Entries in 'riccitiello' (70)
EA "not weakened" by Zynga staff poaching
Electronic Arts has not been weakened by the departures of key personnel to rivals such as social gaming outfit Zynga, CEO John Riccitiello has said.
Pachter thought Riccitiello "was a complete moron"
Beginning a guest presentation by calling your chief speaker a “moron” isn’t a typical approach. But then, Michael Pachter isn’t your typical analyst.
Mass Effect 3 sales reinforce Riccitiello's chilling GAME warning
Today’s success of Mass Effect 3 in the UK charts may be great news for the industry, but it’s a bad sign for troubled retailer GAME.
Riccitiello: "Other retailers will absorb the business" if GAME goes
He carefully avoided naming it, but EA's CEO last week said it's "all but a certainty" GAME has two terrible weeks ahead. But he thinks other retailers will pick up ...
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Riccitiello: This is the kind of quarter a CEO loves to report
EA CEO John Riccitiello has spoken positively about the firm’s last financial quarter which its position as the No.1 PS3 and Xbox 360 publisher in the world in 2011.
EA recognises the implications of potential GAME collapse
Publishing powerhouse EA last night admitted to concerns about the financial health of a "major European retail partner" thought to be GAME.
EA: Digital success helps grow boxed sales
Publisher EA has countered the belief that digital will eventually cannibalise the packaged games market.
EA turns its back on 3D gaming
3D is brilliant. That’s what cinemas tell you. That’s what sports broadcasters tell you. That’s what TV manufactures tell you. That’s what Sony tells you. But EA boss John Riccitiello ...
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Riccitiello: The console cycle has gone forever
It may be the case that new hardware is in the works at both Sony and Microsoft, but EA CEO John Riccitiello thinks that the console cycle as we know ...
EA reports strong fiscal Q1
With John Riccitiello very much still in investors’ spotlights, the exec will be breathing a little easier this morning after EA reported jumps in both revenue and profit for its ...
Why did PopCap choose EA? Because it “really cares about games”
Suitors have been lining up to acquire PopCap since the turn of the year, but earlier this month EA was named as the successful buyer in a $750m deal. But ...
Motion control is “still too imprecise” for Ricitiello
While the industry’s platform holders continue to sell the motion control revolution to gamers, one of the sector’s top execs has admitted that he doesn’t like it.
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EA 'to become a platform'
One of the more intriguing statements from CEO John Riccitiello during EA’s FY11 analysts call was that the publisher is going to ‘become a platform’.
Riccitiello: EA has failed well
John Riccitiello has opened up on the pressures, pain, failure, embarrassments, loss and hope of his four years so far as Electronic Arts CEO.
Riccitiello: We're transforming EA
Despite another year of losses, the CEO of EA John Riccitiello has reacted enthusiastically to its latest financial report and outlined what he describes as an upcoming "transformation" for the ...
EA learnt from Sports Active 2 RRP
Publisher EA has admitted that it made mistakes with the launch of last year's fitness title EA Sports Active 2.
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EA: We dropped the ball
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, EA CEO John Riccitiello has admitted that the publisher has made mistakes in the last few years, but ...
“Very exciting” EA FPS due this year
Electronic Arts will soon announce a “very exciting” FPS title that will hit shelves later in the year.
EA: Digital to overtake physical in 2011
The switch from boxed to digital goods is going to happen far quicker than most of the industry has expected, according to EA CEO John Riccitiello.
Activision suing EA over Infinity Ward claims
The legal spat between Activision and the former owners of Infinity Ward has taken another interesting twist with news that Activision is now suing EA as part of its lawsuit. ...
EA: PlayStation brand still rules
Despite Microsoft's assertion that it has "broken industry models" by stealing control of the current generation five years into its life cycle, EA boss John Riccitiello says that the Xbox ...
Riccitiello attacks COD, Treyarch
EA CEO John Riccitiello has launched his most scathing attack on the Call of Duty franchise yet, criticising both developer Treyarch and Activision's leading executives.
EA: Nintendo needs to offer Apple-like support
EA boss John Riccitiello reckons Nintendo needs to take a leaf out of Apple’s book when it comes to third-party support.
Riccitiello: $99 Wii would “explode” Nintendo’s sales
John Riccitiello has come up with a solution to Nintendo’s falling profits: cut the price of the Wii to just $99.
Riccitiello: Better games can beat COD
John Riccitiello has a plan to outsell Call of Duty: “Make a better game. And make a better game again.”
