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Minecraft convention might 'make a loss' says Notch, but he wants to celebrate with gamers
Read More »When EA’s CEO met the men behind Minecraft
Riccitiello flew to Stockholm to meet Notch, but soon realised he wasn't for sale
Read More »Moore and Gibeau promoted in EA reshuffle
EA CEO John Riccitiello has announced a number of promotions and a new label at the global publisher. Writing on the company’s official blog, he has confirmed that Peter Moore is now Chief Operating Officer of EA, and Frank Gibeau will serve as President of the EA Labels. Moore steps …
Read More »EA touts ‘close tie between developers and marketers’
Riccitiello once again pushes his business as the most proactive in games
Read More »Brand Map: Football games
Time to start gearing up for the latest annual Q4 football game showdown between Electronic Arts and Konami.FIFA 12 versus Pro Evolution Soccer 2012. It seems that despite treading on each other’s toes, there are some clear differentiations growing between these two old rivals. In developing the Brand Maps GameVision …
Read More »EA could lose $1bn over athlete lawsuit
A US judge has denied EA’s dismissal of a court case over player likenesses which could result in a heavy pay-out. Former Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller and former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon took legal action against EA and sports association NCAA two years ago, reports USA …
Read More »MCV INTERVIEW: Rod Cousens on… Wii U, Vita, EA and pre-owned
The veteran Codemasters CEO has no qualms about speaking his mind, particularly when it comes to the UK games industry. And with those E3 announcements still fresh in the memory and Christmas nearly upon us, Christopher Dring sat down with the man himself to discuss everything from the challenges at …
Read More »$16 iPhone game rebels from cult of free
Premium priced Final Fantasy may chart new path to mobile success
Read More »No EA Season Ticket for PS3
The new EA Sports Season Ticket digital game download service will not arrive on PS3 in the UK and Europe. EA says it has not reached an agreement with Sony, which means for now the service will only go live on PS3 in North America, Australia and New Zealand. Those …
Read More »EA hopes to resolve issues with Steam
Electronic Arts has said it wants to "work out an agreement" with Valve that will see its games return to the Steam download service. Sources have previously told MCV that the ongoing disagreement between EA and Steam derives from the publisher’s decision to sell DLC for its games exclusively through …
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