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February 21, 2012 EA’s Bernard Kim on taking The Simpsons freemium

EA social and mobile vice president Bernard Kim explains to Gamasutra why America’s most treasured dysfunctional family just might give the company the Smurfs’ Village its portfolio lacks. When a franchise has aired 500 different episodes on television (and that’s not counting the three years it ran as a series of shorts) and 24 separate [...]

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January 31, 2012 How accurate are Madden’s Super Bowl predictions?

While Electronic Arts has never let a good PR opportunity slip past, it might be a mistake to dismiss the company’s annual Super Bowl predictions. Gamasutra’s Chris Morris takes a look at Madden’s past results. While Electronic Arts has never let a good PR opportunity slip past, it might be a mistake to dismiss the company’s [...]

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January 10, 2012 EA sued for helicopter imagery in ‘Battlefield 3′

Hit military shooter Battlefield 3 is a very realistic game. Maybe too realistic. Electronic Arts has found itself in the midst of a legal battle with Bell Helicopter parent Textron over the game maker’s use of images of real world helicopters in the game. Read more at Yahoo! Games

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December 22, 2011 Court: Activision’s case against EA can go forward

EA received some holiday coal in its stocking Thursday when a California Superior Court judge rejected its argument that it should be excused from a $400 million contract-interference suit. Activision alleges EA illegally attempted to lure away Call of Duty creators and Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella. Activision is also suing the two [...]

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December 6, 2011 Astonishingly expensive Theme Park hits iOS

Electronic Arts is bringing the classic game Theme Park back from the dead, but the price of admission may make most players choke. The new take on the old management simulation will be a free download for owners of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. But if you want to build some of the better attractions [...]

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November 21, 2011 NFL throws penalty flag at NFL Blitz over late hits

The NFL has blitzed Blitz. Late hits, one of the signature features of the bone-jarring arcade football franchise, won’t be a part of its next iteration. The league has asked EA to remove them from the game. Read more at Yahoo! Games

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November 1, 2011 ‘Battlefield 3′ sells 5 million in first week

The cost of war is high at Electronic Arts, but the rewards are even higher. Battlefield 3, the company’s answer to industry juggernaut Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, has burst out of the gate by selling 5 million copies in its first week alone. That’s a record for EA and enough to make it [...]

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November 1, 2011 ‘Battlefield 3′ storms sales charts

Electronic Arts has snatched away bragging rights for the year’s biggest video game launch as the company’s much anticipated ”Battlefield 3” has sold more than 5 million units in its first week, making it the fastest-selling game in the company’s history. The big bow unseats Microsoft’s ”Gears of War 3,” which boasted first week sales [...]

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October 25, 2011 Opinion: The Contrived War Between Battlefield 3 And Modern Warfare 3

The supposed war between EA’s Battlefield 3 and Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 is not a zero-sum game — both publishers can come out as winners, says Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris. And so it begins. After months of sniping, posing and stare downs, Electronic Arts and Activision officially went to war Tuesday, with Battlefield 3 hitting store shelves, hoping to knock the Call [...]

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October 25, 2011 EA Takes to the ‘Battlefield’ Against Activision

There has never been a lot of love lost between Activision and Electronic Arts. The two video game publishers fight over just about everything. But with Tuesday’s launch of EA’s ”Battlefield 3,” the clash is taking on a particular sense of importance. At stake: The supremely profitable shooter genre – and possibly the fate of EA’s long-in-the-making turnaround. Read more [...]

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