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In a surprise move, it has been confirmed that EA’s free-to-play PC adaptation of its football series FIFA Online 2 has been shut down in China. The9 has entered into mutual agreement with Electronic Arts for early termination of EA Sports FIFA Online 2 license and commercial operation of the …

John Riccitiello has a plan to outsell Call of Duty: Make a better game. And make a better game again.” In an interview with Kotaku, the EA CEO said the publisher plans to develop and release a string of high-rated titles that will enable the firm to eventually dethrone Activision’s …

Can the publishing giant foster dev independence in a brutal market? We ask games label boss Frank Gibeau

â??We were in the middle of a nail-biterâ?? says the firmâ??s CEO

EA boss gives the Mac firm a vote of confidence

Microsoft’s incredible financial might may have allowed it to break into the console market in the last decade, but what chance could any potential new contender realistically have of doing the same? Not much, according to EA vice president Eric Soderlund, though he can name one company who might just …

Reformed publisher predicts the sector will reach $4.5 billion in 2013

Those without established brands are 'in a increasingly precarious position'

Publisher EA has pledged a big drive toward emerging digital markets – a strategy in direct contrast to rival Activision, which just yesterday pledged to exact opposite. Speaking at the Credit Suisse 2010 Technology Conference, chief financial officer Eric Brown said that a principal growth driver has been downloads for …

The skateboarding genre will never again boast the power it enjoyed in the last decade, EA CEO John Riccitiello has claimed. When it comes to action sports, I think that’s going to be an ongoing exciting genre," Riccitiello told Kotaku. But at least for the level of excitement out there, …