Kotaku: Ea Mobile

Free Tetris Is an Excellent Reason to Own an Android Device

Mike Fahey — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EDT

With more than 132 million paid downloads on mobile phones, EA Mobile gives the Tetris sales a rest and just gives it away for Android devices. It can be found in the Android Market right now. Go play. More »

Shift 2 Unleashed is a Demanding Driver's Ed Class

Owen Good — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Shift 2 Unleashed is a Demanding Driver's Ed Class" alt="Click here to read Shift 2 Unleashed is a Demanding Driver's Ed Class" src="http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2011/08/small_shiftunleadedsplash.jpg"/>

Learning to drive a stick shift on my mother's BMW 325 was one of the most maddening experiences in a teenage life full of them. I just could not figure out what the hell that thing's clutch wanted out of me. It defied all verbal instruction. It was a car of undeniable quality, and a bad one to learn on. I feel the same way about Electronic Arts' Shift 2 Unleashed on the iPhone. More »

iOS FIFA 12 will be Playable on the Big Screen

Owen Good — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:01:24 EDT

FIFA 12 will be Playable on the Big Screen" alt="Click here to read iOS FIFA 12 will be Playable on the Big Screen" src="http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2011/07/small_ipadfifacap.jpg"/>

Soccer fans will be able to play the iPad version of EA Sports' FIFA on a full-size television set when the game's next edition arrives this fall, Electronic Arts said at this afternoon's Summer Showcase. More »

There Are No Words to Describe Cross-Platform Mobile Scrabble

Mike Fahey — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:52:22 EDT

Scrabble" alt="Click here to read There Are No Words to Describe Cross-Platform Mobile Scrabble" src="http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2011/07/small_scrabble.jpg"/>

Scrabble fans might want to sit down before reading this news. During EA's live summer preview event, EA Mobile demonstrated a live round of Scrabble played across four different platforms: iPad, iPhone, Android, and Facebook. You're probably floored right now. Catch your breath and read on. More »

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is More Than Meets the iPad

Mike Fahey — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:20:00 EDT

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is More Than Meets the iPad" alt="Click here to read Transformers: Dark of the Moon is More Than Meets the iPad" src="http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2011/06/small_img_0146.jpg"/>

Activision may be handling the official movie tie-in games for Transformers: Dark of the Moon as far as consoles and handhelds are concerned, but the iPhone, iPad, and Java/BREW version is all EA Mobile. More »

Buttload of EA Mobile Games — Including Dead Space — Go On Sale For A Dollar

Owen Good — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:44:57 EDT

Dollar days appear to have just begun for EA Mobile's offerings on the iTunes App Store, where Dead Space, including its HD version on the iPad, is just 99 cents. FIFA 11 is likewise a dollar on both platforms. Dollar apps for iPhone only include NBA Jam, Fight Night Champion, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. [h/t Zinger314] More »

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Brings Plenty of Touch to Its Golf Game

Owen Good — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:00:00 EDT

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Brings Plenty of Touch to Its Golf Game" alt="Click here to read Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Brings Plenty of Touch to Its Golf Game" src="http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2011/04/small_tigerpga12splash.jpg"/>

Golf, with an emphasis on precision, and players always initiating rather than reacting to the action, is a natural for the mobile platform. That doesn't mean any offering - even one with the weight of Tiger Woods and EA Sports' names behind it - is automatically on the green in two. More »

iPhone Dead Space Puts Monsters In Your Pants

Owen Good — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:20:00 EST

Dead Space 2 arrives next week. Sometime soon we'll be getting Dead Space on the iPhone, in a game whose story bridges that of the two console versions. Here's how the iPhone's gameplay will look. More »

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Was My Most Played iPhone Game of the Holidays

Brian Crecente — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST

On sale right now for just four bucks, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is the iPhone game I'm spending the most time playing these days. More »

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Mortal Kombat Hit iTunes

Brian Crecente — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:40:00 EST

Yes, iPhone and iPad versions of both Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Mortal Kombat are now on sale from EA Mobile. More »

Rock Band Reloaded Delivers Single iPad Coop

Brian Crecente — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST

Rock Band Reloaded hit iTunes today for the iPhone and iPad bringing with it a bunch of neat new features like the ability to sing along to your favorite songs and for two people to play on one iPad. More »

NBA Elite 11 Available Now!

Owen Good — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Have we done this joke? We have? We have. Alas. Well, Kevin Durant can tell Dwight Howard that he did in fact star on the cover of this game, even if it's on the iPhone and not a console. More »

NBA Elite 11 Coming This Month — For iPhone 4

Owen Good — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:00:00 EDT

EA Sports' decision to indefinitely delay NBA Elite 11 doesn't affect plans for the mobile version of the game. It will arrive later this month for iPhone and iPod Touch, and will take advantage of the iPhone 4's high-quality display. More »

EA Sports Brings MMA To Your iPhone

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:00:00 EDT

The punching, kicking and sweaty grappling action of EA Sports' take on mixed martial arts will also be available not just for the Xbox 360 and PC, but for on-the-go pocket-sized bouts. This is what EA Sports MMA looks like on an iPhone. More »

Racing, Football, Sims Headline EA's Mobile Catalog

Owen Good — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:20:00 EDT

Sims Headline EA's Mobile Catalog" alt="Click here to read Racing, Football, Sims Headline EA's Mobile Catalog" src="http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/9/2010/07/madden_nfl_11_iphone_-_tebow.png"/>

Sequels of Need for Speed on DSiWare and Madden NFL on the iPhone highlight Electronic Arts' upcoming mobile and handheld catalog of 11 titles, formally revealed at today's Studio Showcase event. More »

R-Type Coming to the iPhone "Soon"

Brian Crecente — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Classic 80's arcade side-scrolling space shooter R-Type is coming to the iPhone soon, Electronic Arts tells us. More »

Mirror's Edge On iPhone Doing The Canabalt

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:40:34 EST

I got a quick look at a pair of EA iPhone games yesterday, one that gave just about the best first impression of EA's spring line-up. That's the Canabalt-ish return of Mirror's Edge. More »

EA Shows Off Mirror's Edge, Skate-It, And World Adventures On The iPhone

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST

EA Mobile passes along a set of new screenshots showing off three big titles they're bringing to the iPhone in the coming months - Skate-It, Mirror's Edge, and The Sims 3 World Adventures. More »

Rock Band iPhone Store Not Dead

Brian Crecente — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST

Electronic Arts today released a free version of popular rhythm game Rock Band for the iPhone and iPod Touch, but the game's Music Store remains outdated. More »

Tetris Clears More Than 100 Million Mobile Downloads

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:00:00 EST

Alexey Pajitnov might just have something here with this Tetris thing. According to early word from EA Mobile and Tetris rights holder Blue Planet Software, mobile users have racked up more than 100,000,000 downloads. That's paid downloads. More »

Dragon's Lair Micro-Review: Small Scenes from the Mind's Eye

Owen Good — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST

When it landed in 1983, Dragon's Lair was truly unlike anything ever seen in an arcade. The gorgeous cartoon visuals not only justified an unthinkable 50-cent spend back then, they became the most memorable of pre-crash arcade classics. More »

Need for Speed Shift iPhone Preview: Need For Cornering

AJ Glasser — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST

I'm not bad at racing games — I can speed, swerve for pickups and wreck the car, no problem. I'm just bad at driving, so if there are no pickups and you're not supposed to crash, well... More »

Simpson Arcade iPhone Preview: Steeped in Authenticity

AJ Glasser — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST

The Simpsons has enjoyed a lot of unique video games to its name in the last 18 years. Even the Grand Theft Auto knock-off, Hit & Run, felt special just because it was The Simpsons in all its Matt Groening glory. More »

Dragon's Lair Giveaway: We Have a Winner

Owen Good — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST

Congratulations to Michael N. of Utah, who gave the correct answer - well, one of four correct answers, actually - and was chosen from 586 correct entries to win a Blu-Ray Dragon's Lair signed by the game's creators. More »

Win a Blu-Ray Dragon's Lair Signed by the Game's Creators

Owen Good — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:30:00 EST

Dragon's Lair is out on the iTunes App Store for five bucks, but if you don't have an iPhone or iPod Touch, the good folks at EA Mobile are providing an autographed, playable Blu-Ray copy that we're giving away. More »

Dragon's Lair Dares To Make Leap To iPhone

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:40:26 EST

What hasn't seen a release of Don Bluth's laserdisc classic Dragon's Lair? Well, you can't answer the iPhone, because Digital Leisure and EA Mobile have sent Dirk the Daring forth upon the iTunes App Store. More »

Dragon's Lair Heading for the iPhone

Owen Good — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST

The 1983 laserdisc classic Dragon's Lair will follow its cousin Space Ace to the iPhone; Electronic Arts is handling the port. Now you can enjoy Dirk the Daring's inquisitive grunting and Princess Daphne's coquettish cooing in a convenient portable format. More »

The iPhone Gamer's Gift Guide

Mike Fahey — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:40:00 EST

It's been an amazing year for the iPhone and gaming. More »

NBA Live Micro-Review: More than Pick-Up Hoops

Owen Good — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:00:00 EST

EA Sports continues its full-court press into the mobile games space with NBA Live. Madden and FIFA delivered enjoyable football and soccer experiences, can the iPhone and iPod Touch hope to contain five-on-five basketball? More »

Command & Conquer Red Alert On Your iPhone

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:20:00 EDT

EA Mobile sure has a busy Facebook page. First they reveal iPhone Rock Band, and now they drop details on the iPhone version of Command & Conquer Red Alert. More »

iPhone Rock Band Multiplayer In Action

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:40:00 EDT

The guys at IntoMobile have posted this video demonstration of Rock Band for the iPhone, putting 4-way Bluetooth multiplayer to the test. More »

So Now We're Getting Rock Band On The iPhone?

AJ Glasser — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Last month, it didn't look like we were getting Rock Band on the iPhone right away. But IGN reports that we're not far off now, pending a big announcement from EA Mobile this morning. More »

Rock Band Is Going Mobile, But Not To iPhone (Yet)

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:00:36 EDT

Electronic Arts will be stacking one more Rock Band release upon the ever-increasing pile, announcing Rock Band Mobile for ~~unspecified~~ mobile platforms that are not the iPhone and iPod Touch, thank you very much. More »

iPhone Madden to Arrive by Opening Day

Owen Good — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Well, well. Now we know why Gameloft was in such a hurry to get NFL 2010 for the iPhone out the door this month. EA Mobile says Madden NFL 10 will release to the iTunes store by opening day. More »

The Sims 3 iPhone Screens May Touch You

AJ Glasser — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:40:33 EDT

It's been a while since we've seen or heard of EA Mobile's The Sims 3 for the iPhone, but these new screens say it all. They just say it in Simlish. More »

EA's Big New Mobile Game Is... Scrabble? Again?

AJ Glasser — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT

EA Mobile plans to announce a slew of new games for the iPhone at their summit this morning; among them Tiger Woods, Need for Speed, Wolfenstein RPG and Star Trek. More »

Rumor: EA Planning More Layoffs, Mobile Division Already Hit

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:30:07 EST

Electronic Arts may have additional layoffs planned for the new year, as a source at the company tells us that the publisher is planning to lay off 400 more employees by the end of March. More »

Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition Impressions

Jim Reilly — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST

EA came by the Apple Store to show off their upcoming game releases for the holiday, one of them being Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition for the iPhone/iPod Touch. More »