EA has revealed that 11 new games are headed to consoles and PC during its 2014 fiscal
year which began on April 1 this year and will run through March 31, next year.
EA Labels president Frank Gibeau says that in addition to announced games like Battlefield
4, Madden 25, FIFA 14, NCAA Football 2014, NHL 14, and The Sims 4, other upcoming games
include new entries in the NBA Live and Need for Speed franchises.
He says: "We're very focused on getting into the NBA business in a significant way this
year."
We can expect more details at E3 next month.
Last year's NBA Live 13 ended up being cancelled.
The last NBA Live, NBA Live 10, was released in 2009.
A next-gen Need for Speed, meanwhile, was outed by job listings last October
Gibeau did imply that these new games could be for PlayStation 4 or the next Xbox, noting
that "regarding next generation consoles, we are under a non-disclosure agreement with
our platform partners.
However, we're planning a full reveal at E3 including more next-generation titles in development
for fiscal year 2014.
This will include breakthroughs in graphics and gameplay for some of our biggest franchises
including Battlefield, FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, and Need for Speed."
In addition to the 11 console and PC games, EA will also release 15 new mobile games during
the fiscal year, including Plants vs Zombies 2 and "a new game from the Bejeweled team."
Gibeau clarified that we shouldn't expect any new Star Wars games in this fiscal year.
So not before March 31, 2014.
As far as what else EA has planned, we do know Respawn Entertainment's first game will
be shown at E3.
You can expect any other announcements to come at EA's E3 press conference, which will
take place on Monday, June 10th.
You can watch the press conference live on IGN with pre- and post-show analysis and special
guests.
Until then, stay tuned to IGN.