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• EA/DICE Caves on Pay for Play Weapons

  Putting the "Bad Company" in Battlefield Bad Compay, EA and Dice recently sparked a wildfire of public outcry following the public discovery that the game would contain (on-disk) high-end weapons that can only be unlocked by purchasing them. Well perhaps EA is finally learning because they have relented and the weapons will now be free. In... Posted Apr 11 2008, 09:34 AM by IceLion with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360, EA, Downloadable Content, beta, Battlefield: Bad Company, DICE

• Take Two Beats Down EA's Initial Offer

  The fight isn't over, but it's not surprising that Take Two is going to hold out for more $$. NEW YORK (AP) -- "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive told its shareholders Wednesday to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video game company Electronic Arts, saying it's not enough. But in the same breath the company... Posted Mar 26 2008, 09:25 AM by cosmo with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: EA, Take Two

• Update on Battlefield: Bad Company Weapon Purchasing

  IGN has an update as to why we saw the weapon purchase option when the Beta news came out. As long as there are no advantages, not a huge deal. If EA wants to try to scam the marketplace into owning weapons that don't give you any leg up, so be it. It's America after all. March 24, 2008 - After speaking with spokesperson for EA, IGN has learned... Posted Mar 24 2008, 02:02 PM by cosmo with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: EA, Downloadable Content, Battlefield: Bad Company

• EA Goes Big in '08 and '09

  Mass Effect 2 and 3, KOTOR, Skate 2, Burnout Next, Need for Speed and Lord of the Rings confirmed.... Posted Feb 13 2008, 10:33 PM by soul embrace with | with no comments Filed under: EA, Bioware, IGN, KOTOR, Need for Speed, Mass Effect 3, burnout, Skate 2, Pandemic, Lord of the Rings, Mass Effect 2

• Army of Two Delayed Until 2008

  Within the house of 1UP, editors have been playing through what we once thought was the finalized review code for Electronic Arts' original co-op IP, Army of Two. Turns out that's not true; EA has announced today Army of Two will be miss its November release date, giving the team a few extra months of polish before the game's actually released in early 2008.... Posted Oct 22 2007, 07:37 PM by Booyabobby with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360, EA, Army of Two

• EA to Acquire BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios

  REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Electronic Arts Inc. today announced an agreement with Elevation Partners to acquire VG Holding Corp. -- the owner of both BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios. This acquisition gives EA a strong competitive position in key genres in interactive entertainment: action, adventure and role-playing games. The two studios have been recognized... Posted Oct 11 2007, 05:51 PM by Booyabobby with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: EA

• Army of Two release date confirmed

  EA has officially announced that 11/15/07 is the release date for Army of Two. Chertsey, UK, July 24, 2007– Never go into battle alone! The deadliest two-man military outfit a government can buy is hitting retail stores this November. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that ARMY OF TWO™ will be on retail shelves starting November 15, 2007... Posted Jul 24 2007, 11:56 AM by edulle with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360, Electronic Arts, EA

• All-Pro Football 2k8

  Ever since EA and Madden became the only NFL game in town, NFL 2k# lovers have looked to the day when 2k would return to challenge the Madden Empire. All-Pro Football 2k8 is the challenger but it will be interesting to see if it’s unorthodox style can match up against EA's juggernaut. Electronic Arts locked up the NFL license, but that doesn't mean... Posted Jun 19 2007, 10:29 AM by Dark T Prophecy with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: EA, 2K Sports, Madden '08, All-Pro Football 2k8

• The Curse Continues! Madden Coverboy Named

  Sorry Tennessee fans, it's official. Vince Young has been named the cover athlete of the upcoming Madden '08. Time will tell if he'll follow in the footsteps of Vick, Alexander, McNabb, etc. The madden cover might as well go down in history as one of the great mysteries of the cosmos. Stonehenge, Bermuda Triangle, Cover of Madden... Posted Apr 18 2007, 09:57 AM by ObiWan6154 with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: EA, Madden '08

• Command & Conquer 3 Gets Demo, Release Date

  Released on PC at the end of March, Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars has been well-received by both the media and PC gamers. Xbox 360 owners will get their chance to see how the RTS plays on a console when it is released for their system on May 10. EA made a commendable, but not perfect, attempt at translating a PC RTS to the 360 last summer with... Posted Apr 12 2007, 06:28 PM by soul embrace with | with no comments Filed under: Xbox 360, EA, IGN, demo, Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars

• SEC Probes EA

  Electronic Arts, the world's largest videogame publisher, revealed today that it had received an informal request on September 14, 2006 from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for "certain documents and other information related to its stock option grant practices dating back to January 1, 1997." The request to EA is part of... Posted Sep 21 2006, 09:11 PM by soul embrace with | with no comments Filed under: EA