Categories Posted inin Business Why Lorne Lanning went from triple-A games to indie — and loudly loves it (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2013 14 min In the old days, Lanning's company made $7 on a $60 console game. Now he makes $7 on a $10 digital game. And he controls his destiny. Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga slightly beats Wall Street expectations for Q2, but stock falls after-hours Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 25, 2013 3 min But the company sees a big drop in users in the second quarter. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business DICE shows off the expanded Battlelog features for Battlefield 4 Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 25, 2013 2 min Players can use their tablets or phones to check stats, set up loadouts, and as a minimap during gameplay. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Square Enix's Bloodmasque rises from its coffin on iOS Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 25, 2013 1 min The Victorian-era RPG casts players in the role of hunter for $6.99 on Apple mobile devices. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Frank Gibeau on EA’s digital ecosystems, Star Wars games, and Titanfall (interview part two) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 24, 2013 11 min Check out part two of our interview with EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, and find out more about the software giant's approach to making blockbusters. Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Business Jury sides with Madden programmer in EA lawsuit Posted byby GamesBeat July 24, 2013 1 min A California jury awarded Madden designer Robin Antonick an estimated $11 million in his lawsuit against publisher Electronic Arts. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA made more money on Apple's App Store than through Origin Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 23, 2013 1 min The Simpsons: Tapped Out had its biggest quarter ever. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA exec Frank Gibeau: Betting on next-gen consoles, mobile, and doing right by consumers (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 23, 2013 16 min EA had a good E3, and Frank Gibeau is one reason why that happened. Here's our interview with EA's studio boss. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Battlefield 3 Premium surpasses 4 million members Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 23, 2013 1 min EA's downloadable-content service for its big first-person-shooter franchise continues to generate revenue. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA says 76 percent of its revenue comes from digital publishing Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 23, 2013 3 min But the company still reports a loss for the first fiscal quarter. Continue Reading 3 min