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Game over for hundreds of EA employees
Electronic Arts, the world's largest video game publisher, on Wednesday confirmed reports that it is laying off 5 percent of its work force, or...
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EA to localize games in Asian languages
Electronic Arts plans to set up a studio in Singapore to localize its popular gaming titles in five Asian languages. In addition, the center...
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EA settles labor-dispute lawsuit
Publisher will shell out $15.6 million to clear the docket of Kirshenbaum v. EA, as judge expected to OK settlement shortly. A San Mateo...
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EA takes aim at mobile game supremacy
Electronic Arts announced that they will be releasing a broad line up of games for mobile phones in late 2005 and 2006. The company...
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EA Pens Deals with Verizon, Sprint
Video game maker Electronic Arts on Monday announced deals with both Verizon Wireless and Sprint to bring mobile versions of EA titles to subscribers...
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VU and EA back Blu-ray disc format
Two more gaming juggernauts offer their support for the format used by Sony's next-gen console.
The Blu-ray standard got some major support today from...
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Ubisoft CEO speaks his mind on the EA deal
With Electronic Arts the new owner of almost 20 percent of Ubisoft, you might expect that company's leader to wobble a bit in the...
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EA invests heavily on Ubisoft!
Electronic Arts today announced an investment in international game developer and publisher UbiSoft Entertainment, headquartered in Rennes, France. The investment represents approximately 19.9 percent...
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Armies of Exigo Ships
Electronic Arts has announced that Armies of Exigo for windows has begun to ship to retail outlets. Armies of Exigo is a grand scale...
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EA pays $48 million for Criterion
With R&D costs climbing, the money spent to purchase the Renderware shop seems a bargain.
According to a 10-Q form filed with the SEC, Electronic...
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EA buys maker of RenderWare
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) has agreed to buy Criterion Software Group Ltd., a developer of software for creating video games, from the European division...
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EA,Crytek announce strategic alliance
German developer foregoes a Far Cry sequel for Ubisoft to forge a "strategic partnership" with the world's biggest third-party publisher.
Ubisoft's attempt to grab the...
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EA’s NCAA Football Jumps 50% for ‘2005’
(Reuters) Sales of NCAA Football 2005, one of Electronic Arts Inc.'s flagship sports video games, rose by roughly half in the title's first week...
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EA Gives Tiger Woods the Street Treatment
According to an article in the latest issue of Electronics Gaming Monthly, EA Big is working on Tiger Woods Street, the golfing equivalent of...
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Need For Speed 2 website launched
Discover the living, breathing world of tuner culture in Need for Speed™ Underground 2, the sequel to the best-selling racing game of 2003, and...
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Electronic Arts “Finally” Coming To Xbox Live
Electronic Arts has announced that it and Microsoft have struck an agreement that will allow players of EA SPORTS and EA GAMES titles to...
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Def Jam Vendetta II Renamed
EA and Def Jam today confirmed that Def Jam Vendetta II has officially been renamed Def Jam Fight For NY. Currently in development under...
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EA Brings LOTR RPG to Consoles
Electronic Arts announced that The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age roleplaying game is under development for a planned fall 2004 release. The...
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EMI Sues Electronic Arts Over Video Game Music
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - EMI Group Plc, one of the world's largest music companies, has filed a federal lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc., the...