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â??We were in the middle of a nail-biterâ?? says the firmâ??s CEO

Riccitiello snubs the social firm that may have out-valued EA in just three years

The boss of Electronic Arts has popped inflated rumours that the firm wants to buy for-sale developer Harmonix. John Riccitiello said buying Viacom’s Rock Band developer would be like catching a falling knife”. There is going to be a time when perception catches up with the facts,” he said. I’m …

CEO John Riccitiello publicly snubs chance to buy Viacom studio

EA has posted Q4 net revenues of $979 million, up $119 million from 2009’s Q4 tally of $860 million. Profits came in at $30 million, compared with a net loss of $42 million for the prior year. The company said its best performers were Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Mass Effect …

U.S. Expo top man Michael D. Gallagher is confident of a big event this June

Downsized Games joke of â??the dastardly JRâ?? and â??Elaborate Acquisitionsâ??

Recently acquired studio may be working on seminal PC franchise The Sims

Lasky slams wastefully high dev budget and commercial flops

'Soft' December in Europe and lower shipments in North America dent full-year earnings