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HHW Gaming: Electronic Arts Reaches Agreement To Drop A Billy On “DiRT” Developer Codemasters

Source: Chesnot / Getty Electronic Arts backed up the Brink’s Truck in a move that it hopes will pay off in the end with the development of quality racing game titles. EA announced today (Dec.14) that it has reached a deal to purchase the UK-based game studio Codemasters for an astounding $1.2 billion. The move sent shocks throughout the gaming world because it was believed that Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive was initially working on acquiring the DiRT developer for $994 million; that deal didn’t happen. In a statement, EA confirmed the acquisition stating: “We believe there is a deeply compelling opportunity in bringing together Codemasters and Electronic Arts to create amazing and innovative new racing games for fans. Our industry is growing, the racing category is gr...

HHW Gaming: EA Announces ‘UFC 4’ Will Be Superman Punching Its Way Onto PS4 & Xbox One In August

Source: EA / UFC 4 You won’t need to fly to “fight island” to get in on this UFC action. EA literally announced UFC 4 hours ahead of UFC’s biggest pandemic pay-per-view, UFC 251 taking place Sunday morning (Saturday in the states) on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates which has been dubbed “fight island.” The cover of the game features current UFC middleweight champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya and Welterweight contender Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal who happens to be on the UFC 251’s card. Masvidal was a late sub for Gilbert Burns after he tested positive for COVID-19. So what’s new in UFC 4? Well, fans of the mixed-martial-arts game franchise will be happy to learn one the game’s biggest problems have been fixed. Players have complained constantly that the control sch...

HHW Gaming: EA Details The New “Complete Control” Mechanics Featured In ‘Madden NFL 21’

Source: EA / Madden NFL 21 Madden NFL 21’s announcement trailer didn’t really blow away fans of the football video game franchise, but this latest video showing off the updated controls might rectify that. One of the biggest complaints from Madden fans was the game looked the same, but does it feel the same when you play it? According to a new video dropped by EA showing off Madden NFL 21’s new “Complete Control” mechanics, it promises that gamers will get a unique experience. The video kicks off with the introduction of the new pass-rush controls in the game that promises to bring the action to the line of scrimmage and make playing as a defensive pass rusher more responsive and fun to play. All pass rush moves have been assigned to the right stick and trigger buttons, which will allow pl...

EA Racks Up Higher than Expected Revenue as Gamers Stay Indoors

Sourced from Electronic Arts Inc. One of the world’s largest and most successful video game publishers, EA (Electronic Arts Inc) forecasts a full-year adjusted revenue above estimates projected for it by WallStreet. Experts believe this is because the company has been riding on the broader surge in videogame sales as people shelter at home due to the worldwide pandemic. Reuters reports that videogame sales in the US have surged in the last two months as the country was shut down by COVID-19 – sales in March managed to hit their highest in over a decade. Analysts expect the extended stay-at-home orders to further boost sales and user engagement for videogames across all platforms. Even with successful projections for the rest of the year, EA’s shares went down about 5% in extended trading. ...

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