Archive for the ‘Misc Sports Gaming’ Category
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Do You Plan to Purchase the EA Sports Season Ticket?
Last week EA Sports announced the 'Season Ticket' - a yearly subscription plan that will provide three day early access to five different titles and a bonus 20% off DLC purchases for $25. I went ahead and broke down the package coming to the conclusion that there isn't great value being offered but the early access will likely be enough to tempt many into paying. The company obviously recognizes that as ads have started appearing across the web that promote it as an opportunity to play Madde...
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Breaking Down the EA Sports Season Ticket
The EA Sports 'Season Ticket' was announced earlier this week and to no surprise the initial reaction towards the subscription plan was largely negative. Though in and of itself the offering may be intriguing and is relatively inoffensive - what it represents for the future is what seems to bother consumers the most. Until then only the plan placed in front of consumers can be analyzed and in the case of the 'Season Ticket' it provides far less value than EA would suggest but it still may ho...
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Peter Moore Becomes Electronic Arts COO
Electronic Arts today announced the promotion of Peter Moore to chief operating officer. Moore had held the position of EA Sports president since 2007. The role as COO opened up when John Schappert departed the company for Zynga in April. EA has also created "EA Labels" which will oversee the company's divisions: EA Sports, EA Games, EA Play, and BioWare. EA Labels will be headed up by Frank Gibeau who was previously the president of EA Games. Presumably a new EA Sports president will ...
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Loss in NCAA Player Likeness Lawsuit Would Have Huge Financial Impact on EA
According to CNBC's Darren Rovell a loss in the player likeness lawsuit brought against Electronic Arts, the NCAA, and CLC that is currently making its way through the courts (trial scheduled to begin March 2013) could potentially cost the company $1 billion. That would amount to a full quarter of the company's yearly revenues. Check out the detailed breakdown of the lawsuit and all the latest developments in this recent article. If all athletes are included in the class, and EA loses the...
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EA Sports Introduces The ‘Season Ticket’
The rumored subscription program has come to fruition. Today EA Sports announced the 'Season Ticket' - a yearly subscription plan that will be sold for $25/2000 MS points. The four primary benefits of the service are as follows:Â (more...)...
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NCAA Football 12 Prompts Outlets to Question Need for Buying Games Day One
NCAA 12 released to generally positive reviews - though the consensus via Metacritic is down a significant four points vs NCAA 11 - and I laid out several issues with the game in my review and the closer analysis on features. Despite that EA Sports has yet to address the problems which have become the story since release and left consumers largely out in the cold as they work on patch behind the scenes. (more...)...
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Electronic Arts Denied Request for Dismissal in Player Likeness Lawsuit
Less than three months ago Electronic Arts was dismissed from the high profile lawsuit brought against them as well as the NCAA and Collegiate Licensing Company. The suit alleges improper use of player likeness through various forms of merchandise and media including video games in which the parties in question conspired to avoid paying players for their rights. A new ruling however looks to have brought EA back into the fold as a defendant in the lawsuit which has former players Sam Keller ...
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Another Prominent Name Ditches Tiburon
Add another name to the list of big name departures from the EA Sports' Tiburon studio in recent months. Mark Turmell is on his way to Zynga where he will be joining other Tiburon vets such as Phil Frazier, Jeremy Strauser, Steve Chiang, and John Schappert at the social gaming giant. Kotaku grabbed the scoop on the news this evening. Turmell is best known as the creator of the NBA Jam series. He was brought in by EA Sports in late 2009 to oversee not just the NBA Jam revival but - in a cr...
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Sony Introducing Online Pass
Sony today confirmed the introduction of their own 'Online Pass' program which appears to be dubbed the 'PSN Pass'. Starting with Resistance 3 in September SCEA's titles will restrict access to online functionality by inserting a one-time use code in copies of their games. For those who buy used (or rent) there will be a charge to purchase a new code. (more...)...
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New EA Sports Games Could Be Announced This Week
EA Sports has been teasing the development of three new titles but bypassed the chance to make any announcements at E3. That now leads into Electronic Arts' annual 'Summer Showcase' event as the next big opportunity for one or more of those games to be unveiled. The 'Summer Showcase' takes place this coming Thursday and the company has already stated they will be making some big announcements. The event is not EA Sports specific but has been used as a springboard for news on sports games ...
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