Electronic Arts tried to buy Valve for $1 billion
If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. Electronic Arts tried to acquire Valve according to a new feature in The New York Times.
EA: Frostbite Engine powers “3 to 5 IPs” for Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4
Electronic Arts' Frank Gibeau says that proprietary technology like the Frostbite Engine will help his company not repeat past mistakes.
EA’s Peter Moore says game discs aren’t going anywhere soon
EA's chief operating officer says that packaged goods are going to be part of the games business for a while to come.
Digital Blend: 3DS XL arrives, no Vita price cut in 2012, EA has more free-to-play incoming
Welcome to Digital Blend, your one-stop-shop for coverage and recommendations of all things relating to mobile gaming, digital marketplaces, and indie titles (for the week ending August 19).
How will Windows Phone 8 change EA’s place in mobile gaming?
Electronic Arts pledged its support to Windows Phone 8. What does Microsoft's new mobile platform mean for one of gaming's big publishers?
38 Studios’ IP Kingdoms of Amalur up for auction. Will EA or Epic buy?
The state of Rhode Island now owns Kingdoms of Amalur and Project Copernicus and it plans to sell. Who might be interested in buying?
New Puzzle Quest in the works as creator Infinite Interactive goes indie
Infinite Interactive, purveyors of puzzle-RPG hybrid Puzzle Quest, have split away from EA's Firemint and is going back to its famous series.
Madden Forever: EA retains exclusive rights to NFL license after lawsuit settlement
After four years, a class-action lawsuit that sought to break EA's exclusive hold on the NFL license in video games has ended with a disappointing settlement.
Battlefield 4 coming fall 2013, beta invite included with Medal of Honor Warfighter pre-order
Electronic Arts is keeping its Battlefield engine running. The publisher announced on Tuesday that Battlefield 4 is coming in fall 2013.
FIFA 13 hands-on preview
EA Canada continues to deliver a quality soccer simulation based on our latest hands-on preview session with FIFA 13, which hits stores on September 28, 2012.
There’s Money in Those Guns: As Battlefield Premium sells 800K, EA prepares for its all-digital future
Electronic Arts sold 800,000 paid subscriptions to Battlefield Premium in just two weeks, nearly half of Call of Duty Elite's paid subscriptions after eight months.
Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut expands ending, available for free on June 26th
Get ready to fight through the final scenes of Mass Effect 3 all over again, as new end game content comes with Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut next Tuesday.
Mass Effect 3 was not falsely advertised says UK consumer protection group
With the furor surrounding Mass Effect 3's conclusion dying down, consumer protection agencies are announcing their findings on whether or not EA and BioWare did anything besides make a bad ending.
EA talks SSX for next-gen consoles, more series reboots
SSX worked, Syndicate didn't. Electronic Arts talks about the art of the reboot.
E3 2012: Electronic Arts brings new engine and story-centric career mode to Madden NFL 2013
With a slow-growing, disgruntled fan base, EA's Madden NFL has never needed a shake up more. The publisher talked change at E3 2012, but can it deliver?
EA may partner with Nexon for FIFA Online 3
Nexon may not be acquiring EA, but that doesn't mean that the two companies aren't discussing a strategic partnership.
Madden NFL vs. Retired Players: Class action lawsuit may change EA’s famous football franchise
Retired players bring EA to court over Madden NFL likenesses and may change how the publisher compensates athletes in the future.
Sony, EA, Nintendo drop explicit SOPA support
Game makers Sony Computer Entertainment, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts have removed their names from the list of SOPA supporters...but is it reconsideration, or just a PR move?
Star Wars: The Old Republic Review
After a lengthy period of development, Electronic Arts and BioWare finally release the fan-pleasing single player-friendly MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Star Wars: The Old Republic explodes with up to 1.5 million pre-release players
With the official launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic hitting on December 20, many players are already populating Bioware's MMORPG and starting to explore the universe.
Star Wars: The Old Republic attracts two million players for beta test
Almost a million players participated in Star Wars MMO's testing period over Thanksgiving weekend, reports EA.
Electronic Arts acquires social dev KlickNation, turns it into BioWare Social
Electronic Arts acquires social games developer KlickNation and renames it BioWare Social, with the focus on creating social RPG experiences.
Dragon Age reportedly embracing multiplayer gaming, with playable dragons
An unnamed Electronic Arts insider reveals that the BioWare dev team is working on building an online multiplayer offering set in the Dragon Age universe.
Battlefield 3 still lagging behind two Call of Duty games on Xbox Live
Despite huge sales figures, Battlefield 3 still sits behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops on the most recent Xbox Live usage rankings.
Capcom, THQ and Warner Bros games coming to EA’s Origin in early November
New games games from third-parties are coming to EA's up-and-coming digital distribution platform Origin. Capcom, THQ and Warner Bros. are the first three publishers signed up for the new changes.
FIFA Soccer 12 for PlayStation Vita: hands-on preview
We go fingers-on with EA Canada's small-screen FIFA game for 2012, FIFA Soccer 12 for the PlayStation Vita.
Need for Speed: The Run — Going hands-on with Challenge Series
We go hands-on with the skill-focused Challenge Series in EA Black Box's upcoming story-driven arcade racer, Need for Speed: The Run.
Syndicate hands-on preview
We go hands-on with EA and Starbreeze Studios' reboot of Syndicate, which finally arrives in stores on February 21, 2012.
Battlefield 3 is yet another Online Pass-enabled game, try to act surprised
Electronic Arts will be using an Online Pass code for DICE's Battlefield 3, out October 25, which falls in line with the publisher's previously stated intent to lock the online content in future releases behind redemption codes packed into new copies of each game.
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain’s 999 tax plan identical to plan in SimCity 4
Leading presidential candidate Herman Cain's "999" tax plan perfectly matches the default tax plan of 2003's SimCity4.
Mirror’s Edge ‘something that people are ready to get into again,’ DICE says
DICE producer Patrick Liu thinks that the parkour-infused first-person platformer Mirror's Edge is "something that people are ready to get into again."
Battlefield 3 on Xbox 360 will include hi-rez texture pack on second disc
Battlefield 3 producer Patrick Liu confirms that the Xbox 360 version of the October 25 release will include a second disc containing a "voluntary install" that adds high resolution textures to the game.
Steam boss Gabe Newell speaks out about EA’s competing Origin service
Valve boss Gabe Newell sizes up the competition in Electronic Arts' Origin digital distribution platform, which is a direct competitor to his own company's Steam service.
<i>Battlefield 3</i> fans locked out of beta early access take concerns to Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts has a sizable group of angry fans to deal with thanks to some unspecified portion of Battlefield 3 fans not receiving their codes for early access to the game's now-open public beta.