Our latest coverage of Electronic Arts.
Electronic Arts laid off its entire Baton Rouge studio earlier this week, a studio that housed over 200 quality assurance testers for Apex Legends. EA reportedly broke the unfortunate news to the studio’s staff over Zoom at the end of their shifts and handed out 60 days of severance pay as compensation. EA says that the layoffs were part of [...]
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Electronic Arts has released its Q3 financial report which shows a slight revenue increase compared to the same period last year but essentially remained the same year-over-year. “In Q3, EA delivered high-quality experiences, driving record engagement across some of our biggest franchises and growing our player network. While our teams delivered for our players, the current macro environment impacted Q3 [...]
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A few months ago, Ubisoft announced that it was decommissioning online services for some of its older titles. Despite complaints and delays, the studio eventually pushed through with the plan earlier this month. EA will soon be following suit, as it announces that it will also be shutting down online multiplayer services for most of its classic titles. The list [...]
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Monster-hunting fans have a new game to look forward to as EA and Koei Tecmo team up to work on their own addition to the increasingly-popular genre, called Wild Hearts. The game follows the same formula as Monster Hunter and Dauntless, pitting players against massive beasts called Kemono in the Japanese feudal age-inspired land of Azuma. “Wild Hearts whisks players [...]
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Over the past few weeks, rumors have been circulating around the gaming community that Amazon was looking to acquire Electronic Arts. As it turns out, they were just rumors after all and have been debunked by insider sources. “There’s nothing going on,” sources told CNBC. “EA definitely has been out there in the past, but no, this is not going [...]
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Electronic Arts is apparently hoping to sell itself to the highest bidder. According to Puck, the video games publisher recently held potential merger talks with various companies, including Amazon, Apple, Disney, and NBCUniversal. The latter was reportedly the furthest along in negotiations but ultimately fell through when the companies couldn’t agree on a price. Insiders report that the failed merger [...]
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Electronic Arts has cancelled this year’s EA Play Live event and will not be appearing in any of the game showcases and conventions lined up for this summer, E3 included. EA Play has traditionally been held in June, around the same days as E3, but the studio has decided that teasing little nuggets of information throughout the year will be [...]
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Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Hi-Rez Studios have joined other video game developers and companies in protesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. EA and Microsoft have cut all ties with the invading country while Hi-Rez is taking a more practical route to show their support for Ukraine. In addition to removing the Russian and Belarusian teams from NHL 2022 and their FIFA [...]
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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has released an official statement voicing their support for Ukraine and urging the gaming development community to show solidarity and condemn Russia for their actions. “The IGDA stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine during this time of crisis as Russian president Vladimir Putin leads an unprovoked invasion of the sovereign nation and [...]
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Battlefield 2042 players have started a Change.org petition demanding full refunds due to the game being virtually unplayable due to bugs and other issues. The petition accuses Electronic Arts and DICE of false advertising and unfulfilled launch promises resulting in what players describe as a bug-ridden, poorly-made game. “According to many consumer reports, Electronic Arts and DICE did not keep [...]
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