Electronic Arts will be shifting to a higher gear this December with the release of the first downloadable add-on pack for Need for Speed: Shift's PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. Even better, it's gonna be free.

Following up on earlier rumors of Pandemic Studios' closure, Kotaku reports that an internal Electronic Arts memo has confirmed the studio's fate.

Rumor has it that Electronic Arts will be adding more people to its list of cut employees. The target? Pandemic Studios.

Electronic Arts and Visceral Games' video game interpretation of the Divine Comedy, Dante's Inferno (PS3, PSP, and Xbox 360) is looking pretty sharp. Now while we're still waiting for the demo to drop in December, the developers has released a brand story trailer of the game giving us a more in depth view of Dante's journey to hell. Watch the video after the break.

Ever thought of taking Isaac's plasma cutter into an online match to see who's better at Dead Space's strategic dismemberment concept? If an Electronic Arts job listing is any indication, we may be able to find out once Dead Space 2 rolls around.

Looks like someone's getting jealous of all the attention Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is getting. After a long bout of silence from Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor franchise, we now have the publisher saying that they're looking at the "revitalization" of the said franchise, stat.

Shortly after their acquisition of Playfish, Electronic Arts is set to streamline operations, sacking 1,500 employees from different levels, and canning 12 unannounced projects. Speaking in an investor conference call, chief financial officer John Brown gave out the details.

Electronic Arts' Need for Speed racing franchise has been on a downward spiral in the past few years, and even EA admits it. They're now taking steps to recapture the franchise's glory days, and among their gambits is tapping Burnout devs Criterion Games for a new Need for Speed title set for release in 2010.

Electronic Arts has released the sixth developer diary for Dante's Inferno (PS3, PSP, and Xbox 360), the controversial video game adaptation based on the epic first part of Dante's Divine Comedy. In the latest video installment, the developer's opens up the sixth circle of hell, heresy. 'Nough said, take a good look at the devils backyard after the jump.

Electronic Arts' MMA may not be getting anything from the UFC, but EA Sports managed to sign Strikeforce into their stable as a premier league, bringing a few familiar names into the game. Read up and learn more.