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Despite Microsoft’s assertion that it has "broken industry models" by stealing control of the current generation five years into its life cycle, EA boss John Riccitiello says that the Xbox brand is not yet able to stand toe-to-toe with Sony’s PlayStation. "I think that Microsoft has done great work the …
Read More »Riccitiello attacks COD, Treyarch
EA CEO John Riccitiello has launched his most scathing attack on the Call of Duty franchise yet, criticising both developer Treyarch and Activision’s leading executives. "I don’t know that having two guys that probably don’t play the games, in the form of the CEO of Vivendi and the CEO of …
Read More »Bulletstorm includes Gears of War 3 beta
EA is offering players who buy the Bulletstorm Epic Edition early access to Gears of War 3. Developer Epic Games has teamed up with Bulletstorm publisher EA and Gears of War 3 publisher Microsoft to offer the cross-game incentive. The Xbox 360 Bulletstorm special edition – on sale February 25th …
Read More »EA undercuts indies in App Store discount spree
Publisher dominates unit sales chart as games go £0.99
Read More »EA cuts prices to dominate App Store
EA Mobile has dropped the price of the majority of its iPhone games range to $0.99 (59p). The news comes following dozens of big games hitting the App Store at once, aiming for chart position in the run-up to Christmas. The results can be seen in the US App Store …
Read More »EA: Nintendo needs to offer Apple-like support
EA boss John Riccitiello reckons Nintendo needs to take a leaf out of Apple’s book when it comes to third-party support. The publisher’s CEO cited the iPad manufacturer as a prime example of how a platform holder should help external publishers and claimed Nintendo is too focused on its own …
Read More »Riccitiello: $99 Wii would explode Nintendos sales
John Riccitiello has come up with a solution to Nintendo’s falling profits: cut the price of the Wii to just $99. The Electronic Arts CEO believes that such a price point would help the platform holder’s sales explode” at retail, according to Industry Gamers. He also claims this would keep …
Read More »Grammy Awards an insult to games
EA’s music boss has slammed the Grammy Awards for not giving games the recognition they deserve. He called on organisers The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) – to learn from BAFTA and show games ‘respect.’ I’ve been spearheading a campaign to get the Grammy Awards to recognise …
Read More »David Haye starring in next PWNED_
Boxing star David Haye will feature in the next episode of EA’s online video games magazine PWNED_, which will hit the internet this Friday December 17th. PWNED_ is EA’s new monthly video magazine that offers exclusive news and insight into the publisher’s upcoming triple-A titles. The London-born WBA World Heavyweight …
Read More »EA: One big hit can save music genre
The struggling music genre just needs one big hit to get it out of the doldrums, says EA’s worldwide music executive Steve Schnur. And he hinted to MCV that EA has a few titles on the way that could be just the answer. His comments came in response to questions …
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