Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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EA Sports Announces Ignite Engine; Strategic Partnership with Microsoft
As expected EA Sports held a prominent role at the Microsoft event to reveal the new Xbox One. Andrew Wilson appeared to discuss the next generation confirming Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NBA Live 14, and UFC for the Xbox One. The company also announced the "EA Sports Ignite" engine which will provide true player motion and living worlds. EA will also be discussing a "new broad, strategic partnership with Microsoft" in the near future - probably more on that at E3. FIFA 14 will be getting exc...
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Microsoft Announces Xbox One
Microsoft has just announced the Xbox One. The console includes quick switching between gaming, television, and other programs with voice control along with utilizing multiple applications at once. A partnership with the NFL will deliver games, fantasy experiences, social elements, and more. EA has a new "broad, strategic partnership with Microsoft" to discuss going forward. The system will release "later this year" and no price was announced. You can now sign up on Amazon to be notified whe...
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Next-Gen FIFA Making Appearance at Microsoft Console Reveal Event Tomorrow
There have been plenty of indications that EA would have a presence at the Microsoft press conference which is set for tomorrow to debut their new console. That has now been confirmed as FIFA 14 will be shown off at the event. Whether Madden and NBA Live will appear remains unknown - it'll either happen there or at an E3 press conference on June 10. The rumors over some form of exclusivity to Microsoft from EA continues to be an intriguing possibility but it would be hard to believe FIFA ...
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EA Canada Engineer Rips Into Wii U
With zero games in development - there will be no FIFA or Madden or any titles from EA on Wii U this year - the system is in dire straits with dreadful sales, weak to non-existent third party support, and no reason for optimism that things could turn around. Now some insight on why companies are abandoning their efforts for the console has come from an EA Sports engineer at the EA Canada studio who calls the Wii U "crap". (more...)...
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EA Scrapping The Online Pass System
In an interview with VentureBeat senior director of corporate communications for EA, John Reseburg, states regarding the Online Pass thatĀ ānone of (the) new EA titles will include that featureā going forward.Ā (more...)...
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EA Sports Will Reveal New Engine and Make Game Announcements at E3
A few other noteworthy pieces of news came out of this week's EA investor call which already provided word on the extension to the FIFA license, the numbers behind the record-breaking FIFA 13 along with the company's future release schedule, and that UFC won't release this fiscal year. This information relates to plans for next month's E3. Ā (more...)...
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FIFA License With EA Sports Extended Through 2022
One day after discussing the huge success that has been the FIFA franchise EA Sports has announced an extension to the current licensing agreement with FIFA that will stretch all the way though 2022. EA retains exclusive rights to FIFA branded games and that also includes the World Cup - the next entry of which should release late April or May 2014. In the investor call yesterday EA cited long-term deals in place with partners such as the NFL, FIFA, NBA, and NHL. Of course the NFL exclusi...
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FIFA 13 Sets New Sales and Digital Revenue Records; EA Lays Out Release Schedule
The biggest sports video game series in the world is showing no signs of slowing down following several years in a row of breaking its own records. FIFA 13 sold nearly 15 million copies from its release late last September through the end of March. That represents a 30% increase over what FIFA 12 sold over the same period.Ā (more...)...
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After Months of Rumors Otherwise Next Xbox Not Expected to Require Online Connection
The most discussed topic relating to the next-generation the last few months has been whether Microsoft would debut a new Xbox that required an online connection at all times to function. Initial concerns over used games being blocked completely have subsided but an always-online console became impossible to spin as a positive as rumors surfaced and consumers displayed utter contempt for the idea.Ā (more...)...
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Rumors Starting to Make Some Form of EA Exclusivity to Next Xbox Sound Plausible
When the next Xbox is revealed on May 21 could exclusivity of some extent for upcoming EA games be one of the announcements? When the first rumor of such came back at the end of February most were quick to dismiss it. Since then certain developments have started to make it appear as a real possibility to consider.Ā To date EA has avoided aligning future titles with the PS4 while apparently abandoning the Wii U. Their next-gen emergence will come either at the Microsoft event or at E3. ...
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