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NEWS ABOUT: Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts stories: 28 news summaries

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EA Maneuvers to Nab 'Grand Theft Auto'

Video game giant pushing $2B hostile bid for rival Take-Two

Feb 25, 08 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Video game kingpin Electronic Arts disclosed yesterday a $2 billion hostile takeover bid to acquire rival Take-Two Interactive Software, and capture the popular “Grand Theft Auto” franchise. EA, publisher of Madden NFL titles, said the $26-a-share offer represented a 50% premium over Take-Two’s closing price on Friday, but... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • Electronic Arts • The Sims • Madden NFL 08 • Take-Two Interactive Software • Grand Theft Auto • game development • video games

'Spore' to Finally Debut in Fall

It's for real this time, EA assures gamers

Feb 12, 08 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - EA said that its “Spore” videogame, long in development, would be released September 7, Marketwatch reports. The company is expecting the game, designed by “Sims” and “SimCity” creator Will Wright, to generate big revenues, given the near-mythical status its long gestation time and solid-gold pedigree have endowed... More »

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Maxim • Electronic Arts • Will Wright • Spore • video games

Activision Earnings Rocket  90%

Video games 'Guitar Hero' and 'Call of Duty 4' drive company's growth

Feb 8, 08 11:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Gamers who love Activision for Call of Duty and Guitar Hero have some company on Wall Street today after the company reported a 90% earnings surge and an 80% bump in sales for the quarter ending Dec. 31, reports MarketWatch. The company reported net income of $272.2 million, up... More »

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corporate earnings • Electronic Arts • Guitar Hero • Activision • Call of Duty • Guitar Hero 3 • Call of Duty 4 • video games

Profits Burnout at Electronic Arts

Game maker loses money despite soaring game sales

Feb 1, 08 1:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Video game sales are at an all-time high but the world's largest independent publisher of them has reported a third-quarter loss, reports the AP. Electronic Arts says the loss is down to restructuring and accounting changes. Revenue was up 17%, but the company saw its share of the market slip... More »

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Wall Street • Electronic Arts • computer games • quarterly results • video games

Hasbro Attacks Fabulous Scrabble Clone

'Scrabulous' application wildly popular on Facebook

Jan 12, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Hasbro, maker of the classic board game Scrabble, is moving to shut down Scrabulous, a widely popular—and virtually identical—online knockoff. It's currently the ninth most popular application on all of Facebook, with 2.3 million users. Scrabulous’ developers estimate their app brings in about $25,000 a month,... More »

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Facebook • Hasbro • knockoff • Electronic Arts • Scrabble • Scrabulous

Gaming Giant to Close Chicago Office

EA shutters 'Fight Night'-producing studio as part of restructuring plan

Nov 6, 07 11:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The video game maker Electronic Arts is closing its Chicago office, laying off or relocating nearly 150 employees, the San Jose Mercury News reports. A spokesman for EA says the Chicago studio, which had tripled in size since 2004, wasn't profitable, and likely wouldn’t have been for at least... More »

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Chicago • layoffs • gaming • Electronic Arts • video games

Game Over! Halo 3 Zaps Wii

Game launch boosts XBox 360 sales beyond Nintendo console

Oct 19, 07 12:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The launch of Halo 3 helped XBox 360 sales to zoom beyond Nintendo Wii, making the Microsoft system the hottest selling console in September. MarketWatch reports the extraordinary popularity of Halo 3 also helped push video game software sales up 64% over the same period last year. Game consoles were... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Electronic Arts • Madden NFL 08 • BioShock • video games

EA Nets Games Rival For $860M

Scores VG Holdings in tech takeover

Oct 11, 07 11:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's a whole new ballgame at Electronic Arts. CNN Money reports the video game giant is buying rival VG Holdings for $860 Million. The takeover brings interactive and role-playing game makers BioWare Corp and Pandemic Studios into the EA stable. Pandemic is soon to launch Mercenaries 2, among other games,... More »

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takeover • Electronic Arts • VG Holdings • Mass Effect • Pandemic Studios • BioWare Corp • Mercenaries 2 • World in Flames • Saboteur

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