Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts, said in an analyst call that EA Sports College Football saw five million players in its first 11 days (not counting 500,000 who played a free trial).
Anticipation of the game helped EA Sports come in with stronger results than expected in EA’s first fiscal quarter ended June 30, as it lifted all of EA’s sports titles. The EA Sports College Football…
Activision releases Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera map data as open source for non-commercial use
August 1, 2024
Activision has a gift for gaming today. The maker of Call of Duty: Warzone is sharing its Caldera map data set today from Call of Duty: Warzone for non-commercial use.
Modders might be happy about the chance to make mods based on the vast Caldera map, which has been retired…
EA's Net Bookings Beat Guidance Range for Q1 FY25
August 1, 2024
Electronic Arts has announced its financial results for the first quarter of FY25. The game publisher’s $1.262 billion in net bookings exceeded guidance range expectations for the quarter.
“Electronic Arts delivered a strong start to FY25, beating net bookings guidance…
Game developer Barnyard Games and entertainment company Superplastic announced today they’re collaborating on a new project: Bringing Superplastic’s animated characters to a video game, specifically Fortnite. The two are launching their own title, Fortnite’s Most Wanted, a combat map built with Unreal Engine for Fortnite (UEFN). The game is available to play now and features two characters…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is coming to Game Pass on July 24, fulfilling a goal of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Megan Spurr, senior community lead at Xbox Game Pass, said in a blog post that Modern Warfare III will be available for Game Pass on…
As both a mystery game fan and a Person in the Games Industry, I would like to hereby dub 2024 the Year of the Mystery Game. We’ve gotten a new Nancy Drew game, two Ace Attorney collections (which I’m hoping against all odds means we might get a new game at some point in…
Bethesda Game Studios workers have voted to join the Communications Workers of America, forming the first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio.
The workers, consisting of 241 developers, artists, engineers, programmers and designers have either signed a union authorization card or indicated that they wanted union representation via an online portal. Microsoft has recognized the…
Paramount+ cancels Halo series after 2 seasons
July 19, 2024
After two seasons, Paramount+ has canceled its live action Halo adaptation. The series premiered in March 2022 and its second season aired in February 2024.
According to Deadline, Amblin Television, Xbox and 343 Industries are currently looking for a new home for the Halo…
Activision announced the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer beta kicks off on August 30.
While under previous ownership of Activision Blizzard, Sony’s PlayStation players always got earlier access to the multiplayer beta versions of Call of Duty. But this beta will be…
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Minecraft is teaming up with Beats by Dre to release a special edition of its Solo 4 headphones.
Beats x Minecraft Solo 4’s come bundled with an in-game cosmetic
The on-ear Beats Solo 4 features personalized spatial audio with dynamic head tracking to immerse players in their music and games with up to 50 hours of battery. The special Minecraft edition’s…
