John Riccitiello’s legacy: EA survives, but its hit points are dangerously low
It's easy to take shots at Riccitiello's record, but his successes and failures were complex.
Research team claims EA’s Origin has security flaw that exposes millions of users
Millions of people use EA's Origin service to play SimCity, Battlefield 3, and more. Security firm ReVuln claims they are vulnerable to attack from hackers.
EA shares down between 8% and 9% in early trading
EA chief executive John Riccitiello announced his resignation, and the market is responding.
John Riccitiello steps down as EA CEO
Riccitiello is out after expensive mistakes like Star Wars: The Old Republic.
EA says SimCity sells a 1.1M copies in series’ biggest launch ever despite server issues
EA said it is the fastest-selling SimCity ever.
Electronic Arts lists the games SimCity owners can choose as a gift
EA denied refunds to upset customers but hopes a free game will restore some good will.
Ukraine’s Room 8 launches Cyto to break into Western mobile-game markets
The game is one of many physics-based experiences with a zany premise, and it's just the kind of title that has a chance of taking off on a worldwide stage.
Maxis: ‘Yes’ — we could ‘have built a subset offline mode’ in SimCity
A modder revealed you can continue playing SimCity even when not connected to a server. Maxis responds.
EA’s Lucy Bradshaw acknowledges SimCity ‘stumbled out of the gate with our service’ (interview)
But she says the game servers can now meet demand and EA has learned valuable lessons.
The DeanBeat: It’s the community, stupid. Again.
Every company has to ask itself if its actions are good or bad for the gaming community.