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I Don't think the investors give a shit about our quality - John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts
Source: www.thisisnotacommunity.org --- 26 days ago
E3 perspective: An interview with John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts » VentureBeat VB: No, I’m thinking more of investors and shareholders. Maybe they can’t tell as easily. The stock hasn’t moved in any great directions. JR: I don’t think the investors give a shit about our quality. They care about our earnings per share. They wait for it to happen. We had three years where we didn’t make our expectations. If I were an investor, I would wait and see. That’s fine with me. ------------------------------------------------------- John Riccitiello, Your thoughts are apparent in Spore. I've played the game and it just isn't very good. I've had more fun with a ball tied to a cup. ...
Source: www.moreover.com --- 65 days ago
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Electronic Arts-Chef John Riccitiello hat in einem Interview mit dem Magazin... ...
Source: games.cfox.com --- 26 days ago
After digging a little bit deeper into the keepers of all things Grand Theft Auto, Electronic Arts (EA) has decided to say thanks but no thanks as it pertains to adding the company to its gaming stable. For the last few months Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive have been going back and forth and discussing the possibility of merging. At one point EA made a $2 billion offer to buy Take-Two, which the company rejected and said it wanted more money. EA said in a statement that it has high regard for Take-Two but after viewing its management presentation on the companys future plans and other materials it has decided to back away from the deal. EA is trying to play catch-up with Activision, which is merging with Blizzard and is the largest gaming company on the planet. Last year Activision surpassed Electronic Arts in sales to become the top third-party publisher in the gaming world. EA held that position for the last 10-years. John Riccitiello, chief executive of EA, has done a lot of restructuring of the studios and has purchased Edmontons super-developer BioWare, along with Pandemic Studios. While those acquisitions should pay off in the long run, EAs revenues have remained flat. ...
Source: www.1up.com --- 7 days ago
The folks at BioWare certainly have their hands full with Dragon Age , Mass Effect sequels, and Hedgehog spin-offs , but there's one more project the company is working on that we're all eager to learn more about: the massively-multiplayer RPG set in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic universe. And according to CVG, we might finally have a look at the game soon, as BioWare seems to be set to reveal their MMO this month. CVG "has learnt" that BioWare will unveil the game within the next 30 days, their story reports, with U.K. paper The Daily Star backing up the claim in a recent column. The column states that the writer is "heading over to LucasArts studio in San Francisco next month to file an exclusive report" on the KOTOR MMO. While technically never officially confirmed by BioWare, rumors about them working on a KOTOR MMO swirled around the net for months (with what were purportedly pages from the game's script even being leaked by a savvy tipster). Then back in July, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello finally let slip a confirmation in an interview, when he stated -- almost nonchalantly -- that BioWare was indeed working on the game, and that it's "quite possibly the most anticipated game, full stop, for the industry at the point when we get closer to telling you about it." ...
Source: kotaku.com --- 88 days ago
John Riccitiello, CEO of EA, harvested BioShock's Little Sisters. But it was totally an accident, he swears. Riccitiello played BioShock in two sections, first on a long plane trip to London and... ...
Source: www.1up.com --- 27 days ago
Finally ending the on-again, off-again story that has enthralled (right?) the gaming industry all year, Electronics Arts announced today that they've officially ended merger negotiations with Take-Two. So much for Grand Theft Auto 4's supposedly sagging sales complicating the matter, huh? "Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that while EA continues to have a high regard for Take-Two's creative teams and products, after careful consideration, including a management presentation and review of other due diligence materials provided by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., EA has decided not to make a proposal to acquire Take-Two and has terminated discussions with Take-Two." So reads EA's announcement, in which CEO John Riccitiello goes on to taut a number of games EA is launching later this year. This announcement was followed by a response from Take-Two, in which chairman Strauss Zelnick said his company will continue to pursue potential "strategic alternatives" with other parties. ...
Source: kotaku.com --- 75 days ago
John Riccitiello is a big (in importance terms, not stature), powerful man in charge of a big, powerful company, but that doesn't mean either of them are perfect. They make mistakes. Have regrets. Develop nasty cases of the sposdas . Chief amongst Riccitiello's - and by extension EA's - regrets is throwing down big development bucks on 360 and PS3 games instead of Wii titles. ...we typically [figure] out who the market leader [is] going to be before the start of the cycle and bet with our development resources on that platform. We made the wrong call there (by betting on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360), which made this transition harder than it would otherwise be. Well John, like my boy Pepe always says , you gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em and start churning out shitty family sports games. Mercury News interview: Electronic Arts CEO champions laser-like focus on making games [The Mercury News] ... Source: www.shacknews.com --- 23 days ago
Thanks to a recent interview, EA Sports head man Peter Moore may have acquired a bit of a reputation for killing systems with his previous employers. But in the case of the Xbox 360, some have thought the Red Ring of Death killed Moore. Not so, says he. His departure from Microsoft at the height of the Red Ring controversy was pre-planned. The real reason for Moore's departure was an offer he couldn't refuse: to join Electronic Arts under new CEO John Riccitiello as head of the newly-reorganized EA Sports label. "My combination of sports experience ... and linking the two--videogames and sports--together was an obvious attraction for me; as was getting back to the Bay area which I love," he explained in a continuation of his interview with <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2008/s... ... Source: www.g4tv.com --- 9 days ago
The wonderful folks at GamePolitics revealed donations made by top game industry figures to the Republican and Democratic campaigns. Check them out, but keep in mind that this is still a list in progress: Republican Contributors Will Wright: (Spore, The Sims) $3,000 to McCain; previously donated $2,350 to Giuliani Bobby Kotick (Activision CEO) $2,300 to McCain; previously donated $2,100 to Romney Curt Schilling (38 Studios) $2,300 to McCain. Democratic Contributors Strauss Zelnick (Chairman, Take-Two) $2,000 to Obama Ben Feder (CEO, Take-Two) contributed $1,000 to Biden in 2007 Sam Houser (Rockstar) $4,600 to Obama John Riccitiello (CEO, EA) $4,600 to Obama John Smedley (Sony Online Entertainment) $2,300 to Obama Richard Garriott aka "Lord British" (Ultima series, NC Soft) $2,300 to Hillary Clinton George Lucas (LucasFilm) $33,100 to Obama Hit the source for the complete list and make sure to hit the polls as well next month! Source ... Source: www.kentucky.com --- 27 days ago
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Sunday it ended talks to buy smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., best known for the "Grand Theft Auto" series of games. EA, the publisher of games such as "Madden NFL 09" and "Spore," said it decided not to make an offer to buy Take-Two. Redwood City, Calif.-based EA had signed a non-disclosure agreement with Take-Two in August after letting a deadline for a $2 billion tender offer to buy the company expire. "EA is tracking toward a record-breaking year," said President and Chief Executive John Riccitiello, in a statement. Spokesman Jeff Brown said Sunday EA is "not at all" disappointed that things didn't work out. Brown did not say what prompted EA to walk away from the discussions, but he said the company is confident in its own product portfolio. Take-Two, he added, was "never something EA needed." ... Source: www.gamepro.com --- 67 days ago
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Game developers are just like every other business when it comes to donating money to candidates who share their philosophy or whom they think will benefit them in the long run, and this year, the presidential race is no exception. Over the past few years, big names in the gaming world like Strauss Zelnick, John Riccitiello, and George Lucas have donated to different democratic candidates running for senate or the White House; while Bobby Kotick and Will Wright have sent checks to republicans running for different offices. Thanks to some in-depth research from GamePolitics , we now have information pertaining to where each one of these big names sent money, and while each person donated to different sorts of campaigns over the years, we will only focus on which presidential candidate they were rooting for this year. Republicans: Will Wright: (Spore, The Sims) $3,000 to McCain; previously donated $2,350 to Giuliani Bobby Kotick (Activision CEO) $2,300 to McCain; previously donated $2,100 to Romney Curt Schilling (38 Studios) $2,300 to McCain. Democrats: Strauss Zelnick (Chairman, Take-Two) $2,000 to Obama; had previously donated to $2,500 to Edwards, $1,000 each to Biden & Richardson Ben Feder (CEO, Take-Two) contributed $1,000 to Biden in 2007 Sam Houser (Rockstar) $4,600 to Obama Patricia Vance (president, ESRB) $2,000 to Obama John Riccitiello (CEO, EA) $4,600 to Obama John Smedley (Sony Online Entertainment) $2,300 to Obama Ri ...
John Riccitiello must be a very happy man right now. Madden NFL 09 ( Xbox 360 , Wii , PSP , DS , PC , PS3 , PS2 ) has dominated the NPD US charts for August. The game's Xbox 360 version is sitting pretty at the top spot with a million units sold while the PS3 and PS2 versions are in second and third place with 643,000 and 424,500 units sold, respectively. Nintendo's Wii Fit gave a strong showing, too, getting the fourth spot with 394,900 units sold. At fifth is another Nintendo title, Mario Kart Wii , with 328,700 units sold. Here's a complete list of the top ten games: Madden NFL 09 (EA Tiburon, Xbox 360) - 1,000,000 Madden NFL 09 (EA Tiburon, PlayStation 3) - 643,000 Madden NFL 09 (EA Tiburon, PlayStation 2) - 424,500 Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 394,900 Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 328,700 Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) - 200,200 Soul Calibur IV (Project Soul, Xbox 360) - 174,000 Too Human ( Silicon Knights , Xbox 360) - 168,200 Madden NFL 09 (EA Tiburon, Wii) - 115,800 Guitar Hero: On Tour (Vicarious Visions, Nintendo DS) - 111,200 There's only one DS title in the top ten software, but the Nintendo portable is still number one in the August hardware sales, selling 518,300 units. At second is the Wii with 453,000 units sold, while the PSP is third with 253,00 units sold. Rounding out the top five are the Xbox 360, selling a total of 195,200 units and getting the fourth spot, and the PS3 with 185,400 units sold. It's worth noting th ...
It seems that the long-rumored Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic MMO game is true after all, and will be "officially" unveiled later this month. It's about time BioWare upped and decided to "officially" unveil their "secret" game. Everyone already knows about it. In fact, Electronic Arts ' John Riccitiello already let it slip earlier this year that they were working on it with them. Last February, an interview with BioWare over the then-mystery MMO revealed that the game will be heavy on the RPG element. They plan to have every player act as the primary protagonist in their own narrative, as if the game really were their story, their world. They sound pretty ambitious. Ambitious enough to go against the likes of World of Warcraft ? We'll have to wait and see. We'll keep you updated. Related Articles: EA clarifies rumored KOTOR sequel and new MMO title from Bioware E3 2008: New Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic MMO confirmed BioWare Star Wars MMO rumors persist: KOTOR MMO in the works? ...
Over the weekend, rumors emerged that BioWare and LucasArts were set to unveil their MMO set in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic universe within the next 30 days, and now confirmation has come straight from the developers...almost. As Massively reports, BioWare has sent out invitations (front pictured above, back pictured below) to various press outlets inviting them to the unveiling, on October 21, of "the game that's been rumored about for years." While at no point on the invite do the words "Star Wars" seem to appear (although portions of the invite have been blurred out), we're still pretty confident this will finally be the first public showing of one of the worst-kept secrets in the industry. In fact, Massively have even confidently stated they expect the game's title to be Star Wars: The Old Republic. This official invitation follows a report from the U.K. paper The Daily Star , where a columnist announced they'd be visiting LucasArts' San Francisco offices for an exclusive look at what they reported as an "MMO of Knights of the Old Republic." And if that's not enough of a near-confirmation for you, recall that Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello himself once slipped a confirmation that BioWare was working on a Star Wars MMO (EA, of course, being BioWare's parent company). So unless this has all been a really, really elaborate head-fake, it's safe to assume we'll be looking at BioWare's take on a Star Wars MMO in two ...
Filed under: MMO Before beginning this post, we have a number of important announcements to make: It is currently October. Sandwiches, when prepared correctly, are delicious. Salt is salty. There are five items in this list. You are currently reading Joystiq. What's that? You're not sure why we're announcing things you already know? Perhaps you'll be equally flabbergasted by a rumor that LucasArts and Bioware will likely soon reveal the Knights of the Old Republic MMO that EA CEO John Riccitiello already totally confirmed . The rumor originates from a blurb in UK newspaper Daily Star, the author of which claims he's coming stateside to check the title out at LucasArts HQ. If the author is on the level, we certainly expect one of the two developers to "reveal" the title before his article goes to print. Perhaps they can still surprise the eleven people on the planet that don't already know about it. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments ...
Filed under: Culture Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto will be honored during the Entertainment Software Association's 2008 "Nite to Unite for Kids" charity event. The event will be held October 22 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. The "black-tie optional" (translation: wear one!) dinner will only set you back $500, affording you the opporunity to hang out with Shiggy and executives like EA's John Riccitiello and THQ's Brian Farrell. The event is being hosted by the ESA Foundation, the charity arm of the lobbying group, which has raised over $11 million for children's charities since 1999. The organization recently raised $2.6 million through its unremarkable game bundle . Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments ...
Electronic Arts has gotten some flack in the past for being guilty of publishing licensed games that range from not bad to barely adequate to Catwoman . Efforts based on James Bond, Superman, Lord of the Rings, and Def Jam have seen solid sales and, in some cases, equal derision. But it's 2008 line-up is packed with original IP. Stuff like Dead Space , Mirror's Edge , Facebreaker , Left 4 Dead , Crysis , and Spore dominated its E3 line up. The very frank John Riccitiello, CEO of EA, tells MTV Multiplayer "I think we take a step back every time we take a license and exploit it with a crappy game." He adds "That’s not what we’re about", noting that whatever changing perceptions gamers may have of the company aren't part of a conscious decision to change its image. Whether that change is working — or responsible for the quarter-smile on Riccitiello's official bio photo — remains to be seen. EA Vows To Not Make ‘Crappy’ Licensed Games, Pushes Original Content [MTV Multiplayer] ...