Categories Posted inin Business Electronic Arts opens DICE L.A. to work on Battlefield Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 15, 2013 1 min EA is creating jobs in Los Angeles to work on the Battlefield franchise while DICE moves on to Star Wars. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game Horizon’s Q&A with Will Wright on the future of games Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 11, 2013 12 min The creator of SimCity and The Sims talks about the state of the game industry and the art of game design. Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Plants vs. Zombies Adventures hits Facebook on May 20 Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 10, 2013 1 min PopCap will unleash its social take on PVZ in just 10 days. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: WoW loses 1.3M subscribers, Amazon brings paid apps to China, Q1 earnings, and more Posted byby GamesBeat May 10, 2013 3 min This week, Activision reveals strong first quarter earnings while Blizzard loses 1.3 million World of Warcraft subscribers, EA lays off 1,000 but expects to... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Battlefield 3 servers under DDoS attack; DICE ‘working around the clock’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 9, 2013 1 min The multiplayer for DICE's first-person shooter isn't functioning due to these attacks. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Activision blows away first quarter earnings targets, raises estimates for year Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 8, 2013 3 min Activision Blizzard beats estimates, but World of Warcraft loses 1.3M subscribers. Continue Reading 3 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: DICE, BioWare, and more presenting next-gen games at E3 Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 7, 2013 3 min The publisher promises next-gen versions of Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, and Need for Speed. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business SimCity moves 1.6 million copies despite troubled launch Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 7, 2013 1 min SimCity sold well despite loud criticisms from gamers. Continue Reading 1 min