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Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. took a hit Tuesday, the day after the video game publisher said it is cutting 1,500 jobs and announced it bought Playfish Inc., a maker of online social games.
Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry.
As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts Inc. has snapped up Playfish Inc., the creator of popular social networking games such as "Who Has the Biggest Brain" and "Pet Society," for $275 million in cash.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal second quarter, which ended in September, on Monday after the market closes. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Two retired NFL players on Monday asked a judge to let them formally support a former college quarterback's legal fight with video game maker Electronic Arts Inc.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter Tuesday, and reaffirmed its adjusted guidance for the full fiscal year.
Changes in accounting for deferred revenue drove Electronic Arts Inc. to report a larger loss and lower sales for its fiscal first quarter amid a seasonal slump for the industry.
Electronic Arts has been playing games with attendees of the nation's biggest video-game trade show.
Maybe it's neat, childish, lucky, ambitious and insane — just depends on what traits gamers choose for their neighborhood of virtual playthings in "The Sims 3," Electronic Arts and Maxis' popular life-simulating game for the PC and Mac.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss Tuesday for its fiscal fourth quarter as it further slashed costs in a quarter that had fewer hit game launches.
Will Wright, the video game designer behind such hits as "The Sims" and "Spore," is leaving game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. after 12 years.
Hurt by weak holiday sales and a slew of charges, video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a wider net loss for its fiscal third quarter and fell short of analysts' expectations Tuesday.
Electronic Arts is steering the popular "Need for Speed" franchise in a new direction.
Electronic Arts Inc. shares took another hit Wednesday after the video game publisher warned it will miss its profit and sales guidance for the fiscal year ending in March.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Tuesday it expects revenue and earnings for fiscal 2009 to miss its prior outlook because of weaker-than-expected holiday sales. The company will also cut more jobs to reduce costs.
Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. declined Friday after October's video game retail sales report from the NPD Group showed a disappointing performance in the music genre.
Following in the footsteps of Nintendo's popular "Wii Fit," the video game publisher known for the "Madden" football games is jumping into fitness software targeted mostly at women.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc., whose titles include "Rock Band," posted a wider quarterly net loss Thursday and said it is laying off about 6 percent of its work force to cut costs as it heads into the most lucrative season for the games industry.
Fans of the popular "Madden NFL" video game by Electronic Arts Inc. can play vintage matchups such as the 1967 Green Bay Packers against the 1971 Dallas Cowboys.
Electronic Arts Inc. is turning to online games to boost its limited presence in Asia, the regional president of the U.S. video game maker said Tuesday.
Now that a potential buyer has walked away, the video game publisher behind the popular "Grand Theft Auto" series could remain an independent company for the foreseeable future.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is retracting its hostile bid for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., but a deal — and a friendly one at that — is likelier than ever.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts says it expects fiscal 2009 profit and sales to grow sharply, fueled by upcoming games such as "Spore," "Mirror's Edge" and "Dead Space."
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss for its fiscal first quarter Tuesday and more than doubled its revenue thanks to soaring sales of games such as "Rock Band" — even as it spent more on marketing and development.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. has again extended the deadline for its $2 billion tender offer to buy smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
What an Updated Road Rash Might've BeenDon't you wish there were a motorcycle racing game where you could beat your opponents mercilessly while passing them at high speeds? There is, friends. It's called Road Rash -- and it's wonderful.
EA Expecting 'Xbox 560' and 'PlayStation 3.5'Speaking at the Hot Chips conference at Stanford, Electronic Arts' Chief Creative Officer Rich Hilleman talked about the changing landscape in the video game industry and how the entire industry is being "re-engineered." [Thanks VentureBeat] Hilleman, who's been in the industry f …
EA to expand control options for 'Fight Night Round 4'Fight Night Round 4 players frustrated with the boxing game's stick-based punching controls will soon be able to use face buttons, Electronic Arts has announced.
Faith-Based Bloggers Slam EA For Staging Fake Religious Protest at E3 | GamePoliticsAt least two faith-based bloggers have raised objections to a fake religious protest staged by Electronic Arts to promote its Dante's Inferno game at E3 last week in Los Angeles.
Sony eyes massive PS3 price cut as EA preps Madden NFL 10San Francisco (CA) - Sony is reportedly eyeing a $100 price cut for its high-end Playstation 3. According to Industy Gamers, the price cut could be timed to coincide with EA's (Electronic Arts) release of Madden NFL 10 in August.
ESPN to open new research facility at Disney's Wide World of SportsWalt Disney World and ESPN are building a new research facility at the Wide World of Sports complex.
Top 5 video game heroines your mother would loveLara Croft? Too superficial. Samus Aran? Wears combat boots. But our top five leading ladies would do you proud at mom's dinner table. Which video game heroines would your mom approve of?
Report: Retired NFL players planning to sue EA and Madden for royaltiesA story on GamePolitics recently pointed our attention to the blog of NFL retiree Dave Pear, where fellow former football player Bernie Parrish announced that a number of retired NFL players are planning to sue Electronic Arts and John Madden for using their likenesses in a numbe …
Top 5 most wanted Virtual Console gamesWouldn't it be great if you could play your favorite NES, Commodore 64, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, TurboGrafx 16 and other classic console and arcade games for a few dollars—on a single system? Savvy gamers already are with Wii's Virtual Console, the online store for retro g …
New Technology Gadget Could Make Wii, Xbox, PS3 ObsoleteWhat if you could stream top-end games to your TV, just like a Youtube video that you can control? You'd never need to buy a console again.
Top 5 most anticipated non-sequel gamesLike tiresome gadget updates that don't improve much on the original, video game sequels have a tendency to sound better than they actually are. For all you gamers who turn your nose at numerical appendices, here are the top 5 non-sequel games of 2009.
Downloading your games? Get ready for extra feesThe business of selling games has rapidly changed over the past few years, mainly because online services have allowed developers to bypass the middleman that is retail stores.
How Electronic Arts Lost Its WayEA is spending too much to make video games for systems that cost too much for consumers, and its new titles aren't hooking gamers. Is it takeover time?
Lawsuit: NFLPA conspired with EA to cheat retired playersEA Sports makes what can only be described as mountains of money from the Madden NFL series. An update is released for every console platform on a yearly basis, and the title continually sells in the millions.
EA seeks to remedy its 'Spore' DRM mistakeApplying a Band-Aid to a gaping head wound, Electronic Arts has decided to apply more liberal protections to its hit game Spore.
EA finally gives up on Take-Two acquisitionIt would have been one of the biggest publishing takeovers in the history of the gaming industry, but it apparently wasn't meant to be: after months of back-and-forth negotiations, EA's long-standing attempt to takeover Take-Two has finally come to an end.
Gamers fight back against lackluster Spore gameplay, bad DRMSpore, after more than 10 years of development time, is finally available for the PC and Mac. The game comes from the mind of the talented Will Wright, the man who gave us The Sims and the original SimCity titles.
Electronic Arts Bets Big on a New GameThis week, Electronic Arts Inc. will release Spore, one of the most talked-about titles in videogame history. It had better be good.
Getting paid to play video games. It's the wet dream of every nerd, stoner, couch potato and teenager in the world. But is it really as awesome as it sounds? Well, it depends on who you ask. First, let's shatter some stereotypes:
There are curious hypotheticals coming out of IGN in regards to Electronic Art's latest rendition of Madden football.
NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown sues video game companies for Madden; EA, SonyAccording to Bloomberg, Brown has filed suit against Sony Computer Entertainment America and Electronic Arts over using his likeness in the popular Madden football series.
EA's 'Spore' a week from being finishedAfter more than three years of anticipation, Spore is almost finished.
Fallout and repercussions of the ActiBlizz mergerHail to the King, long may EA reign.
5 Scams That Marked the InternetThe Internet is fertile ground for all sorts of scams. Which are the biggest (and funniest) ones though? We have collected 5 that made it pretty big on the Web, check it out.
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