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Read More »‘Strong results this quarter illustrate the power of our live services and core franchises’ says EA CFO
Jacksonville shooting survivor takes EA, venue to court
Jacob Mitich was shot two times in the attack
Read More »EA announces fund initiative for Jacksonville shooting victims; $1m pledged by publisher
Jacksonville Tribute intended to support victims of attack; will involve livestream
Read More »EA cancels Madden qualifiers following Jacksonville shooting
“This is the first time our gaming community has dealt with a tragedy of this nature. Please take time to support each other through this challenging time,” said EA CEO Andrew Wilson
Read More »FIFA and Madden may move away from annual releases says EA CEO
Andrew Wilson, speaking to Bloomberg TV, says a subscription model may replace game releases and follow a similar model to its Chinese and Korean operations
Read More »EA’s Madden NFL series moves to Frostbite engine
The series is the one of the last regular EA releases to be moved on to DICE's engine
Read More »EA fines Madden Bowl winner for inappropriate tweets
Chris “Dubby” McFarland, the winner of the Madden Bowl competition, has been fined $3,000 by EA for inappropriate tweets. During and immediately after the competition McFarland posted a number of Tweets, which have since been removed, that EA deemed to be unacceptable. As a result they have fined the played …
Read More »NFL Media to work with EA on Madden eSports
EA has partnered with NFL Media in order to cover the Madden NFL Championship Series according to a report. Both theScore eSports and SportsBusiness Journal have confirmed that EA and NFL Media have formed a partnership to cover the $1 million competition. The partnership will see a new 30 minute …
Read More »Amazon Game Studios snaps up former long-time EA creative director Rich Hilleman
Hilleman was publisher’s 39th employee when he joined in 1982, going on to work on its Madden and NHL franchises
Read More »Madden’s return to PC is not looking likely
EA’s FIFA series remains ever present on PC, but the Madden series has been absent since 2006 – and that’s not looking likely to change. PC is literally based on demand,” EA Canada’s senior VP and GM for FIFA Matt Bilbey told Game Informer. There’s still the high demand for …
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