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Earlier we had reported that EA had announced that they will be putting a halt on future Battlefield 4 DLCs until they can fix the game, at least get it into a more playable condition. This is due to the numerous complaints and criticisms that EA and DICE have been receiving over how buggy the game is, which EA’s VP admitted himself. Well it turns out that while EA’s decision to halt future DLCs might sit well with gamers and showed that the company was dedicated to making and publishing great games, investors of the company seemed to think other, as EA’s stocks took a dip after they announced their decision.

This is according SeekingAlpha who found that the company’s stock went down by 7.3% following the announcement, which we can only assume did not sit well with investors who would rather see the company move forward with newer products, which in turns would generate more revenue for the company. While this might seem a bit superficial, it could have implications on the future of EA and DICE games if the company is unable to meet its December quarter forecasts which could result in a delay of titles such as Star Wars: Battlefront and Mirror’s Edge 2.

EA Stocks Dip After Announcing Halt On Battlefield 4 DLCs original content from Ubergizmo.

Do you remember Desert Strike? That was a fun game while it was around all those years ago. Well, the good times might roll back, as we have discovered that EA has already registered trademarks for Desert Strike. Of course, it goes without saying that trademark registrations are not 100% confirmation that a project is in tow, but one can always hope, can’t they? EA’s most recent filing of two applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office do raise such hopes that we could see a reboot of Desert Strike coming our way – in Full HD graphics too, hopefully.

The two registrations happen to be a service mark and a trade mark, and the two of them refer just to “Desert Strike”. Before we continue, here is a little background information on what Desert Strike was – in the early 1990s, that game arrived in the form of an isometric helicopter shoot ‘em up that rolled out on the Sega Mega Drive, SNES and Commodore Amiga. You played the role of an Apache helicopter pilot in the middle of the Gulf War, where your missions included the capture of enemies, hostage rescue situations, and even protecting the President of the United States. Sounds like perfect fodder for a 21st century game, no?

Desert Strike Trademarks Registered By EA original content from Ubergizmo.

If you’re a fan of the Star Wars franchise, you might be interested to learn that EA Canada could be working on a new Star Wars game for the Sony PlayStation 4 and the Microsoft Xbox One. The game is expected to be an open world title, which we could be like akin to the likes of Grand Theft Auto 5 by Rockstar. This is according to several job postings, such as animation directors and executive producers. As it stands EA has a decade long licensing deal with Disney for the Star Wars franchise, so it wouldn’t come as a complete surprise that they would be interested in releasing a new Star Wars game, but apart from being an open world title, not much else is known at the moment.

Visceral Games also has a Star Wars title in the works and it has been speculated that EA Canada could be working together with them on it as well, as one of the job listings has called for someone with experience in “multi-site development”. In any case there’s no word on when this game will see a release, but given their current job listings, it looks like the balls has only begun rolling, suggesting that it could be a while before we see anything concrete, but we’ll keep our eyes and ears peeled for more info that might pop up along the way. So, who else is looking forward to a new Star Wars title?

EA Canada Working On Open World Star Wars Game original content from Ubergizmo.

PlayStation 4 owners who attempted to play Battlefield 4 once the console launched were met with a number of crashes that certainly put a damper on the experience, especially when their save files would become corrupted, which would then need to receive an overwrite in order to play the game. The Battlefield 4 experience on the PS4 has been one that has surely tried the patience of many gamers, and today, EA has released a patch for this version of their first-person shooter title.  (more…)

Battlefield 4 PS4 Patch Released To Help Decrease Amount Of Crashes original content from Ubergizmo.

PopCap Games is the developer behind the very popular mobile game franchise Plants vs. Zombies. During E3 this year PopCap and EA announced that a new game would be coming in the franchise aimed at console gamers called Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare.

This game is very different from the others in the PvZ franchise. Garden Warfare is a third-person shooter supporting multiplayer action. The game is based on the Frostbite 3 game engine and will hit the Xbox 360 and Xbox One game consoles on February 18 in North America.

The game will land in Europe on February 20. A PC version of the game will be coming later. The game has three modes and over ten maps for gamers to play. Two of the modes support 12 vs. 12 player versus battles. The other mode is a four-play co-op mode. The game will cost $39.99(USD) on the Xbox One and $29.99 on the Xbox 360 (which is kind of stupid that they’re charging more for the Xbox One version).