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jobs.gamasutra.com - 27 days ago
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You are the general, a smooth game-publishing machine.
Budget? Check. Vertical Slice ready? Check. Marketing knows why...
your game matters? And how! You’re so smooth your developers refer to time before they worked with you as the “Dark Scary Time.” You ...
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easports.com - 10/23/2009
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Electronic Arts Inc, and its subsidiaries, affiliates and
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joystiq.com - 10/22/2009
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Industry sources claim EA has completed a deal
to acquire social games developer Playfish, report Inside Social...
Games and Silicon Alley Insider . Unconfirmed estimates put EA's buyout bill at $250 million, while ISG believes Playfish could earn as ...
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EA job listing mentions next-gen project for Boom Blox team
Joystiq —
We've heard sly references and seen mysterious job listings indicating that Xbox 360 and PS3 owners would soon know the joy of tower toppling -- however, we've not seen anything as concrete as a recent help wanted ad from EA's Boom Blox team. According to the listing, "our last two titles were Wii-based, but our ...
Job Listing Confirms 'Next-Gen' Project from Boom Blox Team
1UP RSS feed —
... on a new Electronic Arts job listing for their Boom Blox team that confirms their next game will be for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 ( ...
EA hints at “next-gen” Boom Blox through job listing
That VideoGame Blog —
According to a recent job listing posted by the EA Boom Blox team, “our last two titles were Wii-based, but our next titles will be for the next generation.” Unless they’re confirming the Xbox 720 or PS4, we’re assuming that by “next generation” they’re referring to the Xbox 360 and PS3 and their motion controls.
Harvey Elliott, head of EA Bright Light studio in Guildford, already hinted back in July of Boom Blox going HD. He said that the game is “about the motion control, it’s about throwing a ball or throwing an object,” something that back then ...
Boom Blox Team Looking To Topple PS3 Next
PlayStation LifeStyle —
Needs to be 'shopped!
Boom Blox is a successful minigame series currently only available on the Nintendo Wii. It looks like the team behind this series is looking to other systems, if a job listing is to be believed.
According to the posting, the Boom Blox team is looking to expand ...
Next-Gen Boom Blox Slip
Co-Optimus —
A recent job listing at EA Games briefly mentions a next-gen Boom Blox, which we happily file under the "rumor slip-ups" list. EA's job listing, direct from the official Boom Blox team asking for an additional programmer, says;
"Our last two titles were Wii-based, but our next titles will be for the next generation."
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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. ...
EA Bends Over for Wall Street
playthisthing.com 15 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 ...
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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 considering next-gen Boom Blox —
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360 and PS3 versions on the way? EA could be in the process of creating a brand new version of puzzle smash Boom Blox for 'next-generation' consoles, a new job ad hinting that the firm could be planning on releasing the game beyond the Wii ...
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