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Frostbite Tech Director wants DX12 to be mandatory in 2016

9 April 2015, 11:35

Hopes gamers choose to go with the free upgrade from Win7/Win8 to Windows 10.

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EA to reveal details of Star Wars Battlefront next month

20 March 2015, 13:35

The eagerly anticipated title will debut at the Star Wars Celebration convention.

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EA closes SimCity developer Maxis Emeryvill

5 March 2015, 14:05

But both SimCity and the Sims development will continue.

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Valve to present glNext: High Performance Graphics at GDC

5 February 2015, 12:20

Offering details and live demonstrations of the next generation of the OpenGL API.

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EA confirms Battlefield Hardline open beta launch date is 3rd Feb

30 January 2015, 12:35

Details of how to access this second beta arrive. PC gamers can pre-load the beta from 2nd Feb.

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EA's Need for Speed: No Limits has petrol as an in-app-purchase

27 January 2015, 12:05

If you feel the 'need for speed' but your tank is empty you can either wait or pay.

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Battlefield Hardline's upcoming beta will be open to all

15 January 2015, 12:05

Visceral Games ask that PS4, Xbox One and PC owners "play this beta to death".

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2014 saw games spending up by 7.5 per cent in the UK

2 January 2015, 11:05

A moderate downturn in boxed copy sales was offset by a big surge in digital.

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SimCity 2000 Special Edition is currently free 'On the House'

10 December 2014, 12:05

EA's Origin store is gifting the city building classic game, usually sold for $5.99 / £4.99.

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EA and Respawn announce Titanfall Deluxe Edition

20 November 2014, 11:05

Its a digital-only bundle containing the base game and all three DLC packs.

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EA announces Battlefield 4: Final Stand DLC release date (video)

17 November 2014, 11:05

DLC will be available to Premium members from Wednesday, a fortnight later for others.

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EA Games Q2 earnings exceed Wall Street expectations

29 October 2014, 11:35

And we get Battlefield Hardline and Star Wars Battlefront release schedules.

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Dragon Age: Origins is free 'on the house' until Tuesday

10 October 2014, 13:35

Well regarded BioWare title, originally launched in 2009, offers 80 hours of RPG action gameplay.

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Battlefield 4 Premium Edition bundles all DLCs later this month

9 October 2014, 12:35

However the Xbox 360 will miss out due to "technical limitations".

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EA to generate $1 billion from add-on content sales this year

27 August 2014, 12:30

Those DLC packs and in-app purchases are really popular.

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Samsung unveils new Smart TV content at IFA 2014

21 August 2014, 16:47

Samsung unveils new Smart TV content at IFA 2014.

IFA '14

Analysts: 92 per cent of all PC games sales are now digital

19 August 2014, 11:30

When did you last buy a physical copy of a PC game?

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You can download and play Wing Commander 3 'On the house'

6 August 2014, 11:35

This space combat ancestor of Star Citizen usually costs $4.99 (£3.99) on Origin.

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Premium displays for next-gen games: 350 AOC gaming monitors at EA gamescom booth

5 August 2014, 17:15

Premium displays for next-gen games: 350 AOC gaming monitors at EA gamescom booth.

'EA Access' subscription service launched for Xbox One gamers

30 July 2014, 13:00

But the $4.99 a month subscription service excludes all Titanfall related games/content.

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EA delays major titles Battlefield: Hardline, Dragon Age: Inquisition

23 July 2014, 12:30

The games publisher also just reported a 51 per cent jump in quarterly profits.

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AMD Mantle support coming to GTA V and CoD: AW says report

11 July 2014, 10:53

VideoCardz has published an exclusive support list with many upcoming AAA titles.

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ASA bans EA's "misleading" Dungeon Keeper email ad in UK

3 July 2014, 13:00

UK advertising watchdog upheld complaint against EA's free-to-play game marketing.

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AMD: three more blockbuster games titles with Mantle support

26 June 2014, 12:46

Battlefield Hardline, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.

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AMD Mantle API Deepens Industry Influence with Support for Three New Electronic Arts Titles

25 June 2014, 18:04

AMD Mantle API Deepens Industry Influence with Support for Three New Electronic Arts Titles.

Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth DLC officially revealed

23 June 2014, 13:00

The expansion pack brings players new maps, game modes and weapons.

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EA shows Star Wars: Battlefront and Battlefield Hardline at E3

10 June 2014, 10:49

Also shares info on Mirrors Edge 2, Mass Effect 4 and others.

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EA's FIFA game sim predicts Germany will win the World Cup

5 June 2014, 12:00

Simulation based on the FIFA 14 game engine, sees Germany beating Brazil 2-1 in the final.

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Battlefield Hardline officially announced following video leak

29 May 2014, 10:43

Also Battlefield 3 is currently 'On the House', FREE from EA/Origin until 3rd June.

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Gameplay trailer for Titanfall Expedition DLC published (video)

13 May 2014, 13:00

You can see both new map features and new combat methods in action.

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Details of Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth DLC leak out (video)

12 May 2014, 09:59

Mainly thanks to various forum users poking though recently updated PC game files.

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Titanfall: Expedition DLC map pack announced at PAX East

14 April 2014, 15:53

This first morsel of Titanfall DLC will arrive next month for $9.99.

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EA will save three Battlefield games from GameSpy shutdown

11 April 2014, 14:29

Battlefield 2142, Battlefield 2 and Battlefield Bad Company 2 will be transitioned.

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