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EA’s press conference takes place a day earlier this year and actually kicks off the entire E3 week. The event is part of EA Play, a consumer show that will take place at The Novo in Los Angeles and The Hammersmith Apollo. It’s a change of pace for EA this …
Read More »ESA on the future of E3
Every year when we sit down with E3 organisers the ESA, we generally end up chatting about the same topics. ‘What can we expect from the show?’, ‘What’s different this year?’, ‘How much space is being dedicated to mobile/VR/AR/the next big thing?’. But this year, there’s actually quite a lot …
Read More »EA donating $1m to five charities, including SpecialEffect
Publishing giant EA is giving away $1m to five different charities, one of which is the UK’s very own SpecialEffect. This donation comes as part of the firm’s Play to Give programme. HeForShe, Code.org, National Center for Women and Information Technology, Code2040 and SpecialEffect will be sharing the $1m figure. …
Read More »Is it time E3 opened its doors to gamers?
E3 must find a way to incorporate more consumers into the show, say leading games industry commentators. It follows the news that EA will not be holding its traditional E3 booth, and will instead run consumer-focused events in both Los Angeles and London. Meanwhile, sources close to event organisers ESA …
Read More »EA announces new Play event, coming to London and LA
EA will be holding a brand new games event in London and LA this June. The event will be taking place at London’s The Mermaid on June 12th. On the other side of the pond in LA, Play will be at Club Nokia @ LA Live between June 12th and …
Read More »Moore and Gibeau promoted in EA reshuffle
EA CEO John Riccitiello has announced a number of promotions and a new label at the global publisher. Writing on the company’s official blog, he has confirmed that Peter Moore is now Chief Operating Officer of EA, and Frank Gibeau will serve as President of the EA Labels. Moore steps …
Read More »EA reveals My Garden for 3DS
Publisher EA has kicked off its Tokyo Game Show keynote by announcing a brand new family title for the 3DS – My Garden. It will be published on the EA Play label and is scheduled to be a launch title for the hardware, though EA didn’t offer any hints as …
Read More »EA Play announces Create
Looking to follow on from the template laid down by Sony’s LittleBigPlanet, the EA Play label has announced a brand new console title called Create that takes the idea of user-created content and constructs an entire level-based game around it. Developed by EA Bright Light, Create focuses on the creation …
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