Front Page Sports: Ski Racing

An impressive fighting game that strays further than ever from the sport’s reality.

2K Games has announced the formation of Small Axe Studios, a new developer that it says will be focused on building a new "blockbuster" sports franchise. While the publisher--which is owned by Take-Two Interactive--has commented which sport will be joining its other franchises, it looks like 2K might be taking on EA's annual soccer series, EA Sports FC. Currently, Small Axe Studios includes several former EA developers, with Aaron McHardy as studio head. McHardy had previously been in charge of EA's FIFA franchise for 15 years, and other notable names include Gary Peterson as Small Axe's

With EA's acquisition by Saudi Arabia now complete, there have been a couple changes at the top.

EA announces EA Advertising, enabling deeper brand integration for its portfolio of sports titles, such as Madden NFL and EA Sports FC.