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On the back of some large losses in the publisher’s FYQ3, EA boss John Riccitiello has spoken about the mistakes his company made over the period – and outlined the changes he wants to see in the next 12 months. We are disappointed with our holiday quarter and our FY09 …
Read More »EA: Godfather 2 delayed
Electronic Arts has revealed that its Godfather 2 release will be delayed until its fiscal year 2010. The firm’s CEO John Riccitiello said the move would give the company more time for longer lead marketing”. The game was initially due to release next month in the UK. EA also announced …
Read More »Ricitiello: Wii development is ‘a third to a fourth the cost’ of next-gen
EA CEO explains company's increased internal focus on Nintendo titles
Read More »EA: Mass Effect II and Bad Company 2 announced
EA has announced as part of its latest financial posting that it will release Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Mass Effect II in Q4 this year – adding that the latter title will now be a multi-platform venture. The pair will join a number of others in EA’s 2009 release …
Read More »EA on the year ahead
"We are disappointed with our holiday quarter and our FY09 performance. These results point to three conclusions, which are incorporated into our strategies going forward. In short, we need to start earlier and focus more. "Second, in this environment, we believe our operating expenses are too high and need to …
Read More »EA: FIFA 09 sells 7.8m units
As part of its Q3 financial statement , EA has named FIFA 09 as its top performing title of Q3 2008, with sales topping an impressive 7.8m units worldwide – four per cent up on the performance of FIFA 08 the year before. The publisher’s second best seller, surprisingly, was …
Read More »EA: More job cuts coming as Q3 losses reach $641m
North American publisher EA has announced that it suffered losses totalling $641m for the three months ending December 31st 2008 – this compares to losses of $33m in the same period the year before. Revenue was up, however, hitting $1.65bn compared to $1.5bn in 2007. In further bad news, EA …
Read More »Crytek buys Free Radical
German studio swoops for beleaguered UK team, says report
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Canadian studio
French publisher picks up Action Pants in spite of economic trend
Read More »Lets Tap confirmed for Europe
Sega has confirmed that Let’s Tap will be released in Europe this summer. The Wii game is being developed by Prope, the studio set up by Sonic creator Yuji Naka, and requires gamers to lay a Wii controller on a table or box and tap their way through the game. …
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