[UPDATE 2] Despite 40% jump in quarterly revenue, losses lead megapublisher to pink-slip more than 500 employees; Madden sells 4.5 million, Spore 2 million; Warhammer subscribers hit 800,000.
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Archive for October, 2008
EA laying off 6% of workforce
Posted on Oct 31, 2008 11:10:00 PM
EA mulling Madden cover auction
Posted on Oct 29, 2008 11:10:44 PM
EA Sports president tells the Bloomberg news service that he’s considering letting players bid for the privilege of receiving the “Madden curse.”
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Shippin’ Out Oct. 26-Nov. 1: Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Guitar Hero
Posted on Oct 28, 2008 10:10:30 PM
Bethesda’s futuristic RPG, PS3’s belated platformer, and Activision’s World Tour joined in stores by Red Alert 3, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, and more.
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Little Big Planet launches; sequel in development
Posted on Oct 28, 2008 10:10:13 PM
As servers fire up after one-week delay, Media Molecule tells BBC that a sequel to its just-released platformer is already in the works; beta levels to roll over, new patch de-Koran-ifies original soundtrack.
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AU Shippin’ Out October 27-31: Fallout 3
Posted on Oct 28, 2008 08:10:21 PM
Despite being temporarily banned, Fallout 3 makes it onto our soil at the same time as the rest of the world.
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LGF 08: EA UK chief: Embrace online or die
Posted on Oct 28, 2008 08:10:03 PM
Electronic Arts’ UK chief urges the industry not to underestimate the importance of online; backs PEGI classification.
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Neverland Card Battles Gameplay Movie 1
Posted on Oct 24, 2008 09:10:45 PM
New Neverland Card Battles Footage Reveals the Power of Godseal Talisman Cards!
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Need for Speed Undercover Official Movie 4
Posted on Oct 24, 2008 09:10:18 PM
With over 100 miles of pure driving bliss and fast action, this is the largest NFS map ever!
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Valhalla Knights 2 Review
Posted on Oct 23, 2008 11:10:53 PM
You’ll find monsters, loot, and frustrations galore lurking in the shadows of this tedious dungeon crawler.
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Sony: ‘No plans’ to address PSP-3000 screen interlacing
Posted on Oct 23, 2008 09:10:36 PM
SCEA responds to complaints that latest handheld’s brighter display highlights screen lines, saying they are natural result of afterimage remedy.
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