E3 boss tells why gaming’s biggest U.S. show is going to be as noisy as ever
Mike Gallagher is the cheerleader of gaming, and it’s time for him to cheer again. On Sunday, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big...
EA creates Play to Give charity campaign with $1 million donation
Electronic Arts is establishing a new charity campaign, dubbed Play to Give, that will get off the ground with a $1 million donation from...
Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’s open world excites — but its story is bland
In real life, I’m not a big fan of running. Not to reinforce too many stereotypes about gamers (I won’t tell you how long...
EA’s Battlefield 1 is the most popular YouTube game trailer so far this year
Every month, gamers watch more than 144 billion minutes of gaming videos and livestreams on YouTube. Trailers are one of the most-watched kinds of...
Jade Raymond’s Motive Studios has grown to 65 in Montreal — and it’s hiring for a Star Wars game
Jade Raymond, a well-known game development executive who left Ubisoft to start a new game studio for Electronic Arts, posted that she has built...
Former EA and Oculus exec David Demartini passes away
David DeMartini, a well-known former executive at Oculus VR and Electronic Arts, passed away at the age of 56. In recent weeks, DeMartini, known...
Watch us play Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst
We haven’t played a video game about parkour in months. It’s time to rectify that. Electronic Arts just launched the “Play First Trial” version...
The Sims 4 ditches gender restrictions
The Sims 4 used to have more than 700 pieces of content locked based on your gender. That ends today. Development studio Maxis is releasing...
Plants vs. Zombies is a craze in China — but EA’s not seeing a lot of that money
When it comes to children’s entertainment in China, Electronic Arts has one of the most popular brands. Plants vs. Zombies is the second most-named...
How Mass Effect was transformed into gaming’s newest theme park attraction
If there’s one entertainment frontier that gaming’s biggest franchises haven’t quite cracked yet, it’s the world of licensed theme park attractions. But as the...