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EA has reported a decline in revenues for FY13 Q3 with a surge in digital sales unable to offset a decline in physical games sales. Digital net revenue for the quarter ending December 31st climbed from $274m last year to $321m, but revenue from packaged goods fell from $738m to …
Read More »FIFA 13 beats Call of Duty to top 2012’s PS3 chart
FIFA was the dominant video game in the UK 2012 physical PS3 chart. FIFA 13 managed to beat sales of Call of Duty: Black Ops II to be the biggest selling game on Sony’s home console last year, according to GfK Chart-Track. It was one of three FIFA games in …
Read More »Prince Harry: Rubbish at exams, great at video games
EA’s FIFA series has been name-dropped by Prince Harry in a range of interviews made public following his return from serving in Afghanistan. Admitting that he struggled at school, despite being bankrolled through Ludgrove Prep School and Eton College, Harry never sparkled in written exams. But he reckons he’s a …
Read More »EA to shutdown servers for various sports titles
FIFA 11 among publisher's list of imminent cut offs
Read More »EA responds to Watchdog FIFA 13 bug allegations
Publisher defends consumer rights TV show concerns with detailed statement
Read More »Read our exclusive interviews with Nintendo, Sony and Rovio in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to download– and it features blockbuster interviews with Nintendo’s Shelly Pearce and Sony’s entire UK senior management team. Also in this edition is an exclusive chat with Rovio’s EVP of games, to discuss how Angry Birds Star Wars came to be. We’ve listed the contents …
Read More »MCV Investigates: How FIFA conquered the UK
FIFA 13 is not just the fastest-selling game in the EA Sports series to date – it is also the most profitable. In just two days, the game sold over 1.23m copies in the UK alone. That’s an increase of 27 per cent over last year’s record-breaking FIFA 12. FIFA …
Read More »FIFA, Wii U and ten pages on DVD and Blu-ray in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV is now available to download – and it is jam-packed with features and stories, including our bumper 10-page guide to the DVD and Blu-ray sector. In this 88-page edition, you’ll also find an interview with FIFA’s boss David Rutter, former Gamestation staff discuss their memories of the …
Read More »Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins IGN for FIFA review
England, Arsenal and FIFA 13 cover star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will join IGN tomorrow to discuss FIFA 13 during a special live stream dedicated to the video game. The football star will join the UK team during a special demonstration of the game tomorrow (Thursday, September 20th) at 4pm. The show …
Read More »UPDATED: FIFA, Black Ops 2, Mass Effect and Rayman confirmed for Wii U launch
Wii U editions of FIFA 13, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Mass Effect 3, Rayman Legends and more will be available on day one when the Nintendo console arrives in November. The platform holder released a list of first and third-party titles due for both the November 30th release …
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