EA president: Skate, Mass Effect sequels, new Burnout in development

Posted Feb 13, 2008 at 9:20AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: News, Titles, Games Tags: Electronic Arts, Frank Gibeau, Microsoft, Microsoft Game Studios, Skateboarding, Tony Hawk

In a presentation to industry analysts, Electronic Arts' president Frank Gibeau let slip that they will be releasing sequels for both Skate (Xbox 360, PS3) and Mass Effect as well as a new Burnout game.

The sequel to Skate and new Burnout game are expected to be released in the publisher's 2009 fiscal year. While the Burnout game would be pretty much expected, the company's focus on Skate has been heralded by Gibeau as an attempt to dethrone Tony Hawk's Pro Skater as the most popular title in the genre:

Tony Hawk has been the Madden of that category for a very long time, and our performance in this first year of skateboarding has greatly exceeded my expectations. I know they're going to come back and be competitive, but these are the fights that EA knows how to win.

With regards to the Mass Effect sequel, Gibeau made it clear that this series "will be a franchise for [EA] for a very long time." The use of the word franchise definitely means that we can expect to hear more from Commander Shepard in the future.

As an interesting side-note, Gibeau also mentioned that EA will eventually be taking over publishing duties for the game from Microsoft Game Studios. While this seems like a pretty good move considering the success of the product, could this also mean that Mass Effect might be going multi-platform in the future?

It looks like Electronic Arts has some pretty big games planned for 2009 and beyond. We'll just have to wait and see if EA's ventures prove successful or not.

Via GameSpot

This story sucks? This story rocks!

Vote Now!

(0)

(0)

• Accessories
• Add-ons
• Applications
• Artwork
• Batteries
• Cheats
• Deals
• Emulators
• Events
• Featured Articles
• Firmware
• Flash Applications
• Flash games
• Game Demos
• Games
• Hacks & Exploits
• Homebrew Applications
• Homebrew Demos
• Homebrew Development
• Homebrew Emulators
• Homebrew Games
• Homebrew Themes
• How-To
• Humor
• Imports
• Interviews

• Magazines
• Mods
• MY QJ
• News
• Off Topic
• On Shelves This Week
• Opinions & Analysis
• Podcasts
• Previews
• PSP Go
• PSP Minis
• PSP Slim & Lite
• QJ How-To Series
• QuickJump QuickGuide
• QuickJump QuickPeek
• Reviews
• Rumors
• Scans
• Screenshots
• Site News
• Titles
• UMD Movies
• Videos
• Weekend Warrior
• Wi-Fi

Sitemap

Newest Downloads

05/22/2012 - 05/27/2012

RGLoader 0v290 Beta	05/27/2012
WiiMod 3.2	05/27/2012
WiiMC v1.2.7	05/25/2012
True Blue Firmeware v2.7	05/24/2012
3DS Video Converter v2.3	05/24/2012
Mobile Assault 1.8.2	05/24/2012
PSP Tools Alpha 0.1	05/22/2012
Newton War	05/22/2012
DaedalusX64 r766	05/22/2012
PSPMarble	05/22/2012
The Undead 4 - Nazi Zombies	05/21/2012
3DSExplorer v1.2.1	05/21/2012
J-Runner v0.2 Beta 275	05/19/2012
Priiloader 0.8 Beta 3	05/19/2012
Quake Rev PAK release 4	05/19/2012

Most Comments this Month
Sound Off: On Game Expirat..	(57)
Pokemon Liquid Crystal! K..	(12)
neur0n Knocks Out An Updat..	(4)
Homebrew - PSP/PS3 PKG Dec..	(3)
Hellcat Working On Recover..	(3)
Japanese gamers fire back..	(2)
PSP homebrew - Lamecraft o..	(2)
PSP Homebrew: 6.xx PRO Onl..	(2)
PSP homebrew - Lamecraft o..	(2)
PSP homebrew - CFW 6.20, 6..	(1)
PSP homebrew - GoTube v1.2	(1)
Custom Firmware PRO-B9 for..	(1)
PSP homebrew - Prometheus..	(1)
Bust Out Your PSP For This..	(1)
PSP homebrew - PSP Install..	(1)
GTA:LCS Cheat Trainer for..	(1)
Custom Firmware 6.35 PRO-B..	(1)
GTA: LCS Cheat Device v0.3	(1)
Square Enix announces Fina..	(1)
LUA Little Fighter 2 v1.60..	(1)
PSP homebrew - LameCraft	(1)
VSHPong Gamma now with On/..	(1)
CSPortable 0.74 - added ne..	(1)
Modern Warfare 3 visits Ji..	(1)
FreePlay: eLoader for the..	(1)

Top Jumps this Month
neur0n Knocks Out An..	(95)
Bust Out Your PSP Fo..	(84)
Pokemon Liquid Cryst..	(80)
PSP homebrew - LameC..	(61)
PSP Comics Reader v2..	(49)
PSP Homebrew: 6.xx P..	(41)
Hellcat Working On R..	(39)
PSP homebrew - DSonP..	(38)
PSP Homebrew - PSPDi..	(38)
neur0n Gives You Mor..	(36)
PSP GBA v1.2: Gamebo..	(31)
Sound Off: On Game E..	(30)
Another CFW Goodie F..	(27)
Soywiz Releases PSP..	(25)
Sound Off: Should Ap..	(25)
Homebrew - PSP/PS3 P..	(22)
GTA: Liberty City St..	(22)
PSP homebrew - Mario..	(20)
EA Shuts Down More S..	(19)
PSP Google Chrome po..	(19)
PSP homebrew - Audio..	(18)
PSP homebrew - PSP L..	(17)
PSP homebrew - PSP..	(17)
PSP CFW: 6.60 ME & L..	(16)
PSX2PSP v0.7: a new..	(16)

Quick Jump Daily Digest

EA president: Skate, Mass Effect sequels, new Burnout in development

Related Stories:

Comments