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State support helps increase investment in EA Sports games, exec says

Build an online ecosystem first, make money from it later, says EA chief

Social games giant lost out to EA's potential $1.3 billion buyout

Ahead of his Develop Conference keynote, EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson explains EA's psychological examination of online entertainment

Long-term industry face and EA founder Trip Hawkins has revisited the two-decade old debate about platform holder software licensing, blaming it for the death of creativity in the modern market. I think we actually had our golden age when game development was using floppy disks and it was an open …

Publisher EA has announced the names of a fresh bunch of titles that will see support for their multiplayer components cut in the coming weeks. August 11th will see shut-offs for the likes of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat on Xbox 360, Medal of Honor duo Airborne and Heroes on PSP …

The realisation last night of EA’s much-rumoured buyout of PopCap has positioned the publisher as one of the powerhouses of digital gaming, according to EA boss John Riccitiello. The outspoken exec told investors last night that the move is EA’s first step toward becoming a $1bn a year digital gaming …

Peggle studio 'to accelerate EA push towards a $1 billion digital business'

Electronic Arts has acquired the social games studio Ohai, according to reports. The deal has not been confirmed by EA, though investment publication Venturebeat believes the studio has been purchased for a small fee. Ohai raised $6 million in January 2009, though its first major Facebook project, the vampire MMO …

New owners for the Facebook and Flash studio Ohai, according to reports