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Organisational shift also sees Frostbite Engine team become part of publishers technology group
Read More »EA Mobile renews partnership with Minions film studio Illumination Entertainment
Pair co-develop film spin-off The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed
Read More »Glu hires EA’s Tim Wilson
Industry veteran moves to mobile firm as chief technology officer
Read More »EA Mobile veteran’s new studio will build games on ‘playable data’
Canada-based dev Icejam turns real-world data into a playable form
Read More »Warner’s Samantha Ryan is the new head of EA Mobile
EA has appointed recent recruit Samantha Ryan as the new head of its EA Mobile division. Ryan joined the publisher in March 2015 as senior VP and group GM. But following the recentdeparture of long-time EA servant Frank Gibeauin May, she has named be named as his replacement. Prior to …
Read More »Samantha Ryan named head of EA Mobile
Former Warner Bros exec replaces Frank Gibeau
Read More »EA announces Frank Gibeau’s departure
Electronic Arts Mobile executive Frank Gibeau has decided to leave EA, the company has announced. Gibeau spent more than 23 years working in various roles for the publisher, most recently serving as EA Mobile’s executive vice president. It’s unclear what his plans will be now that he’s moved on. "Throughout …
Read More »EA celebrates 2bn mobile game downloads
If all goes to plan this month will see EA celebrate its two billionth mobile games download. So pleased is the publisher that it says it will give away 2bn free gifts in a number of its most popular titles between now and December 17th. Freebies will be appearing in …
Read More »EA pulls original Peggle in New Zealand as F2P version is introduced
A free-to-play version of PopCap puzzler Peggle has arrived on the iOS App Store – at the expense of the existing paid version. Pocket Gamer reports that while the new version is broadly the same as the original release in gameplay terms, it does change a few elements – such …
Read More »Now Dungeon Keeper is embroiled in a Google Play store rating row
Recent smartphone re-release Dungeon keeper has already faced criticism over its IAPs and now the game is being slated for trying to play the ratings system. As spotted by Gamasutra, users of the Android version are prompted to leave a rating for the game on the Google Play store. The …
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