EA has applauded the services of company founder Timothy Mott, who MCV last week revealed is to retire from the publisher in July. Mott will officially leave EA after the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on July 31st. "Tim is an industry pioneer – one of the founding members …
Read More »Play.com slashes £40 off Rock Band
Play.com have given UK Rock Band fans something to smile about – by cutting the total cost for Rock Band and all the game’s instruments by 40. According to MTV and EA, the suggested UK retail price of the ‘Band In a Box’ SKU of Rock Band – which includes …
Read More »Riccitiello snaps up $1m of EA stock
CEO of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello purchased almost $1 million of the company’s stock on Tuesday – a day after the firm announced it had extended its bid for Take Two. In total, Riccitiello bought $967,000 in stock, or 20,000 shares, at a per-share average of $48.37. The transaction marks …
Read More »EA buys Hands-On Mobile Korea
Studio acquisition will help spearhead EA Mobile's Asian growth plans
Read More »Rock Band to interrupt Champions League final
A Rock Band TV ad starring Xbox 360 community members is to be premiered tonight during ITV’s Champions League final coverage – kicking off a sustained marketing campaign for the game. The commercial was put together by renowned agency McCann Erickson, and stars around 350 Xbox gamers, as well as …
Read More »Take Two: Give It up, EA
Take Two’s Board has once again taken the opportunity to tell the world that EA’s $25.74-per-share tender offer ‘undervalues’ the company – and revealed that it is already talking to other interested parties. EA announced this afternoon that it had extended the deadline for acceptance of its bid until Monday, …
Read More »EA extends Take Two offer
As predicted this morning , Electronic Arts has extended the deadline of its tender offer for Take Two. The last deadline expired at 11.59pm (Eastern Time) on Friday without any response from EA or Take Two’s shareholders. The new deadline gives Take Two’s investors until 11.59pm (Eastern Time) on Monday, …
Read More »Wall Street Journal: EA to extend Take Two deadline
Electronic Arts is expected to extend again the deadline for its hostile tender offer to acquire Take-Two, the Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning. The deadline for EA’s last bid for the Rockstar parent passed by without any announcement on Friday, but the WSJ believes the Redwood company may …
Read More »Countdown to EA/Take Two decision begins
Electronic Arts is just hours away from finding out if it has won over Take Two’s shareholders – and successfully acquired the company. It’s a fascinating time for those that love their numbers; with the big question – will EA CEO John Riccitiello push his bid even higher as time …
Read More »EA Sports culls baseball series
Electronic Arts will not be creating any more MVP NCAA baseball games. That’s according to the Sports Business Journal in the US, which reports the publisher has declined to renew its two-year deal with the league. EA’s rival 2K Sports currently owns the exclusive third-party rights to Major League Baseball …
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