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Minds behind Minecraft say their independent spirit is key to their success
Read More »Persson: ‘I owe my fans’
Minecraft convention might 'make a loss' says Notch, but he wants to celebrate with gamers
Read More »When EA’s CEO met the men behind Minecraft
Riccitiello flew to Stockholm to meet Notch, but soon realised he wasn't for sale
Read More »EA touts ‘close tie between developers and marketers’
Riccitiello once again pushes his business as the most proactive in games
Read More »EA to buy PopCap in deal worth $750 million
Peggle studio 'to accelerate EA push towards a $1 billion digital business'
Read More »$400m at stake as Activision takes EA to court
Reputations, the Modern Warfare IP and vast sums of cash on the line in 'landmark lawsuit'
Read More »EA CEO wants COD to "rot from the core"
EA boss John Riccitiello wants Call of Duty to rot from the core”. Or in other words, he wants Battlefield 3 to draw the hardcore gamers away from Modern Warfare 3, leaving Activision’s franchise to the mainstream consumers. A lot of people bought Modern Warfare more for the coffee table …
Read More »Riccitiello: Elite coming too early
John Riccitiello believes Activision is "leading with its chin" when it comes to launching Elite. Speaking to Industry Gamers, the EA CEO believes that Elite would have been better off” launching after Modern Warfare 3 had been released, and that Activision pushing the service is a response to the quality …
Read More »Riccitiello: BF3 footage "got Koticks goat"
John Riccitiello is confident his company has got Kotick’s goat” with Battlefield 3. The EA chief was speaking to Reuters about claims from Bobby Kotick that all of the BF3 footage seen so far has been from the PC version. Riccitiello assured fans that it was console footage, and cheekily …
Read More »Kotick doubts Battlefield 3 console credentials
E3 2011: 'We have only seen a PC version of DICE project', Activision boss says
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