Electronic Arts’ biggest acquisitions: the good, the so-so, and the duds
Electronic Arts spent about $2.9 billion on its 10 biggest acquisitions since 1992, according to merger and acquisition research firm Pitchbook. The video game...
A Way Out’s prison break is slated for March 23
The innovative co-op game A Way Out is breaking out of prison on March 23, 2018. Developer Hazelight Studios will be launching it on Xbox...
The DeanBeat: The tragedy of the Star Wars: Battlefront II loot crates
Electronic Arts made a great game in Star Wars: Battlefront II. But it stepped in a pile of controversy by adding an unpopular monetization...
EA’s defense of Star Wars: Battlefront II is now Reddit’s most downvoted comment
Electronic Arts is getting ready to launch one of its biggest games of the year, the multiplayer shooter Star Wars: Battlefront II, which is...
The DeanBeat: This week’s tale of the game juggernauts
Gamers have many ways to keep score. This column is about how I like to look at the game companies during the busy fall...
EA results remind the industry that sports, not just Battlefield, pushes profits
Electronic Arts continues to reap benefits from its position as the leader in sports games, as both Madden NFL and FIFA Soccer produced solid results...
DICE changes how Star Wars: Battlefront II’s loot boxes work
Electronic Arts and DICE are making some changes to how loot boxes and progression work in Star Wars: Battlefront II. This comes after a...
Star Wars: Battlefront II hands-on — the Imperial single-player campaign shows the ‘Gray Side’
Star Wars: Battlefront II is coming in hot, and Electronic Arts is revealing the first details of the single-player campaign where you play as...
EA reboots Uncharted creator’s new Star Wars game, closes Visceral Studios (update)
Electronic Arts announced today that it is reworking Visceral’s Star Wars game. The project was under the acclaimed Amy Hennig, who was the creator...
BioWare senior creative director Mike Laidlaw announces his departure
BioWare senior creative director Mike Laidlaw announced today on Twitter that he is leaving the studio after 14 years. Laidlaw has worked on blockbuster...