By Ron Duwell |
Electronics Arts is currently hard at work on bringing its powerful Frostbite graphics engine to iOS and Android mobile devices in a new version called Frostbite Go. Currently, Frostbite 2 is used to power many of EA’s biggest franchises. Battlefield 3 and Need for Speed:…
By Ron Duwell |
Electronic Arts has just announced that they have opened a new branch of their DICE studios in Los Angeles, and the team will be utilized specifically for Star Wars games. EA recently reached an exclusive deal with Disney over the Star Wars license. The studio…
By Joey Davidson |
Earlier this week, EA had an earnings call with investors. During that call, EA Labels President Frank Gibeau announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic is enjoying a solid rebound in income. Last fall, The Old Republic MMO added a free-to-play option to its tier of member…
By Joey Davidson |
While gamers might not love the notion of using EA’s Origin platform to play titles like Battlefield 3, Dead Space 3 and SimCity, it’s good news that EA is continuing to support the service with big overhauls and updates. One of the bigger components of the brand new…
By Ron Duwell |
Only time will tell if publishers will ever learn from their mistakes. Sacrificing a series’ roots to appeal to a broader audience fails more often than it works. Not only do you not attract new users, you also anger the established fanbase and end up…
By Joey Davidson |
EA has officially announced The Sims 4, a sequel to a franchise that just about everyone under the sun expected to see. The game is currently in development for the PC and Mac platforms, and it’s set to drop sometime in 2014. Right out of the…
By Brandon Russell |
Disney is looking to further capitalize on the Star Wars franchise by announcing a multi-year licensing agreement with EA to develop games based around the beloved universe. This early on, no roadmap was shared regarding when the first game will be out, but Disney did…
By Ron Duwell |
Insomniac’s Fuse is still a thing, if you have forgotten. After suffering from negative fan reaction towards the art direction change and a two month delay, the company is making that final push to get gamers excited for a launch at the end of the month.…
By Ron Duwell |
Nintendo has taken yet another punishing blow from EA with the official announcement that Madden NFL 25 will not be launching for the Wii U this year. Madden is entering its 25th anniversary this year, and EA will be putting extra marketing into the title…
By Ron Duwell |
The layoffs continue to roll in for the massive video game publisher EA. CEO John Riccitiello stepped down following a disappointing annual financial report, studios have already been hit with other layoffs, and just yesterday it was learned that it was closing its EA Partners label.…
By Joey Davidson |
Welcome to the 27th episode of Tech on the Range! Your hosts for this week’s show are Sean Aune, Todd Haselton and Joey Davidson. You can find us each on Twitter. Sean Aune - @seanaune Todd Haselton - @robotodd Joey Davidson - @JoeyDavidson This week’s topic is “Why We Love to…
By Ron Duwell |
According to multiple unnamed sources at Game Informer, EA will be closing down its Partners label. EA has used this program since 2009 to co-publish third party games with other developers. Games like Crysis, Bulletstorm, Syndicate, Shadows of the Damned, and Brutal Legend have been produced…
By Ron Duwell |
Criterion Games’ creative director Alex Ward can be a little outspoken at times, so his Twitter page is often a great place for “in the moment” comments. However, this time he has used his account to announce that Criterion’s next project will not be another…
By Ron Duwell |
EA has laid off an undisclosed number of employees at their Montreal-based mobile gaming department, a move which they describe will aid in “streamlining their operations.” “EA is sharpening its focus to provide games for new platforms and mobile. In some cases, this involves reducing…
By Joey Davidson |
EA and Maxis have announced the release date and some details for the Mac version of SimCity, the game that brought a lot of frustration and joy to gamers when it hit PCs nearly a month ago. Here’s the full announcement from EA and Maxis as…
By Ron Duwell |
Exactly one year ago, voters taking part in The Comsumerist’s “Worst Company in America” had award video game publishing giant EA with a first place victory. 2013 has rolled around, and once again, EA has defended its title after clobbering Bank of America in the…
By Joey Davidson |
“Why would Joey use the Battlefield 4 debut gameplay video posted yesterday for a story about Dragon Age and Mass Effect?” you’re clearly asking yourselves. Well, have no fear, friends! I totally remembered to take my meds this morning. The Battlefield 4 debut gameplay video features live motion from…
By Brandon Russell |
To gear up for Easter Weekend, EA is slashing prices on some of its most well known games on iOS, with some prices up to 90 percent off. If you’re going to grandma’s house on Sunday—I am—you might want to stock up to make the…
By Ron Duwell |
Speaking at PAX East over the weekend, Mass Effect executive producer Casey Hudson hinted of a brand new game underway deep in the halls of BioWare Edmonton. Where they have the time to work on a new game, I have no idea. BioWare is currently…
By Todd Haselton |
EA’s chief executive officer John Riccitiello will finish his tenure with the company at the end of this month, on March 30. He will also relinquish his role as a member of the company’s board of directors. EA said it has appointed Larry Probst as…
By Joey Davidson |
This is big. Really big. A source at Maxis has come out and said that SimCity does not require server-side computations to run. If it’s true, this Maxis source has demonstrated that EA’s marketing team has been lying to its customers. Let’s play a quick round…
By Joey Davidson |
Maxis and EA have rebooted a classic and epic city management game with their brand new effort. Simply called SimCity, this title is a collection of old gaming principles and new gaming ideas. Some of it works really well, some of it feels like a…
By Eric Frederiksen |
SimCity sucks right now. The problems with the service surrounding the game are so great that they overwhelm anything the game itself has to offer. It’s hard to enjoy a game you can’t even boot up. To add insult to injury, Origin thinks you’re playing the…
By Joey Davidson |
The headline that ran across this piece when I was moving through my rough draft read “Always-On DRM Should Throw Itself Off a Tall Bridge into a Craggy Ravine Filled with Broken Bottles and Shattered Dreams.” It was a little long, so I was forced…
