nintendoeverything.com - 8/15/2009
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SAN FRANCISCO – Madden NFL game purchasers will soon have their day in court after a U.S. District Judge recently denied Electronic Art’s (NASDAQ: ERTS) motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that claims the company engaged in unlawful and anticompetitive agreements that ...
playstationlifestyle.net - 8/10/2009
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playstationlifestyle.net —
Arguably the most popular sports game franchise in
the United States, EA Sports ‘ Madden NFL series...
is known for being the most realistic NFL simulator on the market (mainly because EA holds an exclusive licensing deal). With this in mind, EA decided to predict the outcome of the NFL ...
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EA Puts Their Psychic Madden Skills to Use
ea.com - 8/14/2009
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ea.com —
EA SPORTS President Peter Moore No matter where
I am in the world, there's one thing I...
never get tired of. I only have to say the words " EA SPORTS ", and the audience will chime back "It's in the game" . But as our games have evolved, expanded and ...
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EA Underground - Get the Inside Scoop on What's ...
develop-online.net - 8/14/2009
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develop-online.net —
The rise of the casual gamer and the
impact thad on games development drove away some of...
EA Sports' staff, according to Peter Moore. Speaking in the keynote at today's Edinburgh Interactive conference, the EA Sports boss said that Electronic Arts had ...
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Casual shift 'drove developers from EA' | Game ...
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Court Gives Green Light to Lawsuit Representing Madden NFL Purchasers
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Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Lawsuit Against EA
PS3 Blog and Community | PS3Blog.net —
A US District Judge has denied EA it’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed by gamers who claimed Electronic Arts is monopolizing the markets with the exclusivity deal with the NFL (among other brands and sports) and raising the price of the Madden games in the process (all this started back when NFL 2K5 came out, which was far superior to Madden and only cost $20).
According to the source, Nintendo Everything (weird source for being on a PS3 blog lol), this is what the lawsuit alleges:
The lawsuit alleges EA established agreements ...
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Electronic Arts Legal Notices
ea.com 9/5/2009 — For Customer Support inquiries please visit support.ea.com Designated Agent to Receive Notifications of Claimed Copyright Infringement, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 512(c): Steve Bené, Esq. VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Electronic Arts Inc. 209 ...
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Six reasons why $250 million for Playfish is a steal
gamesbrief.com 10/15/2009 — The Internet is awash with rumours that Playfish has been acquired by Electronic Arts for $250 million. That’s a steal for EA if it’s true.
When a company that is less than two years old is rumoured to have been sold for a quarter of a billion dollars , you have to sit up and take notice. ...
Electronic Arts Sues to Cancel Langdell's Trademarks [Controversy]
kotaku.com 9/30/2009 — Electronic Arts is asking the United States to cancel five trademarks held by Tim Langdell 's Edge Games, saying the marks have been effectively abandoned. In comments to Kotaku, EA portrayed its actions as done on behalf of the development ...
EA Bends Over for Wall Street
playthisthing.com 21 days ago — So in possibly related news, a few days ago EA bought Playfish for $300m , and today announced it was laying off 1500 people and killing a dozen games in development to save $100m annually.
(Longish analysis after the break .)
Let's look at this. Why did EA buy Playfish? Because EA is in ...
EA Sports chasing after girls - Peter Moore —
play.tm 8/14/2009
EA Sports Active just the start Speaking this week at the Edinburgh Interactive Conference, keynote speaker Peter Moore has said that EA Sports are in the process of reinventing themselves, with girls becoming ever more important. The Wii is of ...