Category Archives: EA Sports

Wed, May 22, 2013 | 20:08 BST

FIFA 14 Ultimate Team may come to PS4 after all – report

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FIFA 14 Ultimate Team may come to PS4 after all, if a EA representative’s comments to CVG are any indication.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 18:17 BST

EA still developing Wii U titles, just not as many as on PS4, Xbox One

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Electronic Arts hasn’t stopped making games for Wii U, it’s just not developing as many titles for it as with Microsoft and Sony consoles.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 17:11 BST

EA to reveal more on FIFA 14 and Star Wars at E3

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EA has said it plans to reveal more on FIFA 14 and its Star Wars games in the works during E3 next month.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 11:38 BST

FIFA 14: Xbox One & PS4 will support EA Ignite engine, PC won’t

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FIFA 14 will support EA Sports’ new Ignite engine on Xbox One and PS4, but PC gamers will miss out on the new tech, the studio has confirmed.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 00:47 BST

EA celebrates 30th anniversary of first games shipped

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20 May 2013 marked the 30th anniversary of the first games EA ever shipped. In a San Francisco warehouse back in 1983, all of the then EA employees, including programmers and the marketing department, all came together to pack the first five EA games to be released and ship them off to stores selling Commodore 64 games.
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 02:08 BST

EA Sports trailers show off new Ignite Engine

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EA Sports has released some videos showing off its new Ingnite Engine. Feast your eyes below. EA Sports announced a partnership today with Xbox One, but didn’t go into details on what it was – likely it has to do with exclusive content for its UFC, NBA Live, and Madden licenses. The firm announced today that FIFA 14 Ultimate Team would launch on Xbox One exclusively, so the partnerships is likely more incentives such as this; however, the games will also be released on PS4, but whether versions for Sony’s console will also contain exclusive content remains to be seen.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 02:10 BST

Xbox One and EA Sports announce partnership, FIFA 14 Ultimate Team exclusive

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Xbox One hand EA Sports have unveiled a new partnership moving forward on Microsoft’s new console, although what it entails remains to be seen.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 17:06 BST

NBA Live 14 announced for next-gen consoles

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NBA Live 14 has been announced for next-generation consoles by Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen. The news was revealed as part of his talk during the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet, Media and Communications Conference today. The game is set for release later this year, and may be part of the new Xbox console reveal today, if NBA Live tweets are any indication. NBA Live 13 was set to be the latest game in the series, slated for last fall, but was ultimately cancelled by EA with the promise the franchise would return in 2013. Thanks, Polygon.

Mon, May 20, 2013 | 21:51 BST

EA to reveal next UFC title tomorrow

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Electronic Arts will reveal the first details of its Ultimate Fighting Championship game tomorrow, the same day when Microsoft’s holding its next-gen Xbox event, the company announced.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 11:33 BST

Next-Gen FIFA to debut at tonight’s Xbox 720 reveal event

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The official Facebook page of EA Sports FIFA videogame series has posted a picture confirming that it’s going to show the next-generation of the popular sports game during tomorrow’s Xbox event where Microsoft is confirmed to reveal its next home console. VG247 will be covering it all live as it happens so be sure to bookmark this thread.

Sat, May 18, 2013 | 21:38 BST

Madden 25 Anniversary Edition comes with NFL Sunday Ticket

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EA has announced the Madden 25 Anniversary Edition will come with a DirecTV and NFL Sunday Ticket.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 02:20 BST

NCAA 14 Ultimate Team to feature over 1,400 players

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EA Sports’ popular Ultimate Team makes its way to NCAA Football this year, bringing a bevy of new content.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 01:02 BST

Madden NFL 25 dev diary discusses defensive play

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Madden NFL 25 may not look all that different from its precursors, but EA Tiburon is hoping to switch gameplay up with new free running controls. In this latest developer diary, the team discuss how this applies to defensive play.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 13:18 BST

EA will not include an online pass in any future games

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EA, one of the most enthusiastic early adopters of the online pass system, has elected to abandon the scheme.

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Sat, May 11, 2013 | 14:10 BST

EA Sports EVP Andrew Wilson unloads all shares in the firm for $687,000

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EA Sports executive vice president Andrew Wilson has sold all his shares in Electronic Arts, according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC yesterday.

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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 09:16 BST

EA Sports extends FIFA license deal until 2022

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EA Sports and football bigwigs FIFA have reached an agreement that sees their current video game licensing agreement renewed and extended through until 2022.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 03:53 BST

EA Q4: Battlefield 3 Premium pulls $120 million in revenue

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Electronic Arts has announced its Q4 and fiscal year 2013 financials with the news Battlefield 3 Premium has over 3.5 million subscribers to-date, and generated over $120 million in revenue through the March quarter.

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Tue, May 07, 2013 | 12:23 BST

FIFA 14 release date pegged for October by retailer GAME

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FIFA 14 has been listed for an October release by retailer GAME. Is this a place-holder date or the real deal? Be the judge here.

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Mon, May 06, 2013 | 01:25 BST

Madden NFL 25 free running detailed

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EA Tiburon is very proud of the new free running system in Madden NFL 25; this producer’s video shows off some of the new moves you’ll be able to employ.

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Thu, May 02, 2013 | 16:40 BST

NHL 14 developer diary shows off the game’s collision physics

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EA Sports has released a developer diary for NHL 14 showing off the game’s collision physics. Looks painful. NHL 14 is out September 10.

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