Entries in 'riccitiello' (78)
“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 ...
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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.”
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Riccitiello questions skateboarding genre
The skateboarding genre will never again boast the power it enjoyed in the last decade, EA CEO John Riccitiello has claimed.
EA could reconsider Tiger partnership
Having doggedly stuck by golfer Tiger Woods throughout what has been a very turbulent year for the golfing star, EA has for the first time hinted that if Tiger’s results ...
EA takes blame for NFS decline
Speaking to an audience at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference, EA boss John Riccitiello has outlined EA’s role in the critical decline of ...
E3 2010: 3D games could cost more
Perhaps not content with Bobby Kotick’s current top-dog status in the fanboy Hall of Hate, John Riccitiello has bravely come out and admitted that he’d like to see a “premium” ...
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Riccitiello urges 3D caution
3D is expected to play a big part at next week’s E3 expo in LA, but one senior video games exec has warned publishers not be too hasty in their ...
EA talks DLC codes
Outspoken EA boss John Riccitiello has sought to defend the firm’s recent efforts to reward customers who buy new copies of its games by bundling one-off DLC codes in the ...
EA: The line between boxed and digital is blurring
Publisher EA has offered a detailed insight into its plans going forward, and they reveal an unparalleled focus on digital console content.
Riccitiello: Price cuts were too late
John Riccitiello has accused the major console platform holders of taking too long to cut the pieces of their consoles last year as the industry fought to cope worldwide economic ...
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Pressure mounts on Riccitiello
John Riccitiello’s job at the helm of global games publisher could be under threat if the latest talk from US market analysts is to be believed.
Former EA exec slams strategy
On the back of EA’s scaling back of its forward financial estimates, former executive VP of mobile and online Mitch Lasky has slammed boss John Riccitiello for what he considers ...
Riccitiello touts EA's digital strength
While the publisher is experiencing a difficult time with its boxed products - EA's digital operation continues to flourish.
UK retail ‘more aggressive’ than US
EA boss John Riccitiello has singled out the UK High Street for its exceptionally aggressive pricing strategies as retailers looks to use video games as a tool to expand their ...
PlayStation Motion Controller named?
Maybe he mis-spoke, maybe it was a slip of the tongue – or maybe, just maybe, EA boss John Riccitiello has accidentally leaked the name of Sony’s upcoming WiiMote contender, ...
EA urges Wii price drop
He’s at it again – seemingly miffed by being out of the headlines for the best part of 12 hours, EA boss John Riccitiello has openly encouraged Nintendo to slash ...
Riccitiello hails ‘1bn gamers’
With a market as disparate as video games, hard stats are always tough to come by – but EA boss John Riccitiello reckons that the global audience for gaming now ...
Riccitiello compares piracy to pre-owned
John Riccitiello has stated that the emerging force that is post-release downloadable content is the key tool in battling both the pre-owned market and piracy.
MOH gunning for COD
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out the inspiration behind EA’s decision to set the next Medal of Honor title in the modern day – and boss John Riccitiello ...
