Riccitiello: EA To Announce “Very Exciting” FPS Entry “Later In The Year”
EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that it’s to announce a “very exciting” FPS title “later” this year.
Speaking in the publisher’s Q3 financial call last night, Riccitiello dropped the heavy hint at the end while discussing EA’s current and future FPS line-up.
“I’ve been saying that it’s our long-term goal to take back the first-person shooter category leadership. We made strong progress in calendar ’10 over calendar ’09,” he said.
“This year, with the trail end of Battlefield Bad Company 2 still doing well, Medal of Honor doing well, Crysis [2] and Bulletstorm, we’re clearly going to make more progress on our goal, and that’s before we get to what I think is going to be a very exciting entry later in the year that we’re not yet announcing.”
Although Riccitiello didn’t drop any hints as to what it could be, but it’s being speculated that it’s going to be Battlefield 3, which is due to be formally revealed at GDC on March 1 as part of an EA Partners press conference.
Via VG247
Feb 2nd, 2011 at 8:17 pm
I wonder what it could be? 🙄 2011 full of surprises
Feb 2nd, 2011 at 8:28 pm
@GamerKid
I guess it’s Battlefield 3 as EA currently has only one FPS in its hand that is still to be released(unless they are hiding any of their other projects to us).
I’d be very surprised if it doesn’t turn out to be Battlefield 3.
Feb 2nd, 2011 at 8:33 pm
I hope it’s another title then we’ll get double the FPS treat from EA
Feb 3rd, 2011 at 1:48 pm
@ sng
i also guess its gna b battlefield 3…….and 2011’s gettin hotter day by day……
Feb 3rd, 2011 at 1:51 pm
EA is starting to die out….so i hope some explosions can make a BANG for em……