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Publisher EA has confirmed that next year’s iteration of its Need for Speed IP will not be a sequel to either Shift or Nitro but will instead be the still mysterious Criterion developed instalment. Speaking after EA’s recent financial report, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau confirmed: In recent years, …
Read More »EA falls out of love with new IP
Rapidly changing publisher EA has revealed that as well as shedding a huge 1,500 jobs, the company has also ditched a dozen announced projects to focus on its established and successful franchises. The admission flies in the face of statements made by CEO John Riccitiello earlier this year where the …
Read More »Losses up 26% at EA
Publisher EA has suffered another disappointing financial period with news that it suffered a $391m loss in its second quarter – a 26 per cent increase compared to the 310m loss in the same period a hear before. GAAP revenue was also down 12 per cent at $788m. In the …
Read More »EA: $100m at stake on Playfish performance
Playfishâ??s price tag could peak at $400 million
Read More »EA buys Playfish
Electronic Arts has confirmed plans to buy social games firm Playfish for over $250m. The news confirms reports from last month that the games publisher was acquiring the Facebook experts. Playfish will operate within EA Interactive, a division of EA focused on the web and on wireless – EA has …
Read More »It’s true: EA buys Playfish
Reports of $250m+ acquisition confirmed after weeks of speculation
Read More »EA: Flips can grow DS audience
Electronic Arts is confident that its new Flips range of e-books for kids can not only be a sales success – but actually widen the audience of Nintendo’s DS. And the firm told MCV this week that it believes any prospect of introducing Harry Potter books into the range would …
Read More »EA: PES is struggling
With FIFA 10 taking EA’s football series to new critical and commercial heights, the publisher has lashed out at Konami’s rival series Pro Evolution Soccer. PES is struggling like most other non-mainstream franchises,” EA UK’s vice president Keith Ramsdale stated at an EA press event earlier this week, according to …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 CE announced
Electronic Arts has lifted the lid on the Collector’s Edition of highly-anticipated BioWare RPG, Mass Effect 2. Featuring a copy of the game and a variety of extras in a premium tin case, the Collector’s Edition will be released alongside the standard version on January 29th. Purchasers will be given …
Read More »Riccitiello calls for download data
EA boss John Riccitiello has said that the time has come for analysts and data providers to reveal market download numbers to publishers. Speaking to Fox News about the growth of digital downloads – and how the recession has hit the packaged goods business – Riccitiello said: One of the …
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