预计于明年发售的《质量效应3》和《战地3》两大EA游戏巨作似乎会在2012年3月末推出掌机和手机版本。

EA下个财政年度的游戏发布时间表显示，《战地3》将于第三季度（游戏邦注：2011年10月1日至2011年12月31日间。）发布，支持控制器和PC平台。《质量效应3》的情况与之类似，预计于第四季度（游戏邦注：2012年1月1日至2012年3月31日。）发布。正如众人所期待的那样，这两款游戏还会有掌机或手机版本。

《战地》和《质量效应》之前都曾在iOS系统设备上出现过，即《战地：叛逆连队2》和《质量效应：银河》。在5月4日的电话会议上，EA提及公司将在E3展上公布《质量效应3》某些细节内容，包括新体验方式。掌机或手机游戏恰好符合公司的这种说法。

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以下是其他有价值的EA相关报道：

1、《模拟人生》系列新游戏计划于今年第三财政季度发布，支持控制器和掌机/手机平台。

2、《阿玛拉王国：惩罚》和《极限滑雪》将于今年第四财政季度发布控制器和PC版本。

3、2011财政年度（游戏邦注：2010年4月1日至2011年3月31日。）期间，《荣誉勋章》和《极品飞车：热力追踪》总计售出850万套。

4、就批发数量（出售给零售商的数量）而言，7款于第四财政季度（游戏邦注：2011年1月1日至2011年3月31日。）发布的EA游戏销售量超过100万套。《孤岛危机2》、《龙腾世纪2》和《死亡空间2》各售出逾200万套。与初作同期销售量相比，《死亡空间2》累积销售量已高出40%。

5、算上数字销售，《战地：叛逆连队2》已售出逾700万套，《FIFA 11》售出1200万套。《荣誉勋章》、《极品飞车：热力追踪》和《劲爆美式橄榄球11》的销售量都突破500万套。

6、EA首席执行官John Riccitiello澄清媒体误解，称《战地3》和今年的《使命召唤》总营销资金可能超过1亿美元，《战地3》单款游戏并没有花费那么多资金做营销。

7、就EA近期收购《Flight Control》和《Real Racing》开发商Firemint事宜，有传言称公司为此花费了1亿美元。EA表示真正支付的收购费用远比报道的少，但拒绝透露确切的数值。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3 Getting Handheld or Mobile Versions

It looks as if both Mass Effect 3 and Battlefield 3, two of EA’s biggest games releasing in the next year, will be getting handheld and/or mobile versions before the end of next March.

EA’s release calendar for the upcoming fiscal year lists Battlefield 3 for a Q3 release (meaning any time between October 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011) on consoles and PC, as expected, in addition to handheld/mobile. The same is also the case for Mass Effect 3, albeit for a Q4 release (January 1, 2012 – March 31, 2012).

Both Battlefield and Mass Effect have appeared on iOS previously; BF with Bad Company 2 and ME with Mass Effect Galaxy. During a conference call today, EA mentioned the company would be revealing some new details about Mass Effect 3 at E3 including something about “some new ways to play.” A handheld/mobile game would certainly fit that description.

Other newsworthy tidbits from Electronic Arts’ financial results follow below.

A new game in The Sims series is planned for consoles and handheld/mobile for release during fiscal Q3 (October 1 through December 31).

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and SSX are coming to console and PC during fiscal Q4 (January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012).

During fiscal year 2011 (April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011), Medal of Honor and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit sold through about 8.5 million units combined.

As for sell in figures (which is how many copies were sold to retailers as opposed to consumers), seven EA games released in fiscal Q4 (January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011) have sold more than 1 million units; Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2, and Dead Space 2 have sold more than two million units each. Dead Space 2′s cumulative sales “are currently 40% higher than sales of the original Dead Space game over a comparable period.”

Including digital sales, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has sold in more than 7 million units and FIFA 11 sold in 12 million units. The five million units sold-in mark was surpassed by Medal of Honor, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and Madden NFL 11.

Contrary to some reports which misunderstood what he meant, EA CEO John Riccitiello expects the combined marketing spend of Battlefield 3 and this year’s Call of Duty game will exceed $100 million; BF3 alone won’t spend that much.

Regarding EA’s very recent acquisition of Flight Control and Real Racing developer Firemint, it’s been said that the developer may have cost as much as $100 million. EA says the price paid is actually “vastly lower” than what’s being reported, though it avoided providing a specific figure. (Source: 1UP)