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Several next-gen games affected by publisherâ??s decision to switch off the servers
Read More »Viacom wants Rock Band repay
MTV owner seeks money formally paid in bonuses to Rock Band developer Harmonix
Read More »EA and Hasbro shift 8 million games
Electronic Arts has announced that its Hasbro-branded titles have racked up global sales of more than eight million units within the last year. The publisher has launched 20 different Hasbro brands across 18 major platforms since the two firms formed a strategic alliance back in August 2007, including consoles – …
Read More »EA cuts losses though warns tough market
Shares fall after the publisher shows $82 million loss
Read More »EA to shrink external dev partnerships
Global publisher looks to heightened profitability via focused internal projects
Read More »Playfish to build on EA IP this year
Recently acquired studio may be working on seminal PC franchise The Sims
Read More »UK CHARTS: Mass Effect 2 shoots to No.1
Mass Effect 2 is this week’s UK No.1 According to GfK Chart-Track data for the week ending January 30th, the PC/360 title was the best-selling game, knocking two-week champion Just Dance from the top. Mass Effect 2 had, according to EA, debuted with 2m units sold – the game has …
Read More »Ex-EA attacks Riccitielloâ??s ‘bankrupt strategy’
Lasky slams wastefully high dev budget and commercial flops
Read More »Riccitiello touts EA’s digital strength
While the publisher is experiencing a difficult time with its boxed products – EA’s digital operation continues to flourish. In fact, EA CEO John Riccitiello reckons that if its digital business was independent it would be ‘one of the biggest direct content companies in the world’. During its earnings call …
Read More »EA lowers revenue projections
'Soft' December in Europe and lower shipments in North America dent full-year earnings
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