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EA Reportedly Cancels Black Panther Game, Shuts Down Developer Cliffhanger Games
Electronic Arts has reportedly cancelled its Black Panther game and shut down developer Cliffhanger Games. The cancellation marks the third round of cuts at EA this year and will result in an unspecified number of layoffs at the company.
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Split Fiction Sells 4 Million Copies, Nearly Doubling EA's Expectations
Split Fiction, the genre-bending co-op adventure title from Hazelight Studios, has sold four million copies, the studio announced Wednesday. The confirmation came after publisher Electronic Arts said at its Q4 2025 earnings call that the game was nearing the sales milestone and was “highly successful” for the company, exceeding its expectations...
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EA Forecasts Annual Bookings Above Estimates With New Battlefield Game Launching FY 2026
Electronic Arts (EA) forecast fiscal 2026 bookings above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday. EA's positive outlook signals the gaming industry's optimism around sales resilience in the face of a broader pullback in consumer spending amid macroeconomic volatility stemming from US tariffs.
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EA Lays Off Hundreds of Workers at Respawn and Other Studios, Cancels Titanfall Game
Electronic Arts is laying off hundreds of workers and canceling a Titanfall game that was in development at its Respawn Entertainment subsidiary. Between 300 and 400 positions were eliminated, including around 100 at Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn, according to a person familiar with the cuts.
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EA Announces Star Wars Zero Company, Sets 2026 Release on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X
Electronic Arts has fully revealed its next Star Wars game, Star Wars Zero Company, a single-player turn-based tactics title developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games. The game will be released in 2026 on PC, PS 5 and Xbox Series S/X.
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Split Fiction on Switch 2 Can Be Shared With Nintendo Switch Players via GameShare, Says EA
Split Fiction on Nintendo Switch 2 will let players on the original Switch join in via GameShare, Electronic Arts has said. The GameShare feature, announced alongside the Switch 2, allows two players, who own a Switch 2 or the Nintendo Switch, to share a single copy of a compatible game over a local wireless connection.
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EA Announces Star Wars Zero Company, a Turn-Based Strategy Title From Respawn and Bit Reactor
Electronic Arts has confirmed its next Star Wars game following leaks. Star Wars Zero Company is a single-player turn-based tactics title being developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games.
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Krafton's The Sims Competitor inZOI Crosses 1 Million Copies Sold in a Week After Steam Early Access Launch
inZOI has crossed one million copies sold in a week after it launched in Early Access on Steam, publisher Krafton announced Friday. Seen as a competitor to Electronic Arts’ The Sims franchise, inZOI has become the fastest Krafton game ever to reach the sales milestone.
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EA Reveals Pre-Alpha Gameplay From Next Battlefield, Announces Community Testing Program
Electronic Arts has finally revealed gameplay from the next Battlefield title and announced a community testing program to gather player feedback during development. The company shared a brief look at the game Monday with pre-alpha gameplay footage shown as part of a new video detailing Battlefield Labs, a player testing and feedback program.
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Need for Speed Developer Criterion Games Fully Working on Battlefield, but Racing Franchise Will Return
Electronic Arts has paused all work on its popular Need for Speed franchise and aligned developer Criterion Games to work on the next Battlefield title, a report claimed Monday. The development comes as EA shared pre-alpha gameplay footage of the next Battlefield game and announced its plans for a new community testing program.
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BioWare Downsized to Less Than 100 Employees After Layoffs, Relocations: Report
Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare has reportedly been hit with layoffs and relocations, downsizing to less than half of its size from two years ago. The developer is said to have laid off over 20 employees and permanently moved several others to different teams across parent company Electronic Arts.
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The Sims 1 and 2 Will Reportedly Be Re-Released on PC Later This Week
Electronic Arts is reportedly gearing up to re-release The Sims and The Sims 2 on PC before the end of January. The first two games in the iconic social simulation series by developer Maxis originally released in 2000 and 2004, respectively.
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EA Revises Revenue Forecast After EA Sports FC 25, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sales Disappoint
Electronic Arts shares sank more than 15 percent on Thursday. FC 25 was hit with mixed reviews as players bemoaned the lack of new features and innovation, including in-game physics and goal-scoring mechanisms, Jefferies analysts said.
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EU’s ESMA Sets Deadline for Crypto Service Providers to Restrict Non MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) of the EU has asked crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to put such procedures in place that can assess the compliance of ARTs and electronic money tokens (EMTs) with MiCA. Those found to be non-compliant must be restricted from being circulated, the ESMA has said.
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EA CEO Suggests Apex Legends 2 Not Part of Plans as Season 22 Falls Short of Expectations
Electronic Arts is likely not looking to work on an Apex Legends sequel, the company suggested at its 2024 second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that a second iteration of a live service title was almost never as successful as the first version.
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EA Reportedly Cancels Black Panther Game, Shuts Down Developer Cliffhanger Games
Electronic Arts has reportedly cancelled its Black Panther game and shut down developer Cliffhanger Games. The cancellation marks the third round of cuts at EA this year and will result in an unspecified number of layoffs at the company.
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Split Fiction Sells 4 Million Copies, Nearly Doubling EA's Expectations
Split Fiction, the genre-bending co-op adventure title from Hazelight Studios, has sold four million copies, the studio announced Wednesday. The confirmation came after publisher Electronic Arts said at its Q4 2025 earnings call that the game was nearing the sales milestone and was “highly successful” for the company, exceeding its expectations...
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EA Forecasts Annual Bookings Above Estimates With New Battlefield Game Launching FY 2026
Electronic Arts (EA) forecast fiscal 2026 bookings above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday. EA's positive outlook signals the gaming industry's optimism around sales resilience in the face of a broader pullback in consumer spending amid macroeconomic volatility stemming from US tariffs.
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EA Lays Off Hundreds of Workers at Respawn and Other Studios, Cancels Titanfall Game
Electronic Arts is laying off hundreds of workers and canceling a Titanfall game that was in development at its Respawn Entertainment subsidiary. Between 300 and 400 positions were eliminated, including around 100 at Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn, according to a person familiar with the cuts.
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EA Announces Star Wars Zero Company, Sets 2026 Release on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X
Electronic Arts has fully revealed its next Star Wars game, Star Wars Zero Company, a single-player turn-based tactics title developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games. The game will be released in 2026 on PC, PS 5 and Xbox Series S/X.
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Split Fiction on Switch 2 Can Be Shared With Nintendo Switch Players via GameShare, Says EA
Split Fiction on Nintendo Switch 2 will let players on the original Switch join in via GameShare, Electronic Arts has said. The GameShare feature, announced alongside the Switch 2, allows two players, who own a Switch 2 or the Nintendo Switch, to share a single copy of a compatible game over a local wireless connection.
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EA Announces Star Wars Zero Company, a Turn-Based Strategy Title From Respawn and Bit Reactor
Electronic Arts has confirmed its next Star Wars game following leaks. Star Wars Zero Company is a single-player turn-based tactics title being developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games.
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Krafton's The Sims Competitor inZOI Crosses 1 Million Copies Sold in a Week After Steam Early Access Launch
inZOI has crossed one million copies sold in a week after it launched in Early Access on Steam, publisher Krafton announced Friday. Seen as a competitor to Electronic Arts’ The Sims franchise, inZOI has become the fastest Krafton game ever to reach the sales milestone.
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EA Reveals Pre-Alpha Gameplay From Next Battlefield, Announces Community Testing Program
Electronic Arts has finally revealed gameplay from the next Battlefield title and announced a community testing program to gather player feedback during development. The company shared a brief look at the game Monday with pre-alpha gameplay footage shown as part of a new video detailing Battlefield Labs, a player testing and feedback program.
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Need for Speed Developer Criterion Games Fully Working on Battlefield, but Racing Franchise Will Return
Electronic Arts has paused all work on its popular Need for Speed franchise and aligned developer Criterion Games to work on the next Battlefield title, a report claimed Monday. The development comes as EA shared pre-alpha gameplay footage of the next Battlefield game and announced its plans for a new community testing program.
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BioWare Downsized to Less Than 100 Employees After Layoffs, Relocations: Report
Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare has reportedly been hit with layoffs and relocations, downsizing to less than half of its size from two years ago. The developer is said to have laid off over 20 employees and permanently moved several others to different teams across parent company Electronic Arts.
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The Sims 1 and 2 Will Reportedly Be Re-Released on PC Later This Week
Electronic Arts is reportedly gearing up to re-release The Sims and The Sims 2 on PC before the end of January. The first two games in the iconic social simulation series by developer Maxis originally released in 2000 and 2004, respectively.
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EA Revises Revenue Forecast After EA Sports FC 25, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sales Disappoint
Electronic Arts shares sank more than 15 percent on Thursday. FC 25 was hit with mixed reviews as players bemoaned the lack of new features and innovation, including in-game physics and goal-scoring mechanisms, Jefferies analysts said.
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EU’s ESMA Sets Deadline for Crypto Service Providers to Restrict Non MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) of the EU has asked crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) to put such procedures in place that can assess the compliance of ARTs and electronic money tokens (EMTs) with MiCA. Those found to be non-compliant must be restricted from being circulated, the ESMA has said.
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EA CEO Suggests Apex Legends 2 Not Part of Plans as Season 22 Falls Short of Expectations
Electronic Arts is likely not looking to work on an Apex Legends sequel, the company suggested at its 2024 second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that a second iteration of a live service title was almost never as successful as the first version.
