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EA dated their upcoming lineup for Fiscal Year 2014. Need For Speed confirmed for 2013 release on Q3.

Check the list of upcoming FY14 games as EA released on their FY13 results:




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EA and FIFA have announced an extension of their existing licensing agreement until December 31, 2022.

Under the terms of the agreement, EA SPORTS maintains exclusive rights to release FIFA-branded action and management videogames. In addition, EA SPORTS also holds exclusive rights to release the official FIFA World Cup™ videogame, as well as retaining its status as a Presenting Partner of the FIFA Interactive World Cup.

The following is the press release from EA about ...

Bethesda announced Wolfenstein: The New Order two days ago. Now the developer of the game, MachineGames confirmed the game is Single Player only in an interview with Gamespot. The current- and next-generation game will strictly be a single-player title, a responsibility MachineGames does not take lightly.

creative director Jens Matthies said:
"It's such a huge part of video game legacy. If there's a video game museum, Wolfenstein is in the first room. It's the start ...

Managing director Pauline Jacquey from Ubisoft Reflections, interviewed by Joystiq. Apparently, they're working on something that's going to be revealed at E3.

Jacquey said:
We work on Watch Dogs, We work on [Just Dance 4], and we work on something that I'm not supposed to tell you about. I wish that I could. It's going to be announced at E3.

UBISOFT Reflections co-developed Watch Dogs, Far Cry 3 and Just Dance 4. The last game the studio took the lead on is 2011's ...

EA confirmed today that they will announce new title from DICE and BioWare at E3 2013. Could this mean a reveal of Mirror's Edge 2 & Mass Effect 4? Mirror's Edge is the biggest franchise of DICE beside Battlefield. A sequel is speculated in development for a long time.

On the other hands, BioWare has confirmed the development of Mass Effect 4 with Frostbite 3 some time ago. BioWare already announced their upcoming title Dragon Age 3: Inquisition which is also using Frostbite 3. ...

Sony has confirmed a new Gran Tourismo announcement coming on May 15, 2013. The announcement will be made to celebrate 15 years of Gran Tourismo series.

Check the announcement invitation that Sony posted on Facebook:
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Looks like Crystal Dynamics is gearing up to announce a new IP that they are working for some time. The CV of Matt McCulloch had the following line at Linkedin:

Creating wildly cool environments for a soon to be announced title for Crystal Dynamics.
Last year Crystal Dynamics confirmed they are working on two new IP beside Tomb Raider. This is probably one of them.

It is heavily rumored as a Legacy of Kain reboot. In last February, Square Enix ...

Call of Duty official site got updated just now. After loading the site, there are six underscores (_) after the site address. Does that mean 'Ghosts' which also required 6 characters?

Check the official site here: http://www.callofduty.com/


A few days ago, a box-art supposedly Call of Duty: Ghosts leaked online. Here's it:
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The CV of Michael Shahan, Senior Animator at 2K Games, has revealed Bioshock Infinite’s first round of DLC is set to feature a new AI companion.

Shahan's CV reads:
Bioshock Infinite DLC1
• Cataloging of existing Bioshock animation assets and custom UDK implementation
• Creating cinematic and in-game motion capture asset tracking docs
• Providing animation and R&D for a new AI companion character
• Managing outsource animation from the 2K Australia Studio ...