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Riccitiello: EA made mistakes with studio acquisitions

Monday, 11th February 2008 at 12:40 pm

EA CEO admits publisher 'blew it' in regard to Bullfrog and Westwood acquisitions

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has admitted the company made mistakes when it acquired well-known developers.

Speak at DICE last week, he said that integrating the teams at independents such as Bullfrog, Westwood and Origin ultimately
stifled the creative talent there: "We at EA blew it, and to a degree I was involved in these things, so I blew it."

For the full story, head over to the internet's number one destination for news and features dedicated to games development, Develop.


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