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Escapist Magazine
Escapist Magazine (www.escapistmagazine.com) has great Electronic Arts news, photos, videos and more
Wednesday, Nov 4
EA Signs Licensing Deal for Original Game Music
Electronic Arts has signed a licensing deal for its library of original music that means you could soon be hearing familiar videogame tunes in movies, television shows, commercials and more.
Thursday, Oct 8
Will Wright Hints at His New Project
The Sims and Spore creator Will Wright has dropped a few hints about what he's been up to at Stupid Fun Club, the company he founded after leaving Electronic Arts earlier this year.
Tuesday, Oct 6
EA Trademarks The Ripper
Electronic Arts has filed two trademarks for "The Ripper," seemingly confirming a rumor that surfaced earlier this year that Visceral's next game would be based on the infamous London serial killer.
Wednesday, Sep 30
EA Gets Tough With Edge Games
2009 isn't getting any sunnier for Tim Langdell: In the latest blow to the Edge Games honcho, Electronic Arts has filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel numerous trademarks currently registered to his company.
Thursday, Sep 24
Microsoft Denies EA Buyout Rumor
Microsoft has denied a rumor that it plans to buy game publishing giant Electronic Arts, a wise move in the eyes of at least one industry analyst, who said the idea seems "silly."
Monday, Sep 21
How EA's Founder Cooked Up Delicious Digital Chocolate
When Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins founded Digital Chocolate in 2003, mobile gaming was a young, wavering platform - but today, the company is one of the biggest in the mobile game biz. What went right?
Tuesday, Jun 23
EA Chief Calls Pirated Sims 3 a "Demo"
In a bit of an unusual twist, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said that he looks at the widespread piracy of The Sims 3 as "not that different than a demo."
Friday, Jun 12
Building the Perfect Videogame Babe
Electronic Arts concept artist Joey Spiotto has posted a glimpse into the creation of Kendra Daniels of Dead Space, chosen by Maxim as one of the Hottest Videogame Babes of 2008.
Mirror's Edge 2 in the Works
Electronic Arts has confirmed that despite lower-than-anticipated sales, it has begun work on a sequel to Mirror's Edge.
Thursday, Jun 11
EA Confirms Battlefield 3
Electronic Arts has confirmed that Battlefield 3 is in the works, saying it's putting a "real concentrated effort" into the game in hopes it can put a dent in Activision's dominance of the military shooter genre.
Wednesday, Jun 10
Burnout Devs Working on New Need for Speed
Burnout creators Criterion Games are switching gears to make the next Need for Speed game, which Electronic Arts says will be a "revolutionary" take on the franchise.
Friday, Jun 5
EA: We Had New IP Overload In 2008
NC Electronic Arts may have earned some gamer cred last year for being ballsy enough to publish new intellectual properties like Dead Space and Mirror's Edge, but some people at the company think it might have gone a tad overboard. ... EA thinks it had too many new ips on shelves Destructoid
Thursday, Jun 4
Dante's Inferno (Not Really) Protested at E3
An E3 protest against Electronic Arts by a church group outraged over the publisher's upcoming action-adventure game Dante's Inferno now appears to have been nothing more than a publicity stunt.
Tuesday, Jun 2
The Escapist Show: Episode 31: Electronic Arts
This week on The Escapist Show, we talk to Mike Verdu General Manager of EA LA, and our behind the scenes look at the EA Redwood Shores studio.
