Report: EA closing Visceral Melbourne on Monday
Electronic Arts’ Visceral Studios in Melbourne will reportedly shut down this Monday. Kotaku reports that it has a source claiming as much, and the IGDA chapter in Melbourne is “happy to help all affected” in any way it can. The Age’s Screen Play Blog is hearing the same rumors. Kotaku’s source states Patrick Soderland of [...]
NYT: Video-game companies take lucrative advantage of US tax code, especially EA
If the United States tax code were cheese, it would be more Swiss than American — tax breaks and incentives for software development, research and technological advancement were established to promote an intellectual advantage in the US, and video-game companies are in a unique position to take full advantage of federal funding, especially EA, The [...]
Court dismisses QB’s case against EA over image usage in NCAA Football
Ex-Rutgers University quarterback Ryan Hart has had his lawsuit against Electronic Arts dismissed by US District Judge Freda Wolfson, reports Reuters. The suit alleged that EA knowingly used Hart’s likeness in NCAA Football without his consent, and as such should be required to provide Hart with compensation. In this case, Hart’s “likeness” amounts to his [...]
Infinity Ward’s day in court: May 7, 2012
Former Infinity Ward bossmen Jason West and Vincent Zampella have an official court date of May 7, 2012 to settle their dispute with Activision. West and Zampella seek $125 million in unpaid royalties from Modern Warfare 2 sales and wish to reclaim their contractual rights to the Modern Warfare brand. Activision fired both developers in [...]
EA has made $10 – $15 million off Online Pass
You may know EA as simply a company that creates and publishes games, but we’re pretty sure the company is full of wizards. How else can you explain conjuring up between $10 and $15 million dollars? That’s what the Online Pass has helped the company do, CFO Eric Brown revealed (via Gamasutra). “The revenues we [...]
Need For Speed: The Run trailer shows off the Limited Edition’s Porche 911 Carrera S
Previous news about Need For Speed: The Run has made a big deal about the fact you can get out of the car, but let’s face it, being in the car will get you across the country much faster, and heck, it’s just plain more fun. And when you’re in a car, you could do [...]
Battlefield 3 single-player tease ends with a bang
If the harsh realities of war weren’t clear enough to you from cinematic experiences like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, the latest single-player tease for Battlefield 3 is right up your alley. Also, your alley is like, reallyviolent.
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