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43 jobs saved as German studio expands into the UK

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 …

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 …

EA CEO explains company's increased internal focus on Nintendo titles

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 …

"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 …

$641m Q3 losses forces publisher to up previous redundancy estimates

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 …

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 …

German studio swoops for beleaguered UK team, says report