Apple "to show off the tablet's game capabilities." Electronic Arts has already brought many major franchises to Apple'...
Crysis 2 Details Emerge: Aliens Invade New York
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• Wed, Jan 20
While the original tropical island-set Crysis was exclusive to the PC, Crysis 2 is in the works for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with publisher Electronic Arts recently suggesting that the game will arrive between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011. Thanks to everyone that tipped us off.
Evening Reading: Microsoft Should Buy EA
Original at Shacknews
• Fri, Jan 15
It's been a rough week for Electronic Arts and its CEO John Riccitiello in particular. On Monday the company disclosed the bad financial numbers we already knew were coming by virtue of their recent heavy layoffs. It clearly has taken a toll on Riccitiello who only offered to investors that...
Former EA Exec Indicts Current Management Team for Financial Woes
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• Wed, Jan 13
On his personal blog, Mitch Lasky, who formerly led mobile and online at Electronic Arts, painted a sobering picture of the problems facing Electronic Arts in the wake of their poor financials. He describes EA's business model as being built on three legs of support, only one of which rema...
Dead Space 2, New Crysis, Sims on Console and 'Innovative' Madden Coming Across Next Year
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• Mon, Jan 11
Laying out the company's 2011 fiscal year lineup, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello today confirmed release timeframes for several previously undated games. In his words, we can expect the following between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011: "a great new version of Medal of Honor, a re...
Star Wars: The Old Republic Expected Spring 2011?
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Jan 11
Electronic Arts currently expects its next "major MMO" to launch in the spring of 2011, suggesting a likely release date for subsidiary BioWare's Star Wars: The Old Republic. EA CEO John Riccitiello made the revelation while discussing the company's next fiscal year during a conferenc...
EA Confirms NBA Jam Revival
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Jan 11
Sporting video game giant Electronic Arts today announced that, as rumored, it has acquired the rights to produce a new entry in the classic arcade series NBA Jam. Coming to the Wii in 2010, "EA SPORTS NBA JAM" is being developed by EA Canada (NBA Live, NBA Street), with the company boasting...
EA SPORTS Enlists a Trio of Peripheral Makers
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• Thu, Jan 7
In an effort to broaden the reach of the EA SPORTS brand, Electronic Arts has announced its entry into multi-year licensing agreements with a triumvirate of companies that manufacture consumer electronic accessories. Sakar International Inc., Sunflex Europe, and ACCESSORIES 4 TECHN...
Army of Two: 40th Day TV Spot Puts Hands in Air, Waves 'Em Like It Just Don't Care
Original at Shacknews
• Thu, Jan 7
For this week's fifth Army of Two: The 40th Day video, Electronic Arts today sent over one of the television commercials being used to promote the cooperative action game. It's one of those fancy computer-generated affairs a la Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2, except that this one is far bette...
Painkiller Developer People Can Fly Trademarks 'Bulletstorm'
Original at Shacknews
• Tue, Dec 29
People Can Fly, the Polish subsidiary of Epic Games and developer of the Painkiller series, filed a trademark application for the name "Bulletstorm" on December 23. According to the documentation the name applies to "Computer software for use with personal computers, for use with home...
Dragon Age: Origins 'Ostagar' DLC Due Next Week, Hitting PlayStation 3 'Later'
Original at Shacknews
• Tue, Dec 29
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Initially slated to arrive during the "holiday season," the first post-release downloadable add-on for BioWare's fantasy RPG Dragon Age will hit PC and Xbox 360 next Tuesday, January 5, the developer and publisher / studio owner Electronic Arts announced today. Priced at 400 BioWare P...
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Shack PSA: Seasonal Savings on id iPhone Games
Original at Shacknews
• Sun, Dec 20
Wolfenstein 3D and DOOM Resurrection Technically, the id sale doesn't include Wolfenstein RPG as that's published by Electronic Arts, but since it's temporarily on sale for $0.99, we've thrown it in the list. Just be forewarned that the discounted price may not last as long as the oth...
New Need For Speed SHIFT PC Demo Has Your "Falken Tires" Right Here
Original at Shacknews
• Wed, Dec 16
Thanks to a sponsorship deal between Electronic Arts, Falken Tire and Discount Tire, we've got a new PC demo for Slighty Mad's recently released racer Need For Speed SHIFT. On top of the two tracks (London River, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps) and five cars that were part of the original de...
Opinion: FIFA 10 EA's Best European Launch Ever
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Nov 9
Electronic Arts' Q2 earnings report reveals that FIFA 10 became their strongest selling launch title in European history, selling 4.5 million units in its first week and achieving a Metacritic ranking of 91. The report further states that EA currently has seventeen released titles this...
Godfather 2 To Receive Release Day Multiplayer Patch
Original at Shacknews
• Wed, Mar 18
You can then go against other players to win the money they gained in the singleplayer campaign. Should you lose, any money you placed on the game will be removed from your singleplayer account. The Godfather 2 will be released for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 April 7.
Patch: EA Announces Downloadable NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition
Original at Shacknews
• Tue, Mar 3
Electronic Arts today announced NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition, a downloadable version of its NCAA Basketball series centered around the March tournament for Xbox 360. Though apparently not a full-featured version of NCAA Basketball, the game will include all 65 teams sel...
Opinion: Analyst: Weak Sales of Mirror's Edge, Rock Band 2 Could Mean More EA Cuts
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Dec 8
Electronic Arts titles such as Mirror's Edge, Rock Band 2 and Need for Speed Undercover are expected to underperform this holiday season, and could spell more product and personnel cuts for the publisher, according to Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian.
Spore Patch 1.03 Released, Adds 24 New Limbs
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Nov 17
A new patch for EA Maxis' Spore is now available to download from FileShack. The update resolves a few bugs and adds 24 free exoskeleton limbs for enhanced creature creation, bringing the PC lifeform management game up to v1.03 in the process. Bug Fixes Fix for esc key not bringing up Options i...
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