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NEWS ABOUT: Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts stories: 28 news summaries

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 The New 
 Video Gamer 
 Is a Chick 

Females now constitute 40% of players

Oct 13, 09 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - In 2001, women and girls constituted just 12% of video gamers; now, fully 40% of game players are female, and the gaming industry has taken notice. EA, Sony, Nintendo, and several other companies are rolling out new products catering to girls, from a dancing game to a Hannah Montana adventure... More »

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women • Nintendo • Sony • girls • Electronic Arts • video game developers • video games

 iPhone Tilts Gaming Industry 


Apr 13, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The videogame industry, recently geared toward churning out bigger and bigger blockbusters, is shrinking its ambitions down to iPhone size, the Los Angeles Times reports. Thanks to Apple’s App Store, the iPhone and iPod Touch have become surprisingly popular gaming devices—and developers have taken notice. Electronic Arts, for... More »

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iPhone • Nintendo • Apple • iPod Touch • Electronic Arts • video games • App Store • Nintendo DSi

Sims Creator Leaving EA for Think Tank

'Stupid Fun Club' incubator will partner with video-game giant

Apr 9, 09 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The creator of The Sims is departing Electronic Arts to focus on "strange products and ideas," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Will Wright plans to work full-time at his Stupid Fun Club think tank, which develops ideas for film, games, and TV. Wright says he has already cooked... More »

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robots • robot • Electronic Arts • The Sims • Will Wright • video game developers • video games

(Newser) - EA has a new poster boy: Mike Tyson. The infamous boxer will adorn the cover of Fight Night Round 4 alongside Muhammad Ali and will be a playable character within, Silicon Alley Insider reports. As the star of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out! for the original Nintendo, Tyson was... More »

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boxing • Mike Tyson • Muhammad Ali • Electronic Arts • video games


 EA Offers 
 Its Answer 
 to 'Wii Fit' 

Game maker plans line of products to get couch potatoes into shape

Nov 14, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Electronic Arts has become the latest game maker to target the Wii-as-personal-trainer market, USA Today reports. EA Sports Active, developed with experts including Oprah Winfrey's trainer, hits the shelves in March and aims to help users lose weight through more than 20 exercises that work the upper and lower... More »

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Nintendo Wii • EA Sports • exercise • fitness • Electronic Arts • Wii Fit • video games • Wii

MARKET opener

 Spooked Stocks Dip Slightly   

Scary Halloween ahead for Wall Street?

Oct 31, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks took a small slide this morning, as spooked investors bid farewell to one of the worst months in market history. The Dow fell 21 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq were off 0.3% and 0.9% respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. Among the scary news... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • consumer spending • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • Electronic Arts

 Gaming Industry Slow 
 to Find Its Feminine Side 

Under 20% of workers are women—a demographic games have barely tapped, either

Oct 21, 08 9:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The video-game industry has yet to really tap into the female audience, the Los Angeles Times reports, and a big reason looks to be how male-dominated the business is. Women make up fewer than 20% of the industry’s total workforce, and a mere 3% of programmers. Some fault education,... More »

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women • gaming • Electronic Arts • gender gap • video games

Winning on the Web, Obama Turns to Xbox Advertising

Billboard in online racing game marks another first for Dem's campaign

Oct 14, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign has been lauded for its online efforts, but in the race to make high-speed connections with voters, the Democrat has taken another “new media” leap, placing a campaign billboard inside an Xbox 360 online racing game. While politicians have promoted themselves online before, this is... More »

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Barack Obama • online advertising • presidential politics • gaming • Electronic Arts • Election 2008 • video games

NEW RELEASE

Spore Sparkles, But
Gameplay's a Little Dim

Game delivers on 'universe in a box' hype, but that doesn't mean it's great

Sep 5, 08 6:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most critics are positive about Spore, but you’ll likely get a different answer from each about why. Troy Wolverton, writing in the San Jose Mercury News, found the game “engrossing,” though he wonders whether it will live up to the “massive hype.” In the New ... More »

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Electronic Arts • roleplaying games • Will Wright • Spore • video game reviews • new release • strategy

Put Your Virtual Tiger Up Against the Real Thing

Gamers get chance to face in-the-flesh stars in Xbox confrontation

Aug 29, 08 6:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shaving giant Gillette has announced a partnership with Electronic Arts to sponsor an online gaming tournament where the prize will be competing against real-life sports stars, the Boston Globe reports. Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and Derek Jeter are the celebrity champions, who will be challenged by players on the Xbox... More »

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Tiger Woods • marketing • Roger Federer • Derek Jeter • Electronic Arts • online gaming • video games • Gillette • Procter & Gamble

ANALYSIS

Realistic NCAA Football Rosters Are Video-Game Gold

Makers can't use players' names, but gamers willing to pay to get data

Aug 27, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - College-sports video games offer players and teams carefully designed to mirror real-world counterparts, but NCAA regulations bar use of college athletes’ names in-game. But, Ars Technica finds, fans are willing to pay those who put in the time-consuming work of compiling rosters, with one company grossing $150,000 last year... More »

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NCAA • NCAA football • football • video game console • EA Sports • Electronic Arts • video games • Gamerosters.com

 Midnight Means Madden Mania 


Aug 11, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the clock ticking down to the midnight release of the 2009 edition of EA Sports’ mega-popular "Madden NFL" video game, millions of eager gamers are excited to dig in—but not as excited as the manufacturer, which has made $2.4 billion from the franchise since 1995. The ... More »

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NFL • football • EA Sports • Electronic Arts • Madden NFL 09

 Spore Spawns
 Sims-Sized
 Expectations

EA risks millions on 5-in-1 evolutionary computer game

Aug 4, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Spore will face scary expectations when the one-of-a-kind computer game goes on sale next month, CNET reports. Electronic Arts has poured untold millions into it; fans of Will Wright's last all-new creation, The Sims—the best-selling game of all time—hungrily await a new diversion; and analysts ask if gamers... More »

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Electronic Arts • computer games • Will Wright • Spore

 End of Scrabulous
 Finally Near? 

Facebook's official Scrabble application could oust popular game

Jul 8, 08 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook users anticipating a goodbye to the site’s popular unofficial Scrabble game may finally see it happen when an official one comes out later this month. Hasbro and Electronic Arts are preparing the alternative to Scrabulous, which Hasbro says infringes on its copyrights. “We are keeping our legal... More »

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Facebook • Hasbro • Electronic Arts • Scrabble • Scrabulous

Crime Pays for
Grand Theft Auto Maker

Game blows away sales records, jacks up profit forecasts

Jun 6, 08 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Profit forecasts have shot through the roof at Take-Two Interactive Software, thanks to the runaway success of Grand Theft Auto IV, reports MarketWatch. The company is boasting a $100 million second-quarter profit, up from a $50 million loss for the same period last year—even though the blockbuster game was... More »

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software • Electronic Arts • Take-Two Interactive Software • Grand Theft Auto • Grand Theft Auto IV • video games

In-Game Ads Coming to PS3

EA games expected on board with Sony; product placement to be updated via Web

Jun 4, 08 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has struck a deal to bring in-game advertising to its PlayStation 3 console, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many games have already toyed with product placement and ads, but thanks to the deal with IGA Worldwide, those digital billboards can now be updated in real time. Electronic Arts will... More »

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advertising • Sony • Playstation 3 • advertisements • Electronic Arts • video games

NEW RELEASE

 Spielberg Launches
 Puzzle Game 

Boom Blox hopes to engage kids and adults alike

May 12, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if the release of the next Indiana Jones film wasn’t enough to keep him busy, Steven Spielberg launched a new video game for the Wii last week, called Boom Blox, ABC News reports. A puzzle game with cute characters and engaging animations, it was created with the intent... More »

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Steven Spielberg • Nintendo Wii • Electronic Arts • video game developers • game development • video games

 New Grand Theft 
 May Shatter Sales 
 Records Today  

Controversial game could change math in EA takeover bid

Apr 29, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone’s favorite controversy magnet is coming back to consoles—and it’s going to make a lot of money. Grand Theft Auto IV went on sale today, and it’s expected to shatter sales records, the Wall Street Journal reports. One analyst predicts $400 million in its first... More »

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Electronic Arts • Take-Two Interactive Software • Grand Theft Auto • Grand Theft Auto IV • video games

YouTube Opens to Developers

Expect more options for videos soon—including watching them on TiVo

Mar 14, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube is opening up to software developers, the company said Wednesday. Programmers can create new interfaces to play videos, for example, or let users upload clips to YouTube directly from other sites. And later this year, viewers will be able to watch YouTube videos via TiVo. The open platform won’... More »

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YouTube • video • TiVo • Electronic Arts • programmers • Spore • software developers • Animoto • slideshow • video games

EA Gets Hostile in
'Grand Theft' Takeover Bid

Video game maker plans to bypass Take-Two management

Mar 13, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Electronic Arts is renewing its $2 billion bid to take over rival Take-Two Interactive—but this time the offer will go directly to the video game maker's shareholders, in a sign the potential deal may be turning hostile, reports the Wall Street Journal. EA’s initial offer was rejected... More »

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hostile takeover • acquisition • EA Sports • Electronic Arts • Take-Two Interactive Software • Grand Theft Auto IV

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