EA Says Lessons from Battlefield 4 Will Help Star Wars Battlefront
During today's quarterly investor call, EA said it's confident Star Wars Battlefront won't have the launch problems of Battlefield 4.
"We learned a lot coming out of Battlefield 4," said EA's CFO Blake Jorgensen. "We've launched a lot of large-scale titles on our infrastructure
, like Dragon Age: Inquisition and Battlefield Hardline... We've been making significant investments into core infrastructure in security and stability..."
He continued, "We can never foresee everything, but we've demonstrated that we learned some things from the past. We don't expect anything unforeseen around Star Wars."
EA recently revealed that there will be 12 Star Wars Battlefront multiplayer maps. The game will be released on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on November 17.
Spider-Man Reboot Directors in the Running
Back in March, it seemed like Drew Goddard was a lock to write and direct Marvel's standalone Spider-Man movie, but that may no longer be the case anymore.
According to Deadline, the studio has a new batch of frontrunners to helm the picture, tentatively called Spider-Man: The New Avenger. Those directors include Jonathan Levine (50/50, Warm Bodies), Ted Melfi (St. Vincent), Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect), John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein (Vacation), and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre).
Titanfall 2’s Release Window Revealed
During today's EA investor call, the publisher said we shouldn't expect to see a Titanfall sequel until the company's 2017 fiscal year.
"You should assume
is not in fiscal '16; it's more likely in fiscal '17," said EA's CFO Blake Jorgensen.
EA's FY2017 runs from April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017, so Titanfall 2 could potentially be EA's big holiday release for 2016. We don't know for sure when it's coming, but it will not be released before April 2016.
Though a sequel to Titanfall was officially confirmed in March this year, the game still has no official name according to Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella:
GTA 5 Mod Adds the Gravity Gun
It's a good day for Half-Life fans, with today's Grand Theft Auto 5 mod and Black Mesa's debut on Steam, but you need not have played Gordon Freeman's adventures for yourself to appreciate this physics-breaking gun.
All you need to make this work is Script Hook V, the gravity gun script from GTA5-Mods.com, and the stun gun.
Using the stun gun turned gravity gun, you just point at what you want to pick up, hold E to grab it, and then shoot to launch it into the air. Or a wall. Or oncoming traffic. That part's up to you.
Check Out Margot Robbie on the Suicide Squad Set
Suicide Squad has been filming on the streets of Toronto this week, which has allowed the public the chance to see and snap shots of the cast -- including Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn -- in action.
Check out these snap shots below (via Batman-News, Just Jared and CBR) of Robbie'e Harley, Will Smith's Deadshot, Adam Beach's Slipknot, Jay Hernandez's El Diablo, Jai Courtney's Captain Boomerang, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's Killer Croc. There's also a shot of Scott Eastwood's unspecified character (there are conflicting reports that he may play Wonder Woman's love interest Steve Trevor):
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.