Windows Phone has a couple of serious fans among the EP team, but one of the platform’s downfalls is that not enough has been made of its Xbox heritage yet. Now a major deal with EA Mobile looks set to completely change that. Read more
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EA’s announced a sequel to Command & Conquer: Generals, set to land in 2013 with stunning visuals courtesy of the Frostbite 2 graphics engine, and now there’s a trailer.
Prepare to have your inner Jedi blown. EA has announced plans to avoid potential server capacity issues for the upcoming launch of its MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. Launch quantities of both the retail and digital versions of the game will be limited to “ensure players have a smooth and high quality game experience”.
EA has been combing through its back catalogue and could revive at least “a couple” of classic franchises according to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau. While he told CVG that the company needs more than just updated graphics to encourage it to bring a game back from the dead, he dropped a couple of intriguing hints.
Looking back into the mists of time, Gibeau mentioned out chainswinging motorcycle battler Road Rash and the Strike series. Could Road Rash really be set to ride again? Read on to hear what the EA boss had to say…
At E3 2011 Nintendo president Satoru Iwata invited EA boss John Riccitiello to talk up the relationship between Nintendo and EA and how their new console, when it finally arrives in stores, will change the way we play games using its innovative new controller. Battlefield 3 on a Nintendo console? It’s going to happen.
The third installment in the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 3, touches down October 25. As we anxiously await its release, EA has released new game play trailer showing off the power of Frostbite 2. Stunning graphics, cinema quality renders and award winning audio are all in tow — in one word ‘wow’.
A second morsel of gaming goodness has been delivered by EA this afternoon. This time in the form of an extended Need for Speed: The Run demonstration live on the showroom floor at E3. In a no holds barred cross-country race from San Francisco to New York, you’ll fight an army of racers and a hailstorm of bullets both inside and outside of the car. For the first time in the franchise’s history, your car and your body will be on the line.
Amidst the EA Sports press conference at E3 2011, the gaming empire has unveiled SSX: Deadly Descents. We can now confirm with absolutely certainty the game will launch in January of next year. Over on the official SSX Facebook page two characters, Elise and Mac, have been announced with a third character promised by the end of E3.