Joystiq (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
When John Riccitiello needs to unwind from a long day as CEO of EA, he does it with dismemberment. That's the word from an interview with Fox Business in which Riccy (No? Well, worth a shot) names Dead Space as his favorite game of the past 12 months. We're assuming he's not talking about the Wii version of the game, since it's a statistical improbability that he owns it. After his revelation that...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
EA's John Riccitiello has a bit of advice for the anxious investors, analysts, and fanboys that eagerly await the monthly NPD numbers : "There's an entire other world of download, online, all the things that are going on that doesn't really show up in the surveys and I think that's the future." NPD figures only track retail sales, a market that has been challenged by the downturn in the...
Don't Lose Your Day Job (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Online purchase info is “the future” for publishers says EA CEO – as he discusses retail decline in 2009. Clark Kent says: First Netflix, now video games… We’re going to be a wired in society. Reminds me of Demolition Man… VIA MCV: EA boss John Riccitiello has said that the time has come for analysts and data providers [...]
Edge Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that the strength of digital sales is currently offsetting a challenging retail environment, and that he expects the digital sector to dominate the market in years to come. read more
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
AlphaClone submits: The founders of the Galleon Group , a hedge fund started in 1997 and which has a technology and healthcare focus, have been charged with insider trading . Galleon is one of the 250 hedge and institutional investment funds that are available on AlphaClone. The fund's Top 10 Holding Clone , which invests quarterly in the the fund's ten largest holdings at the time they are disclosed,...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Reports have been flying around about Electronic Arts ( NSDQ: ERTS ) potentially buying hot social-gaming company Playfish—with sources telling Inside Social Games that the deal may have closed “a few weeks ago”, and GamesIndustry.biz reporting that it was worth $250 million. EA’s response to us: “We don’t comment on rumors about our acquisition strategy.”...
PlayStation LifeStyle (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
FIFA, the world’s governing body of football, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the new season of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC), the world’s only official FIFA global football gaming competition. The FIWC is a season-long tournament mirroring the real world of football in which competitors from [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
GENEVA & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIFA, the world’s governing body of soccer, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the new season of the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC), the world’s only official FIFA global soccer gaming competition. The FIWC is a season-long tournament mirroring the real world of soccer in which competitors...
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Playdom, the hot social gaming company that dominates games on MySpace and is moving into Facebook and iPhone games, is raising a significant round of venture capital, VentureBeat has learned. The company is raising a sizable round in the double-digit millions and is seeking a valuation around $100 million to $200 million, according to venture capital sources. “I think they’re going to...
My Best Games (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
A few weeks ago, EA CEO John Riccitiello talked about the weaker sales for Madden NFL 2010, and he noted that EA’s hopeful sales would pick up as consumers head to stores to purchase new consoles, following the price drops. Sales for Madden were tracking behind by about 19% in terms of units, and investors [...]
The Technology Blog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Find out key developments for Electronic Arts Inc ERTS.O at Reuters.com, including Analyst Research at Reuters.com. Source: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/keyDevelopments'rpc=66&symbol=ERTS.O×tamp=20090923183600
tier 1 (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Reuters news link NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Shares of Electronic Arts Inc ( ERTS.O ) jumped more than 4 percent to $19.36 on Wednesday on unsubstantiated talk that Microsoft Corp ( MSFT.O ) might be interested in buying the video game publisher, traders said. "There's talk that Microsoft might be interested in acquiring Electronic Arts. It's unsubstantiated chatter, but it's out there,"...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Not much differentiates one hot new social gaming startup from another. Sure they have different games—and maybe even slightly different business models—but for the most part, they make their money through some combination of user-generated revenue (micro-transactions, virtual goods, subscriptions, etc.) and advertising. What’s really interesting is when other people in the industry—rival...
My Best Games (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Edge writes: "In an internal email sent to Electronic Arts staff, company CEO John Riccitiello has revealed his disappointment over early Madden NFL 10 sales, but he still believes that EA is on track to achieve success this fall and holiday season. "This week, market research for August will show that year-over-year, the industry was [...]
Computer And Video Games (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
John Riccitiello reveals disappointment over early sales. In an internal email sent to Electronic Arts staff, company CEO John Riccitiello has revealed his disappointment over early Madden NFL 10 sales, but he still believes that EA is on track to achieve success this fall and holiday season. Click here to read the full article
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aarkstore | 07/13/2009
Electronic Arts Inc. - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Summary Electronics Arts Inc. (EA) is engaged in the development and publishing of interactive entertainment software for advanced console systems. It develops, markets, publishes and distributes video game software and content that can be played by consumers on a variety of platforms. Further, the company also develops software for online...
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