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EA tries again at the tricky balancing act of microtransactions on full-priced titles
Read More »‘We’re serious about treating the players fair’ says EA’s Patrick Soderlund as Battlefront 2 microtransactions return
Heard About: Scoring Star Wars Battlefront II
John Broomhall talks with composer ace Gordy Haab
Read More »EA boss Wilson talks Visceral and loot boxes as Star Wars Battlefront II undergoes changes
The CEO of EA has again denied claims that the decision to scrap Visceral’s Star Wars game and close the studio was linked to a strategic move away from single-player gaming. “You may have heard the conversation around single player versus multiplayer or single player versus live service and [Visceral’s …
Read More »EA’s pursuit of happiness
As always, Q4 will be a blockbuster season for EA. Kicking off this year’s festivities this Friday is FIFA 18, which will then be followed by Need for Speed Payback on November 10th and Star Wars: Battlefront II a week later on November 17th. However, even though these triple-A physical …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront II is crowned YouTube’s E3 champ
EA has staged a double coup by claiming both the single most watched trailer and overall most popular game on YouTube throughout E3 2017. The video service says that the official gameplay trailer for Star Wars Battlefront II was the most viewed trailer to emerge from the show. The EA …
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