Remember this rumour we speculated on a while back? Well, turns out we were right. PopCap has indeed been acquired by EA for no less than $750 million. That’s no chump change, even for EA which is one of the largest publishers in the videogame industry. PopCap is among the strongest developer/…
Read MoreEA is publishing two very big games within a short time frame of one another – American McGee’s Alice Madness Returns, and maverick Suda 51’s descent into hell, Shadows of the Damned. To celebrate, the publisher threw a party to show off both games to the Australian media. Below are…
Read MoreEA is publishing two very big games within a short time frame of one another – American McGee’s Alice Madness Returns, and maverick Suda 51’s descent into hell, Shadows of the Damned. To celebrate, the publisher threw a party to show off both games to the Australian media. Below are…
Read MoreIs EA’s recent string of high-profile casual, social and mobile games developers and publishers highlighting that the real money in the games industry is moving away from large-budget games development? In recent times, EA has acquired Zynga competitor, Playfish, as well as iOS specialist publisher, Chillingo. It now also owns…
Read MoreIs EA’s recent string of high-profile casual, social and mobile games developers and publishers highlighting that the real money in the games industry is moving away from large-budget games development? In recent times, EA has acquired Zynga competitor, Playfish, as well as iOS specialist publisher, Chillingo. It now also owns…
Read MoreEA has acquired one of Australia’s largest developers, Firemint. The developer behind such megahits as Flight Control and Real Racing on the iPhone, became one of Australia’s largest developer following the demise of Krome earlier this year. It also itself made an acquisition – picking up fellow Melbourne developer, Infinite…
Read MoreEA has acquired one of Australia’s largest developers, Firemint. The developer behind such megahits as Flight Control and Real Racing on the iPhone, became one of Australia’s largest developer following the demise of Krome earlier this year. It also itself made an acquisition – picking up fellow Melbourne developer, Infinite…
Read MoreIn June, Sydney will play host to a major games industry convention – Gametech. It will be a very different convention to something like E3 or Tokyo Game Show – this is a business conference, focusing on the money side of the industry. It will have an Australian focus, but…
Read MoreIn June, Sydney will play host to a major games industry convention – Gametech. It will be a very different convention to something like E3 or Tokyo Game Show – this is a business conference, focusing on the money side of the industry. It will have an Australian focus, but…
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