Electronic Arts
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Need For Speed Shift Revs Up With All-New Team Racing Mode and Legendary CarsAll-new car pack arrives as DLC. November 20, 2009 - REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced an all-new Team Racing pack for the critically-acclaimed Need for Speed SHIFT. The content pack takes online... In this article: Team Racing, Electronic Arts, Need for Speed, EA Sports, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Redwood City, California, Revenue, Need for Speed, and Gametrailers.com |
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San Jose Mercury News | 2 days ago
Tech Ticker: Applied Materials, Fortinet, Electronic Arts
...in Framingham, Mass. That market will expand to $3.5 billion Advertisement by 2012, double its revenue in 2007, according to IDC. Electronic Arts, the world's second-largest video game publisher, will close its Pandemic Studios as part...
In this article: Applied Materials, Fortinet, Semitool, IDC, Revenue, Elevation Partners, Pandemic Studios, and BioWare
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L.A. Times - Technology News | 3 days ago
Electronic Arts to close game developer Pandemic Studios
...firm two years ago along with its sibling Bioware Corp. for up to $775 million. The closure will put nearly 200 people out of work. Electronic Arts Inc. is shutting down its Westwood-based game developer Pandemic Studios just two years...
In this article: Pandemic Studios, Electronic Arts Inc., Bioware Corp., Revenue, Westwood, Kotaku, World War II, Mercenaries, and Full Spectrum Warrior
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San Jose Mercury News | November 11, 2009
Electronic Arts reports $391 million loss, plans 1,500 job cuts
Redwood City's Electronic Arts, the world's second-largest video game maker, said Monday that it will slash its work force by 17 percent, or 1,500 jobs, and reported its 11th straight quarterly loss. In the latest chapter of its...
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washingtonpost.com | November 09, 2009
Electronic Arts posts loss, to cut jobs
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc <ERTS.O> posted a wider quarterly loss and said it would cut about 1,500 jobs, or about 17 percent of its workforce, in another round of restructuring for the video game publisher. The...
In this article: Playfish, Revenue, Activision Blizzard Inc, Wall Street, Fiscal year, NPD, and Nasdaq
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Yahoo! News | November 09, 2009
Electronic Arts posts loss, to cut jobs (Reuters)
...Arts posts loss, to cut jobs By Gabriel Madway Gabriel Madway - 26 mins ago SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O) posted a wider quarterly loss and said it would cut about 1,500 jobs, or about 17 percent of its...
In this article: Electronic Arts Inc, Playfish, Revenue, Activision Blizzard Inc, Wall Street, Fiscal year, NPD, and Reuters
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Reuters | November 09, 2009
UPDATE 3-Electronic Arts posts loss, to cut jobs
* Shares slip 2 pct after hours (Adds comments and details from call, updates share price) By Gabriel Madway Electronic Arts Inc <ERTS.O> posted a wider quarterly loss and said it would cut about 1,500 jobs, or about 17 percent of its...
In this article: Playfish, Revenue, Wall Street, Fiscal year, Activision Blizzard Inc, NPD, and Nasdaq
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 09, 2009
Electronic Arts to cut 1,500 jobs
US videogame giant Electronic Arts posted a net loss for the 11th consecutive quarter on Monday and said it was cutting 1,500 jobs, or 16 percent of its workforce. EA reported a net loss of 391 million US dollars, or 1.21 US dollars per...
In this article: Playfish, Revenue, John Riccitiello, Facebook, MySpace, Redwood City, Wall Street, London, and California
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AP Online | November 09, 2009
Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million
NEW YORK (AP) - As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts Inc. has snapped up Playfish Inc., the creator of popular social networking games such as "Who Has the Biggest Brain" and "Pet Society," for $275 million in cash.
In this article: Facebook, Electronic Arts Inc., Iphone, Index Ventures, Venture capital, and Accel Partners
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Reuters | November 09, 2009
Electronics Arts buys social game maker Playfish
Electronic Arts Inc <ERTS.O> has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other considerations, as the maker of the "Madden NFL" series extends into the growing social gaming sector. Two-year-old Playfish,...
In this article: Playfish, Electronics Arts, Apple Inc, Nintendo, Iphone, Facebook Inc, Activision Inc, MySpace, Xbox, and PlayStation 3
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L.A. Times - Business | November 09, 2009
Electronic Arts buys game maker for $400 million
Electronic Arts Inc. will acquire Playfish Inc., a maker of games played on Facebook Inc.'s Web Site, for $400 million. Electronic Arts is paying $300 million initially and up to $100 million if Playfish meets certain profit targets, the...
In this article: Electronic Arts Inc., Facebook Inc, Index Ventures, Revenue, and Accel Partners
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Electronic Arts (EA) (NASDAQ: ERTS) is an international developer, marketer, publisher, distributor and of video games. Established in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games. Originally, EA was a home computing game publisher. In the late 1980s, the company began developing games in-house and supported consoles by the early 1990s. EA later grew via acquisition of several successful developers. By the early 2000s, EA had become one of the world's largest third-party publishers. Also partly developed by out of Cincinnati, Ohio by Drew Fischer. In 2007 EA ranked 8th on the list of largest software companies in the world. In May 2008, the company reported net annual revenue of US$4.02 billion in fiscal year 2008. Currently, EA's most successful products are sports games published under its EA Sports label, games based on popular movie licenses such as Harry Potter and games from long-running franchises like Need for Speed, Medal of Honor, The Sims, Battlefield and the later games in the Burnout and Command & Conquer series.
- Name:
- Electronic Arts
- Type:
- Public (NASDAQ: ERTS)
- Location:
- Redwood City, California, United States
- Founded:
- 1982
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- ERTS
- Industry:
- Interactive entertainment
- Key People:
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- Trip Hawkins, founder and former CEO (1982-1991)
- Larry Probst, chairman of the board and former CEO (1991-2007)
- Kathy Vrabeck, President, EA Casual Entertainment
- John Riccitiello, CEO
- Frank Gibeau, President, EA Games Label
- Rod Humble, Executive Vice President, The Sims Label
- Peter Moore, President, EA SPORTS
- Revenue:
- $4.665 billion USD (2008)
- Net Income:
- -$454 million USD (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 7,900 (2007)
- Market Cap:
- $11 billion USD (2008)
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