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EA will allow its latest offer for Take Two to expire tonight after Electronic Arts accepted Take Two’s offer of a management presentation to its suitor containing non-public information. An exchange of letters between EA CEO John Riccitiello and executive chairman of the board of directors of Take Two Strauss …
Read More »Gears Of War creator signs with EA
EA’s illustrious list of high profile third-party development partners has swelled, with the publisher signing up to publish new IPs from Epic Games and Grasshopper Manufacture. The two join the likes of Harmonix, Valve, Crytek, and id, all currently key partners for EA’s third-party publishing Partners label creating the games …
Read More »EA inks new global dev deals
New IPs from Epic's Polish studio and Japanese Grasshopper Manufacture snapped up by EA Partners
Read More »Criterion Games jump-starts EA’s ‘direct to consumer revolution’
UK studio will offer complete Burnout Paradise download via PlayStation Network
Read More »Spore to hit the cinema?
EA wants to licence upcoming release Spore for use in movies and TV, the game’s developer Will Wright has stated. "With Spore, we’re looking way outside the game space, such as TV, movies, etc. We’re basically planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much wider group of people …
Read More »EA announces Godfather II
Electronic Arts has confirmed that it will release a sequel to its multi-platinum Godfather adaptation in February next year. Developed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, the title will be set in an open world environment lie its predessecor, which was released in 1997. However, EA says that this time …
Read More »‘Slow development of Dark Knight game cost EA $100m’
Long-rumoured but still unconfirmed Pandemic game failed to capture current Batman buzz
Read More »Riccitiello: Crappy licensed games take the industry backwards
It seems that barely a day passes without EA CEO John Riccitiello hitting the headlines – and this time the outspoken boss has lashed out at below-par license-based games. Though Riccitiello admits that EA has churned out some poor licensed titles in its time, he also states that things are …
Read More »Riccitiello: We have the winning formula
EA CEO John Riccitiello has admitted that he doesn’t like some of Activision Blizzard’s business practices – and stated that, when it comes to the right business model, his company has the winning formula”. Speaking to MTV, Riccitiello also stated that the battle between the platform holders – including Apple …
Read More »We should have bet on Wii, admits Riccitiello
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has admitted that the company put too much focus on PS3 and 360 at the beginning of the current console cycle – and largely ignored the potential of Wii. However, Speaking to the San Jose Mercury News, Riccitiello said that his company had since become …
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