We recently reported on a supposed collaboration between Electronic Arts-developers Maxis and Bioware on the upcoming Spore spin-off, Darkspore. While indeed a former Bioware staff member – Mass Effect fiction writer Malcom Azania – is working on the project, that is the extent of any collaboration between the two studios. The original report used for […]
Electronic Arts has a way with bringing developers together. In its recent Comic Con announcement of upcoming titles, EA is publishing Darkspore, a spin-off project to the popular life-sim Spore. While the character generation feature that captured millions of Youtube posters upon initial release is still intact, Darkspore will also contain an Action-RPG element similar […]
While a full acquisition of the French developer Ubisoft never fully manifested for Electronic Arts, its purchase and gradual increases in stock for the company has been a major source of revenue for the team. However, according to a report filed by Bloomberg, the mega-publisher has since decided to sell off its 15% share in […]
A Super Bowl television spot can help sell anything, as the folks at Visceral Games can surely attest. Thanks in part to its aggressive media campaign, the studio’s Dante Inferno sold surprisingly well, despite lukewarm reviews. And, if a recent job listing from the game’s publisher Electronic Arts is any indication, a follow-up to the […]