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Riccitiello snaps up $1m of EA stock
CEO of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello purchased almost $1 million of the company’s stock on Tuesday – a day after the firm announced it had extended its bid for Take ...
Rock Band to interrupt Champions League final
A Rock Band TV ad starring Xbox 360 community members is to be premiered tonight during ITV’s Champions League final coverage – kicking off a sustained marketing campaign for the ...
Take Two: ‘Give It up, EA’
Take Two’s Board has once again taken the opportunity to tell the world that EA’s $25.74-per-share tender offer ‘undervalues’ the company – and revealed that it is already talking to ...
EA extends Take Two offer
As predicted this morning, Electronic Arts has extended the deadline of its tender offer for Take Two.Advertisement
Wall Street Journal: EA to extend Take Two deadline
Electronic Arts is expected to extend again the deadline for its hostile tender offer to acquire Take-Two, the Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning.
EA/Take Two deadline passes
Shareholders in Take Two have let EA’s deadline for its $2 billion acquisition offer pass by without response.
Countdown to EA/Take Two decision begins
Electronic Arts is just hours away from finding out if it has won over Take Two’s shareholders – and successfully acquired the company.
EA Sports culls baseball series
Electronic Arts will not be creating any more MVP NCAA baseball games.Advertisement
Will EA buy Take Two this week?
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has given his verdict on whether EA will end up buying Take Two this week – and so long as the Rockstar parent is ‘reasonable’ he ...
EA: 'We're US and Europe's No.1 publisher'
Electronic Arts has revealed that it took 20 per cent of all software sales in Europe in the last year – and 19 per cent in the North America.
EA’s Q4 earnings call in full
The full transcript of EA's earnings calls following the announcement of its Q4 and full year fiscal results is available online now.
Riccitiello: Casual saving ‘soft’ PC market
Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello has stuck the knife into the state of PC gaming – but backed the casual sector to strengthen the format.Advertisement
Rock Band sold 1.5 million in Q4
Electronic Arts has revealed that Harmonix/MTV's Rock Band sold more than 1.5 million copies during the three months to March 31st, 2008.
Riccitiello: I love playing GTA
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello isn’t just interested in GTA IV because it’s owned by acquisition target Take Two – he actually “loves” playing the game.
PS2 drives EA’s record revenue
Electronic Arts has revealed that its software took more revenue from PS2 than any other home console during its FY 2007-2008 - helping the firm take more than $3 billion ...
Electronic Arts posts $454m FY loss
Electronic Arts has posted a $454 million net loss for the year ended March 31st, 2008 - down from a net profit of $76 million in FY 2006-2007.Advertisement
‘EA doesn’t scare us’, says casual site
The president of leading portal Big Fish Games Jeremy Lewis has told MCV sister site Casualgaming.biz that his firm isn’t worried by the likes of EA, Activision and Midway upping ...
EA to buy social networking site?
EA is to buy gaming social network Rupture for $30 million, according to TechCrunch.
SKATE 2 coming to 360 and PS3
Electronic Arts has confirmed that the second iteration of popular skateboarding title SKATE is in development for PS3 and Xbox 360.
EA borrows $1bn to close in on Take Two
Electronic Arts has secured a loan of $1 billion to support its bid for Take Two, which is due to be concluded this Friday.
EA confirms new LOTR ‘blockbuster’
EA’s Pandemic studio has announced The Lord of the Rings: Conquest – an action-packed ‘blockbuster’ created by the same team behind the Star Wars: Battlefront games.
EA: The Sims 3 could come to console
The boss of EA’s dedicated Sims division, Nancy Smith, has said that The Sims 3 may come to more formats than PC after it is released next year.
EA announces Fight Night Round 4
Electronics Arts will bring the fourth in its Fight Night series to Xbox 360 and PS3 next year.
Rock Band's UK release gets hefty backing
Rock Band is set to hit European Xbox 360s later this month, and EA's UK office is readying a rocking marketing campaign in support.
