Starbreeze Lays Off 25 Employees Following Syndicate Completion
Firing employees upon the completion of a game is a terrible practice, and it's one that continues to make its mark on the game industry. The latest studio to be hit hard by layoffs is Starbreeze, which recently completed its work on the Syndicate reboot. Following the completion of the game, which is set to [...]
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 [...]
Syndicate details leak online via Origin
Back in April of last year, a copyright document ferreted out by Superannuation revealed that Starbreeze, the developer of Escape From Butcher Bay and The Darkness, was hard at work on a revival of the Syndicate series for EA. Now it appears that we’re all about to get our first look at the fruits of [...]
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 Crytek’s shooter coming to Xbox LIVE and PSN next month
September 9, 2011 – Electronic Arts and award-winning developer, Crytek GmbH, announced today that the critically-acclaimed Crysis® franchise will debut a new experience on Xbox LIVE® and PlayStation® Network. In October 2011, shooter fans will be able to download a modified and enhanced version of the award-winning single-player campaign from the original Crysis, remastered for [...]
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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