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Yet more studios fall under EA's cost-cutting measures, say reports
Read More »Riccitiello: Creativity and profit go hand in hand
John Riccitiello, the boss of US publishing giant EA, is back on the quality bandwagon after telling The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences that the quest for profitable games in no ways jeopardises the quality of titles being released. Some of my greatest beliefs regarding gaming are that our …
Read More »Mythic suffers job losses
It seems that the Mythic Entertainment, the developer of successful PC MMO Warhammer: Online, has become the latest EA-owned studio to face losses as a result of the cost-cutting measures currently being implemented by the North American games publisher. MCV’s sister website Developmag.com has the full story – click here …
Read More »Job losses at Mythic
Warhammer Online developer the latest to be affected by EA cost-cutting measures
Read More »Bobby Kotick comes under the Forbes spotlight
Leading US business journal Forbes has published a detailed tribute to the personal success of Activision and Blizzard CEO and president Bobby Kotick, explaining how the entrepreneur used the EA publishing model to build the now biggest games publisher in the world. The article reads: When Kotick stumbled across his …
Read More »Pandemic Australia let go
EA studio's Brisbane office victim of The Dark Knight canning
Read More »Pandemic Brisbane cut off by EA?
If rumours are to be believed, US publisher Electronic Arts has told Pandemic Studios’ Brisbane-based Australian office that it has been set free” from its ties to the company. Kotaku reports that the Destroy All Humans developer has been allowed to retain its original IP, staff and equipment, and is …
Read More »EA cuts ties with Pandemic Brisbane?
Rumours suggest that publisher has â??set freeâ? Australian arm of developer
Read More »Trivial Pursuit coming to next-gen
US publisher EA is set to bring family board game favourite Trivial Pursuit to a host of games platforms this March, with versions planned for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, mobile phones and online on Pogo.com. CasualGaming.biz has the complete story – click here for more details.
Read More »EA to make a move for Glu?
Rumours are circulating that Electronic Arts is considering the acquisition of specialist mobile games rival Glu following the notable activity of the mobile firm’s stock on Nasdaq last week, which traded 65 per cent higher on double normal trading volumes while the index as a whole fell. For the full …
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