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EA Boss Does Not Seem Pleased With Madden 10 Sales
7:20AM Michael McWhertor | This year’s sales of Madden NFL football may not be living up to Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello’s expectations. He calls sales of Madden NFL 10 “discouraging”, indicating they’re down from the previous year’s. More »
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Ever Wonder How Much EA Honcho Made Last Year?
1:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Here’s a hint, much less than Activision boss Bobby Kotick, much less — like half of what the Activision exec made. More »
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EA Boss Not Yet Ready To Talk About Next Medal Of Honor
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | EA CEO John Riccitiello made first official mention of the continuing Medal of Honor franchise today during the company’s quarterly earnings call, but gave little indication on how the series would progress. More »
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EA Sees Big Sales Of The Sims 3, EA Sport Active, Still Losing Money
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | Electronic Arts may have big sales of The Sims 3 and EA Sports Active to brag about—as well as impressive performance on Nintendo’s Wii—but it still lost money this past quarter. More »
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Pirated Copies Of Sims 3 Are A “Demo Program”
1:30PM Luke Plunkett | Prior to the retail release of The Sims 3, the game leaked onto popular torrent sites. Hundreds of thousands of people then illegally downloaded the game. Which you’d think would make publishers EA really cranky. More »
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3:40AM Stephen Totilo | Today ends our weeklong Chain Interview, with EA’s chief defending his choice in cars and Nintendo’s president in the U.S. asking you a question. More »
Great Chain Interview, Part 5: Riccitiello To Reggie To You
3:40AM Stephen Totilo | Today ends our weeklong Chain Interview, with EA’s chief defending his choice in cars and Nintendo’s president in the U.S. asking you a question. More »
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9:00AM Stephen Totilo | In yesterday’s Chain Interview installment, Sony’s Scott Rohde wanted Microsoft’s Shane Kim to say if Microsoft would get back into making sports games. Kim answered. Then things got… interesting. More »
The Great Chain Interview, Part 4: Xbox Guy To Ex-Xbox Guy To That Guy’s Boss
9:00AM Stephen Totilo | In yesterday’s Chain Interview installment, Sony’s Scott Rohde wanted Microsoft’s Shane Kim to say if Microsoft would get back into making sports games. Kim answered. Then things got… interesting. More »
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EA: Burnout Devs Making “Revolutionary” Need For Speed
5:20AM Stephen Totilo | At E3, the head of EA told us that Burnout and Need For Speed won’t be merged into one brand. Instead, team Burnout is shifting, for now, to make a new Need For Speed. More »
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EA Re-Thinking How You Spend Your Gaming Money
3:40AM Stephen Totilo | Pirated copies of Sims 3 temporarily rattled EA. Burnout Paradise DLC came too late. And Battleforge is now part of the hardest market in gaming. So said EA’s CEO to Kotaku in a conversation about games and… money. More »
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