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Electronic Arts, Like Every Other Company, Was Hacked

5:53AM June 25, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Here’s the moment when we all feign shock and surprise that a big company like EA was hacked. One of the servers for EA’s was the target of the attack, which involved phone numbers and mailing addresses. More »


News

Is EA Really Buying PopCap For $US1b?

4:03PM June 23, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The latest rumour out of TechCrunch claims Electronic Arts may scoop up casual gaming company PopCap for a cool $US1 billion. More »


Gaming

BulleTrain’s Open Letter To EA Still Leaves Many Missing The Memo

1:20AM April 19, 2011 | Owen Good

About a year and a half ago, Pandemic Studios – you may remember them for Full Spectrum Warrior, Mercenaries and Star Wars: Battlefront – was shuttered by Electronic Arts, which bought the studio in 2007. Four developers who were pink-slipped formed Downsized Games, and BulleTrain, released late last year for iOS devices and updated recently, is their first project, and an ode to their predicament. More »


Software

Developers Cubed: Celebrating Aussie Developers

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2:00PM March 17, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Developers! Developers! Developers! Steve Ballmer’s favourite sweat-laden catchcry is a reminder that all those great apps we spend so much time using on our phones and PCs are made by someone, somewhere. Developers Cubed looks to get a behind the scenes look at some of Australia’s up and coming development scene. This week, we speak to Tony Lay at IronMonkey Studios, the team behind some of Electronic Arts’ most successful mobile games. More »


Gaming

Even The Trailer For Dead Space On iOS Is Scary

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5:30PM January 27, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Dead Space is one of the scariest video games ever made. Not really surprising, given how much effort EA put into discovering just how to scare the pants off you. Obviously that research trickled down to Aussie development studio IronMonkey, who have created an all new adventure in the Dead Space universe for iOS. And it looks terrifying…ly amazing. More »


EA Is Having A Massive iOS Game Sale Right Now!

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9:30AM December 17, 2010 | Nick Broughall

With the recent flux of amazing games hitting the App Store, the last thing you probably need is an excuse to give more money to Apple. But here’s one anyway – EA is having a massive iOS sale, with 65 games available for just $1.19 each! More »


Angry Birds Company Bought By EA

4:47AM October 21, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Reuters is claiming that the publisher of Angry Birds, Chillingo, has been snapped up by EA for $US20 million. The developer of Angry Birds, Rovio Mobile, isn’t part of that deal, though. [Reuters via Mashable]


Gaming

EA To Support Android Gaming

5:59AM September 18, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

According to EA’s chief financial officer Eric Brown, Electronic Arts has decided to push the Android platform in addition to the iPhone. Citing his own market projections, Brown said that they expect “a lot to happen” in Android’s future. More »


Gaming

EA Shows Off Its First Nintendo 3DS Game, My Garden

9:02PM September 15, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Electronic Arts revealed at its Tokyo Game Show press conference today a new title for the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS, a gardening sim named My Garden. More »


Gaming

Mirror’s Edge iPhone Review: Free As A Bird

2:20AM September 11, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Mirror’s Edge on iPhone may be a completely different game to its console and PC sibling, but it still shares all of its joys (and all of its flaws). More »