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EA exec says AI has helped drive 'a real rise of creativity' at its studios

Laura Miele says removing the "tedious tasks" of game development has resulted in "shorter, faster conversations around creativity and coming to alignment."

The Sims 4 gets a much-needed update to the increasingly buggy base game, as EA assures players that 'your concerns are heard' over issues like deformed pets and missing ghost children

The Sims 4 gets a much-needed update to the increasingly buggy base game, as EA assures players that 'your concerns are heard' over issues like deformed pets and missing ghost children

Further quality-of-life patch to come in October.

Apex Legends could get a film or TV adaptation that "really respects and upholds the brand and the franchise", says EA entertainment boss

Players "don't have all the backstory" of the game... yet

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'It's not player friendly': EA boss says making The Sims 5 is 'not a good idea for our community' because players have over 10 years of spiritual, mental, and financial investment

I mean, I have some thoughts.

EA exec says The Sims 5 is "not a good idea for our community" because The Sims 4 got so much DLC: "What I wouldn't want to have happen is you to have to start from day zero"

Sadness in Sim City

EA has canceled Cliffhanger Games' Black Panther game and closed the studio to 'sharpen our focus' elsewhere

EA has shut down Cliffhanger Games and canceled the studio's Black Panther game.

Electronic Arts cancels Black Panther game and closes the studio making it

Cliffhanger Games, and the singleplayer Black Panther project, were announced less than two years ago.

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EA kills another single-player game: Black Panther is canceled and the studio that was making it is shutting down

EA kills another single-player game: Black Panther is canceled and the studio that was making it is shutting down

This is EA's third layoff blitz in 2025 alone

EA has canceled yet another game, shuttered its developer, and started more layoffs

EA has canceled yet another game, shuttered its developer, and started more layoffs

A new report indicates that Electronic Arts (EA) has canceled its Black Panther game and shut down Cliffhanger Games, the team developing it. Additionally, further layoffs are coming at the publisher.

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“At least your load times are great”: Dragon Age The Veilguard director showed the game to EA’s CEO only to immediately “get walloped right off the edge and down into a pit and die”

“At least your load times are great”: Dragon Age The Veilguard director showed the game to EA’s CEO only to immediately “get walloped right off the edge and down into a pit and die”

Happens to the best of us

EA says it's going to use AI to fix The Sims 4's really annoying user content gallery

EA says it's going to use AI to fix The Sims 4's really annoying user content gallery

The gallery is going to get a reverse image search tool to help find things you actually want without words.

EA says it's got a 3rd and final Star Wars Jedi game cooking in speech to imperial senate of investors—oh, and 40 million people have played the first 2 already

EA says it's got a 3rd and final Star Wars Jedi game cooking in speech to imperial senate of investors—oh, and 40 million people have played the first 2 already

We will soon witness the power of an armed and fully operational videogame for modern consoles and the personal computer.

There won't actually be a Sims 5 because EA is going to 'disrupt the sequel model' by shoving The Sims 4, Project Rene, and two other games into one 'massive Sims platform'

There won't actually be a Sims 5 because EA is going to 'disrupt the sequel model' by shoving The Sims 4, Project Rene, and two other games into one 'massive Sims platform'

The Sims 4 and Project Rene will both be part of "The Sims Universe."

EA execs say generative AI is "not merely a buzzword for us, it's the very core of our business," then pretend to tell a computer to generate buildings live on stage

EA execs say generative AI is "not merely a buzzword for us, it's the very core of our business," then pretend to tell a computer to generate buildings live on stage

The demonstration "depicts early-stage concept only"

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EA has four "fully resourced" studios working on Battlefield multiplayer, single player, and a "new Battlefield experience" – "We're taking more time in the dev cycle"

DICE is in charge of multiplayer, Motive is in charge of single player, and Criterion is supporting both

EA says Respawn is working on "the final chapter" of Star Wars Jedi, and over 40 million people have played the first 2

Star Wars Jedi is approaching the end

40 Hilariously Relatable Memes To Scroll Through While Your Sim Is On Fire

The Sims made an impact in the gaming world in the early 2000s. The game franchise remains relevant more than two decades later, as proven by these memes. The post 40 Hilariously Relatable Memes To Scroll Through While Your Sim Is On Fire first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Star Wars bounty hunter game shelved as EA makes job cuts

The first-person-shooter is no more as EA doubles down on its biggest blockbusters

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EA just canceled Respawn’s Star Wars FPS — which is a tragedy

Yet another Star Wars game has been canceled by EA, and it's one I was really looking forward to.

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.'

Respawn's Star Wars FPS has been cancelled, Battlefield campaign studio Ridgeline Games is being closed

Electronic Arts' planned layoff of 5% of its workforce is taking an immediate toll.

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.

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Gaming has led the metaverse, but NFTs pose new ethical challenges. The DICE Summit discussions

The possibilities — and the responsibilities — of an all-encompassing digital world such as the metaverse dominated talk at this year's D.I.C.E. Summit, a gathering of gaming industry professionals in Las Vegas that stood as the medium's first major in-person conference since the start of the pandemic.

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Electronic Arts SVP Laura Miele slams toxic video game industry leaders

The EA executive had some stern words.

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EA reportedly blames Halo Infinite and more for Battlefield 2042’s launch failures

Engine problems and challenging work environments were among the issues as well.

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