EA says holiday quarter was ‘difficult’ and missed expectations
Electronic Arts reported earnings for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31 that missed the company’s and Wall Street’s expectations. This comes on the...
Respawn’s Apex Legends hits 1 million players in 8 hours
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends reached more than a million players in the first eight hours of availability for the free-to-play battle...
Mackey McCandlish interview — Why Respawn made battle royale shooter Apex Legends
Respawn and Electronic Arts managed to keep Apex Legends a secret for a while. But rumors leaked out in the last few days, and...
Respawn’s Vince Zampella interview — Why you won’t see Titans in Apex Legends
Vince Zampella, the CEO of Respawn Entertainment, likes to say that his teams “chase the fun.” And by doing that, the studio was able...
Apex Legends hands-on — Gameplay videos highlight fresh battle royale tactics
Apex Legends debuted today as a new free-to-play battle royale shooter game from Electronic Arts‘ Respawn Entertainment studio. EA and Respawn surprised everyone by...
EA: Respawn has multiple games launching ‘by next holiday’
Titanfall studio Respawn is working on a new Star Wars game for publisher Electronic Arts. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is due out before...
Respawn’s Star Wars game is Jedi: Fallen Order
Respawn showed off its upcoming Star Wars game during EA’s Play event today ahead of the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. Vince...
The experts give a mixed outlook for game company acquisitions
Is the next $10 billion game company acquisition right around the corner, or have all of the investors and acquirers moved on the more...
Electronic Arts’ biggest acquisitions: the good, the so-so, and the duds
Electronic Arts spent about $2.9 billion on its 10 biggest acquisitions since 1992, according to merger and acquisition research firm Pitchbook. The video game...
The DeanBeat: The tragedy of the Star Wars: Battlefront II loot crates
Electronic Arts made a great game in Star Wars: Battlefront II. But it stepped in a pile of controversy by adding an unpopular monetization...