- With complaints about bugs and connectivity issues piling up for Electronics Arts' (EA -7.3%) recently-launched Battlefield 4, EA's DICE unit (responsible for developing the game) is halting the release of additional Battlefield 4 expansion packs, and is also stopping work on all "future projects," until the game's issues are sorted out.
- EA investors aren't responding well to the news. Without healthy sales of Battlefield 4 and its $50 premium service, EA could struggle to hit its Dec. quarter forecasts. Moreover, DICE's project halts could delay the release of two anticipated titles: Star Wars: Battlefront (due in 2015) and Mirror's Edge 2 (due in 2015/2016).
- Activision (ATVI -2%), whose mainstay Call of Duty franchise is the top rival to EA's Battlefield franchise, is also selling off.