Categories Posted inin Business DICE L.A. chief aims to develop triple-A games with Frostbite 3 engine (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2013 3 min The new L.A. office of DICE will be an extension of the Stockholm studio and work on a variety of projects. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Former EA/Playfish exec joins board of red-hot mobile gaming startup Supercell (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 30, 2013 9 min Kristian Segerstrale is joining the board of the maker of the enormously lucrative Clash of Clans mobile game. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Fuse stylishly hits the target but misses the bull's-eye (review) Posted byby GamesBeat May 28, 2013 5 min Insomniac Games' first multiplatform foray explodes with fun, but the third-person shooter fails to make you care after you're done pulling the trigger. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA kills its controversial Online Pass program Posted byby Jason Wilson May 15, 2013 2 min Gamers hate the online pass -- and EA says it hears you as it does away with the feature going forward. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Frostbite Go: EA wants console-grade graphics on your mobile devices Posted byby GamesBeat May 15, 2013 1 min The engine that powers Battlefield and Need for Speed is coming to "all major mobile platforms" in the form of Frostbite Go. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA scores a licensing agreement to lock up FIFA brand until 2022 Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 8, 2013 1 min EA Sports will make video games base on the FIFA brand for years to come. Right now, players play 65 million games a week. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA has 11 big titles, 15 mobile games coming in the next year (but no Star Wars) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 7, 2013 4 min Here's the complete download from EA's earnings call. The game giant continues to invest in next-generation games for Sony and Microsoft platforms. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA misses slightly on revised earnings but hits its revenue targets Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 7, 2013 4 min EA sells 1.6 million copies of SimCity despite controversy over server problems. EA's digital revenue now exceeds other revenue. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business After 1,000 layoffs, EA could find itself short-handed for Star Wars games (analysis) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 7, 2013 3 min How will EA staff its big Battlefield expansion and its Star Wars games even as it tries to get by with fewer employees? Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology EA layoffs show Darwinism at work Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 3, 2013 3 min Free-to-play games on mobile platforms are changing gaming as we know it. Continue Reading 3 min