Entries in 'Electronic Arts' (385)
Ramsdale: ‘We’re not giving up on PEGI’
EA’s UK VP and general manager Keith Ramsdale has revealed his disappointment over the Byron Review’s scaling back of PEGI’s powers – and vowed to convince the Government of the ...
EA expected to up Take Two bid
Shortly before Take Two clarified its stance concerning EA’s proposed takeover, Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Wienkes stated that he believes EA will up its $26 per share offer for its ...
Take Two to consider ‘strategic business combination’
In a new official response to the recent approach for the firm by rival EA, Take Two has said that it is prepared to consider entering into discussions with third ...
EA’s CFO Jenson resigns
Electronic Arts CFO Warren Jenson is to leave the publisher.Advertisement
EA to publish GTA IV?
The industry’s most respected financial analysts have been discussing EA’s ‘hostile’ tender offer for Take Two – with some saying that it could happen quickly enough for Grand Theft Auto ...
EA's Take Two bid ‘the most hostile in history’
Leading financial observers are agreed: the video games industry has never seen an M&A move anywhere near as aggressive as Electronic Arts’ hostile bid for Take Two.
EA is Rockstar’s ‘white knight’, says Riccitiello
EA chief executive John Riccitiello has said that his employer can be Rockstar’s ‘white knight’ – suggesting that only a successful acquisition of Take Two can give the developer a ...
New EA Sports IP inbound
Speaking on his brand new blog, EA Sports boss and former Xbox head Peter Moore has said that gamers can expect an announcement about a new EA Sports IP ...
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New Take Two shareholders to push up EA offer?
EA’s ‘hostile’ bid for Take Two may hit a snag when it comes to approaching individual shareholders – because many are experienced short-term investors that believe they can push the ...
‘Take Two shares will plummet without us,’ warns Riccitiello
CEO of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello has cautioned Take Two’s Board against trying to dissuade its stakeholders from accepting EA’s ‘hostile’ offer for the firm – warning that the move ...
Riccitiello: ‘Take Two bid is all about Rockstar’
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has said that Rockstar is the publisher’s “primary interest” in its bid to acquire Take Two.
EA launches new $2bn cash bid for Take Two’s stock
Electronic Arts is targeting Take Two’s shareholders with a tender offer to acquire outstanding stock for $26 each – the price it offered the company in its buyout bid last ...Advertisement
Take Two protects employees from EA takeover
Take Two announced a generous severance package for its employees as a result of EA's $2 billion bid for the company.
ONLINE SPECIAL: EA and Take Two
Industry analysts have told MCV that Take Two should accept a takeover bid from EA in the next few months – or it risks missing out on its only real ...
EA triumphs at Industry Pub Quiz
Electronic Arts took home the grand prize at the MCV and Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz last night – in its first stab at the competition.
Guillemot: ‘We’ll acquire IP – not publishers’
Ubisoft may well increase its expansion plans after EA’s bid for Take Two – but is far keener on snapping up established IP than acquiring other publishers.Advertisement
Riccitiello plots push into Asian market
Chief executive of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello has said that the firm is targeting the Asian market as a key area for growth in 2008.
OPINION: Why EA’s purchase of Take Two is inevitable
In the wake of EA’s shock announcement of its move to acquire Rockstar owner Take Two, Wedbush Morgan Analyst Michael Pachter has stated that, in his opinion, the deal is ...
Dead Space arriving on Halloween
Publisher Electronic Arts has dated one of its key new next-gen IPs today with the news that Dead Space will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in both Europe ...
The Sims Online returns – for free
After failing to spark the imagination of The Sims fanbase first time out, EA has resurrected its MMO adaptation of its famous franchise under the new name EA Land.
Take Two value leaps 47%
Take Two’s pre-market stock valuation enjoyed a huge 46.9 per cent increase this morning, following news of EA’s bid for the firm.
EA launches Take 2 acquisition website
As part of its freshly announced intentions to snap up Rockstar (and thus Grand Theft Auto) owner Take 2, EA has launched a new website dedicated exclusively to the news.
EA offers to buy Take Two for $2bn
Electronic Arts has made public an offer to acquire rival publisher Take Two for around $2bn, revealing that the two have been in talks to merge, although the GTA publisher ...
Riccitiello to Zelnick - that letter in full
Following on from the news that EA would like to buy Take Two, we're publishing in full the letter from Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello to Take Two exec chairman ...
Riccitiello: EA’s review scores are unacceptable
In a recent meeting with Wall Street analysts, EA boss John Riccitiello has stated that the company’s dropping average review score is the most important problem facing the firm.
