Electronic Arts
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Why We Love To Hate Activision — And Might Be Wrong [Feature]...the gaming consumer press. "Hating EA is so last year," CEO John Riccitiello told Kotaku at E3 in 2008, talking to us about what Electronic Arts had learned from its old ways of doing business - ways that look an awful lot like how... In this article: Activision, Bobby Kotick, John Riccitiello, E3, Kotaku, ATVI, 7 Studios, and Infinity Ward |
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IGN | September 21, 2009
Going To Hell with Dante's Inferno
...destroy demons. September 21, 2009 - At E3, we got our first hands-on with Dante's Inferno for the PSP, the portable version of the upcoming action game from Electronic Arts, Visceral Games and Artificial Mind and Movement. The title...
In this article: Dante's Inferno, E3, and Artificial Mind and Movement
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | June 05, 2009
Electronic Arts stages fake protest of game at E3
Electronic Arts stages fake protest of game at E3 Show attendees play video games at the Nintendo booth at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Jae C. Hong / AP Photo LOS ANGELES -- Electronic Arts has been playing games...
In this article: Los Angeles, E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Divine Comedy, Nintendo, The Miami Herald, and Dante Aligheri
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Gamespot | July 28, 2009
The HotSpot - Comic-Con 2009, Assassin's Creed 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction
...more. Tor Thorsen, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair recap a news-packed first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, with all the latest from E3 briefings held by Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Electronic Arts. Shaun...
In this article: GameSpot, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo, and Sony
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Yahoo! News | June 04, 2009
Videogames delivering workouts along with fun (AFP)
...to Nintendo. Other videogame makers including US titan Electronic Arts and France-based Ubisoft have crafted workout titles of their own for Wii consoles and Nintendo will soon release an enhanced "Wii Fit Plus" videogame. "It's been...
In this article: Videogames, Nintendo, E3, Xbox 360, Wii, Agence France Presse, Sony, Microsoft, All rights reserved, and Electronic Entertainment Expo
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BusinessWeek Online | July 21, 2009
Video Game Stocks: Ready to Score
...with Signal Hill Capital Group in Baltimore. Greenwald said he was impressed with many of the upcoming titles he saw previewed at the E3 industry gathering in June, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Tony Hawk Ride from...
In this article: Activision, Take-Two Interactive Software, Revenue, Activision Blizzard, THQ, and Xbox 360
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Reuters | June 03, 2009
Videogame maker THQ more confident of profit
...in Los Angeles. THQ, which competes with Electronic Arts and Activision in the multibillion dollar global video games market, last month posted a wider than expected loss in its fiscal fourth-quarter ended March 31. But executives said...
In this article: THQ Inc, Fiscal year, Sony, E3, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nasdaq composite index, and Activision
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Kotaku | June 08, 2009
EA: Fight Night And MMA Will Alternate Years [E3 2009]
...game. Fight Night Round 4, to be specific. Later this month. EA Sports' Peter Moore sat with Kotaku at E3 last week to talk about the more athletic wing of Electronic Arts. We talked about the newest sport in the EA Sports roster, Mixed...
In this article: EA Sports, E3, UFC, THQ, Kotaku, Fight Night Round, Fight Night Round 4, and WWE
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Techdirt | June 16, 2009
Electronic Arts Stages Protest of Dante's Inferno at E3
Electronic Arts Stages Protest of Dante's Inferno at E3 At the E3 Expo a few weeks ago, Electronic Arts showcased an upcoming game, Dante's Inferno, to awkward protests from a group of concerned Christians going under the name,...
In this article: Dante's Inferno, Dante, E3, Misdemeanor, Godfather II, San Jose Mercury News, and PlayStation
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VentureBeat | October 22, 2008
Updated: Game industry confirms new E3 trade show format » VentureBeat
...the changes are aimed at making E3 a "must-attend" event. John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts, and Laurent Detoc, president of Ubisoft North America, endorsed the new format. At this show, you can expect to see bigger booth size and...
In this article: E3, Entertainment Software Association, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Tokyo Game Show, and John Riccitiello
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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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