EA is diverting 100 percent of Immortals of Aveum net sales revenue to Ascendant Studios
Game Developer
MAY 16, 2024
With Immortals of Aveum hitting EA Play and Xbox Game Pass, Electronic Arts is passing all net sales revenue to its developer.
Obituary: Delphine Software founder Paul de Senneville died at age 89
Game Developer
JUNE 26, 2023
In his brief time with video games, de Senneville formed two game development studios and partnered with publishers such as Interlay and Electronic Arts.
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Skybound Entertainment Appoints Former Electronic Arts Executive Jeff Chaiken as SVP, Head of Corporate Development and Strategy
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Skybound is actively looking for acquisition targets
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F1 developer Codemasters affected by layoffs
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Electronic Arts has implemented a round of layoffs at F1 developer Codemasters. IGN reported an unknown number of staff at the British-based studio have been made redundant following "small-scale organisational changes" made by EA. The company was behind the recent releases of F1 23 and EA Sports WRC. Read more
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EA believes over 50% of its development processes will be "positively impacted" by gen AI
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 8, 2024
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson spoke of how generative AI could make its development process "more efficient" and help give developers "more power." Read more
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Analysis • Sony moves away from customer electronics to become a media empire
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 6, 2023
For years I’ve characterized the Japanese powerhouse predominantly as a consumer electronics manufacturer. Unlike Microsoft, which develops operating and application software, and Nintendo, which considers itself a toymaker, Sony has long focused on building high-quality media devices. Sony will always keep a foot in electronics.
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[From the industry] Electronic Arts Opens Up 23 More Accessibility Patents for Wider Use and Open-Sources Photosensitivity Analysis Plugin
Game Development News
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Electronic Artsis continuing its efforts to ensure that video games can be enjoyed by as many people as possible by pledging 23 more patents to itsindustry-first accessibility patent pledge, an initiative that makes accessibility tools and technologies available to developers across the …
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Adam Boyes steps down as co-CEO of Iron Galaxy
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 16, 2024
Adam Boyes is leaving Iron Galaxy after eight years with the developer. Boyes became CEO of the studio in June 2016 having previously held leadership roles at PlayStation, Capcom, Midway Games, and Electronic Arts. Read more
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Playdemic founders' new studio ForthStar Games will "test and kill" to find its next Golf Clash
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 22, 2024
Shortly after, they formed Rockpool Games, made the J2ME edition of Worms, and sold the developer to Eidos/Square Enix in 2007. Their third studio, Golf Clash creator Playdemic, opened doors in 2010 and two years ago sold to Electronic Arts for a whopping $1.4 billion – one of the biggest UK games acquisitions to date.
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Why does EA's internal engine Frostbite have a public-facing brand?
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Electronic Arts today announced a rebranding for Frostbite, its internal game development engine. It's the first new logo for the tech in nearly a decade.
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Fanatical Day of the Programmer GameDev Book Giveaway
Game From Scratch
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Fanatical Day of the Programmer GameDev Book Giveaway In celebration of the annual Day of the Programmer, Fanatical are giving away 4 books from Packt Press of interest to game developers. The Day of the Programmer as described by Fanatical: Hello World.
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EA vets' new studio Play By Play aims to revive the spirit of NBA Street
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 23, 2024
A team of Electronic Arts veterans are determined to change this with the formation of Play By Play Studios, a new developer that emerges after three years of stealth today. Read more
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Disney reportedly looking to acquire major publisher like EA
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Disney is reportedly looking to acquire Electronic Arts or a company of a similar scale as a way back into games publishing. As reported by Bloomberg , some Disney executives have allegedly suggested that CEO Bob Iger could transform the company from a gaming licensee to publisher by acquiring EA.
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EA shuts down Ridgeline Games
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Electronic Arts has announced the closure of Ridgeline Games, the studio working on a new single-player Battlefield campaign. As reported by IGN , the project is reportedly set to continue with "some" employees from Ridgeline set to join Ripple Effect – another Battlefield studio working on a different experience within the franchise.
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EA to sunset The Simpsons: Tapped Out
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Electronic Arts has announced it is shutting down The Simpsons: Tapped Out. Read more
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Electronic Arts streamlines game patching with AWS
AWS Games
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Electronic Arts (EA) engages players around the globe in immersive games across PC, console, and mobile. The KVP approach also expedites EA’s game development cycles by reducing download times for testing new versions. This post was co-authored by Bryan Chiu, Site Reliability Engineer, EA.
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EA cutting "small number" of staff as it sunsets two mobile games
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Electronic Arts is set to lay off "a small number of staff" due to its decision to close two of its mobile titles: EA Sports MLB Tap Sports and F1 Mobile Racing.
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EA reportedly lays off two thirds of Firemonkeys Studio
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 2, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox EA-owned Firemonkeys Studios is reportedly the latest developer to suffer layoffs, with up to two thirds of its team at risk. Kotaku Australia reports the redundancies are being made as Electronic Arts changes the studio's focus.
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EA investing in building "games as a platform"
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 10, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Electronic Arts says its future lies in developing "games as a platform," building on the success it has seen with live service models for titles such as FIFA, The Sims and Apex Legends.
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The voice actors' strike shows its claws | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 11, 2024
A picket was held at Electronic Arts' studio in Los Angeles this week – but arguably much more impactful, at least in terms of widespread attention for the strike, was the launch on Wednesday of the latest major update to the immensely successful Genshin Impact.
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EA Music and Berklee College of Music offering 'next-gen' scholarship
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox EA Music, the division of Electronic Arts that oversees all the music in its games, has partnered with Boston-based Berklee College of Music to offer a new scholarship to a future composer.
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Oscar Salandin, developer of BOTSU Ridicuous Robots: “Solo dev can be lonely”
PreMortem.Games
JULY 29, 2024
Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. The English solo developer began his journey right after the Pandemic. Why did you become a solo developer? “I
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Luc Barthelet, CTO, on why passion for games and continued learning are key to the next phase of Unity tech
Unity Blog
MARCH 6, 2023
From software development startups in gaming and robotics to more than 20 years with Electronic Arts, Luc knows a thing or two about shaping strong teams and driving for innovation. Newly appointed CTO of Unity, Luc Barthelet, has had a long career in games.
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EA realigns into EA Sports and EA Entertainment divisions
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 20, 2023
Electronic Arts is shaking up its org chart, as CEO Andrew Wilson today announced a realignment of the company into two organizations – EA Sports and EA Entertainment – that would report to him. These steps will accelerate our business, drive growth, and deliver long-term value for our people, our players and our communities."
The new normal • Video game layoffs are a feature, not a bug
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 4, 2024
Before the news cycle had fully absorbed Sony’s announcement that it was letting go of 900 people, Electronic Arts released a similar statement regarding the termination of about 5 percent of its total headcount, approximately 670 jobs. The new crunch time However, layoffs are the new crunch time.
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Sony pouring $2.16bn into R&D for live service games and extended reality
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 13, 2023
Sony Group is significantly increasing its research and development investments into its games segment, with a particular focus on live service games and opportunities in extended reality.
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Choosing Between Electron vs React Native for Your Project
Artoon
JULY 24, 2024
Two […] The post Choosing Between Electron vs React Native for Your Project appeared first on Artoon Solutions. Introduction Choosing the right framework can greatly impact your project’s success.
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SAG-AFTRA talks with game companies fail to reach an agreement
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The union has been talking to major publishers and developers such as Activision, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Take-Two, Insomniac and Warner Bros about a potential successor to the Interactive Media Agreement, which was due to expire last year. Read more
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EA restructuring, laying off 6% of workforce
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 29, 2023
Electronic Arts today announced that it will be laying off approximately 6% of its staff as part of a restructuring plan that also includes optimizing its real estate portfolio and re-focusing its efforts around growth opportunities.
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Cocos Creator 3.8.5 forum version
Cocos
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Developers must ensure necessary Wasm modules are loaded before use. Editor improvements : Updated Electron version , enhancing performance. Upgraded the Electron version to 31.3.1 Rendering pipeline improvements : Added support for PipelinePass in the new pipeline. Added support for HarmonyOS Next API12. for better performance.
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DICE's Rebecka Coutaz to lead Battlefield Studios Europe in new role
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Electronic Arts has expanded the role of DICE's Rebecka Coutaz, putting her in charge of both that studio and UK-based Criterion. Read more
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Puzzle game developed by cocos ?InOutPath?
Cocos
JANUARY 9, 2024
As for why it is encrypted, it is as you said, because we package it using electron, which for reasons we all know, just uses asar technology to merge files together. For anyone who understands electron and asar, it is easy to see your code using the asar unpack command. I this encryption is very simple.
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Puzzle game developed by cocos ?InOutPath?
Cocos
JANUARY 8, 2024
Hello hallo, we are the development team of the indie game InOutPath, and as the development of the game is getting better and better, we have now made the Steam page of InOutPath available. Here we are using electron+web mobile. InOutPath (steampowered.com) whaqzhzd/electron-asar-encrypt (github.com) Thank you all.
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Zed Rust Powered Code Editor
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
It is created by developers from the Atom Editor (sadly killed off by Microsoft) which was also the origin of the Electron JavaScript run-time, which is used most famously by Visual Studio Code (and Discord, Teams, Figma […] The post Zed Rust Powered Code Editor appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
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Top Game Development Sessions at NVIDIA GTC
Nvidia
OCTOBER 13, 2021
The latest NVIDIA breakthroughs in graphics are elevating workflows in game development, and you can experience it all at NVIDIA GTC, which starts November. The latest NVIDIA breakthroughs in graphics are elevating workflows in game development, and you can experience it all at NVIDIA GTC , which starts November 8.
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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 8, 2024
At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wright’s team that created Spore. Now it’s an independent studio of 30 developers, animators, storytellers and artists. “We started referencing the India around us rather than the image of it in collective media and that re-training was quite a challenge.”
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American McGee steps away from development as EA turns down Alice: Asylum
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 11, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox American McGee has declared he will no longer be involved in games development, following the latest failed attempt to get a new entry in his Alice series into production.
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How mastering three diverse skills has shaped Steve Mwangi’s success
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The Kenyan indie developer cherishes that early morning spark. He’s not just an indie game developer; he’s a music producer and a 3D animator. When they asked him to dive into game development, he embraced the challenge, even though he had zero prior experience. In the quiet of the night, between 3 and 5 a.m.,
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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 9, 2024
At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wrights team that created Spore. Now its an independent studio of 30 developers, animators, storytellers and artists. He worked on some of the most well known entertainment IP during his time in the US. He returned to Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India and founded Masala Games.
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What build system do AAA studios typically use? I know that Electronic Arts has their own build system, but is this common?
Ask a Game Dev
MAY 3, 2024
The Call of Duty team, for example, has a build system that allows developers to build the game with a shelved changelist against the current depot on multiple platforms (PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX, PC), and run a full suite of tests on the result in order to validate the changes.
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AWS gears up for action-packed Gamescom and Devcom 2024
AWS Games
AUGUST 15, 2024
One of the world’s most anticipated games industry events, the conference brings together developers, publishers, hardware manufacturers, and cloud providers from around the world alongside the gaming community to celebrate industry achievements and discuss the trends shaping the industry’s future. Register here. Register here.
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Learn From the Best: Top 10 Mobile Game Development Companies in the World
Big Games
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Following good values and trends are essential for any mobile game development company. Hashbyte Studio is a leading mobile game development company that focuses on providing high-quality games to our audience. Hashbyte Studio For Passion and Transparency Hashbyte Studio is a prominent mobile game development company.
A Mass Effect TV series is in development at Amazon
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
A TV series based upon BioWare's Mass Effect franchise has been greenlit by Amazon. Read more
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The Play Pendulum • A theory of innovation cycles in interactive entertainment
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
I’ll start by defining these two types of innovation: Content innovation periods are characterized by a focus on developing new types of games, expanding game portfolios, and pushing the boundaries of gameplay mechanics and storytelling. Large publishers like Electronic Arts embarked on significant acquisition sprees during this time.
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