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Electronic Arts settles overtime suit

April 25, 2006 World's biggest video game maker said it will pay $14.9 million to settle overtime claims. TAGS: overtime, Electronic Arts Inc., video game company, game company, video game, video

Electronic Arts plays hardball

January 18, 2005 Game publisher's purchase of a chunk of rival Ubisoft caps a year of aggressive business moves. TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., UbiSoft Entertainment, game company, ESPN, purchase, video game, games, Microsoft Corp., video

EA invests big in the future

August 24, 2005 The game giant's recent licensing deals may be paying off, even as it fights off tough competition. TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., David Cole, R&D, game company, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., Activision Inc., games, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

EA tackles college football

April 11, 2005 Locking in another sports franchise, leading game publisher Electronic Arts will now have exclusive rights to college football games. TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., game company, games

Mobile games coming of age?

March 21, 2006 On the heels of EA's giant acquisition of Jamdat Mobile, the mobile-games industry is holding its breath and seeking huge growth. TAGS: Jamdat Mobile Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., game company, acquisition, publisher, online game, purchase, games, console

'Grand Theft Auto' goes portable

January 10, 2005 Game publisher Take-Two says it'll make a version of the hit game for the PlayStation Portable. TAGS: Grand Theft Auto, game company, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony PSP, Electronic Arts Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., handheld, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 2, games

EA: Holiday sales disappointing

December 21, 2005 Video game giant says it's downgrading third- and fourth-quarter earnings due to lackluster figures. TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., video game company, game company, Activision Inc., console, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, video game, games, video

Game makers see workplace changes

March 8, 2005 Unions, older workers among factors likely to put the kibosh on 80-hour weeks, insiders say. TAGS: game company, workplace, union, Electronic Arts Inc., worker, Disney Corp., practice, conference, condition, developer

Ubisoft suits up for sports games

March 1, 2005 The French game maker enters the hotly competitive market, partly by buying assets from Microsoft. TAGS: UbiSoft Entertainment, Electronic Arts Inc., sports game, game company, asset, video game, games, console, Microsoft Corp., video

Overtime coming to Electronic Arts

March 11, 2005 In compensation shift, game giant will make some employees eligible for overtime pay--but not give them bonuses or stock options. TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., overtime, worker, stock option, shift, lawsuit, game company, California

Take-Two out to the ball game

January 24, 2005 Locked out of the pro football market by rival Electronic Arts, game maker snags semi-exclusive rights to Major League Baseball. TAGS: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., David Cole, Electronic Arts Inc., game company, video game, MLB, baseball, sports game, representative, Sega Corp., ESPN, research company, game console, agreement, games, video

Virtual gaming's elusive exchange rates

August 5, 2005 Without an Alan Greenspan to keep lid on things, it's tough to pinpoint exchange rates between the dollar and "gold coins" in games like "World of Warcraft." TAGS: currency, exchange rate, Alan Greenspan, World of Warcraft, exchange, fantasy, dollar, economy, game company, asset, Electronic Arts Inc., games, credit card

Pushing games beyond hard-core gamers

March 24, 2006 GDC is "by game developers for developers," but attendees will be looking for broader appeal to mainstream consumers, too. TAGS: game company, therapy, conference, appeal, blog, console, game console, World of Warcraft, video game, Sony PS3, Electronic Arts Inc., Xbox 360, games, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Microsoft Xbox, developer

Showgoers flock to keynote to hear more on 'Spore'

March 24, 2006 "The Sims" designer gives Game Developers Conference keynote his next game's origin. Photo: Will Wright on 'Spore' and more TAGS: Spore, keynote, designer, Electronic Arts Inc., The Sims, game company, video game, conference, video

Will small publishers still have game?

November 18, 2005 With rising development costs, the little guys are facing tough choices when it comes to new consoles. TAGS: publisher, console, game company, Microsoft Xbox, Electronic Arts Inc., games, developer, Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp.

Why E3's shifting to a smaller playing field

August 1, 2006 Like other tech confabs, the gaming industry's biggest conference seeks intimacy in 2007. TAGS: trade show, computer networking, attendee, conference, Electronic Arts Inc., game company, president, retailer

Let the games begin at GDC

March 20, 2006 More than 12,000 game professionals to meet in San Jose, Calif., this week for annual conference. TAGS: game company, conference, video game, creator, Nintendo Co. Ltd., San Jose, California, gamer, Los Angeles, Electronic Arts Inc., games, entertainment, movie, video

Life after E3

October 16, 2006 Leaders of the video game industry's best-known conferences discuss what a scaled-down version of the giant E3 will mean. TAGS: video game, game company, conference, Activision Inc., event, Electronic Arts Inc., opportunity, leader, San Francisco, games, video

Getting girls in the game

October 27, 2005 At second Women's Game Conference, video game executives discuss how to get women involved. TAGS: women, video game company, video game, game company, conference, THQ Inc., Human Resources, girl, games, Electronic Arts Inc., video
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