The tallest trees catch the most wind. Thats an expression I frequently use when asked to defend EAs place in the gaming industry. And it comes to mind again this week as we get deeper into the brackets of an annual Web poll to name the Worst Company in …
As you heard from our previous posts from Sarah Dahl, Yara Khoury, Ann Lemay and Paula Wong, this year at GDC our Diversity Inclusion team brought together women from across our organization and the industry. We wanted to capture the energy right now …
Tonight at events held simultaneously in San Francisco and Stockholm, EA unveiled Battlefield 4 the genre-defining action blockbuster made from moments that blur the line between game and glory. The game is fueled by the next generation power and fidelity …
Featuring all four majors for the first time in franchise history, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 is the most realistic golf simulation ever made - and it's available now on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Make your way through six different eras and immerse …
In this weeks final installment of our #PlayAs1 series, we hear from PopCaps Paula Wong who tells us what it was like to work on and launch one of the most successful (and addicting) tower defense games. Plants vs. Zombies was launched in May 2009 by a …
This past weekend, EA Digital Platform hosted its first-ever Hackathon bringing together employees and local engineering talent for a communal, web-based coding competition that pitted teams against each other to solve various programming challenges, all …
Solitaire Blitz is now available for iPhone and iPad. The game is adapted from the hit Facebook franchise that boasts over five million players and more than 2.5 billion games played since its official launch in March 2012. This mobile version brings you …
I am the producer of Yogify a new yoga app created by EA SPORTS. That is a statement that I never would have believed if you had told me it was true one year ago. My name is Jen Riley, and I was most recently a communications director at EA SPORTS. This …
This week in our #PlayAs1 series, we hear from Ann Lemay, a writer on Mass Effect. She shares her story about creating a strong female character for the game: The topic of diversity in games is one which comes up frequently among gamers and developers. To …
To Everyone at EA I am writing with some tough news. I have resigned my position as EA's CEO. I will be around for a couple of weeks, and I hope to have the chance to say goodbye to many of you. Larry Probst will be stepping in as Executive Chairman to …
Today John Riccitiello submitted his resignation to EAs Board of Directors. In a letter to the Board, John outlined that while the company has made enormous progress in improving product quality and transitioning to digital games and services, our …
Our SimCity Mayors are incredibly important to the team at Maxis. We sincerely apologize for the difficulties at launch and hope to make it up to you with a free PC game download from Origin. Starting today, every player that has activated their copy of …
I hate to disturb you when youre playing SimCity, but Id like to offer some straight answers on the topic: Always-Connected and why SimCity is not an offline experience. Always-Connected is a big change from SimCities of the past. It didnt come down as an …
Since launching on February 28, Real Racing 3 has proven to be the biggest mobile game hit of 2013 to date. The game is being downloaded in record numbers, delivering the same fun that youd expect from a Real Racing title but now with console-quality …
Representative Duncan Hunter, a Republican from California, shared his view on the topic of violence and video games in an op-ed on Politico, nothing that they are often, but wrongly, identified as a catalyst for violence. He continues, Targeting video …
EA CEO John Riccitiello has been named to Sports Illustrated's 50 Most Powerful People in Sports for 2013 for his leadership over EA SPORTS and iconic titles such as FIFA Soccer and Madden NFL. In the latest SI issue that hit newsstands yesterday, …
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg recently launched Lean In - a global community committed to offering women the encouragement and support to lean in to their ambitions. Sheryl's 2010 TEDTalk focused on how women are held back, and how they hold themselves …
This week, we continue our series of posts highlighting women working in the gaming industry leading up to GDC at the end of this month. This week, we have a story from Dead Space Associate Producer Yara Khoury. Three weeks ago during a Dead Space 3 launch …
Im happy to report that the core problem with getting in and having a great SimCity experience is almost behind us. Our players have been able to connect to their cities in the game for nearly 8 million hours of gameplay time and weve reduced game crashes …
Ill keep this short since almost everyone who cares is busy building cities and making friends in SimCity. Maxis continues to make huge progress in addressing the lag and server-capacity issues we experienced at launch. Weve improved our server response …
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