30 Jan
Electronic Arts has confirmed in a statement issued to Polygon that its Salt Lake City-based studio is being hit by a round of layoffs as it shifts its focus to mobile platforms. “EA Salt Lake is becoming largely focused on mobile development, including The Sims and other projects,” an EA spokesperson said in the statement. […]
24 Jan
In July last year, a US District Court jury ruled in favor of Robin Antonick in his lawsuit against Electronic Arts claiming that the company failed to pay Antonick millions in royalties on derivative works of the original EA Madden game he designed. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, a federal judge has now overturned […]
14 Jan
Electronic Arts’ communication chief Jeff Brown has departed the company after 14 years to head up corporate communications at GoPro. Brown is known for being direct with his responses when EA was attacked by competitors. When Zynga announced it was creating games which would put it in direct competition with EA, speaking to Venturebeat Brown […]
13 Jan
EA Maxis has announced that SimCity will soon have an offline mode added, which will allow players to play the game offline by themselves. Previously downloaded content will also be available without an internet connection, and saves will be stored locally. Maxis is in “the late phases of wrapping up development” on the offline mode, […]