Tag: EA Games

EA Signs Multi Year Deal With Disney To Publish Star Wars Games

by Shane O'Hare

Just announced from EA’s financial reporting. The video game publisher has just signed and exclusivity contract with Disney to develop and publish any new games set in the Star Wars universe. From the Press Release:

“This agreement demonstrates our commitment to creating quality game experiences that drive the popularity of the Star Wars franchise for years to come,” said John Pleasants, Co-President of Disney Interactive. “Collaborating with one of the world’s premier game developers will allow us to bring an amazing portfolio of new Star Wars titles to our fans around the world.”

 

“Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe,” said EA Labels President Frank Gibeau. “Three of our top studios will fulfill that dream, crafting epic adventures for Star Wars fans. DICE and Visceral will produce new games, joining the BioWare team which continues to develop for the Star Wars franchise. The new experiences we create may borrow from films, but the games will be entirely original with all new stories and gameplay.”

What does this mean for gamers? Can we hope/pray that the recently leaked Battlefront III footage may mean someone at EA is ready to finish the game?

Check Out The Just Leaked ‘Battlefield 4’ Cover Art!

by Shane O'Hare

With the last expansion for Battlefield 3, End Game has been released and is AWESOME! So I guess EA was bored with no upcoming Battlefield content on the horizon, so they let slip the cover art for the next in the series. Battlefield 4. Lets take a look at the WHOLE THANG!

 

Photo courtesy of Kotaku
Photo courtesy of Kotaku

 

That looks….a lot like the same old thing. The soldier has what appears to be holding a EBR rifle, based off the M14 rifle. He also appears to be holding a USP pistol. The tank to his back right looks like an older Vietnam era tank (perhaps a T-55?), but we got ourselves a modern Abrams to his left.

 

I can speculate that we will see our game going into China, as Shanghai cityscape can be seen in this photo.

 

No more info about this game has been released, but the rumours are that we may see it released this Holiday season. That makes me excited and sad at the same time. Hopefully we can get some carry over from BF3, as I don’t want to see that game die right away and the great Battlefield series go the way of the CoD.