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EA Sports returning to college football
New title underway thanks to exclusive partnership with CLC, will feature colleges but not real players
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EA extends UEFA exclusivity, working on multiple FIFA mobile games
Publisher's plans to expand best-selling franchise include Stadia debut in March, more markets for FIFA Online 4
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EA launches new Skate studio
Skate 4 is to be developed by newly formed Vancouver studio Full Circle
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Codemasters directors to vote in favour of EA bid
If shareholders approve the deal, it will be sanctioned on February 16
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FIFA 21 was Europe's best-selling boxed game in 2020
Nintendo rounds out the top three with Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Take-Two withdraws bid for Codemasters following EA offer of $1.2bn
Electronic Arts now likely to take over British racing games developer as Take-Two considers other acquisitions
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EA agrees $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters
UK racing specialist will become part of EA in a deal expected to close in Q1 2021
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale question use of likeness in FIFA
Bale's agent says legal action "is being looked into" but EA insists it has contractual rights to for all players in its games
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EA publishes first annual Impact Report
Report includes company demographic breakdown; 50% of EA Studios leadership is female
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EA must reconsider its FIFA goals | Podcast
The team discusses EA's reluctance to acknowledge the resemblances of Ultimate Team to gambling, and the consequences that could bring
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EA has loot boxed itself in with FIFA Ultimate Team | Opinion
Publisher is in the position of having to fix its gambling problem without admitting there's a problem to fix
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EA faces yet another class-action lawsuit connected to loot boxes
Update: EA calls claims "baseless," says they "misrepresent our games"
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FIFA leads renewed mobile strategy at EA
CEO Andrew Wilson says "six new FIFA titles" are in development on mobile for "new genres and new markets"
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EA quarterly sales slide due to later FIFA, Madden launches
Full game sales for the second quarter halved but publisher still beats guidance, announces stock buyback and dividend plans
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EA extends UFC, NHL licensing deals
Publisher will have exclusive rights to MMA league's games through 2030 while hockey deal is a "multi-year renewal"
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EA facing Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes
Two plaintiffs seeking damages as suit calls out "unlicensed, illegal gaming system" in over 60 titles
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EA under fire for promoting FIFA loot boxes in toy catalogue
Update: EA admits to inappropriate FIFA ad placement, begins "immediate review of all future media placements"
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EA Play will be added to Xbox Game Pass on November 10
Access to EA's catalogue will start for console in November, with PC users following in December
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EA furthers its strategy for "frictionless," "democratized" gaming
SVP Mike Blank shares the goals behind the publisher's recent moves to Game Pass and Steam, and rebrands of first EA Play, and now Origin
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EA Play added to Xbox Game Pass at no extra cost
Ultimate and PC subscribers will gain access to over 60 of the FIFA publisher's titles
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Colin Kaepernick returns to Madden NFL
EA Sports makes free-agent quarterback available for the first time since Madden 18
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EA removes new in-game ads from UFC 4 after player complaints
Publisher patched in promos that flashed on screen during action replays
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EA Play, formerly EA Access, launches on Steam on August 31
Subscription service includes franchises such as The Sims, Battlefield, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and others
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EA facing class action lawsuit over Ultimate Team loot boxes
Plaintiff claims FIFA and Madden violate California gambling laws
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How EA turned The Sims into a reality TV show
During GamesIndustry.biz digital conference Changing Channels, EA talked about how to evolve a brand into a concept for another medium