204 posts and columns on Electronic Arts

Zynga Inks Deal With Hasbro to Bring FarmVille Into the Real World

in Commerce on February 9 at 12:40 pm PT

Zynga has partnered with Hasbro to develop a wide range of toy and gaming experiences based on Zynga’s most popular Facebook games and characters.
Zynga's FarmVille with crops whithering.

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Electronic Arts’ CFO Heads to Polycom

in News on February 8 at 1:41 pm PT

Eric Brown, executive VP and Chief Financial Officer of Electronic Arts, gave his notice last week, the company said today. Brown is headed for Polycom, where he’ll serve as CFO and COO. His last day at EA will be Feb. 17, and Kenneth Barker, chief accounting officer, will hold down the fort until a replacement is named. In another change, Mark Tonnesen is joining EA as senior VP and CIO.

EA’s Star Wars Game Scores 1.7 Million Subscribers in First Month

in Commerce on February 1 at 1:38 pm PT

The results are in, and it appears that both Star Wars and Battlefield 3 helped Electronic Arts beat expectations for the final three months of the year.
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Electronic Arts Pressured to Outperform in Soft Videogame Market

in Commerce on February 1 at 12:32 pm PT

Electronic Arts will be under pressure to report strong financial results this afternoon after the industry experienced a disappointing holiday period.
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Super Bowl Predictions: How EA Uses Madden to Guess the Final Score

in Commerce on January 30 at 10:53 am PT

Electronic Arts is using artificial intelligence and real-life data to predict that the New York Giants will defeat the New England Patriots by a field goal on Sunday.
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Ex-PopCap Developer Looking for New Ways to Monetize Mobile Games

in Commerce on January 25 at 9:00 am PT

One of PopCap’s lead developers is starting a company that has come up with a new way to make money using incentives in free mobile apps.
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Zynga’s Stock Is Up — And Why Every Other Game Company Stock Is Down

in Commerce on January 13 at 1:44 pm PT

Zynga is bucking market trends today and is trading higher despite a report that came out yesterday suggesting that December sales were extremely weak across the industry.
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Xbox Accounted for 40 Percent of All Videogame Sales in 2011

in Commerce on January 12 at 5:57 pm PT

Despite sales declines bringing down the overall game industry last year, Microsoft dominated the market, with the Xbox capturing nearly half of all consumer spending from physical sales.
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Zynga Hires Top Digital Executive Away From Electronic Arts

in Commerce on January 12 at 2:47 pm PT

Zynga has hired away Barry Cottle, the EVP of Electronic Arts’ interactive division, marking the third high-profile steal it has made from the rival videogame maker over the past year.
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eBay Is the Most Recent Bay Area Transplant to Seek Access to Seattle’s Talent Pool

in Commerce on January 12 at 6:00 am PT

The e-commerce giant has joined a growing list of companies willing to brave the rain in order to gain access to a deep pool of technology engineers in Seattle.
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A Pair of New Social Games: Google+ Captures Pirates, Facebook Takes EA’s Risk

in Commerce, January 11, 2012 at 12:41 pm PT

Ubisoft Delays Game Launch Until May, but Plays Up Strong Holiday Sales

in Commerce, January 10, 2012 at 8:33 pm PT

Zynga’s Stock Nosedives, Falling Nine Percent to Hit New Low

in Commerce, January 9, 2012 at 9:15 pm PT

Disney Unveils Combat Game on Facebook, Based on Marvel Superheroes

in Commerce, January 9, 2012 at 9:47 am PT

Seismic Games Raises $2 Million to Develop Social Games

A Banner Black Friday for Some Disappoints Groupon and Other Daily Deal Providers

in Commerce, January 4, 2012 at 2:00 am PT

Americans Played Anything but Social Games During the Holidays

in Commerce, January 3, 2012 at 7:30 am PT

EA Star Wars Game Off to Forceful Start in Quest to Catch World of Warcraft

in Commerce, December 27, 2011 at 1:14 pm PT

PopCap Says Making Bejeweled Free Will Lead to a New High Score (Video)

in Commerce, December 23, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Surprise — The Most Popular Facebook Game of 2011 Wasn’t Made by Zynga

in Commerce, December 21, 2011 at 3:18 pm PT

Digital Game Revenue Wasn’t Enough to Offset Broader Industry Declines in Q3

in Commerce, December 20, 2011 at 5:37 pm PT

EA Bets Big on Online Star Wars Game, Suggests You Let the Wookiee Win

in Commerce, December 20, 2011 at 10:36 am PT

Zynga’s Stock Keeps Withering on Day Two

in Commerce, December 19, 2011 at 8:46 am PT

Zynga Slumps Five Percent on First Day of Trading

in Commerce, December 16, 2011 at 1:52 pm PT

Zynga Confirms Its Billion Dollar Public Offering

in Commerce, December 15, 2011 at 8:41 pm PT