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<title>Frostbite Go engine coming to iOS, Android</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/14/may.carry.over.some.battlefield.4.technology/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368577772_battlefield4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Games publisher EA is planning to bring the Frostbite engine to iOS and Android, according to the company's website.  "One of our most exciting current projects is called Frostbite Go, a mobile division empowering EA game developers with Frostbiteís proven excellent workflows and features to bring true Frostbite experiences to all major mobile platforms," the site's History page reads.  Switch...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EA confirms SimCity for Mac arriving June 11</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/11/one.purchase.for.both.platforms.each.is.native/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1365661459_EA-SimCity-Mac-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronic Arts, which has been embroiled in controversy over its botched launch of SimCity for Windows and was recently named "Worst Company in America" for the second year running, has confirmed that the Mac version of the latest instalment will launch on June 11. The Mac version is a native app, rewritten for OpenGL so that players get the best possible experience on the Mac. The news will be w...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EA debuts early alpha client of Origin for Mac</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/24/service.should.eventually.bring.more.ea.games.to.mac/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359064755_origin-logo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronics Arts has released an initial alpha build of Origin for the Mac.  On Windows Origin is the publisher's digital storefront and game launcher, now effectively required to play many EA titles.  The software's arrival on the Mac should, eventually, increase the number of EA games Mac users have access to, so long as studios tied to the company can devote the time and money needed to build...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/24/service.should.eventually.bring.more.ea.games.to.mac/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EA sues Zynga on similarities between Sims Social, The Ville</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/03/zynga.blatant.mimic.make.games.nearly.indistinguishable/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1343252660_ScreenShot2012-07-25at5.43.40PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronic Arts (EA) has filed a lawsuit against Zynga, claiming the social games developer has violated copyright law. The complaint focuses on Facebook game The Ville, where Zynga is accused of infringing on The Sims Social, EAs own casual gaming endeavor. EA believes The Ville "blatantly mimic[s] the entire framework and style of gameplay," making the two games "nearly indistinguishable."...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor: EA to lay off 500 to 1000 employees</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/16/electronic.arts.in.mass.layoffs.rumor/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1105/ealogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronic Arts is allegedly in the process of laying off hundreds of employees after the completion of several big-name games. According to Startup Grind, the game publisher stands to lose between 500 and 1000 people (5-11% of its workforce) in the near future....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple, iOS app makers targets of questionable privacy suit</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/18/apple.path.facebook.others.in.lawsuit.sights/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/path-iphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new lawsuit (below) filed last week and uncovered on Friday by CNET could try and take Apple and key iOS app writers to task for alleged unapproved contact access.  The potential class action case accuses those who've admitted to any access, such as Path, Twitter, and Instagram, of violating privacy by becoming "mobile radio beacons" that were "broadcasting and publicly exposing" contact lists t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Valve rumored prepping Steam Box, tackling Apple TV too</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/03/valve.steam.box.would.consolize.pc.gaming/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/valvebigpicture.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Valve Software is entering the console race by developing its own hardware platform, new rumors brought up early Saturday.  The approach outlined by The Verge would have typical PC hardware with a Core i7, 8GB of RAM, and NVIDIA graphics, but it would serve as a fixed platform for three to four years.  Developers would then target their games to the system, which as expected would use Steam as its...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/03/valve.steam.box.would.consolize.pc.gaming/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mass Effect Infiltrator, Datapad coming to iOS</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/09/adds.narrative.ties.into.mass.effect.3/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/EA-ME3-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronic Arts has revealed that will soon be bringing a tie-in version of its Mass Effect sci-fi game series to iOS devices with a new game, Mass Effect Infiltrator. The game is an all-combat version of the console Mass Effect games, and ties into the current version, Mass Effect 3, by having the main character feed intelligence to Commander Shepard, the protagonist of ME3. Despite the combat em...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nintendo, Sony back off of SOPA support</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/30/nintendo.and.sony.rethink.unpopular.sopa.bill/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/nintendowii-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A quiet update to the list of Stop Online Piract Act supporters (PDF) has shown that Nintendo and Sony have backed away from the proposed bill.  Both were originally endorsing the bill as of November but quietly removed themselves from the list sometime in the past month.  Neither has acknowledged the change in attitude....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/30/nintendo.and.sony.rethink.unpopular.sopa.bill/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EA, Gameloft launch holiday sales for iOS games</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/21/dead.space.need.for.speed.among.ea.discounts/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/deadspace-new.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Publishers Gameloft and Electronic Arts have announced their annual holiday sales for iOS games.  EA in particular has dropped prices on over 100 titles, including both iPhone and iPad games.  Some high-profile offerings in the collection include Dead Space and Tetris for the iPad, and NBA Jam for the iPhone; in all cases, apps are temporarily 99 cents....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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