Categories Posted inin Business Frank Gibeau on EA’s digital ecosystems, Star Wars games, and Titanfall (interview part two) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 24, 2013 11 min Check out part two of our interview with EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, and find out more about the software giant's approach to making blockbusters. Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Business Jury sides with Madden programmer in EA lawsuit Posted byby GamesBeat July 24, 2013 1 min A California jury awarded Madden designer Robin Antonick an estimated $11 million in his lawsuit against publisher Electronic Arts. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA made more money on Apple's App Store than through Origin Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 23, 2013 1 min The Simpsons: Tapped Out had its biggest quarter ever. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA exec Frank Gibeau: Betting on next-gen consoles, mobile, and doing right by consumers (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 23, 2013 16 min EA had a good E3, and Frank Gibeau is one reason why that happened. Here's our interview with EA's studio boss. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Battlefield 3 Premium surpasses 4 million members Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 23, 2013 1 min EA's downloadable-content service for its big first-person-shooter franchise continues to generate revenue. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA says 76 percent of its revenue comes from digital publishing Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 23, 2013 3 min But the company still reports a loss for the first fiscal quarter. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Madden, FIFA players can carry over Ultimate Team items from current gen to PlayStation 4, Xbox One Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 23, 2013 1 min EA Sports wants to encourage Madden NFL 25 players to make the upgrade to next gen. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ocean Quigley steps out of Will Wright's shadow (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 19, 2013 9 min The co-creator of EA's new SimCity founded his own startup to go beyond what Will Wright taught him. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA Sports has nonexclusive college football license for 3 years Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 19, 2013 1 min EA and the Collegiate Licensing Company extended their giving the publisher the rights to real college football teams. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA Sports will have real teams in next year's college football game Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 17, 2013 2 min EA won't call it NCAA Football, but it will release a digital version of the college sport. Continue Reading 2 min