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'Cuts will be minimal' asserts firm, but industry chat now swirls around EA LA
Read More »EA job rumours persist as Chertsey move begins
After A week of rumour and speculation, EA has said that its move to Chertsey is not a headcount-cutting exercise” – yet industry chatter points toward significant cuts in the publisher’s studio operations. MCV revealed last week that CEO John Riccitiello’s plan to split the company into four divisions (EA …
Read More »Bookies back Need For Speed as Christmas number one
EA is all but guaranteed another Christmas number one this year according to both Ladbrokes and Paddy Power, with Need for Speed: Pro Street and FIFA ’08 leading the early betting. While Microsoft’s Halo 3, Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 and Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy are the closest competitors, it …
Read More »EA Chicago closed
The fall out from EA’s corporate restructuring continues, as the publisher confirms its Chicago studio is being closed, MCV sister site Develop reports. EA Chicago had worked on a number of key technology-driven titles for the publisher, including new Fight Night and Def Jam games. The studio was officially opened …
Read More »EA Chicago to close
Studio to be closed 'effective immediately' just a year after opening
Read More »Job losses from Chertsey closure ‘minimal’ says EA
Staff to be relocated to new Guildford studio
Read More »Chertsey closure to result in minimal job losses, says EA
EA has told MCV that job losses subsequent to the closure of its Chertsey facility will be ‘minimal’. As reported on the cover of today’s MCV, a leaked email from earlier in the week by EA CEO John Riccitiello to his staff revealed that ‘every studio, group and division of …
Read More »EA Chertsey facility to close
Electronic Arts is to close its Chertsey, UK facility as part of a large-scale reorganisation of the business. The plan to split the company into four separate labels was announced in June, but was official approved by EA’s board of directors at the start of this week, according to MCV …
Read More »EA to close Chertsey, UK base as part of revamp
Restructuring hits full swing as publisher announces Q2 financials
Read More »Riccitiello: Software prices must come down
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has predicted that video games’ pricing model will be forced to change in the next decade – and said that EA may be one of the first to experiment. Speaking to Berkley Haas School of Business, Riccitiello said the standard next-gen software price of $59.99/49.99 …
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