Need for Speed reboot offers fun, even if its always-online is just crass commercialism
The Need for Speed franchise, which turned 18 this year, has become older than some of the players who’ll buy it. Unfortunately, this latest reboot might...
Nexon wins over Western developers by pitching gaming as an art form
Nexon is a pioneer of free-to-play online games in Asia, and it wants to break into the West in a big way. A couple of years...
EA CEO sees strong momentum heading into holidays for Star Wars Battlefront
Electronic Arts chief executive Andrew Wilson said that the video game publisher has “strong momentum” moving into the holiday season as it prepares to...
EA Sports games saw big year-over-year growth in 2015
People love their sports, and publisher Electronic Arts is reaping the benefits of that. EA reported the results of its fiscal Q2 today, and...
Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst now has a May release date after delay
We’re so late into 2015 that it’s now time for publishers to start pushing back 2016 releases. Publisher Electronic Arts revealed today that it...
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is a watershed release that should put FIFA and EA on notice
Brazil versus Argentina. Arsenal versus Tottenham. U.S. versus Mexico. Soccer thrives on rivalries. For many years, the biggest digital derby has taken place between...
Star Wars: Battlefront has no dedicated voice chat on console or PC
Those big, snowy Star Wars battles this winter might be quieter than you’d expected. Star Wars: Battlefront, one of this year’s biggest game releases,...
Star Wars: Battlefront had 9M gamers battling for the Empire and Rebel Alliance
Electronic Arts’ first jump into a new era of Star Wars is off to a strong start. The publisher revealed today that its Star Wars: Battlefront...
Star Wars: Battlefront’s beta is live now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
The Force is with your favorite console … at least for the next few days. Electronic Arts has just published a special beta test...
Star Wars: Battlefront is fun because it is ‘Star Wars’
The Star Wars universe has proven how compelling it is over the years, but now it’s showing that it can even make a stale game genre...