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EA aiming for FPS supremacy

Added: 19.09.2013 23:50 | 2 views | 0 comments


EA Games executive vice president Patrick Soderlund says publisher won't stop until it dethrones Call of Duty to become industry leader in the first-person shooter market.

In the lead-up to 's launch next month, EA Games executive vice president Patrick Soderlund has spoken out to say the publisher won't quit until it dethrones Call of Duty from its post as the industry's top-performing shooter series.

"Competition is good. It brings the best out of people," Soderlund told . "If there was only Battlefield or only Call of Duty, then the development teams might have been a little bit more content. We don't look at them necessarily and mimic what they do."

"But we think about them. Maybe they weren't thinking about us much when we made , but I can tell you, they are thinking about us now. They need too [sic]," he added. "We made a dent in the FPS market and we took share from them. And I am not going to give up until I#146;m No.1 and I am going to make sure I'm No.1."

Soderlund said EA is spending a "ton" of money on this effort, with development teams "killing themselves" every year to create compelling products.

"I want to give our consumers the best I can. We will strive to be No.1. If I said: 'No.5 is probably fine,' it's hard for people to rally behind that message," Soderlund said. "But I wouldn't say we could be No.1 if I didn't think we could. I think I have the right team, the right product, and the right strategy to get there."

Activision's only major shooter franchise is Call of Duty, while Electronic Arts has Battlefield and .

Battlefield 4 launches . Both games will be released as launch titles for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November.

From: www.gamespot.com

News: EA 'won't give up' until it's beaten Call of Duty

Added: 19.09.2013 13:05 | 1 views | 0 comments


Thinks Battlefield 4 can snatch shooter crown from Call of Duty.

Speaking in the latest issue of MCV, EA Games' executive vice president Patrick Soderlund agreed that having "competition is good" and that the success of Battlefield 3 has forced Activision to consider EA as a serious contender for the shooter crown.

"Maybe they weren't thinking about us much when we made Battlefield 3," he said, "but I can tell you, they are thinking about us now. They need to. We made a dent in the FPS market and we took share from them. And I am not going to give up until I'm no.1 and I am going to make sure I'm no.1."

Soderlund says that EA is...



From: www.videogamer.com

Evil Dead director helming Dante's Inferno film - Report

Added: 19.09.2013 0:02 | 3 views | 0 comments


Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez reportedly in talks to direct live-action adaptation of Electronic Arts' 2010 action game.

Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez is in talks to direct a live-action adaptation of Electronic Arts' 2010 action game .

Former Strike Entertainment partners Eric Newman and Marc Abraham are producing the film with EA Entertainment vice president Patrick O'Brien, according to the report.

EA's Dante's Inferno is itself an adaptation of Dante Alighieri's classic Divine Comedy poem, in which Dante must traverse the nine circles of hell to rescue his beloved Beatrice.

Jay Basu (The Dinosaur Project, Fast Girl) wrote the film's most recent script, according to Deadline, taking over the writing reigns from Bruce McKenna (Band of Brothers, The Pacific).

For more on EA's Dante's Inferno, check out .

EA is also currently developing a .

From: www.gamespot.com

DICE "looking into" Kinect head tracking for Battlefield 4 on Xbox One

Added: 18.09.2013 12:40 | 10 views | 0 comments


"I think time will tell what these new platforms can do".
Speaking with Xbox Wire, Battlefield's executive producer Patrick Bach has dropped the strongest hint yet as to exactly how the previously confirmed Xbox One Kinect integration will feature as part of DICE's upcoming blockbuster, Battlefield 4.

From: www.oxm.co.uk

News: Evil Dead director in talks to handle Dante's Inferno movie

Added: 18.09.2013 10:16 | 10 views | 0 comments


Alvarez to partner with EA on movie adaptation.

Alvarez, who directed this year's horror reboot Evil Dead, will reportedly partner with EA vice president Patrick O'Brien and producers Eric Newman and Marc Abraham for the movie adaptation. Further details on the film, including potential actors and release date, have yet to be revealed.

Dante's Inferno is based on the poem Divine Comedy, and follows Dante through the nine cycles of hell to rescue his lover Beatrice.

The game was developed by Dead Space studio Visceral Games and is reported to have sold around half a million copies in the US during its opening...



From: www.videogamer.com

Battlefield 4 on Xbox One could feature head-tracking

Added: 17.09.2013 22:18 | 1 views | 0 comments


Battlefield 4 on Xbox One could feature Kinect-powered head-tracking, executive producer Patrick Bach said in a new interview on the Xbox Wire. He explained that DICE is "looking into" features that "enhance" controls, including using Kinect for peeking and leaning, as well as further head-tracking. This is in addition to using Kinect for voice commands.

From: n4g.com

DICE QA: Battlefield 4 and the Power of a New Generation

Added: 17.09.2013 19:19 | 0 views | 0 comments


Xbox Wire held an exclusive interview with Patrick Bach, Executive Producer on Battlefield 4 from award-winning developer DICE.

From: n4g.com


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