EA: Yearly sports titles are much more than simple roster updates
“Sports games are often misguidedly slighted for a lack of creativity. Uneducated gamers will cry, ‘You just update the rosters.’ No doubt you’ve heard me vigorously defend the amount of innovation...
View ArticleList of confirmed third parties for Nintendo 3DS press event
– Capcom – Konami – EA – Koei Tecmo Link
View ArticleEA sings Welsh golfer Rhys Davies as “brand ambassador” for Tiger Woods PGA...
Clearly EA is trying to distance themselves from Tiger Woods, while at the same time use his name. I’m not sure how else you can explain having a “brand ambassador” that’s not Tiger for a Tiger Woods...
View ArticleMass Effect 2 launches today on PS3
The Highest Rated Game on Xbox 360 and PC in 2010 Comes to PS3, Including Six Hours of Bonus Missions and New Exclusive Mass Effect Genesis Interactive Comic EDMONTON, Alberta–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The...
View ArticlePlayfish hits 55m users worldwide
EA-owned Facebook developer, Playfish has announced the following stats. 55 million users worldwide 340m Playfish games have been installed 90m virtual items transacted every day Zynga’s CityVille has...
View ArticleDead Space 2 delayed in Germany until Feb 3rd
Dead Space 2 has been delayed in Germany in order to remove the “friendly fire” multiplayer option, which is apparently a sore spot with the German government because it involves people getting shot...
View ArticleDead Space 2 in stores now, new DLC pack announced
EA’s Dead Space 2 is now available at retails stores in North America, sorry Europe you will have to wait until January 28th (and even longer if you live in Germany). The title has been pulling in...
View ArticleFinish Dead Space 2 Hardcore Mode, Unlock the “Hand Cannon”
I suppose this is a spoiler, but it’s also the best incentive ever to beat Hardcore Mode on Dead Space 2. Bang, Bang! Link
View ArticleElectronic Arts Reports Q3 FY11 Financial Results
All numbers in millions. Three months ended 12/31/10: Net Revenue – $1,053 [compared to $1,243 for three months ended 12/31/09] Net Income (Loss) – $(322) [compared to $(82) for three months ended...
View ArticleDead Space 2 sales almost at 2m units
During EA’s investor call yesterday John Schappert, EA’s COO, stated that “Dead Space 2 is approaching two million units sold”, which means it has effectively doubled the LTD sales of the original...
View ArticleEA: Star Wars Old Republic can be profitable at 500k subscribers, “very...
“500,000 subscribers saw the game is substantially profitable but it’s not the kind of thing that we would write home about. Anything north of 1m subscribers is a very profitable business… So it’s our...
View ArticleEA has a “very exciting” new FPS shooter coming later this year
“I’ve been saying that it’s our long-term goal to take back the first-person shooter category leadership. We made strong progress in calendar ’10 over calendar ’09. This year, with the trail end of...
View ArticleEA has been prototyping using Kinect in a fighting game
In an interview with Eurogamer.net Fight Night Champion producer Mike Mahar revealed that EA has been looking into using Kinect for some type of fighting game, but not necessarily Fight Night or EA...
View ArticleBattlefield 3 to go “head-to-head” with Call of Duty in 2011
Electronic Arts has officially revealed Battlefield 3 this morning (which is different from acknowledging its existence) with a teaser trailer and a bit of info via the official Battlefield Blog....
View ArticleElectronic Arts Reports Fiscal Year 2011 Results, Digital Revenue Up 46%
Reports Q4 GAAP Profit, Guides to Full-Year GAAP Profit in FY12 Record-Breaking Year for Non-GAAP Digital Revenue — Up 46% to $833 Million Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Up More Than 700% Vs. Battlefield:...
View ArticleElectronic Arts Reports Q1 FY12 Financial Results
Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Up More Than 10x Battlefield: Bad Company 2 NCAA 12 Sell-Through Up 17% Versus NCAA 11 Star Wars: The Old Republic Breaks EA Record For Pre-Orders Q1 Non-GAAP Digital Revenue...
View ArticleEA reports Q2 FY12 results, net loss widens to $340m
Press Release: Q2 Non-GAAP Revenue and EPS Ahead of Expectations Q2 Non-GAAP Digital Revenue Up 30% Year-over-Year Battlefield 3 Pre-Sells Nearly 3 Million Units FIFA 12 Unit Sell-Through Up 25%...
View ArticleEA Reports $205m Net Loss For Q3 Ended 12-31-11
Q3 Non-GAAP Revenue and EPS Ahead of Expectations Highest Operating Cash Flow in 31 Quarters More Than $1 Billion in Non-GAAP Digital Revenue in Calendar Year 2011 Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12 Each...
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