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1 hr ago | Computer And Video Games

Xbox One: FIFA, NBA Live, Madde, UFC coming in next 12 months

Andrew Wilson, vice president of EA sports, took the stage at Microsoft's Xbox One reveal and confirmed the company is developing four games for Xbox One: FIFA, NBA Live, Madden NFL and UFC, EA's upcoming sports titles will be powered by 'Ignite', a brand new EA Sports engine that "blurs the line between real and virtual". Microsoft said in a press ... (more)

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Related Topix: Madden, EA Tiburon, Video Games, EA Sports, Microsoft Xbox, Madden NFL, Madden NFL 25

5 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Big 'Battlefield 4' announcement coming soon, possibly at next Xbox reveal

Electronic Arts teased a couple of games Monday that will take part in the next Xbox reveal.

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Related Topix: Turn 10, Forza Motorsport, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Activision, Call of Duty , Microsoft Xbox, Battlefield 4, EA DICE, SCEI, PlayStation 4, SCEE

10 hrs ago | ESPN

Sabres re-sign forward Scott to 1-year contract

Listed at 6-foot-8 and 270 pounds, Scott had no points and 69 penalty minutes in 34 games last season.

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Related Topix: NHL, Video Games, EA Sports

14 hrs ago | Game Info Wire

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Reckoning is an epic, open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a mysterious and magical new fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore.

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Related Topix: Kingdoms of Amalur, Video Games, Spawn, Horror Movies, Action Movies, Thriller

Mon May 20, 2013

Examiner.com

Madden NFL 25 anniversary edition

For gamers and football fans alike, Madden NFL 25 will be on the must buy list. For those who are looking for purchasing the title, Amazon looks like it will be offering the best use of your money.

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Related Topix: Madden NFL 25, Video Games, EA Sports

Press-Telegram

Two Steps from Hell First Ever Live Show

Two Steps From Hell founders Bergersen and Phoenix will showcase their powerhouse "Epic Orchestral" scores live for the first time ever.

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Related Topix: BioWare, Video Games, Mass Effect, Battlefield!

Joystiq

Batman: Arkham Origins stars Roger Craig Smith as Batman, Troy Baker as Joker

Warner Bros. revealed Batman: Arkham Origins is fronted by two of gaming's most prominent voice actors.

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Related Topix: Irrational Games, 2K Games, BioShock, Video Games, BioWare, Mass Effect

Aurora Era-Banner

EA stops developing games for Nintendo Wii U console

EA created versions of Mass Effect 3, Fifa 13 and Need for Speed Most Wanted for Wii U since its launch Online game publisher electronic Arts currently not developing any games for Nintendo's Wii U console, neither any developers are involved in developing future game titles.

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Related Topix: Nintendo, Wii U, BioWare, Mass Effect, WII, Criterion Games, Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Sun May 19, 2013

BioResearch Online

AbbVie To Present Data On Investigational Anti-Cancer Compounds At...

AbbVie today announced that data evaluating several investigational compounds in the company's oncology pipeline will be presented at the upcoming 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, May 31 - June 4, Chicago.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Oncology, Lymphoma, Leukemia, NHL, Video Games, EA Sports, Hodgkin's Disease

Sat May 18, 2013

GamersGame.com

Barry Sanders Named Cover Athlete for Madden NFL 25

Electronic Arts has announced the Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders has been named the cover athlete for Madden NFL 25 .

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Related Topix: Madden NFL 25, Video Games, EA Sports

Fri May 17, 2013

411mania.com

Amazon Madden 25 Limited Edition Comes with Sunday Ticket

Madden NFL 25 will have a special edition available only from Amazon . The edition, which will cost $99.99, will come with a one-year subscription to the DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket, letting fans watch all out-of-market NFL games during the season.

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Related Topix: Madden NFL 25, Video Games, EA Sports

Canada Online Explorer

EA opens 'Star Wars' studio in L.A.

Swedish studio and Battlefield developer DICE is preparing to start work on the Star Wars franchise with a new branch recruiting in Los Angeles, its focus fixed upon the creation of tie-in titles.

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Related Topix: LucasArts, Star Wars, Video Games, BioWare, Mass Effect, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Activision, Call of Duty , Los Angeles County, CA

WorthPlaying

'The Sims 3 Island Paradise' - New Screens & Trailer

From owning and managing a resort, to living a life on a houseboat and even deep sea diving, The Sims 3 Island Paradise opens up a world of possibilities never seen in the franchise.

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Related Topix: The Sims 3: Island Paradise, Video Games, The Sims Studio

The Escapist

Activision Market Share Approaches 20 Percent in 2012, While EA Slides

Measuring market share is a bit of a dicey business, because services that measure such things look only at sales of boxed games through conventional retail channels.

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Related Topix: Activision, Call of Duty , Video Games, 2012, Gliese Games, Medal of Honor, The, Deep Silver, Need for Speed

BBC News

EA stops making games for Wii U

The news comes as a blow to Nintendo on the day that it is due to unveil a fresh marketing strategy to boost interest in the Wii U. EA revealed in an interview with tech news site Kotaku that it had halted work on Wii U games.

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Related Topix: Nintendo, Wii U, Video Games, The, Deep Silver, BioWare, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 3, Criterion Games, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Madden, EA Tiburon, EA Sports

Joystiq

SimCity 'Amusement Park Pack' rides in May 28

SimCity 's "Amusement Park Pack," which leaked like oil out of a tea cup ride a tad early, has been confirmed to arrive in two weeks by developer Maxis.

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Related Topix: Maxis, SimCity, Video Games

Thu May 16, 2013

QJ.net

Study: Companies are Overestimating Game Piracy

Video game piracy is a problem, but just how big is it? According to a newly released study, it's not quite as bad as some companies make it out to be.

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Related Topix: Need for Speed, Video Games, EA Games, Create

Forbes.com

Surrendering the (Online) Pass: What Next For EA On First Sale?

My colleague Paul Tassi, reporting on EA's abandoning of the Online Pass system, first confirmed to VentureBeat , sees it as a progressive step intended to begin the healing in the aftermath of two "Worst Company of the Year" awards, and speculates on what might happen next: Completely DRM free games? Elimination of Origin and conversion to Steam? ... (more)

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Related Topix: BioWare, Video Games, Mass Effect, Dead Space, Battlefield!, LucasArts, Star Wars

Cinema Blend News

Blackberry And EA Join Forces For SimCity Deluxe, Plants Vs Zombies

If you didn't already know, EA's mobile division has been a strong focus for the company as of late.

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Related Topix: Maxis, SimCity, Video Games

AutoWeek

Next installment gets bigger, faster, more sociala

It's getting harder to tell real life from simulation, as this in-game screenshot of Gran Turismo 6 demonstrates.

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Related Topix: Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo, SCEA, Video Games, Gran Turismo 6, They, Need for Speed, The, _No Company, Deep Silver