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Another dev gone, EA cancels Black Panther and closes Cliffhanger Games
The rough time for the gaming industry continues, with a report that EA have cancelled the Black Panther game along with closing Cliffhanger Games.
Category: Electronic Arts
EA and Codemasters no longer making WRC (World Rally Championship) or any other rally games
EA and Codemasters announced today that they're putting the WRC (World Rally Championship) series on hold, and will no longer be making any games in the series.
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EA rebrand and refresh their anti-cheat into EA Javelin Anticheat, still blocks Linux / Steam Deck
EA (Electronic Arts) have announced that EA anticheat is going through a rebrand and refresh, and will now be called EA Javelin Anticheat.
EA cancels multiple projects from Apex and Titanfall developer Respawn with more layoffs
More game industry news for you today. Respawn, developer of Titanfall and Apex Legends, have announced that two early-stage games have been cancelled and 100s of staff have been reportedly laid off.
STAR WARS Zero Company is a Clone Wars XCOM and I want it now
As a huge fan of XCOM including the classics and modern versions, and a big Star Wars fan, the recent STAR WARS Zero Company announcement has me terribly excited.
MySims and MySims Kingdom from EA get Steam Deck support
Electronic Arts (EA) announced that both MySims and MySims Kingdom have been upgraded with "some things we have been working on for a long time" which includes Steam Deck support for both titles.
Linux support for Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour is coming along now it's open source
Now that the code for Command & Conquer Generals (along with other classic RTS games from EA) is open source, the community is working on getting it working natively on Linux without the need of Wine / Proton.
Amazon Luna and Electronic Arts sign a multi-year deal, as Luna expands into more countries
Seems like Amazon are not ready to give up on their cloud gaming service Luna just yet, with it expanding into more countries and getting a big new deal going.
Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios and EA gets Steam Deck Verified and no EA app needed
The co-op adventure Split Fiction from Hazelight Studios (It Takes Two) and EA releases March 6th, and the good news is that it will be easy to play on Linux / Steam Deck.
EA just open sourced Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals
I can't quite believe it either. Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer Renegade and Command & Conquer Generals (inc. Zero Hour) have their code officially open sourced.
The Sims and The Sims 2 officially return with a Legacy Collection for each
The rumours were true, EA have re-released the classics. The Sims Legacy Collection and The Sims 2 Legacy Collection are live on Steam now.
EA pledge another 23 accessibility patents for public royalty-free use
EA did another actually genuinely great thing here. They've expanded their previous patent pledge for game developers to use without problems.
OpenRA for classic RTS games like Red Alert has a new playtest with enhanced visuals, revamped map editor
OpenRA is a free and open source project to play classic strategy games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer, and Dune 2000. It's also used as the base for some original games. A new playtest is finally out with lots new!
EA / Respawn now block Apex Legends from running on Linux and Steam Deck
The developers of Apex Legends have announced that they're going to be blocking the game completely on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.
EA Anti-Cheat arrives for Battlefield 1 breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux
It's here. EA Anti-Cheat has now been rolled out into Battlefield 1, breaking another multiplayer game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor gets Denuvo DRM removed, plus performance improvements
Good news for DRM haters. STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor has been liberated as of the latest update which also thankfully continues improving the performance too.
Battlefield 1 gets EA anticheat in September - will be left broken on Steam Deck / Linux
Here we go once again, EA are about to completely break another game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux and this time it's Battlefield 1.
It Takes Two now Steam Deck Verified, EA App launcher no longer required
Finally some good news from an Electronic Arts published title, as developer Hazelight just upgraded It Takes Two to get it Steam Deck Verified.
EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linux
Well, here's another game that EA will be breaking on Steam Deck / Linux, with EA anticheat rolling out to EA SPORTS WRC when it goes live in June.
EA want to put adverts in your video games to squeeze you for every penny
As if things couldn't get any worse, now EA are looking at ways of putting adverts in video games to squeeze every possible penny from you.
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