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European senior VP Jens Uwe Intat explains publisher's change of strategy

Electronic Arts this evening announced it is down-grading projections for both full year revenues and trading during the Christmas season. The firm has lowered its yearly guidance from $3.6bn-$3.9bn down to $3.6bn-$3.675bn. CEO John Riccitiello blamed two factors for the drop: a "soft December for EA and packaged good sector …

Comments made by EA’s CEO in this evening’s investors conference call suggests Star Wars: The Old Republic will be released in Spring 2011. During the call – which discussed the firm’s decision to reduce its projected revenues for FY2010 – John Riccitiello said the firm’s next ‘major MMO’ is making …

Mark Turmell gets the call from downtown, fueling speculation that the Jam brand is set to return

Electronic Arts has announced a trio of new partnerships with leading accessories firms to boost the EA Sports label. Under the new agreements, Sakar International, Sunflex Europe and Accessories 4 Technology will be able to create new peripherals and fitness products based on EA Sports brands, including EA Sports Active. …

Publisher looking to lower cost US states as part of restructuring, says report

EA no longer part of the set up following the Zenimax buyout

ZeniMax Media has won the rights to publish Rage, the anticipated first-person shooter currently in development at id Software. The company, which parents both id and Fallout 3 publisher Bethesda, has revealed Electronic Arts will no longer be involved in the sales and marketing surrounding Rage’s release. Rage will now …

Electronic Arts’ executive vice president of western world publishing, Gerhard Florin, has elected to leave the company at the end of the current financial year (March 31st, 2010), MCV can confirm. Florin has been with EA for 15 years, initially playing a key role in establishing the publisher as the …

Does EAâ??s social games studio have new plans for established IP such as The Sims?