Next-gen Star Wars: Battlefront due in summer 2015
EA CFO Blake Jorgensen says new game from DICE will “most likely” debut around same time new movies release in two years. The all-new next-generation Star Wars: Battlefront game from…
Former EA CEO: "There are too many opportunists" in the industry
John Riccitiello says too many are in the business just to make money; praises Ken Levine and Don Mattrick for pursuing their passions. Former Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello believes…
Court rejects EA's First Amendment appeal in likeness lawsuit
U.S. court of appeals strikes down claim that practice of using an athlete’s likeness was protected under the First Amendment. A United States court of appeals today rejected EA and…
Disney: "It's such a disruptive time in the industry"
Vice president of product development Bill Roper says in 19 years he has never seen such a state of disruption in the business. Never in the past two decades has…
Zynga sues over sex app Bang With Friends
FarmVille studio launches lawsuit over casual sex app claiming it infringes on Zynga’s trademark for its “with friends” suite of games; Bang With Friends Inc. says it hasn’t seen the…
Wii U Basic $199 at Wal-Mart Canada this week – Report
Leaked advertisement shows $100 markdown on Basic model will be effective August 2; no comment from Nintendo yet. The Wii U Basic model will see a $100 markdown at Wal-Mart…
Blizzard has "special announcement" for Gamescom
World of Warcraft, Diablo developer to hold Gamescom press conference August 21. Blizzard Entertainment will make a “special announcement” during a Gamescom press conference on August 21, the World of…
F1 2013 drops online pass requirement
This year’s sim racer will not require customers who purchased the game preowned to pay to play online. Codemasters has announced it will not be using an online pass for…
Crackdown, Dead Rising 2 free on Xbox Live in August
Microsoft reveals Realtime Worlds’ open-world game free beginning tomorrow, while Dead Rising 2 and Case Zero free starting August 15. Crackdown, Dead Rising 2, and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero…
Guacamelee! Gold coming to PC next week
PC version of Guacamelee! to arrive on Steam with cloud saves, trading cards, and custom costume creation. Well-received action platformer Guacamelee! will be released next week on PC, DrinkBox Studios…
