Report: Schappert leaves EA for Zynga
EA COO John Schappert has resigned from his position, and reportedly plans to join Zynga's senior staff as head of the games division. Analyst Michael Pachter predicts this is a step towards taking the company into public trading.
READ MORE >EA discounts select mobile titles in 2nd annual 'Sweet 99 Cent Deals' promo
EA discounts a slew of games in its mobile division for its 2nd annual "Sweet 99 Cent Deals" promotion.
READ MORE >"sweet deals indeed, I just bought every single one of their games I did not own (which is pretty ..."
see all 12 commentsMadden NFL 12 confirmed for August launch
EA Sports president Peter Moore has revealed that the company plans to move ahead with Madden NFL 12 this year, whether the actual league is playing or not.
READ MORE >"i was hoping for the return of the curse, if brees didn't completely destroy it"
see all 16 commentsPGA Tour 12 sets week-one franchise sales record
EA has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters has outsold previous week-one franchise records, moving 225,000 units so far according to internal estimates.
READ MORE >"They really need to remove the stupid ass caddy! Or have it as an "option" to completely disable it!"
see all 20 commentsMass Effect 3 details emerge
We're getting some of our first details of Mass Effect 3, including some early plot details, the resurrection of certain RPG elements, and more.
READ MORE >"Nice still got my saves from both games. Just give my group of the most Bad ass team in the ..."
see all 55 commentsEA Sports planning persistent profiles
EA Sports' Peter Moore revealed that the company is planning to implement persistent, cloud-based player profiles in its games.
READ MORE >"every time you pop in an EA game you want it to scan your entire hard drive for saves from any ..."
see all 5 commentsEA, Sega, and Capcom Run Competing iPhone Sales
If you've been looking to pick up some cheap iPhone games, this seems like the time to do it. After all, what are the odds that three game...
READ MORE >"Phoenix Wright, Street Fighter 4 and I heard good things about Resident Evil 4: Platinum"
see all 9 commentsActivision Claims Infinity Ward Delayed MW2 Map Pack as Favor to EA
Activision has been allowed to add EA as a defendent in its $400 million countersuit against former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince...
READ MORE >"The maturity of these companies and people remind me of 5 year olds. Kicking, throwing dirt and ..."
see all 14 commentsNintendo 3DS Launch Window and In Development Software Round-Up
Between the March 27 launch of the Nintendo 3DS in North America (as well as its March 25 European launch) and E3 2011, Nintendo promises "more...
READ MORE >"I didn't mean to seem nitpicky. :) I didn't catch that bit in the post."
see all 15 commentsEA Reports Revenue Decline in Q2 2011; Nearly Halves Losses Over Same Period Last Year
Yesterday, Electronic Arts released its financial report for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2011--ending September 30, 2010--posting a $156...
READ MORE >"greedy company anyway !! lol....EA needs to start producing more games for pc and that includes ..."
see all 6 commentsSource: EA 'Roll-Offs' Lead to Cuts at EA Canada and EA Black Box; As Many as 100 Affected
[Update: 8:15p.m.] An EA representative has responded to our original story with the same comment it originally gave Joystiq (found in the body of...
READ MORE >"Some of those other projects have different job requirements (C#, Unity, etc) or are at ..."
see all 12 commentsAngry Birds Dev Will Continue to Self-Publish, 'Will Not Use' Chillingo Again [Updated]
[Updated: 11:00a.m.] Rovio told me via Twitter that it has "not decided yet" whether the PlayStation Mini version of Angry Birds will be...
READ MORE >"Reminds me of when Activision bought RedOctane instead of Harmonix. Except in this case it's a ..."
see all 13 commentsEA Responds to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick's Mudslinging
Electronic Arts has fired back at Bobby Kotick for comments the Activision CEO made regarding EA's business structure and production quality, and...
READ MORE >"I think it would be enough if we put together a... *puts on shades* ...Black Ops team to take ..."
see all 39 commentsNew NBA Jam Coming to Wii via EA Sports?
With EA Sports set to announce a mysterious "new game" sometime this month, the rumors continue to fly, with the latest pointing not to football,...
READ MORE >"Great... Another game EA can destroy. Their NBA Live series is horrible compared to NBA2K... Oh ..."
see all 10 commentsEA: Pandemic Not Closing, But Consolidating
Despite the shuttering of its current Los Angeles-based office and a significant reduction in its workforce, Mercenaries and The Saboteur series...
READ MORE >"In other words, Saboteur is not out yet, we need people around who worked on the game to work on ..."
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