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Battlefield 4 launched with a number of major bugs and issues, which forced developer DICE to suspend all DLC development until it could get the game working. It generated a significant fan backlash, and one that EA boss Andrew Wilson agrees with, calling the state of the game ‘unacceptable’. "For …
Read More »Multiple EA execs sell off company shares
A trio of EA’s top executives have sold off either all or a significant portion of their company shares, according to new SEC filings from the firm. GameSpot highlights the filing, which states executive vice president Patrick Soderlund and general counsel Stephen Bene have sold off all of their stock …
Read More »EA exploring virtual reality game development
Publisher looking at modality of play and how this could work on VR
Read More »EA’s Wilson: Sony and Microsoft to face console challengers
New CEO expects duopoly of console market to be shaken by Apple, Roku
Read More »EA CEO: Console living room dominance will likely end
The living room dominance Microsoft and Sony experience with consoles will soon be challenged, EA CEO Andrew Wilson reckons. Games Industry reports Wilson touched on the subject with investors this week at the Credit Suisse 2013 Technology Conference, stating that in a matter of a few years company’s including Apple, …
Read More »EA executives shake up management roles
A week after Andrew Wilson’s promotion to EA CEO, the company has made some management role tweaks to fill in the gaps. According to an internal memo leaked by an anonymous source to Venture Beat, EA Games label vice president Patrick Soderlund will become the head of EA Sports. The …
Read More »EA changes executive lineup
Andrew Wilson shuffles deck, all chiefs now report directly to new CEO
Read More »New EA CEO wants dev culture of ‘failing fast’
Wilson says iterating quickly on ideas is the best way to operate 'on the edge of innovation'
Read More »EA appoints Andrew Wilson as CEO
Publisher ends six-month search by promoting from within
Read More »Wilson steps up as new EA CEO
After six months, the search is over, EA’s board of directors has picked the firm’s new CEO. EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson has been named the firm’s new exec leader, announced by the firm in a corporate blog post tonight. According to board executive chairman Larry Probst, EA has been …
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