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French video game publisher Ubisoft Entertainment SA is making a big bet that Nintendo unconventional Wii game player will be a breakout hit in the next-generation console wars of the $30 billion video game market.
World No. 1 video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc., known as EA, holds a roughly 20 percent stake in Ubisoft, known for its "Splinter Cell" and "Prince of Persia" games. The company wants to boost its No. 4 ranking while remaining independent.
"Our goal is not to sell to EA but to beat EA," Laurent Detoc, who leads...
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It was reported earlier this week that EA was considering buying Crytek. Some thought EA would want to get their hands on the Crysis Engine, and wrap up the profits for the new game.
“According to a representative for Electronic Arts, Gerhard Florin’s comments were misinterpreted; the company is not negotiating the acquisition of Crytek.”
A report published in a German newspaper today suggests that Electronic Arts (EA) could snuggle up with Crytek closer and beyond the distribution deal for the upcoming Crysis first-person-shooter. The developer of FarCry would be the second German game developer EA would be acquiring within a short period of time.
According to article, EA's executive vice president and general manager of international publishing Gerhard Florin described Crytek as a "very, very interesting candidate" for an acquisition. Faruk Yerli, co-founder of the...
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Electronic Arts has licensed Epic Games' Unreal 3 Engine for upcoming titles. No specific games were mentioned, but EA says "several next-generation titles" will be using the engine. Financial details have not been released.
The Unreal 3 engine is used in several current and upcoming Xbox 360 games including BioWare's Mass Effect and Gears of Wars. It is part of development kits for the upcoming Sony Playstation 3 console.
Back in 2004, Electronic Arts bought Criterion Software Group and began using Criterion's RenderWare technology in...
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David Gardner (EA's VP and COO) has revealed that the publisher believes the console will retail for around US $170 in North America.
In an interview to be published later this week, Gardner said: "I've heard in Japan that the price is about $170, but I don't know if the price has been set in Europe yet."
Gardner went on to discuss the key differences between Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's new console, saying he was confident that the Wii will find its niche in the market as consumers' "second" console.
Nintendo has so far declined to...
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Electronic Arts executive VP and COO of worldwide studios David Gardner revealed to MCV that the publisher is starting to refocus its handheld efforts on Nintendo DS in light of what he feels are negatives on the price and performance of its competitor, Sony's PlayStation Portable.
"There’s no doubt that EA has historically bet more on PSP," Gardner explained. "I think we were excited by the technology, but the consumers have proven that actually what they want is fun. We must never forget that what we need to focus on is fun and so EA is...
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Have you ever wondered why EA would need you to play on their servers and not Microsoft's on XBox Live? There are a lot of reasons: they like to spam you, they want your personal information, they are devilish devils who do the devil's work, etc. Justr pick one. One of the things that few of us thought of was the fact that they could turn off any game they want. There is a disclaimer on their packaging that says that they can end support for online gaming at any time, but I guess we didn't think they would actually do it. Well, they are. What...
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Motu 5 years 9 months ago
Event in jeopardy as publisher complains about rising event costs.
A senior industry source has told that next year's E3 expo is in jeopardy because publishing giant Electronic Arts has taken a stand over rising event costs.
The source, who did not wish to be named, claimed that EA has been meeting with show organisers the Entertainment Software Association in a bid to drive prices down.
The suggestion that EA is leading the move away from E3 is not entirely surprising. Senior executives expressed concern over the value of the event...
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