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Dante’s Inferno Animated Feature

Neoseeker reports that EA and Visceral Games have announced a Dante’s Inferno animated feature, that will be out in February of 2010. It is to be a “complicated work”  from six international directors and will be done in the Anime … Continue reading

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Fox and EA Create New SPORE

Variety reports that  the video game company Electronic Arts and 20th Century Fox have teamed up to bring the popular SPORE video game to the big screen.  ICE AGE director Chris Wedge is onboard to direct the new animated version … Continue reading

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EA Gets A Crack At BOURNE

Variety reports that Ludlum Entertainment is now partnered with Electronic Arts to turn the books of Robert Ludlum’s books into video games, starting with the popular BOURNE CONSPIRACY Trilogy.  Sierra Entertainment created the game “The Bourne Conspiracy” last year, but … Continue reading

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“300″ Director tackles Video Games

Variety reports that Zack Snyder, director of 300, has signed a deal with EA, launching him into the world of video games.  Snyder will work with EA in their Playa Vista studio to develop game properties which may later spin … Continue reading

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Armature Studio Joins the Gaming Industry

AWN reports that acclaimed developers Mark Pacini, Todd Keller, and Jack Mathews have just opened the doors to their new studio in Austin Texas.  After winning renown in the gaming world for their work on the  METROID PRIME series, they … Continue reading

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EA Ends Bid on Take-Two

Variety reports that Electronic Arts has ended its bid on Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the wildly popular “Grand Theft Auto” video game series.  EA has pursued Take-Two intermittently over the past year and a half, but their offer of … Continue reading

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“Madden NFL ’09″ Released; EA shares jump

The Hollywood Reporter says Electronic Arts’ company shares went up 2.2% on the release day of “Madden NFL ’09″. That’s because it’s one of the biggest, best selling games in videogame history with over 70 million units sold and counting. … Continue reading

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Next Spore Prototype Available

As the September 7th release date for EA’s heavily anticipated game “Spore” gets closer, the creators of the game Maxis have been offering playable demos so players can get their hands on the various parts of the game. The first … Continue reading

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EA acquires Hands-On Mobile Korea

Variety reports that games giant Electronic Arts has purchased the Korean subsidiary or San Fransisco based Hands on Mobile. Best known for its mobile role-playing game, Heroes Lore. the former Hands-On Mobile Korea team will become EA Mobile Korea and … Continue reading

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What Recession? Games Sales Jump in March

Variety reports that videogames jumped 57 percent in U.S. sales in the month of March, mainly due to the stellar sales of Nintendo games and systems. Video game software sales jumped 63 percent from March 2007 to $945.6 million, blowing … Continue reading

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