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Don’t expect Battlefield or Mass Effect in virtual reality anytime soon
May 6th, 2014 
Mark Could we one day see Battlefield, Mass Effect, or Need for Speed in virtual reality? Perhaps, but don’t expect that to happen anytime soon, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said today. During a post-earnings financial call today, Wilson said EA is “eager to see how [Oculus Rift] evolves,” but made clear that virtual reality technology […]
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Comments Off on Don’t expect Battlefield or Mass Effect in virtual reality anytime soonMore Titanfall experiences on the way, courtesy of EA
May 6th, 2014 Mark During a conference call with investors this afternoon, Electronic Arts announced Titanfall sales figures and revealed it has extended its deal with Respawn Entertainment to continue publishing future games in the series. “We’re also excited to announce that EA is continuing its partnership with Vince Zampella and the Respawn Entertainment team,” EA announced today. “Through […]
EA claims it’s top next-gen game publisher in the West as profits increase
May 6th, 2014 Mark Electronic Arts reported its earnings for the quarter ending March 31 today, claiming it is the top publisher on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the West as it saw an increase in profit as compared with the same period last year. During the first three months of 2014 (the company’s 2014 fiscal fourth […]
Posted in Xbox360 Comments Off on EA claims it’s top next-gen game publisher in the West as profits increaseWoW’s Warlords of Draenor has already sold 1M copies, and it’s not even out yet
May 6th, 2014 Mark In a post-earnings financial call this afternoon, Activision Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft‘s upcoming expansion, Warlords of Draenor, has already sold 1 million copies in the form of pre-purchases. Part of the reason why the expansion might be so popular now, still months away from release, is because it comes with a character boost […]
Posted in Xbox360 Comments Off on WoW’s Warlords of Draenor has already sold 1M copies, and it’s not even out yetArtcraft—The Spires of Arak
May 6th, 2014 Mark Hello, and welcome to another edition of Artcraft. I’m Chris Robinson, senior art director on World of Warcraft, and today our environment team is going to give you a look at one of the zones we’re creating for Warlords of Draenor, as well as share some insight into how we approach creating environment art. Take […]
Siege of Orgrimmar Changes in Patch 6.0 and Warlords of Draenor
May 6th, 2014 Mark In the recent Dev Watercooler: Raiding Azeroth Part 3—Warlords of Draenor, we discussed some of the raid changes coming in the next WoW expansion. Before Warlords of Draenor launches, players will have a chance to experience the new raid structure firsthand in the Siege of Orgrimmar. In the upcoming Patch 6.0, the pre-expansion “systems” update […]
Posted in World of Warcraft Comments Off on Siege of Orgrimmar Changes in Patch 6.0 and Warlords of DraenorCall to Action: May 5 Balance Testing
May 5th, 2014 Mark We’ve just published a new Balance Test Map to the StarCraft II Custom Games list titled " MerryGoRoundLE (2.1.1 Balance v1.0)" in order to test a couple of Terran balance tweaks in Heart of the Swarm multiplayer. During this testing phase, please keep in mind that none of the changes listed below are final. Our […]
No chance of Mortal Kombat 1-3 on Wii U
May 5th, 2014 Mark Mortal Kombat fans hoping to see the first three games in the fighting franchise released on the Wii U Virtual Console are plain out of luck. It’s not going to happen, series co-creator Ed Boon says. Asked by a fan on Twitter what the chances are for re-releases of the first three games for Wii […]
Bill Gates wouldn’t object to Xbox business spinoff
May 5th, 2014 Mark [UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Microsoft corporate vice president of communications, Frank Shaw, issued a statement to GameSpot about Gates’ comments. “Mr. Gates’ comments today were reflective of his support of Satya as CEO. As Mr. Gates noted, Microsoft is committed to gaming across multiple platforms with Xbox as the centerpiece of our […]
