Former EA CEO and Wire fan John Riccitiello has a new job. He's now going to run Unity, the company whose game engine…
What the Next PlayStation and Xbox Need to Get Right
Skittles or Steak? I hate to admit it, but I like both. For me, it is not a choice. Nothing quite works like a steak…
What John Riccitiello Was Right About
If you gave me five, seven or even 10 guesses about who outgoing EA CEO John Riccitiello's favorite character on HBO's…
The Best John Riccitiello Jokes Twitter Has To Offer
EA's CEO John Riccitiello has stepped down. And so of course, the fact that he's got a difficult-to-spell name,…
EA CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down
John Riccitiello, CEO of game publisher Electronic Arts, is stepping down from his position.
How Long Will EA's CEO Sit on the Hot Seat in 2013?
The company's share price dropped by a third in the past year, and expensive incursions into mobile and social games…
EA: Social Games Aren't Dying, But Consumers 'Won't Pay for Crap'
With player numbers dropping and the recent revelation that 85 percent stop playing after the first day, a shadow hangs…
Wii-Owning President Obama Doesn't Care if the Xbox Version is Better
Somewhere inside the Beltway today, copies of Just Dance 3 for the Wii and The Sims Plus Pets rode in a presidential…
Call of Duty Makers Say Competitor's Anti-Call of Duty Talk Harms the Gaming Industry
EA CEO John Riccitiello, head of the company making this fall's premiere Call of Duty competitor, Battlefield 3,…
Mixed Messages in Battlefield's Chain of Command
One day before Electronic Arts' reorganization, Patrick Bach, the DICE executive producer of Battlefield 3 said an…
Minecraft Developer Gives Off a Not-For-Sale-To-EA Vibe
In a recent interview with Develop, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson discusses EA CEO John Riccitiello's visit…
EA Sports' Peter Moore Takes Over as EA's Chief Operating Officer in Company Reorganization [Update]
Peter Moore, president of EA Sports for the past four years, has been promoted to Electronic Arts' chief operating…
BulleTrain's Open Letter To EA Still Leaves Many Missing The Memo
About a year and a half ago, Pandemic Studios - you may remember them for Full Spectrum Warrior, Mercenaries and Star…
Hope You Like Ads, Because Battlefield 3 Will Shovel Lots at You
This may have been a prediction. It sure as hell sounds like a threat. This year, Activision and Electronic Arts will…
There's Room For The Powerful PSP2 In The War Against Nintendo And Apple
The PSP2, a device Sony won't talk about, is coming and it's powerful — potentially as powerful as a high-end console,…
The Plan To Dethrone Call Of Duty
One year ago this week, the head of Electronic Arts told me he had Call of Duty in his sights. Call of Duty was the…
How A Big Video Game Was Killed
The last-minute cancellation of EA Sports' NBA Elite 11 this fall isn't supposed to happen to any video game. How? Why?…
Skateboarding 'Has Run Its Course' As A Top Video Game Format
The heyday of skateboarding games is past, the head of EA, the company that makes Tony Hawk rival franchise Skate, told…
One Man's One-Word Dead Space 2 Review
John Riccitiello runs EA, the company that makes the Dead Space sci-fi horror games, so he's biased. Nevertheless, he…
Music Games Will Make A Comeback, But How Is A Mystery
Rock Band and Guitar Hero aren't the sensations they used to be. That doesn't mean they're bad. Not Rock Band 3. But…