Glen Schofield, founder of Striking Distance Studios and director of its first game, The Callisto Protocol, has announced he is departing the company. Schofield is perhaps best known as the co-creator of the Dead Space franchise and the co-founder of Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer Games. Steve Papoutsis, who previously served as chief development officer…
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has revealed that the publisher is working on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. He did so during EA’s company Q1 earnings call yesterday, as reported by The Verge. Survivor launched on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC earlier this year, in April, and…
EA Sports UFC 5 has been officially announced by Electronic Arts. The fifth iteration was long-presumed to be in-development, but during the UFC’s tentpole International Fight Week event over the weekend, EA Sports and the UFC made it official. While no additional details were revealed outside of the logo, we know that a full reveal…
Introduction If someone sees the term “video game publisher,” a few names likely come to mind. Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation, Activision, and Ubisoft routinely publish some of the biggest titles in the game industry. But it might surprise you to learn Netflix is trying to add its name to that list. Open your Netflix app right…
Microsoft on Sunday announced plans to bring select PC Game Pass games to NVIDIA’s GeForce Now cloud streaming service later in 2023. The move will allow gamers to enjoy Microsoft’s curated collection of PC games on high-end hardware in the cloud without purchasing either the games or a high-end gaming device (PC, Xbox), all for…
Madden NFL 23 effectively pushed the ball downfield for EA Sports’ long-running franchise. Though the implementation of the foundational FieldSense system, which revamped how the gameplay feels on both sides of the ball, was solid, much like any rookie, it was clear it still needed to develop in order to reach its full potential. Madden NFL 24 carries forward…
PC gamers have long lamented the loss of the SimCity series, with the classic urban planning game franchise infamously retired following the catastrophic launch of its 2013 edition.Amid the fallout of its game-breaking bugs, persistent server problems, and the inevitable fan backlash, publishers Electronic Arts decided to ignominiously can the series before shuttering the main…
The Super Mega Baseball franchise is gearing up for its fourth entry to step into the batter’s box, and this time, it’s bringing a large suite of upgrades and enhancements, likely thanks to its new publisher, EA Sports. Electronic Arts acquired developer Metalhead Studio a year after the launch of Super Mega Baseball 3, meaning…
