Electronic Arts

The Big Dawg Seeks Big Bucks From Electronic Arts for Unauthorized Use of His Identity

Gregory Gabriel | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


Gregory Gabriel

Cleveland Browns fan, John Big Dawg Thompson, recently sued Electronic Arts video game makers because their Madden NFL 09 contains an image of a fan dressed in a costume resembling his own.

Electronic Arts Overcharged Madden Gamers Up To $926 Million: Economist

www.gamepolitics.com | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business


A University of Michigan economics professor estimates that Electronic Arts collectively overcharged Madden buyers between $701 million and $926 milli...

Google May Walk Away From Yahoo Deal: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 31, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media


Shelly Palmer

Google may back out of its proposed search ads deal with Yahoo. The deal, which has been held up in regulatory scrutiny for months, has faced increa...

Beatles Video Game To Hit Market, Not Part Of "Rock Band" Franchise

AP | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — The Beatles are coming to a game console near you. For the first time, the legendary group's music will be featured in the lucrative...

Electronic Arts: Another Ho-Hum Takeover "Attempt"

DealBook | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business


What is it with these hostile tech deals? First there was Microsoft, and now Electronic Arts. On Monday morning, Electronic Arts announced that it wo...

Why EA Wants Take-Two Now

Forbes.com | Mary Jane Irwin | Posted 06.25.2008 | Business


BURLINGAME, CALIF. - In midday trading, Take-Two Interactive Software slipped 5 cents to $26.35. Electronic Arts fell 42 cents to $46.64. EA Chief Ex...

Video Gamers Sue Electronic Arts Over "Anticompetetive Conduct"

East Bay Business Times | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business


Gamers in California and Washington, D.C., have sued Electronic Arts Inc. over what they call "blatantly anticompetitive conduct" in its football gam...

EA Extends Deadline for Take-Two Offer

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 04.26.2008 | Business


Video game publisher Electronic Arts on Friday extended by nearly a month its tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software, but also lowered the pri...

Take-Two Board Rejects EA's $2B Bid

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive told its shareholders Wednesday to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video ...

Game Maker EA's Take-Two Bid Now Hostile

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — The heat is on: Electronic Arts Inc.'s $2 billion bid for "Grand Theft Auto" maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. turned hostile ...

EA CEO On Two-Take Bid: "We're Very Confident In This Transaction"

GameSpot | Brendan Sinclair | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Consolidation continues to be a major theme in the gaming industry, as Electronic Arts today made its intentions to acquire Take-Two Interactive publi...

Video Game Maker In Surprise $2 Billion Bid For Rival

New York Times | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and SETH SCHIESEL | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Electronic Arts, the video gaming giant, made an unsolicited $2 billion bid on Sunday for rival Take-Two Interactive, publisher of the Grand Theft Aut...

The Best Stocks For 2008

Fortune | Jon Birger and Katie Benner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


We'll say this for the U.S. economy: It can take a punch. Consider the blows it has absorbed just this year. The worst real estate crash since the Gr...