Electronic Arts' Takeover Bid Rejected Ahead of GTA IV

Ahead of the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, Take-Two Interactive Software is rejecting a hostile takeover bid from media giant Electronic Arts. In this case, pressing the Y-button doesn't work*.Take Two's financial...

Getting the Game On: The Battles of the Artists and the Executives

I have a confession to make: I have recently become a computer gaming addict.Oh, the warning signs were there before, I'll grant you that. In the 80's, I spent far too many lunch hours at the big machine in our lunch...

PS3 beats X360

Electronic Arts is expecting that the total number of PS3 consoles to be sold this year will surpass the Xbox, still way off the Wii where expectations are between 12 and 14 million units. Europeans seem to have a strong preference for PS3 (UK not included) while Sony is...

Should Google Buy Electronic Arts

In a previous article, I had written that Google has a long term business plan of implementing a "virtual parallel universe business model" via Android.  Google’s strategy is to provide real life experiences...

Rock Video Games Go Remote

Stuck in the suburbs and can't find a good drummer? Problem solved: With the just-announced XBox/PS3 game Rock Band, you'll be able to enlist three other members from around other world and play virtual gigs. Produced by MTV and the Electronic Arts/Harmonix team behind the...

Electronic Arts Places Dynamic Advertising in Video Games

"YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- The nascent in-game video advertising market got a boost today as Electronic Arts, the world's largest game developer, inked key deals and promised more to come.  Games for Xbox, PCs EA said it will place dynamic advertising from Massive, the...

Vancouver Sun Reports: A New Giant Enters B.C.'s Games Industry (T-Net Britis...

Vancouver, BC, April 20, 2005--The Vancouver Sun reports that a Walt Disney Co. subsidiary will be setting up a game development studio in Vancouver headed up by four local industry veterans, all of whom left Electronic Arts Inc. last year.

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