‘Battlefield 4’ and ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ duel with competing packed story trailers
Check out the latest story trailers for Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts. Both released this week, and a close look at each one offers a few insights about what's coming in the next-gen and the state of shooters in general.
‘Titanfall’ coming in March 2014 with $250 Collector’s Edition
'Titanfall' arrives in North America on March 11, 2014, for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC, either on its own or as part of a $250 Collector's Edition.
‘Need for Speed: Rivals’ skips Wii U and Vita, poor ‘Most Wanted’ sales to blame
Ghost Games creative director Craig Sullivan notes that Need for Speed: Rivals won't be heading to Wii U or PlayStation Vita.
‘Need for Speed: Rivals’ lends more structure to the series’ emergent worlds
We go hands-on with Need for Speed: Rivals from Ghost Games and Electronic Arts. The latest in the long-running racing series introduces some new elements, but it should appeal to fans of 2012's NFS: Most Wanted.
‘Battlefield 4’ full Xbox 360 installation tops 14GB – clear your hard drive now
Electronic Arts confirms that Battlefield 4 will come with a mandatory 2GB installation on Xbox 360, and optional installation up to 14.4GB.
‘Battlefield 4’ multiplayer’s new modes revealed: Obliteration and Defuse
DICE and Electronic Arts reveal two new multiplayer modes for Battlefield 4: Obliterate, which challenges teams to detonate bombs at the opposition's three objectives, and Defuse, a Battlefield take on Call of Duty's Search & Destroy.
EA Sports settles student athlete lawsuits, ends 20 years of college football games
Electronic Arts has announced that it will no longer release an annual college football game. The move comes immediately after reaching a settlement over all lawsuits with student athletes.
Electronic Arts executives play musical chairs to the tune of a new CEO
A leaked internal memo from new Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson outlines a number of changed job responsibilities in the publisher's executive pool.
Meet Andrew Wilson, the 39-year-old who just became EA’s CEO
After a six month long search, Electronics Arts has announced that its new CEO will be 39-year old Andrew Wilson, EA Sports’ executive vice president.
‘Battlefield 4’ open beta begins October 4
Electronic Arts Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore confirms that the open beta for 'Battlefield 4' launches on October 1, 2013.
BioWare has a new boss
Electronic Arts appoints BioWare Austin general manager Matthew Bromberg as the new head of the BioWare label, a position that's been vacant since studio founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka retired in 2012.
EA goes up against CoD’s annual offerings with Battlefield, Star Wars, and ‘Titanfall’
EA Labels president Frank Gibeau confirms that the publisher's new "shooter rotation" for annual releases is built around the Battlefield, Titanfall, and Star Wars: Battlefront franchises.
DICE details ‘Battlefield 4’ DLC and Premium subscriber bonuses
Electronic Arts and DICE detail the five planned DLC releases for 'Battlefield 4' and run through the benefits that fans receive when they sign up for the game's season pass, 'Battlefield 4' Premium.
EA Sports loses the Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, and more may follow
After losing the licensing rights to the NCAA name, EA Sports has also lost the rights to feature the Big Ten, Pacific-12, and Southeastern Conference. And more may follow.
‘NHL 14’ turns the sliders up on big hits and big fun in NHL 94 Anniversary Mode
We drop the gloves and go hands-on with the hard-hitting, fast-moving NHL 94 Anniversary Mode, which brings blue ice, fist-pumping goal celebrations, and a turbo button back for a special offline-only mode in 'NHL 14'.
‘NHL 14’ celebrates 20 years of hockey excellence with the ‘NHL 94’ Anniversary Mode
EA Canada producer Sean Ramjagsingh walks Digital Trends through some of the enhancements and surviving old-school gimmicks that will be featured in the 'NHL 94' Anniversary Mode, an all-new feature in 'NHL 14'.
More pixels, more manpower: Why HD gaming has left us with fewer big titles
Electronic Arts chief creative officer Richard Hilleman sees a sizable reduction in the number of game development studios and a comparable growth in AAA dev team size over the past decade.
Madden’s creator wins court ruling against EA
Original Madden creator Robin Antonick won a small, but significant victory in his case against EA, which he claims owes him royalties on all Madden games released between now and 1986.
EA’s Online Pass stays dead despite Xbox One DRM reversal
Electronic Arts re-confirms that the company has no plans to revive its Online Pass system in light of Microsoft's license transfer policy changes from earlier this week.
Ubisoft, EA cite low hardware sales as cause of flagging third-party Wii U support
Key executives from Ubisoft and Electronic Arts cite the low sales numbers for the Wii U as the main reason for their flagging third-party support of Nintendo's latest gaming console.
Dead Space may live on, but Visceral is working on a different ‘passion’ project
EA Games Label head Patrick Söderlund revealed at E3 that Dead Space as a franchise is not dead. That said, 'Dead Space 4' is not currently in development, as Visceral is working on a passion project.
VIDEO: One-of-a-kind 900 horsepower Ford Mustang to be featured in ‘Need for Speed’ movie
Ford is showcasing a one-of-a-kind Ford Mustang at the Electronic Arts Expo to be featured in the 2014 “Need for Speed” film. Still, whether the new high-stakes film can live up to the thrill of past movies featuring the Mustang remains to be seen.
Electronic Arts unveils its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One army with 11 games
Electronic Arts was focused on one thing at E3 2013: Next-gen consoles. The company didn't mention any of its mobile, social, or free-to-play PC titles, opting only for Xbox One and PS4.
Finding your way in ‘Fuse’: A guide to surviving Insomniac’s co-op fragfest
We run through some basic strategies for getting the most out of Insomniac Games' co-op shooter Fuse, including rundowns of each of the four playable characters and how to get the most out of them.
EA begins to undo Online Pass as Xbox 360 DLC goes free
Electronic Arts begins the process of eliminating its Online Pass from past games, with content for certain games -- Mass Effect 2, Bulletstorm, and Kingdoms of Amalur, among others -- plus the full version of American McGee's Alice, now available for free.
‘Crysis 3’ books June 4 trip to ‘The Lost Island’ multiplayer DLC
Electronic Arts and Crytek reveal Crysis 3: The Lost Island, an upcoming multiplayer content expansion that adds four news maps, two new match types, and an unspecified number of new weapons to the game.
EA eliminates Online Pass from future games, citing customer feedback
Electronic Arts senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirms that the publisher is bringing its controversial Online Pass program to an end. Online-enabled games will no require players to enter a one-time use code to access multiplayer content.
Battlefield dev DICE expands to Los Angeles for EA’s Star Wars game
Electronic Arts establishes a new studio in Los Angeles under the umbrella of Battlefield franchise developer DICE. The growing team includes key Medal of Honor devs and is tasked with delivering one of EA's three confirmed Star Wars games.
‘The Sims’ creator Will Wright calls ‘SimCity’ launch debacle ‘inexcusable’
Maxis founder and SimCity creator Will Wright spoke recently about EA's "inexcusable" SimCity launch disaster and the state of the game industry.
Five corners of the Star Wars universe that you didn’t know about
Here are some Expanded Universe locations that we'd like to see visited in Electronic Arts' newly confirmed slate of Star Wars video games.
Electronic Arts reportedly shutting down its EA Partners label
Electronic Arts has yet to formally confirm anything, but multiple unnamed sources confirm that the publisher will shut down its EA Partners label.
Facebook claims that just because EA is running, gaming isn’t dead on the social network
Facebook insists that its network is still a booming market for game makers despite Electronic Arts' big closures. What's the truth? It depends on your perspective.
EA swallows a $300 mill pill and backs away from Facebook
Not even four years after EA acquired Playfish for $300 million, it's shutting down all of Playfish's Facebook games, including SimCity Social.
Microtransactions seemingly worse than mortgage fraud as EA is named Worst Company in America (again)
People really didn't like that SimCity launch it seems. EA was named the Worst Company in America for the second year in a row, beating out Bank of America.