All Slightly Mad Studios News
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New publisher to target Middle Eastern gaming market
Red Stallion Interactive to manage content rooted in Arab and Middle Eastern culture; targeting mobile and online PC platforms. Full Story
- Posted Sep 29, 2011 4:07 am GMT
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Asia Shippin' Out: March 27-April 2
New 3DS titles make their debut today, while a familiar face from Square Enix and a nod to old-school wrestling join in. Full Story
- Posted Mar 28, 2011 5:29 am GMT
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Shippin' Out March 27-April 2: 3DS, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
New release slate championed by Nintendo's new handheld and software for it; EA Sports' latest golf game, Shift 2: Unleashed, WWE All Stars, Dynasty Warriors 7 also out. Full Story
- Posted Mar 27, 2011 5:21 pm GMT
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Need for Speed: Shift 2 unleashed March 29
EA and Slightly Mad Studios' sim installment in NFS brand given official track day on 360, PS3, Wii PC. Full Story
- Posted Jan 13, 2011 7:12 pm GMT
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Crysis 2 delayed, Need for Speed Shift 2 announced
[UPDATE]: Electronic Arts reveals Crytek shooter and previously unheard of racing sequel both set for launch in first quarter of 2011; Dead Space 2 also listed for handheld and mobile devices. Full Story
- Posted Aug 3, 2010 9:48 pm GMT
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EA's full-year loss hits $677 million, FIFA 10 sells 10 million
Profits from near-billion-dollar Jan.-March quarter help publisher curtail shortfall; Madden 10, NFS: Shift top 4M units; Bad Company 2 hits 5M; Mass Effect 2 sells 1.6M. Full Story
- Posted May 11, 2010 10:05 pm GMT
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New Dragon Age in Q1 '11, Crysis 2 due in Q4 '10, APB delayed
EA slates Dead Space 2, Epic Games' shooter, mystery fighting and action games for Q1; Dragon Age, EA MMA, Medal of Honor, Dead Space 2 going portable; "something far-reaching for Mass Effect" in the works; Sims 3 scheduled for consoles and handhelds. Full Story
- Posted Feb 9, 2010 12:07 am GMT
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2010 Need for Speed confirmed, Medal of Honor reboot details soon
Criterion-developed next installment in racing series set for next year; shooter reboot information coming "in the months ahead." Full Story
- Posted Nov 10, 2009 8:43 pm GMT
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EA posts $391 million loss, Madden 10 sells 3.9 million
$788 million in earnings can't keep megapublisher out of the red; workforce slashed by 17%, development pipeline cut in half; Need for Speed Shift ships 2.5 million. Full Story
- Posted Nov 9, 2009 11:14 pm GMT
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EA cutting 1,500 jobs, over 'a dozen' games canceled
[UPDATE 3] Publisher slashes staff by 17 percent to save $100 million annually, to focus on higher-margin titles; reductions at Skate, Madden, and Dante's Inferno devs; over one-third Mythic reportedly pink-slipped. Full Story
- Posted Nov 9, 2009 8:13 pm GMT
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Need for Speed series sells 100M, Shift moves 309K
Q&A: EA VP Keith Munro explains 15-year-old racing series' long and winding road to sales mega-milestone; latest installment posts decent Sept. showing in US; Need for Speed World Online due Q4 2010. Full Story
- Posted Oct 21, 2009 9:39 pm GMT
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ChartSpot: September 2009
Aion, Champions Online debut atop NPD's monthly PC rankings, while Kingdom Hearts 358/2, Scribblenauts, and NHL 10 and in bottom half of top 20; [UPDATE] Need for Speed Shift moves under 293K on PS3/360. Full Story
- Posted Oct 21, 2009 1:42 am GMT
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Software sales rebound in September, PS3 may top hardware - Analysts
Wedbush Morgan's Pachter, EEDAR's Divnich project double-digit game growth last month, say Sony has most to gain from price cut. Full Story
- Posted Oct 8, 2009 7:17 pm GMT
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EA, THQ takeover rumors spur stock
Rumors of bids by Microsoft, Warner send Madden and UFC Undisputed publishers' share prices skyward. Full Story
- Posted Sep 23, 2009 6:59 pm GMT
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AU Shippin' Out September 21-25: Halo 3: ODST
Shock Troopers hit the ground with the launch of the latest Halo franchise instalment. Full Story
- Posted Sep 21, 2009 7:33 am GMT
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Shippin' Out: Sept. 13-19: Marvel UA 2, Need for Speed: Shift
Busy week sees Activision's action RPG sequel and EA's arcade-style racer slide into stores with Scribblenauts, NHL games, Wet, PC ports of Batman, Red Faction, Resident Evil 5. Full Story
- Posted Sep 14, 2009 2:11 pm GMT
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Uncharted 2, Scribblenauts top Game Critics' E3 Awards
Naughty Dog's PS3-exclusive sequel wins Best of Show, 5TH Cell's DS puzzler honored for Best Original Game by industry media collaboration. Full Story
- Posted Jun 23, 2009 7:23 pm GMT
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Halo 3: ODST, God of War III top E3 favorites - Survey
Nielsen study released yesterday reveals the top 12 games presented at the expo that are most likely to be purchased by gamers. Full Story
- Posted Jun 18, 2009 8:27 pm GMT
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Need for Speed in Criterion's garage
While talking Project Natal, EA COO reveals Burnout developer is now under the hood of the publisher's street-racing series; EA CEO says shop crafting "revolutionary" new entry in franchise--which may delay the next Burnout. Full Story
- Posted Jun 11, 2009 7:30 pm GMT
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APB, EA MMA top EA's E3 event, EA Sports Active sells 600,000
E3 2009: So-called "Grand Theft Auto MMOG" will be published by EA Partners; new extreme fighting franchise revealed; workout game fastest-selling EA Sports Wii game ever; Fight Night Round 4 coming June 25; Ozzy Osborne joins Brutal Legend; New Old Republic trailer inside. Full Story
- Posted Jun 1, 2009 9:50 pm GMT
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E3 2009: The storm gathers at the LACC
PHOTO ESSAY: As a small army of roadies assemble the massive booths for this year's event, GameSpot snapped some shots of the banner-festooned Los Angeles Convention Center. Full Story
- Posted Jun 1, 2009 4:42 am GMT
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Need for Speed Shifts into gear Sept. 22
First installment in EA's trifurcated racing franchise hits the road on Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, and PC later this year. Full Story
- Posted Mar 23, 2009 8:12 pm GMT
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EA's Riccitiello offers recession survival tips
D.I.C.E. 2009: CEO offers conference three rules to making it through current economic downturn, which he calls "a blessing" that will thin the game-industry herd. Full Story
- Posted Feb 19, 2009 9:13 pm GMT
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Dead Space haunting the Wii
EA's postearnings conference call reveals Nintendo edition of survival horror shooter; new Battlefield: Bad Company, multiplatform Mass Effect 2, Dante's Inferno in early 2010. Full Story
- Posted Feb 4, 2009 12:06 am GMT
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EA readying Need for Speed threesome
Q&A: Publisher trifurcating its street-racing franchise into trio of new properties: the MMOG NFS World Online, the Nintendo-only NFS: Nitro, and NFS: Shift for the PS3, 360, PSP, and PC. Full Story
- Posted Jan 30, 2009 10:02 am GMT
