Chris Evans from The Reticule writes "With games like Star Wars: The Old Republic and Battlefield 3 featuring heavy Origin integration, we may finally see a true challenger to Steam appear. While there are other services that provide easy digital distribution, GamersGate and Good Old Games spring to mind, there are few programs which incorporate an online store with community features quite like Steam does. While Origin doesn’t currently have the community features of Steam, with the upcoming release of the two aforementioned blockbusters, we are bound to see a massive increase in users of Origin which will in turn force EA’s hand into further developing the platform."
EA just hosted its quarterly financial conference call, and its executives have been asked to comment about the recent price hikes for games.
Today, Electronic Arts announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2025, alongside the full year.
Split Fiction has sold nearly 4 million copies, and the next battlefield is confirmed for a release by March 2026 with a reveal this Summer.
In addition to the roughly 100 job cuts IGN reported earlier today at Respawn Entertainment, EA has made wider cuts across its organization today, impacting around 300 individuals total including those already reported at Respawn.
Absolutely insane. Man I'm hope they land on their feet EA needs to get the shit together badly....
This is why this industry has slow releases and none compelling games.
Why would anyone willingly work in the VG industry or specifically for one of these globocorp organizations that put you in constant fear of losing your livelihood based on terrible choices made by idiotic management, not the people with talent making the actual games?
