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EA CEO John Riccitiello has told the Wall Street Journal that his company’s bid for Take-Two was a waste of ink” and that it was intended to help the firm get through difficult times. He added that EA walked away from the deal as time was of the essence, because …
Read More »Riccitiello: Crappy licensed games take the industry backwards
It seems that barely a day passes without EA CEO John Riccitiello hitting the headlines – and this time the outspoken boss has lashed out at below-par license-based games. Though Riccitiello admits that EA has churned out some poor licensed titles in its time, he also states that things are …
Read More »Need for Speed Undercover… uncovered
Speaking at the William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference in Chicago yesterday, EA CEO John Riccitiello announced that the next instalment in its popular street racing series Need for Speed will be dubbed ‘Undercover’, GameSpot reports. However, following previous comments in which the outspoken executive admitted to disappointment concerning …
Read More »Riccitiello: Take Two saga was our plan all along
John Riccitiello has told an audience of investors that it was EA’s plan all along to seal its acquisiton of Take Two before the end of the year, rather than before the record-breaking release of GTA IV. Kotaku reports that Riccitiello spoke of the Take Two deal at William Blair …
Read More »Rockstar boss: Riccitiello is the real deal
In a very rare interview, co-founder of Rockstar Sam Houser has spoken of his respect for EA CEO John Riccitiello – the man who could own the developer’s parent Take Two in a matter of days . Houser called Riccitiello the real deal” and admitted that he ‘showed interest in …
Read More »Riccitiello: “I’m trying to bring great quality and innovation back”
More from EA CEO on his company's new attitude to game studios
Read More »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 has so far spurned EA’s advances. The all cash merger has been proposed by EA CEO John Riccitiello at $26 …
Read More »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 Strauss Zelnick outlining why the merger would be beneficial to all: February 19, 2008 Mr. Strauss ZelnickExecutive Chairman of the …
Read More »Riccitiello: EAs 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. Reuters reports much of Ricitiello’s presentation concerned review aggregation site Metacritic, whose average score for EA’s software in 2007 fell from …
Read More »‘Centralising tools and creative management doesn’t work’ – Riccitiello
More talk from EA CEO on how publisher is changing its approach to development
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