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EA has canceled its annual collegiate American football title through at least next year. EA Sports’ Cam Weber confirmed the news in an EA blog post, stating that the publisher is evaluating our plan for the future of the franchise.” In related news, The New York Times reports that EA …
Read More »EA benches NCAA Football franchise
Publisher reaches settlement with student athletes in likeness legal battle
Read More »FIFA 14 street date broken in Slovenia
While Britons patiently wait until tonight’s midnight launches for EA Sports’ hotly anticipated blockbuster, some Europeans have already got their hands on it. Sources have told MCV that FIFA 14 has been available in Slovenia since Monday – despite having a street date of September 27th. We have even been …
Read More »Wilson steps up as new EA CEO
After six months, the search is over, EA’s board of directors has picked the firm’s new CEO. EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson has been named the firm’s new exec leader, announced by the firm in a corporate blog post tonight. According to board executive chairman Larry Probst, EA has been …
Read More »Madden 25 surpasses 1m units sold during launch week
The latest in the Madden NFL series moved over a million copies in North America during its first week, EA has announced. The result is mixed for Madden NFL 25, with year-over-year sales for the annual American football franchise down from Madden NFL 13’s launch week sales of 1.65m units. …
Read More »EA on the importance of Ignite’s shared code base
Engine enables teams to roll back innovations into single branch for use in next game cycle
Read More »FIFA 14 demo gets solid release date
FIFA fans will be able to try out this year’s iteration of the UK’s best-selling video games franchise in just a few weeks. Electronic Arts confirmed during its Gamescom conference that a demo will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on September 10th. There has been plenty of …
Read More »FIFA goes free-to-play on mobile and PC
This year’s mobile version of FIFA will be free-to-play, EA has announced. The move, announced during EA’s Gamescom conference, is part of the publisher’s efforts to grow FIFA’s already huge audience. The phone and tablet sports game will feature a refreshed touch-screen control scheme, designed specifically for smart devices. EA …
Read More »Now Southampton FC strikes gaming deal with EA Sports
Yes, the author of this piece is a Southampton fan. But that doesn’t mean the story will be in any way biased or overly enthusiastic. Anyhow. EA’s recent agreements with footballing minnows Manchester City, Barcelona and Liverpool have been eclipsed this morning with the news that the mighty Southampton FC …
Read More »EA: Current-gen sports games pre-orders are "soft" owing to nearing next-gen
Publisher EA has predicted a slight dip in annual sales of its key sports IPs thanks to the upcoming transition to next-gen consoles. Furthermore, EA president and COO Peter Moore described pre-orders for current-gen EA Sports titles as soft” in a call with investors last night. We’re seeing softness, in …
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