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NEWS ABOUT: EA Sports

EA Sports stories: 6 news summaries


 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

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

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

Take-Two Promises Solid 2008

Game maker upbeat despite losses; rebuffs EA takeover talks 

Mar 12, 08 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Videogame maker Take-Two Interactive—owner of gamer favorites Grand Theft Auto and Bioshock—said first quarter losses jumped nearly 77% to $38 million while revenue fell some 13% to $240.4 million, reports the New York Times. But the company projected an upbeat 2008 with revenues growing 40% to $1.... More »

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acquisition • EA Sports • revenue • Take-Two Interactive Software • takeover bid • Soleil Hudson Square Research • Grand Theft Auto IV • Bioshock

Dogfight Rap Kills Vick
Ad Deals

Falcon pitchman loses luster after feds
raid property

Jul 19, 07 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dogfighting charges against Falcons quarterback Michael Vick have all but killed product endorsement deals for the former marketing machine, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports. Nike is "reviewing information" in Vick's case, and expired contracts aren't being renewed with Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Kraft Foods or Hasbro. "He'll disappear like a... More »

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Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • Coca Cola • EA Sports • Kraft Foods • Hasbro • Atlanta Journal Constitution • Nike

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