wraggster
April 29th, 2013, 14:52
Tiger Woods PGA Tour first to feel the affect of EA external cutbacks
Electronic Arts is cutting back on outsourcing, and the move has already affected titles that were due to start development, including the next iteration of Tiger Woods PGA Tour.
Following deep cutbacks across its entire business, EA has made another cost-saving measure by choosing to rein in its outsourcing for game development. One of the EA Sports title that has already been affect it is Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15.
According to Kotatu (http://kotaku.com/ea-sports-also-hurts-after-a-rough-week-of-painful-cuts-483860247), EA had planned to outsource development of the game, while its in-house team at EA Tiburon focused on creating PGA Tour 16 for next generation systems.
However, following the resignation of CEO John Riccitello last month, that plan now appears to have been scrapped. The game hasn’t be resigned to any internal EA team for any platform, so is currently on hiatus.
EA has been a major users of outscourcing development to outside studios for many of its franchises, include the The Sims, Need for Speed and FIFA.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/44006/EA-retreat-from-outsourcing-leaving-games-on-hiatus
Electronic Arts is cutting back on outsourcing, and the move has already affected titles that were due to start development, including the next iteration of Tiger Woods PGA Tour.
Following deep cutbacks across its entire business, EA has made another cost-saving measure by choosing to rein in its outsourcing for game development. One of the EA Sports title that has already been affect it is Tiger Woods PGA Tour 15.
According to Kotatu (http://kotaku.com/ea-sports-also-hurts-after-a-rough-week-of-painful-cuts-483860247), EA had planned to outsource development of the game, while its in-house team at EA Tiburon focused on creating PGA Tour 16 for next generation systems.
However, following the resignation of CEO John Riccitello last month, that plan now appears to have been scrapped. The game hasn’t be resigned to any internal EA team for any platform, so is currently on hiatus.
EA has been a major users of outscourcing development to outside studios for many of its franchises, include the The Sims, Need for Speed and FIFA.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/44006/EA-retreat-from-outsourcing-leaving-games-on-hiatus