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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:07am
Electronic Arts Reverses Decision, Develops New Wii U Games
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) CFO Blake Jorgensen has confirmed that, contrary to the previous comments from company spokesperson Jeff Brown (and a barrage of negative tweets from an EA engineer), the company is developing games for Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) console. According to IGN, Jorgensen made...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 12:17pm
Will Disney and 'Star Wars' Save Electronic Arts?
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) has become one of the most troubled companies within the game industry. From the always-on debacle that followed SimCity to the closure of two studios and hundreds of layoffs, EA is slowly losing its position as a game publishing stalwart. In fact, EA won The...
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Monday, August 13, 2012 - 2:18pm
Will Windows 8 Prevent Electronic Arts from Going Bankrupt?
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is turning to Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) at a time when the game maker is faced with declining sales and a plummeting stock price. Can Microsoft help EA turn the tide? Or is it too little, too late for the publisher of Battlefield and Madden NFL? According to Bloomberg,...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 11:28am
Amazon Game Studios Will Ensure the Death of Zynga
Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), the perpetually imperiled social game developer, received a new and unexpected competitor this week when Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that it is getting into game design. The company's first title (developed by the online retailer's new game division, Amazon Game Studios)...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 1:49pm
Did Electronic Arts Just Cancel Star Wars: The Old Republic?
Electronic Arts (NYSE: EA) will soon allow consumers to play Star Wars: The Old Republic for free. Is this the beginning of the end for EA's flagship MMORPG? Fans of the game may argue that Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) pulled a similar stunt with World of Warcraft. However, WoW is an established...
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 12:11pm
Will PlayStation 4 be the Last Game Console?What will become of the game industry after PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Wii U arrive? Many think that this is the end of the line for consoles. With the rise of Android and iOS gaming, some argue that we no longer need a game-specific device. Never mind the fact that mobile gaming is nowhere near...
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World of Warcraft Has Lost its "WoW" Factor
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 3:15pmActivision's beloved franchise may be crushing Star Wars: The Old Republic, but this MMO is no longer a cash cow. In fact, it might just be a cow -- one that's waiting to be tipped over. But what is the cause? How can World of Warcraft be dying if its chief competitor is struggling to compete? "I...
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World of Warcraft Crushes Star Wars: The Old Republic
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 2:20pmThe Force is with Activision's beloved MMO. Sadly, the same cannot be said for EA and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) had high hopes for its long-awaited Star Wars MMO, touting it as the next great game in the only genre that has successfully persuaded consumers to pay a...
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Electronic Arts Layoffs Explained
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 2:48pmElectronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) drew quite the controversy when it was revealed that the company planned to layoff as many as 1,000 people. While the game publisher attempted to reduce the bad press with a couple of vague statements, EA never actually denied the layoffs. However, just as people are...
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Four Stocks That Should Abolish Piracy Laws
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 8:22amThese four corporations should take the laws on piracy and throw them into the meat grinder as soon as possible. The reason? There are many. But in short, current piracy laws make it easier for content to be distributed illegally than through any of the legal channels. It's time for that to change...
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