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Originally Posted by wraggster

'Our plan was to break one million subscribers'

Bioware’s The Old Republic has been a successful release for publisher Electronic Arts, the company’s CEO has claimed.
Speaking to CNBC, John Riccitiello said the plan for the MMO had always been to surpass one million subscribers, and believes the current number of registered users had beaten those expectations.

“When we originally started the franchise, our plan was to break one million subscribers,” he said.

Originally Posted by wraggster

Stainless Games is aiming to release Carmageddon: Reincarnationby raising $400,000 on Kickstarter by June 6th.
The original Carmageddon was released on PC back in 1997 and although being heavily criticised for its excessive violence, sold over two million copies.
After years of negotiations, Stainless Games finally bought back all the right to Carmageddon from publisher Square Enix and the developers are now able to reboot the brand.
Carmageddon: Reincarnation is a re-boot of everything

Originally Posted by wraggster

Just when you thought the Sims 3 add-ons and expansion packs might've slowed down for a second, EA has announced a new one that ties in fashion label Diesel.
The Sims 3 Diesel Stuff pack includes Diesel and 55DSL apparel for male and female characters, as well as Diesel home furnishings. Imagine, next time a fashion-conscious young geek (if there is such a thing), comes into the shop, you could now have the perfect games title for them.
"We always look to create content in stuff