Monthly Archives: May 2015
EA Net Revenue for 2015 Tops $4.3 Billion
In its fourth-quarter financial report to investors, EA reported net revenue of $4.3 billion USD for its fiscal year. Over half of that revenue, $2.2 billion came from the digital products, a record for the company.
Revenue from digital products saw an increase of 25% year over year. Full game downloads, mobile, and subscriptions helped increase digital revenue but the lion's share belonged to the category "extra content," which saw revenue in Q4 of $265 million.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson called 2015 an "exceptional year" for the company. "We introduced award-winning games, delivered enduring entertainment in our live services, and forged deeper relationships with a growing global audience," all of which helped to push EA to be the number one publisher on both PS4 and Xbox One.
Mirror’s Edge is Targeting a 2016 Release
A recent listing in EA's fourth quarter earnings report for fiscal year 2015 reports that Mirror's Edge will release sometime in 2016.
Also listed within that same window is Plants vs. Zombies, although it's unclear whether or not this is an official sequel, expansion, or something else.
Each publisher uses different dates for its fiscal quarters. EA's Q3 ends on December 31, and its Q4 ends on March 31. So, according to the image below, we can expect Mirror's Edge and PvZ between January 1 and March 31 in 2016.
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD: “Scars” Photo Preview
Secrets still exist on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD even though Coulson's team has rarely benefited from keeping them. "Scars," the final episode before the show's two-hour Season 2 finale, will see Coulson give up a secret he's been hiding from everyone. Perhaps he'll reveal what the Theta Protocol is all about? The last episode alluded to the fact that the Theta Protocol was code for calling in the Avengers, but that doesn't seem like that's all there is to it.
Besides the repercussions of whatever Coulson reveals, the team has to wrestle with the rising conflict between SHIELD and the Inhumans. Skye's loyalties are torn between the two groups. See a preview of what's ahead in the below photo gallery.
Spider-Man was Almost in Avengers: Age of Ultron
Spider-Man could have appeared in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, but the deal with Sony wasn't struck in time. Spoilers follow.
Age of Ultron ends with Captain America starting to train a new team of Avengers that includes The Vision, Scarlet Witch, War Machine, and Falcon. As director Joss Whedon explained on the Empire Film Podcast (via SlashFilm), he wanted to include two more characters.
"I said, it would be great if we could just add a few more, if we could have a Captain Marvel there, that you’ve made a deal for. And they talked about it. I was like, ‘And Spider-Man, we could do that too, cause Sony had approached us during the first movie about a little integration," said Whedon. "So I would have put both of them in, but neither of the deals were made. And then they were like, ‘We’re making a Captain Marvel movie and we’ve got Spider-Man as a property,’ and I’m like, ‘I’ve already locked my film, you
The Flash Preview: Grodd Unleashed
Dr. Wells has been busted. Barry and the rest of the team at STAR Labs know most of his secrets now and are prepared to take next steps. However, Dr. Wells has an effective way to keep the team distracted and out of his hair as he threatens Eddie: a giant gorilla. Dr. Wells releases Grodd upon Central City in "Grodd Lives." and the gorilla kidnaps Joe before Barry and Cisco can stop him.
In non-metahuman, gorilla news, Iris and Barry will also have a heart to heart. Get a peek at what's ahead in the below photo gallery. Yes, it includes Grodd.
The Flash: "Grodd Lives" Photo Gallery
Watch "Grodd Lives" on Tuesday, May 5th, at 8:00pm ET/PT on The CW.
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3D Realms Anthology Combines 32 Classic PC Games
A massive collection of classic PC games is now available on Steam.
Combining 32 total games, the 3D Realms Anthology is currently discounted by 25 percent on Valve's digital PC gaming service for $30.
Among the games in the pack are the classic Duke Nukem games, Alien Carnage, Xenophage, Rise of the Triad: Dark War, and the original Shadow Warrior. Visit the Steam page to see all of the games available.
In 2014, Apogee Software/3D Realms was acquired by the Danish developer Interceptor in the midst of a lawsuit between 3D Realms and Gearbox over Duke Nukem copyright infringement. Previously, rumors had suggested 3D Realms had been shutting down, which the studio later refuted and clarified.
Everything You Need to Read Marvel’s Secret Wars Event
After months of build-up and teases, Marvel is finally kicking off their epic Secret Wars crossover this week. The Marvel Universe is ending, and for the next several months, only Battleworld remains.
While this is an exciting time for Marvel readers, we can also understand why Secret Wars might be intimidating. It's a story massive in scope, one that will encompass almost every comic Marvel publishes this summer. It's also a story writer Jonathan Hickman has been building up to for years.
Luckily, we're here to help make sense of this massive superhero epic. We've put together a guide that breaks down the premise of Secret Wars, the various factions involved, how it ties to previous comics to carry the "Secret Wars" name, and what you need to read to follow this storyline.
DOFP: Rogue Cut Gets Original Film’s Release Date
X-Men: Days of Future Past Rogue Cut, which will add 17 minutes of footage to the original film, will come out July 14. That's the 15th anniversary of the release of the first X-Men movie.
Director Bryan Singer revealed the release date for the extended version of the Fox superhero film on Twitter and broadcasting live via Periscope from the set of X-Men: Apocalypse this morning.
The X-Men filmmaker previously said that the Rogue Cut of X-Men: Days of Future Past would add about 17 minutes to the film, along with a few other changes. Anna Paquin, who portrays Rogue in the film franchise, shot several scenes for Days of Future Past that were left on the cutting room floor for the theatrical release.
VR’s Future Depends on Defeating Motion Sickness, Says Chet Faliszek
Valve's Chet Faliszek says that VR's success will depend on defeating motion sickness.
Speaking at Iceland's virtual reality conference Slush Play, Faliszek's manifesto - as reported by GamesIndustry.biz - is simple: "Getting people sick isn't a choice."
Nausea is a common side-effect of playing VR games - but according to Faliszek, the problem can be solved if developers think outside the box.
"Telling people they will be okay 'Once you get your VR legs' is a wholly wrong idea," Faliszek said. "If people need to get used to it then that's failure. It has to run at 90 frames per second. Any lower and people feel sick."