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He’s at it again – seemingly miffed by being out of the headlines for the best part of 12 hours, EA boss John Riccitiello has openly encouraged Nintendo to slash yet more from the Wii’s RRP as he believes doing so will allow it to tap into the PS2’s still …
Read More »Riccitiello: Bad press affecting EA stock
Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello has claimed negative press contributed to recent slumps in the publisher’s stock. Speaking to Industry Gamers, the CEO went on to describe how coverage of the firm’s Q2 and first half results has also been damaged employee morale. A lot of negative articles were written …
Read More »Riccitiello hails 1bn gamers
With a market as disparate as video games, hard stats are always tough to come by – but EA boss John Riccitiello reckons that the global audience for gaming now stands at a massive one billion. Conservatively, if I add up mobile users that play games, social network people that …
Read More »Riccitiello talks pre-owned and pirate â??marketsâ??
And the EA boss says DLC can counter the threat posed by both
Read More »Riccitiello compares piracy to pre-owned
John Riccitiello has stated that the emerging force that is post-release downloadable content is the key tool in battling both the pre-owned market and piracy. The consumer seems to really like this idea that there is extra stuff,” Riccitiello told Nightly Business Report. The consumer wants more, and when you …
Read More »Dead Space 2 confirmed
The news is not surprising, but EA has for the first time officially confirmed what we all suspected – Dead Space 2 is in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Much like its predecessor, Dead Space 2 is being developed by Visceral Games. It will once again star protagonist …
Read More »Mobigame to pull Edgy amid EA legal fears
Langdell accused of trying to claim retroactive ownership of Mobigameâ??s Edge to reinforce his own trademark
Read More »MOH gunning for COD
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out the inspiration behind EA’s decision to set the next Medal of Honor title in the modern day – and boss John Riccitiello has now openly spoke about his desire to topple Activision’s Call of Duty from atop of the FPS hierarchy. I’m …
Read More »EALA and DICE fuse for Afghan Medal of Honor
EA moves to directly compete on Infinity Wardâ??s grounds
Read More »Medal of Honor heads to Afghanistan
Publisher EA has, as revealed by MCV early last month, announced that its next Medal of Honor title will ditch the series’ traditional WWII theme in favour of a contemporary setting – more specifically, Afghanistan. Simply called Medal of Honor, the game, which is being seen as a re-set for …
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