Tag Archives: Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts has stopped development on the free-to-playCommand & Conquer and disbanded its development studio. A post on the official site’s news section revealed that negative response to the game’s alpha trial spurred the decision. “Part of being in a creative team is the understanding that not all of your …

Maxis has shed a little more light on what we can expect from The Sims 4 when it hits PC and Mac in 2014. “The Sims 4 (opens in new tab) celebrates the heart and soul of the Sims themselves, giving players a deeper connection with the most expressive, surprising …

EA Labels President Frank Gibeau says DRM had nothing to do with SimCity’s always-online requirement. In a GamesIndustry International interview he stressed that the game was conceptualized and built by Maxis as a massively multiplayer experience. “DRM is a failed dead-end strategy; it’s not a viable strategy for the gaming …

Electronic Arts is putting a lot of its firepower into games as a service. In coming years it may even model its distribution after other online media services. Chief operating officer Peter Moore told Wired a subscription-based program could be just what the doctor ordered to consolidate the changing business …

Bioware’s preparing to release Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Game Update 1.2, bringing with it a substantial amount of changes and improvements to the title. Most prominent for players in for the long haul, the update features substantial expansions to the game’s legacy system, tied together by the ability to …

Bioware’s teased the first DLC for Mass Effect 3, releasing (then retracting) a vaguely spoilery blurb on Xbox Live ahead of the game’s release next month. What are the spoilers? SPOILERS Available on all platforms, Mass Effect 3: From Ashes will allow players to “unearth lost secrets from the past …

You may’ve heard by now that next month’s SSX reboot will include an Online Pass restricting certain content to new buyers (this being a big EA title, it would be more surprising if the feature wasn’t included). However, those expecting the controversial measure to cripple online play as in previous …

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the freemium video game revenue model, provided the system is fair and balanced in its execution. But if I’m going to spend an amount as large as $100 on anything in this world, then there are a few things that I like said purchase to …

But I digress. There is at least one non-horse who seems to respect and understand the plight of non-humans. I’m talking about Randall, the Honey badger guy of YouTube fame. In the latest teaser for The Sims 3: Pets, Randall walks his fellow non-horses through all the exclusive animals available …