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EA now owns Codemasters and its many, many racing games
EA has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters, giving it an edge in racing games,
'Knockout City' is a cross-platform dodgeball brawler from Velan and EA
Knockout City is what happens when the community center’s weekly session of adult dodgeball takes over an entire metropolitan spread.
EA is purchasing Glu Mobile for $2.4 billion
Electronic Arts is acquiring the mobile game developer behind Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. The video game company has announced that it’s purchasing Glu Mobile in a $2.4 billion all-cash deal that the companies are expecting to close in the quarter ending on June 30th. EA Chief Executive Andrew Wilson said his company decided on the deal, because it believes “mobile is the fastest-growing platform on the planet.”
EA moves closer to $1.2 billion Codemasters purchase
Shareholders of the racing game studio approved the deal.
EA points to growth for FIFA Ultimate Team, 'Apex Legends' and 'Sims 4'
EA focused on its Live Services growth across games like 'Apex Legends' 'FIFA Ultimate Team' and 'The Sims 4.' Execs also pointed to a new Battlefield title on the way, and plans for more Star Wars.
'Mass Effect Legendary Edition' doesn't add same-sex romance to the originals
Jack really was into you, though.
'Mass Effect Legendary Edition' hits PC and consoles on May 14th
Yes, elevator rides are shorter.
'FIFA 21' comes to Google Stadia on March 17th
EA is bringing more than one football game to Stadia. Today, the publisher announced that FIFA 21, the latest entry in ‘the beautiful game’ franchise, will available to stream from March 17th. It will join Madden NFL 21, a very different kind of football game, which was added to the service on January 28th.
EA founded a new studio to work on the long-awaited 'Skate 4'
EA has formed a new studio called Full Circle to develop the next Skate game.
'Madden NFL 21' comes to Google Stadia on January 28th
'Madden NFL 21' will be available on Stadia starting January 28th, bringing football to Google's cloud gaming service.
'Apex Legends' season 8 adds a new demolitionist character
On Monday, Respawn Entertainment detailed what players can expect from season eight of Apex Legends.
'Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' gets a free next-gen upgrade
Fallen Order was already a hit, now it's better looking.
Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo, but got laughed out of the room
Specifically, the Xbox was unveiled at CES in 2001 — to commemorate that launch, Bloomberg has published an in-depth oral history of how the console came to be. It’s a fascinating read, but one particular passage stands out: details on Microsoft’s efforts to secure games for the brand-new console. While the company implored third-party developers to work on the Xbox, Microsoft also considered using its considerable financial might to buy developers.
'Apex Legends' Fight Night event formalizes in-game boxing with a new zone
Apex Legends is starting up a 'Fight Night' event that brings a zone where players can't use their guns, explosives or special abilities -- it's all punches and kicks.
EA Play's arrival on Xbox Game Pass for PC is delayed to 2021
Microsoft needs 'more time to provide the Xbox Game Pass experience.'
EA, not Take-Two, is buying Codemasters now
Codemasters, the British developer behind countless racing franchises including Dirt, Project Cars and the annualized F1 games, has been snapped up by EA. A little more than a month ago, Take-Two Interactive, the owner of 2K and Rockstar Games, announced that it had reached an agreement with Codemasters’ board. EA already owns the Need for Speed and Burnout franchises.
'Star Wars: Squadrons' update adds two new ships and custom match creation
Update 4.0 brings with it two new ships, the introduction of custom matches and a variety of bug fixes.
BioWare's GM Casey Hudson and 'Dragon Age' producer are leaving the studio
Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah say they're retiring.
'Star Wars Squadrons' next-gen update packs 4K, 120 FPS tweaks
Assassin’s Creed isn’t the only game getting a key update for the new consoles today, as EA pushed an update for Star Wars Squadrons. On PS5, that includes just improved visual quality and lighting, while Xbox Series X/S updates include a toggle for 120 FPS output with reduced quality, as well as support for displays with variable refresh rate and resolution that now goes up to 4K.
PS5 gamepad triggers will tighten as 'FIFA 21' players get fatigued
EA has outlined enhancements for 'FIFA 21' on PS5, including the use of the DualSense's triggers to reflect a player's fatigue.