20 Aug
Electronic Arts’ digital sales platform, Origin, now offers full refunds on EA games. Users are eligible for a refund within 24 hours of a game’s first launch. If the game has not been launched, users have seven days to apply for a refund, this is the same for those who have pre-ordered a game. EA […]
08 Aug
Ubisoft has announced it has signed a deal with Hasbro which will allow it to create console games based on Hasbro’s properties. The games confirmed in the deal include Monopoly, Scrabble (US and Canada), Trivial Pursuit, Risk, Battleship and Cranium. “Ubisoft’s leadership and expertise in the console gaming space will help support Hasbro’s strategy of […]
31 Jul
Electronic Arts has asked a judge to dismiss the third amended complaint in a lawsuit brought on by college athletes claiming that EA, the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company used players’ names and likenesses in games without proper compensation. This third complaint seeks to add six more athletes to the lawsuit, which could certify […]
24 Jul
A US District Court jury in the Northern District of California has ruled in favor of Robin Antonick in his lawsuit against Electronic Arts, awarding him $11 million. Antonick is the original credited designer for EA’s Madden NFL series, this lawsuit sought unpaid royalties for iterations in the series released between 1990 and 1996. The […]