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News EA Cites FIFA As An Example Of How It's Stolen Market Share
There was a time not too long ago when Pro Evolution Soccer ruled the digital football roost
Not anymore. FIFA is an absolute monster in almost all of the territories it is released, with PES struggling to maintain market-share. EA believes its upcoming Battlefield 3 has the potential to claw back market share from competing shooters in the same...
News Crysis Releases On PlayStation Network Next Month
EA's slapped an October 4th release date on the PlayStation Network version of Crysis
A European release will follow on October 5th. The remastered game boasts a "modified and enhanced" version of 2007's campaign, with optimised Nanosuit controls, stereoscopic 3D support and more. The whole game's been reworked using Crytek's brand new...
News DICE: PlayStation 3 Owners 'Not Getting Less Of A Game' With Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 looks absolutely staggering on PC
The game looks decent on the PlayStation 3. But in a recent interview with EDGE magazine, producer Patrick Liu insisted that console owners are not drawing the short straw, with Battlefield 3 every inch comparable to its PC counter-part on PS3. "[Console owners are] definitely not getting less of...
News Battlefield 3's First TV Commercial Is About As Mainstream As You Can Get
EA's trying to steal market share from Call Of Duty with Battlefield 3, so it's no surprise to see the publisher go with a socially acceptable artist like Jay-Z for the game's first TV commercial
It doesn't matter that the song '99 Problems' adds absolutely no context to the footage at all. It's all about selling units at this point. The game's out...
News Sony Snaps Up Timed Exclusive DLC For Battlefield 3
Could this war get any hotter? With video game forums awash with discussion over the relative advantages and disadvantages of Battlefield 3 versus Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3; Sony's stepped in and snapped up timed exclusivity for each of Battlefield 3's DLC packs
The move's interesting because Microsoft has traditionally heavily associated...
News Bowling: Infinity Ward's Not Obsessed With Sales Figures
Infinity Ward creative strategist has hinted that he leaves sales figures for the big-wigs, as the studio is only concerned with creating the best game possible
Our 100 per cent focus is making a game that were going to love to play, that were going to be proud of, and that we know that our fans are going to play," he told IGN. Whether...
News Latest Need For Speed: The Run Trailer Tackles The Story
All racing games need a good story right? Err, right? Perhaps not, but that's the vibe EA's gunning for with Need For Speed: The Run
Having had some hands-on time with the racer, we've concluded that the game itself actually plays pretty damn well. But we're not so sure about the "wanted man must drive across America in a winner takes all...
News Mark Your Calendars: The Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Beta Kicks Off September 29th
EA's finally announced that the heavily, heavily anticipated Battlefield 3 beta will kick off on September 29th for everybody
Those that picked up Medal Of Honor will, as promised, get access a couple of days earlier on September 27th. Participants will be able to play on the Operation Metro map set in Paris. The map will be locked to Battlefield's...
News Starbreeze Defends Direction For New Syndicate First-Person Shooter
Starbreeze has a great pedigree, but then so does the Syndicate franchise it's decided to reboot
Those that still hold nostalgia for the original Bullfrog series are disappointed with reboot's first-person direction, but director Neil McEwan believes "time has moved on". "It was always going to be an FPS," he told OXM. "The...
News EA Finally Confirms Syndicate Reboot For PlayStation 3, Coming Early 2012
We've known about EA and Starbreeze's Syndicate reboot for a while now
It's what the industry would like to describe as a "poorly kept secret". So it's apt that after the latest glut of leaks, EA has finally got around to revealing the project which has been known as "Redlime" for some time. "We are excited to finally reveal...
News Whoops: Origin Leaks Syndicate Reboot Details
We know Starbreeze has been working on a secret project -- entitled 'Redlime' -- for months now
That project has long been believed to be a reboot of Peter Molyneux's classic strategy series, Syndicate. A leak within EA's own Origin website has confirmed the rumours. Someone at EA's getting a ticking off right about now. Unlike the original title,...
News The Original Crysis Tackles PlayStation Network Next Month
The PlayStation 3 may already play host to Crysis 2, but EA and Crytek has announced this week that that the original Crysis game will retroactively accompany it
The game is said to be 'remastered' on PS3, with new lighting effects and Nanosuit abilities. At the time of writing, no price has been announced.
News Battlefield 3 Sports Replenishing Vehicle Armour
In real life if you prang your car your in for an expensive bill
But in Battlefield 3, if your tank gets hit by a rocket launcher, it's not much of a big deal. See, vehicles in Battlefield 3 are set to support replenishing armour. The armour will only replenish if the vehicle is kept out of the line of fire however. If it passes a specific damage...
News EA Attempts To Sour Call Of Duty XP With New Battlefield 3 Trailer
Call it a coincidence if you like, but it's not a coincidence
Just hours before Activision's expected to spill the beans on Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer campaign, EA's decided to release a brand new Battlefield 3 trailer. Boom.
News Burnout Crash! Launches September 20th On PlayStation Network
EA's confirmed a September 20th release date for its crash-heavy PlayStation Network title, Burnout Crash
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News DICE Talks Battlefield 3 Campaign
Battlefield 3 developer DICE has expressed some interesting opinion relating to Battlefield 3's single-player campaign length, and how the not so friendly rivalry with Call of Duty fares
"I would say its a pretty decent length. Its not Skyrim, but its not three hours, or anything like that," said lead designer David Goldfarb...
News DICE Keeping The Mirror's Edge Dream Alive
DICE isn't giving up on the Mirror's Edge series, is the message from the developer's creative boss Lars Gustavsson in an interview with VG247
No, the dream is definitely still there, he said. Its a game loved by the studio. Its one of those games where you miss the universe, such as Shadow of the Colossus. I really liked Alan Wake, for...
News Commander Shepard Plans On Early Retirement
Ray Muzyka of Bioware has solemnly announced that Mass Effect 3 will be the last time you see Command Shepard
What will happen to the now legendary protagonist? After this, Commander Shepards story is complete," Muzyka says. Further confirmation came when asked to confirm that Shepherd will appear in no more Mass Effect games past 3...
News First FIFA 12 Commercial Airs On TV, Internet
EA Sports (and PlayStation) aired the first FIFA 12 commercial over weekend
The spot popped up during Manchester United's demolition job against Arsenal. It's after the jump for your viewing pleasure. The commercial itself focuses on the love of football. It gets the message across. Expect the game to do absolute gangbusters when it launches next...
News Mass Effect 3's Female Shepard Is A Redhead
Despite being totally customisable, Bioware's always portrayed the 'official' Commander Shepard as a bald-headed male
But with the fanbase for female Shepard (or FemShep as she's lovingly referred to) growing, Bioware recently held a public vote on its Facebook page to decide the official look for Miss. Shepard once and for all. The winner — with...
News Chelsea Chosen As New EA Sports Partner
Yet another FIFA powerhouse has been chosen to represent FIFA 12
West London's own Chelsea will assume a place of importance in showcasing and enhancing EA Sports' FIFA 12. The Blues' native home of Stamford Bridge will soon house a hub of FIFA 12-related activities such as tournaments and handouts on chosen matchdays. Fans will also be able to head...
News EA: PlayStation Vita Has A 'Better Chance' Than 3DS, Still Hesitant
We know EA is working on a PlayStation Vita conversion of FIFA, but outside of that the publisher has been very quiet about its support for Sony's new handheld
Seemingly now favouring mobile development, top EA executive Frank Gibeau was cautious in his discussion about Vita with CVG. "We're going to publish a few games on it and see how it...
News Wait, The Players In Grand Slam Tennis 2 Actually Look Realistic?
Tennis games have always suffered from poor character models
So much so, we have fond memories of writing into Official Dreamcast Magazine about the 'Resident Evil Tim Henman' in the original Virtua Tennis. It's been a few weeks since EA announced Grand Slam Tennis 2, but the publisher's been keeping a lid on its character models, prompting some...
News EA Stays Fresh With New IPs, Reboots
President of EA Games, Frank Gibeau, has set forward the industry powerhouses' intention to continually produce new intellectual properties as well as rehashing some tried and true past developments
Speaking in an interview with CVG, Gibeau comments "we're always going to be in the new IP business". Following up with, "I figure we'll...
News Gabe Newell's A Big Fan Of The Flexible Nature Of PlayStation Network
Valve's gaffer Gabe Newell believes that Sony should be commended for allowing third-parties to integrate services through the PlayStation Network
Chatting with Develop, Newell said that allowing Valve to integrate Steam into the PlayStation Network will eventually benefit Sony in the long-term. Theyve done the scary thing and I think its up...
News Burnout Crash Reminds Us What Could Have Been
Let's be honest, Criterion's first foray into the downloadable game market doesn't look like it lives up to the usual high-standards that the developer has set itself
If we're honest, Burnout Crash looks a bit, well, trash. But there is a glimmer of hope at the end of this trailer, with asteroids and hurricanes taking hold of the crash arena and...
News Don't Expect To Play Battlefield 3's Co-Op In Split-Screen
Demonstrated for the first time during GamesCom this week, Battlefield 3's co-operative component will offer players six unique campaigns to play through separate from the main campaign
Unfortunately, those expecting to play the co-op objectives in split-screen multiplayer will be disappointed, as "you'll have to be online" to play the...
GamesCom 2011 Bioware Talks Up Mass Effect 3's Combat
EA and Bioware's "high octane alien adventure" Mass Effect 3 got a new batch of footage as part of GamesCom today
The game's showing — which focused mainly on the game's combat and squad tactics — proved that Bioware's looking to beef up the experience as a third-person action game, focusing on gunplay and AI collaboration. The game's due out in...
GamesCom 2011 DICE Stuns With Fresh Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Footage
DICE decided to use EA's GamesCom press conference to demonstrate Battlefield 3's co-operative campaign running on the PlayStation 3
While the footage was tense and exciting, it was quickly blown away by the multiplayer trailer that concluded EA's press conference. Clearly running on a souped-up PC, the footage showed jet gameplay on a 64-player...
GamesCom 2011 EA Talks Up Social Multiplayer For SSX
As part of today's GamesCom 2011 presentation, EA's Todd Batty discussed in detail how SSX's multiplayer will provide a unique, social experience
Influenced by EA's recent racing titles — such as Burnout Paradise and Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit — SSX will allow players to record ghosts which can then be shared with friends for instant...
GamesCom 2011 FIFA 12 Trailer Goes Heavy On The Buzz-Words
We're almost certain the next iteration of the FIFA franchise, FIFA 12, will be a brilliant slice of sporting simulation, but the amount of buzz-words being tossed about by EA Sports' David Rutter during the game's GamesCom presentation were a little bit worrying
In the old days of FIFA mediocrity, buzz-words and gimmicks were what EA Sports used to...
GamesCom 2011 EA Sports Announces FIFA Street Reboot For PS3
EA opened its GamesCom conference earlier today with the announcement of a reboot for the FIFA Street franchise
The game — which is due on PlayStation 3 early next year — is gunning for depth, boasting twice as many moves as big-brother title FIFA 12. FIFA Street will also connect to EA Sports' Football Club service, allowing interoperability...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Sony & EA GamesCom 2011 Press Conferences Today
Despite the anticipation being nowhere near E3, we always enjoy the muted build-up to the GamesCom press conferences
You're never going to see a megaton announcement at GamesCom, but because the anticipation is lower, those muted surprises are all the more impactful. The PlayStation 3 Slim announcement in 2009 was huge, and we'll never forget the...
GamesCom 2011 EA To Stream Press Conference Live
Following Sony's decision to stream its GamesCom press conference to every corner of the Internet, EA has decided to follow suit
The mega publisher has announced plans to stream its press conference live on its website tomorrow. The company's briefing kicks off at 15:00PM BST, and will be streamed through here. Expect some Syndicate, a lot of...
News Starbreeze's Syndicate Reboot Likely To Appear At GamesCom
Starbreeze has been quiet for far too long
The Swedish developer known for its work on the Riddick series has long been associated with a reboot of Syndicate, using the codename Project Redlime. Despite frequent rumours teasing the game's announcement, Syndicate is still unannounced. But according to reports it's likely to make an appearance at...
News EA Announces Grand Slam Tennis 2 For PlayStation 3
Regular readers will expect us to be going nuts right about now
We are. We're considering climbing onto our office roof and screaming words such as, "Yes! EA's making Grand Slam Tennis 2 for the PlayStation 3," but we suppose that would be a bit weird. Here's the hot news though: EA's making Grand Slam Tennis 2 for the PlayStation 3. The...
News Be Prepared To Unlock Oodles Of Goodies In Battlefield 3
It will take players "years" to unlock Battlefield 3's array of unlocks according to the latest Battleblog
Developer DICE is promising ten-times the number of unlocks than Battlefield: Bad Company 2, with enormous unlock trees for vehicles, weapons and weapon attachments. The game's big marketing line is "play it your way", which is always...
News EA2D Becomes The Fifth Bioware Studio
You can't stop Bioware at the moment
Electronic Arts has announced that its EA2D studio has been renamed Bioware San Francisco, joining the other four Bioware branded studios across the US. EA2D was previously responsible for Dragon Age: Legends and Mirror's Edge 2D.
Rumour Mass Effect 3 Lands Multiplayer Component
This isn't a rumour, but until we get official word from EA in our inbox, we'll tag it as such
Mass Effect 3 is getting multiplayer. We're not entirely sure why — Mass Effect 2 was easily one of the worst third-person shooters we've played on PS3. Terrible shooting mechanics, a hokey cover system and boring AI made it a shoddy experience in...
News Criterion Working On A New Racer For New Systems
Burnout developer Criterion is staffing up for a new open-world racer on "new systems"
Job listings for both a lead software engineer and AI programmer spilled the beans, stressing that the roles will involve "creating a new extension to the existing Criterion team focusing on developing on new platforms". We wonder if Criterion's talking...
News EA Details Battlefield 3's Pre-Order Bonuses
EA's announced Battlefield 3's variety of retailer exclusive pre-order bonuses
There's no official word on participating retailers in the US or UK just yet, but expect the usual outlets: Amazon, GAME, GameStop, etc. The goods themselves come in addition to the Back To Karkand expansion pack, which is included with all Limited Editions of the game...
News DICE Is Clearly Not Keen On Annualising Battlefield
Battlefield's series producer, Patrick Bach, has reiterated that the developer has no plans to annualise the Battlefield franchise, citing that treating it like Activision's Call Of Duty would effectively kill the series
The business goals for us are not to release a game every year, Bach revealed in a chat with Gamerzines. If we were to...
News EA Sports Launches Season Ticket Subscription
EA Sports has talked about subscription services for its roster of annual franchises for a while, and today its launched the first stages of that vision -- EA Sports Season Ticket
For an annual fee of $24.99 — the service is not currently available in Europe on PS3 — EA Season Ticket will allow you to get early access to EA Sports titles,...
News EA Announces Battlefield 3 Novel By Andy McNab
Ex-SAS operator turned author, Andy McNab, will pen an original Battlefield 3 novel to tie in with the game's release this October
The book, subtitled The Russian, will focus on a character named Dima, one of two characters featured in the game's single-player campaign. McNab's working alongside Peter Grimsdale on the novel. [Thanks VG247]
Rumour Mirror's Edge 2 To Leverage Battlefield 3's Engine
It's Mirror's Edge 2 rumour time, and this time the Official PlayStation Magazine's got the goods
According to inside whispers, DICE's first-person parkour adventure will return in the near future, leveraging the power of the developer's new uber-gorgeous engine, Frostbite 2. "The Frostbite 2 engine will pave the way for Mirror's Edge to make a...
News EA Would Rather Invest In Social Gaming Than 3D
EA's CEO John Riccitiello isn't hot on 3D gaming in the slightest
The company executive told shareholders overnight that it'd rather invest in social gaming than 3D technology at the moment. Frankly, we have not seen a big uptake for 3D gaming, he told Gamasutra. We havent seen a big uptake for 3D televisions in the home, at least not yet...
News Wayne Rooney & Jack Wilshere To Grace FIFA 12's Cover
England stars Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere will appear on the front-cover of FIFA 12, EA has announced
The Arsenal midfielder will join Manchester United's forward for the UK, Ireland, Scandinavian and Middle East versions. It's Rooney's seventh appearance on the game's cover.
News Need For The Speed: The Run Does Look Hella Pretty
During the furore of E3, most peope were too enamoured by Need For Speed: The Run's (admittedly silly) on-foot sequences to notice how great the actual racing looked
Packed with superb visual effects, weighty arcade-handling and some glorious camera angles, the thrill of the racing got completely overlooked by the QTEs that followed. But while EA...
News So, NBA Jam: On Fire Edition Looks Like Fun
EA's dropped a trailer for NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, the PlayStation Network downloadable title that its NBA Jam reboot should have been all along
The game's due out later in the year. [Cheers VG247]
Rumour New EA Studio Working On A PlayStation 3 First-Person Shooter
EA's founded a new studio that's working on a PlayStation 3 exclusive first-person shooter, according to some clever detective work by the folks at SystemLink
The website cites the resume of an employee contracted to do work on an unnamed PlayStation 3 first-person shooter at an unknown developer named Black Troll. The project has apparently been in...
