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EA: Wii weaker than expected, needs more first party titles
Infendo - Nintendo blog —
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Last week we learned that Nintendo President of Japan Satoru Iwata felt the Wii is not in a ”healthy” state and with the release of Electronic Art’s earning report yesterday it seems that EA, being the most prolific third party publisher on the Wii, can’t seem to avoid having the same feelings. Although EA ...40 minutes ago -
Electronic Arts spends $300 million to buy social network games developer Playfish
Video Games Blogger —
Authority: 518
EA has bought Playfish for $300 million. Playfish is known as a leader in the industry of social network videogames and Electronic Arts is planning to use this acquisition to strengthen their “focus on the transition to digital and social gaming”. Playfish will be absorbed into EA Interactive as a separate ...1 hour ago -
Electronic Arts Plans to Cut 1,500 Jobs
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 915
The video game company also announced that it had acquired Playfish, a start-up that makes online games.2 hours ago -
Electronic Arts to cut jobs
Games Galore —
Authority: 126
Electronic Arts to cut jobs Electronic Arts has come out with their latest revenue report and the numbers are not good. The company has announced that they are going to cut some jobs. EA has... .3 hours ago -
The Future of Gaming: 5 Social Predictions
Mashable! —
Authority: 886
Earlier today, video gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) announced its blockbuster acquisition of the Facebook/social gaming company Playfish for between $300-400 million. It’s a major move by EA into the social gaming space and one that places a smart team and a set of top-rated social networking games (e.g. ...4 hours ago -
EA To "Revitalize" Medal Of Honor, Other "Blockbusters" [Electronic Arts]
Kotaku —
Authority: 820
Electronic Arts will be revealing its plans to "revitalize" its more successful "core IP"—specifically the Medal of Honor series—in the coming months, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau said today. The currently dormant Medal of Honor series—the most recent entries, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Medal of ...5 hours ago -
Electronic Arts Cutting 1500 Jobs
EmploymentSpectator —
Authority: 136
Video and computer game maker Electronic Arts is planning to cut 1500 jobs, or about 17% of its total workforce. The cuts are a reaction to sharp drops in consumer spending on entertainment. EA recently acquired online game maker Playfish and is shifting its focus away from traditional “pay then play” games ...5 hours ago -
Criterion-developed Need for Speed coming next year
Joystiq —
Authority: 791
"In recent years, we failed to put adequate resources behind the franchise and, as a result, quality suffered ," EA Games label president Frank Gibeau said of the Need for Speed franchise, currently in the midst of a reboot with the well received Need for Speed: Shift , the recently released Need for Speed: Nitro ...5 hours ago -
EA Conducting Massive Layoffs of 1500 Developers Including Mythic Entertainment
Online Massively Multiplayer.com —
Authority: 134
Rumors have been swirling of massive layoffs at Mythic Entertainment and other development studios under Electronic Arts such as Tiburon and Black Box Studios. Mythic Entertainment is perhaps most famous for the Warhammer Online MMORPG . Initial reports hint at up to 80 layoffs from Mythic which could be as much as ...5 hours ago -
EA job cutting affects 17% of staff
Gamer Limit —
Authority: 448
Only hours after they proudly announced their Playfish acquisition , Electronic Arts has revealed that they will be cutting 1,500 jobs for their impending “Cost Reduction Plan”. The corporation has been hit hard by the economic downturn, and has already severed its ties with Pandemic Brisbane, and merged ...5 hours ago -
Even more hints on a Medal of Honor "revitalization"
Big Download Blog —
Authority: 642
Filed under: FPS , Multiplayer Electronic Arts has been hinting strongly that a revival of their Medal of Honor first person shooter franchise is on its way for a while now. Today as part of EAs financial conference call with investors, EA Gamess head man Frank Gibeau said a "revitalization" of the ...5 hours ago -
EA: Medal of Honor being revitalized, details in the months ahead
Joystiq —
Authority: 791
After relaying the companys success in revitalizing the long-abused Need for Speed franchise with this years well-received Need for Speed: Shift during this afternoons Q2 conference call, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau revealed, "In the months ahead, youll hear more about our plans to revitalize core ...5 hours ago -
Army of Two: The 40th Day co-op video is fist bump free
Joystiq —
Authority: 791
While we must absolutely stress that the above headline is true, its also misleading . Its true that the video above contains no fist bumps whatsoever; the bulk is comprised of the various co-op tactics that can be performed in Army of Two: The 40th Day , including back-to-back gun play, lifting, hostage grabbing ...6 hours ago -
Army of Two: The 40th Day co-op video is fist bump free
Gaming Rover - The News You Want —
Authority: 160
While we must absolutely stress that the above headline is true, its also misleading . Its true that the video above contains no fist bumps whatsoever; the bulk is comprised of the various co-op tactics that can be performed in Army of Two: The 40th Day , including back-to-back gun play, lifting, hostage grabbing ...6 hours ago -
Electronic Arts posts 2Q net loss, plans layoffs
Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com —
Authority: 163
... is paying at least $275 million to buy Playfish Inc., a maker of social online games popular on Facebook, MySpace and the iPhone. The layoffs are expected to save about ...6 hours ago -
AOL Layoffs Tomorrow To Kick Off Depressing Holiday Season? [Holidaze]
Gawker —
Authority: 865
Tis the season to rush up layoffs so they dont fall in the sacrosanct Thanksgiving-to-Christmas period: An AOL insider tells us the company is slated to let go around 100 people tomorrow, following 1,500 firings Electronic Arts announced today. AOL is expected to complete mass layoffs after its spinoff from Time ...7 hours ago -
Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish for $300M
AppScout —
Authority: 638
Electronic Arts on Monday announced that it has acquired social network gaming company Playfish for $300 million.The move is intended to broaden EAs focus on digital and social gaming. Playfish will become part of EA Interactive, a division focused on Web-based and wireless games.EA will pay $275 million in cash and ...7 hours ago -
EA BUYING SOCIAL NETWORK GAMING COMPANY PLAYFISH FOR $400 MILLION
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews —
Authority: 440
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) has closed an acquisition deal with Playfish. Playfish is a company that designs games for social networks such as Facebook. EA is spending $400 million to buy out Playfish. Of the $400 million, $300 million will be given upfront and the additional $100 million will be paid as an ...7 hours ago -
Losses, layoffs in EAs Q2 earnings report
Joystiq —
Authority: 791
EA announced a net loss of $391 million in its Q2 2010, which ended September 2009. The losses have increased from last years $310 million . In addition, sales, at $788 million, are down $106 million in Q2 2010 from the same period last year. EA CEO John Riccitiello remains positive about EAs outlook, saying, "EA ...7 hours ago -
EA: The over-40 crowd doesn’t understand mature content in video games
Gamer Investments —
Authority: 586
The confusion around mature content in video games typically starts with the over-40 crowd, who just don’t understand the medium. They think video games are Pong and they should be seeing the Friendly Giant, and that it’s a kids medium. There’s still a large chunk of the population that doesn’t get it. Today, ...8 hours ago
