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EA is “More Likely” to Sell IP Like Mass Effect Following BioWare’s Closure, Says Former Producer

EA is “More Likely” to Sell IP Like Mass Effect Following BioWare’s Closure, Says Former Producer

Former executive producer Mark Darrah has spoken about how EA might want to look at boosting its revenue by selling dormant IPs.

PS5 Hardware Sales Soar in the US for September, Xbox Sales Reach New Lows

PS5 Hardware Sales Soar in the US for September, Xbox Sales Reach New Lows

Overall hardware spending for the month reached $362 million, an impressive 12 percent increase over the same period last year.

Maxis, Respawn, Ripple Effect, Motive, and Full Circle Among EA Studios Hit by Layoffs – Rumor

Maxis, Respawn, Ripple Effect, Motive, and Full Circle Among EA Studios Hit by Layoffs – Rumor

Many of the now-former employees from these teams have taken to LinkedIn to reveal that they were part of sweeping layoffs across EA.

Marvel’s Wolverine Beats the Backlash to Become September’s Top-Selling Game in the US

Marvel’s Wolverine Beats the Backlash to Become September’s Top-Selling Game in the US

The controversial action-adventure recorded the highest full-game dollar sales for a Sony title in its launch month since Helldivers 2.

Valor Mortis Has Already Broken Even in Its First Week

Valor Mortis Has Already Broken Even in Its First Week

One More Level's first-person Souls-like is a success, despite sharing space with some real heavy-hitters in a packed season of gaming.

Mass Effect TV Adaptation Still in the Works Following BioWare’s Closure – Rumor

Mass Effect TV Adaptation Still in the Works Following BioWare’s Closure – Rumor

The report comes following BioWare's announcement that it is shutting down and that the next Mass Effect game has been canceled.

Cyberpunk 2077’s Edgerunners 2 Update is Now Live, Patch Notes Revealed

Cyberpunk 2077’s Edgerunners 2 Update is Now Live, Patch Notes Revealed

The City of Dreams remains as lively as ever, whether you're taking on a job for King and his crew, visiting Glamdocs or trying mods.

WARDOGS Starts Region-Locking to Curtail Cheaters, Studio Boss Says It’s Not a Permanent Solution

WARDOGS Starts Region-Locking to Curtail Cheaters, Studio Boss Says It’s Not a Permanent Solution

Joe Brammer also acknowledged the fact that the studio was essentially "harming a % of players" in order to "protect the larger".

Capcom Hit With Data Breach Affecting 11 Million Accounts, Warns Users of Potential Phishing Emails

Capcom Hit With Data Breach Affecting 11 Million Accounts, Warns Users of Potential Phishing Emails

The company has confirmed that around 11.7 million email addresses were affected along with deeper details of a few accounts.

Xbox Cloud Gaming Hours Now Live for Insiders, Prices Revealed

Xbox Cloud Gaming Hours Now Live for Insiders, Prices Revealed

Introductory launch pricing offers 10 hours of play time for $3.99, 25 hours for $7.99, and 50 hours of playtime for $11.99.

EA’s Project Gridiron is a New “Social Open-World Experience” For American Football

EA’s Project Gridiron is a New “Social Open-World Experience” For American Football

The project was seemingly revealed as part of an internal memo discussing layoffs affecting around 400 employees and studio closures.

Mass Effect Writers Discuss BioWare’s Closure, Sequel Cancelation

Mass Effect Writers Discuss BioWare’s Closure, Sequel Cancelation

Derek Künsken and Catherynne Valente spoke about how the new Mass Effect was going to be cool, and that more details will likely come soon.

Phantom Blade Zero Launch Trailer Teases New Weapons and Bosses, Physical Edition Announced

Phantom Blade Zero Launch Trailer Teases New Weapons and Bosses, Physical Edition Announced

S-Game's eagerly anticipated hack-and-slash Wuxia title launches on October 28th at 7 PM PDT with pre-loads beginning on October 26th.

Grounded 2 Drops New Trailer For Rot And Ruin Update, New Bosses, Buggy, and Environments Revealed

Grounded 2 Drops New Trailer For Rot And Ruin Update, New Bosses, Buggy, and Environments Revealed

Those termites look like they pose a serious threat in the update’s cramped spaces, and that centipede is certainly not to be taken lightly.

Serious Sam: The Third Encounter Announced for PC, First Teaser Revealed

Serious Sam: The Third Encounter Announced for PC, First Teaser Revealed

Sam returns for another bout with Mental and its nigh-endless hordes, but developer Croteam has yet to announce a release date.

Alan Wake 2 Receives FSR 4.1 Support On PC, HDR Fixes on Consoles in Latest Update

Alan Wake 2 Receives FSR 4.1 Support On PC, HDR Fixes on Consoles in Latest Update

Remedy continues to support one of its heaviest hitters almost three years after it launched on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.

PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge Headsets for PS5 Announced

PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge Headsets for PS5 Announced

The former launches on November 19th for $99.99 with pre-orders available starting October 29th while the latter is out in 2027.

EA Lays Off Around 400 Employees After Taking “A Hard Look at Our Business” – Rumor

EA Lays Off Around 400 Employees After Taking “A Hard Look at Our Business” – Rumor

The publisher is reportedly focusing on Apex Legends, the next Star Wars Jedi title, Marvel's Iron Man, Battlefield, and its sports titles.

BioWare is Shutting Down, Ending Development on Next Mass Effect

BioWare is Shutting Down, Ending Development on Next Mass Effect

"From all of us at BioWare, thank you for being the most meaningful part of our story," it wrote in a farewell blog post.

Beyond Good and Evil 2 is Still in Pre-Production With “At Least” 250

Beyond Good and Evil 2 is Still in Pre-Production With “At Least” 250

The long-in-development action-adventure has reportedly shifted from multiplayer-centric to "mainly" single-player with a "strong story."