<![CDATA[Kotaku: Ea Games]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Ea Games]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/ea games http://kotaku.com/tag/ea games <![CDATA[The Wii Is History To Electronic Arts]]> EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has called the Wii a "legacy platform". In other words, an old console. Something that goes next to the PS2 section. Ouch. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5782417&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Brutal Legend Wii Cancelled, Will Not Reach Valhalla]]> While never confirmed to exist by Electronic Arts, we were all fairly sure that somebody, somewhere was working on a Wii version of Brutal Legend. Now we're hearing that version has been binned. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5305079&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA "Launched Too Many New IPs" In 2008]]> Last year, EA tried something new: they released a number of titles based off brand new intellectual property. Perhaps, in hindsight, too many. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5304217&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Great EA Games Fire Sale]]> Electronic Arts didn't have the best 2008. Gambled on some new IP, which didn't catch on as hoped. So it's understandable that the company wants to put it all behind them with a big sale. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5164007&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Sims 3 Preview: Smooth Criminal]]> Of all the career paths the Sims franchise ever offered, the criminal career track was the most morally unambiguous with the least amount of consequences… until now. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5160594&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Universal Buys Rights To EA's Dante's Inferno]]> What a world we live in. Universal Pictures have bought the rights to make a movie based on EA's Dante's Inferno. And they've bought them for a "seven-figure sum". Bear in mind, this is a game that hasn't even been announced yet. The project will be overseen by EA movies-and-comic books guy President David O'Brien, as well as Jonathan Knight (from the gaming side of things), and both game and movie will involve - wait for it - "a journey through the depths of hell" More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5074598&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA's Wall Of Fame/Shame]]> Loads of you may hate EA now, but hey, once was a time when EA were fairly awesome. When they weren't called EA, or EA Games, or EA Sports, they were called Electronic Arts, and they had that cool 80's logo and put out Desert Strike and Road Rash and Skate or Die. You remember those times too? Time to wax nostalgic, as you get a shaky-cam tour of the "wall of fame" at EA HQ, showing practically every game they've ever put out, from the good times and the bad. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5035863&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[First Details On The New Batman Game]]> Click to viewAs it stands, nobody has commented officially on the specifics of the next Batman game. Hell, nobody has officially acknowledged that the game even exists. That doesn't mean we can't hear about it unofficially, however. So, courtesy of someone who's already played the game, let's look over the first details on what you can expect from it, and how it's shaping up. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5035832&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Godfather Creator's Son Sues Over Game Royalties]]> Anthony Puzo - son of Mario Puzo, author and creator of the Godfather - has begun legal proceedings against Paramount Pictures, accusing them of stiffing him over royalty payments he's owed in connection with the recent Godfather game. Puzo says that a deal was struck between his father and Paramount in 1992, whereby the now-deceased series creator (and by succession, his kids) would receive a "significant share of the revenue of any audio-visual products" associated with the Godfather, but then accuses Paramount of failing to "pay the Puzo Estate the sums due it in respect of the Godfather game". I don't know what Paramount are getting at, but if I was dealing with the family of the guy who created the Godfather, I would not mess with their money, and I would not mess with their respect. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5017835&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Godfather II Will Have RTS-Like Features]]> More John Riccitiello at the William Blair & Company conference! This time, he's talking about the company's Godfather sequel, and what he's saying doesn't sound too bad at all: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5017420&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Yup, The PS2 Is Still Buttering EA's Bread]]> Here's something interesting. We know, EA lost some cash last year, and we know, they did so despite selling a gagillion games, but just where did those games go? Like, which systems did EA make the most money off? Let's check their quarterly results and find out. Anyone hoping Q42008 would be the time a current-gen system (like the Xbox 360, for example) finally beat out last-gen had best look elsewhere, because yes, the PS2 still rules EA's money-making roost. And the 360 came second? Nope. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=390211&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Boom Blox For Other Consoles?]]> Yes, it's got the name Spielberg attached to it, but is that really why you're interested in Boom Blox? Course not. It's because it's another cuddly, colourful Wii game that - thanks to its physics and level of polish - may actually be OK. Thing is, it might not be a Wii game for long, because the way the game's senior producer Amir Rahimi is talking, ports should be expected come Christmas time:
Once it's over the sky's the limit. There's definitely the possibility of going to other consoles.
He says that, it's EA...so, Christmas 2008, we're looking at a 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, DS, Mobile and PC version...am I missing any? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=383438&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA Spends $680 Million on Jamdat]]> Expanding deeper into the mobile market? EA says "yes" and has reached an agreement to purchase Jamdat at the tune of almost $700 million, reports Reuters. Jamdat is pretty much the mobile gaming leader here in the U.S. counting Tetris and Jamdat Bowling among its most popular titles. Hopefully the deal will bring the Jamdat sports lineup the EA makeover. More »
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