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After calling the next Battlefield "another tremendous live service," EA CEO threatens to put ads in AAA games

"Advertising has an opportunity to be a meaningful driver of growth for us"

GamesRadar

Brace yourself, EA is thinking real hard about inserting ads into its videogames

CEO Andrew Wilson was asked about in-game ads in a recent earnings call.

PC Gamer

Former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider pours scorn on EA's AI dreams: 'What they took as excitement was really a veiled wail of despair'

Gaider remembers how excited execs were for live service games like Anthem, and reckons they're just repeating a pattern.

PC Gamer

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EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO

EA is considering putting ads in AAA titles again but wants to do it thoughtfully this time.

Tom’s Hardware

EA studios 'hunger' to start using generative AI 'as quickly as possible,' says CEO

EA wants to speed everything up to "entertain more people around the world on a global basis at a faster rate."

PC Gamer

Generative AI would help studios make games faster, says EA CEO - "there is a real hunger amongst our developers to get to this as quickly as possible"

Electronic Arts' CEO believes the use of advanced generative AI would make game development "more efficient".

TechRadar

EA CEO says they've learned 'valuable lessons', so the next Battlefield is going to be 'another tremendous live service'

Blame it on the Battlefield 2042 players who "made it clear that they wanted an even deeper experience."

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EA boss doubles down on commitment to AI, believes "more than 50% of our development process" will be impacted

Andrew Wilson also expresses desire for AI to impact games in the same YouTube impacted film

GamesRadar

How environmentally friendly is SpaceX's Starship?

SpaceX's Starship uses greener propellant than other rockets, but its environmental footprint could still be substantial if plans for hundreds of launches per year come to pass, experts warn.

Space

The leading top-flight goalscorers before the Premier League era

This lot were the most prolific marksmen in England before 1992

FourFourTwo

EA CEO talks AI, says the usual stuff before the bong rip hits and he starts blabbing about a future where 3 billion people are creating EA's games with it

Andrew Wilson had some bots, EA AI O.

PC Gamer

EA is laying off around 5% of staff, stopping development on a Respawn Star Wars FPS, and ‘winding down Ridgeline as a standalone studio’

EA has confirmed plans to lay off staff and sunset games as it moves away from 'the development of future licensed IP.'

TechRadar

Video Game Giant Electronic Arts Announces Job Cuts

Electronic Arts on Wednesday said it is cutting about 5 percent of its workforce, as belt tightening continues in the video game and tech industries.

International Business Times

EA is laying off 670 employees, sunsetting games, and canceling "development of future licensed IP" including Respawn's Star Wars FPS

Ridgeline Games, the studio in charge of single-player Battlefield, has been shuttered

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Electronic Arts is laying off 5% of its workforce

EA joins the parade of game companies putting people out of work.

France 24

Ilya Gambashidze: Simple soldier of disinformation or king of Russia’s trolls?

He may not be a household name, but Ilya Gambashidze appears to be involved in almost all of the latest Russian disinformation operations across the world. His disruptive cyber actions earned him a spot last year on the European sanctions list. But a FRANCE 24-RFI profile of Russia’s mystery man…

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Pebble Beach Pro-Am Tee Times - Rounds One And Two

Rory McIlroy makes his only his second appearance at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am as many of the world's best compete

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After The Finals, another group of former Battlefield devs are trying to create "the most realistic and exciting destruction effects in the industry"

EA wants to create its own impressive destruction effects

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Architect of SNP Growth Commission speaks out against tax rises

THE architect of the SNP’s economic plans for independence has hit out at the party’s plans to raise income tax on high earners.

TechRadar

EA’s CEO thinks Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision is “a great thing” for the games industry

The CEO of EA, Andrew Wilson, says Microsoft buying Activision is "a great thing" for the future of the games industry.

GamesRadar

EA promises next Battlefield will be a "reimagination" with a "connected ecosystem", but fans aren't sure they want that

Battlefield fans just want EA to go back to basics

TechRadar

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming to PS4 and Xbox One thanks to 'community demand'

EA announces that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming to PS4 and Xbox One.

The Canberra Times

New Canberra private hospital opens

The hospital promises an 'innovative' approach to healthcare.

PC Gamer

EA King Solomons itself and, weirdly for a games publisher, EA Games no longer exists

EA Games is also becoming EA Entertainment, which both heralds and threatens the possibility of an Electronic Arts Cinematic Universe.

GamesRadar

EA Games separates from EA Sports to become EA Entertainment

"Blockbuster single-player experiences" are still a part of this restructured EA

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