John Riccitiello
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Why We Love To Hate Activision — And Might Be Wrong [Feature]...the business press - and by extension, 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... In this article: Activision, Bobby Kotick, John Riccitiello, E3, Kotaku, ATVI, 7 Studios, and Infinity Ward |
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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 Electronic Arts
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Joystiq | July 23, 2008
Counting Rupees: E3 lives!
...in his opinion. IGN's Craig Harris also pronounced the show dead on his blog, and EA CEO John Riccitiello said that he "hates E3 like this," vaguely threatening to simply have the publisher put on its own show in the future. And of course,...
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Gamespot | June 01, 2009
APB, EA MMA top EA's E3 event, EA Sports Active sells 600,000
...on the postapocalyptic action game Rage. Ironically, the biggest EA news of the show came after the press event, when CEO John Riccitiello casually confirmed Star Wars: The Old Republic. This year, the publisher has once again already...
In this article: E3, APB, Mass Effect 2, Pete Sampras, Brutal Legend, Army of Two, The Sims 3, and Saboteur
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Gamespot | March 19, 2009
ESA: 90% of E3 space sold, 40,000 expected
...communications, Jeff Brown. Following E3 2008, EA CEO John Riccitiello bemoaned the show's scope, saying that unless E3 returned to its former state, the publisher would abandon the conference altogether. THQ VP of publishing Scott...
In this article: E3, Industry trade group, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Harvest Moon, X-Blades, Activision Blizzard, SouthPeak Interactive, and Natsume
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PC World: Latest Technology News | June 05, 2009
2009 E3 Expo “successful,” Plans for 2010 Show Announced
...Disney Interactive Studios. His sentiment was echoed by Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello, who remarked that this year's E3 "reflected the vitality, innovation and global presence of a rapidly growing industry." E3 is managed by IDG World...
In this article: E3, Macworld, IDG, Disney Interactive Studios, and Entertainment Software Association
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Kotaku | June 10, 2009
EA Re-Thinking How You Spend Your Gaming Money [E3 2009]
...CEO to Kotaku in a conversation about games and … money. As the head of EA, John Riccitiello can talk games better than most CEOs, and he can talk finances better than most gamers. Given the myriad tactics EA has been employing to sell its...
In this article: The Sims 3, E3, FIFA, Burnout, Kotaku, Spore, Valve, and Burnout Paradise
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Business Wire Entertainment News | May 27, 2009
EA Spotlights Blockbuster Titles at E3
...property as well as ten titles for the Wii. "This year at E3, we have an incredible slate of games for the Nintendo Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and mobile devices," said EA's CEO John Riccitiello. "Our creative teams are developing some of...
In this article: Wii, Trademark, E3, Sims, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, ESRB, Madden NFL 10, The Sims 3, and Saboteur
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Kotaku | June 09, 2009
EA Considered Doing Its Own Natal, Backs Sensible Motion Gaming [E3 2009]
...predicting that half of the market will eventually go to motion-control games. On the final morning of E3, I sat at a closed bar with EA CEO John Riccitiello and learned that the renowned publisher of Madden, Rock Band and dozens of other...
In this article: Sony, Microsoft, E3, Wii, Splinter Cell, FIFA, Kotaku, Rock Band, and Nintendo
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Gamespot | June 04, 2009
E3 '09 tops 41,000, E3 '10 already booked
"E3 2009 reflected the vitality, innovation, and global presence of a rapidly growing industry. I'm already looking forward to next year's event." Because it's not a real E3 without a Tony Hawk appearance. Take-Two Interactive president Ben...
In this article: E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Tony Hawk, Take-Two Interactive, Entertainment Software Association, and Los Angeles
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John Riccitiello is the CEO of Electronic Arts (EA).
He received his B.S. degree from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
He then worked in a variety of consumer product companies including The Clorox Company (Brand Manager), PepsiCo (Group Marketing Director), Häagen-Dazs International (Managing Director), Wilson Sporting Goods (President and Chief Executive Officer), and Sara Lee Corporation (President and Chief Executive Officer, Bakery Division).
From October 1997 though April 2004, Riccitiello became President and Chief Operating Officer of Electronic Arts . He then left EA and co-founded Elevation Partners, where Riccitiello served as Managing Director. In 2007, Riccitiello was re-hired by EA, this time to serve as CEO. ==References==
- Nationality:
- American
- University Attended:
- University of California, Berkeley
- Occupation:
- CEO
- Known for:
- CEO of Electronic Arts
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