"Within the EA Games Label, we are committed to running each franchise and facility as a city/state, teams with unique creative identities as well as responsibility for product quality, ship dates and profitability....Unfortunately, EA Chicago hasn't been able to meet that standard....Closing EA Chicago is the toughest decision I've made in my career - one that in no way reflects on the talent and dedication of the people who work there."
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In a move to streamline its operations and improve its overall global focus, juggernaut publisher Electronic Arts has reorganized into four distinct units: EA Sports, EA Games, EA Casual Entertainment and The Sims.
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Kaufman Bros warns investors that Electronic Arts' focus on Wii is "irrational exuberance."
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Peter Moore express dismay at the ongoing delay of Sony's Home service for PlayStation 3. The EA Sports president's comments came less than 24 hours after PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai apologised again for the latest delay to Sony's ambitious online social networking project, with a release now set for this autumn. "I really hope it gets going and becomes that portal to the PlayStation Network and we can utilise it. But boy, I just wish we'd get going"
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StuffWeLike.com have received official confirmation that there will be a third title in the Half Life series after Valve releases Half Life 2: Epidose 3. When asked about Valve's plans for the series after Episode 3, Doug Lombardi said: We haven’t announced anything specific, but Half-Life won’t end at Episode Three – hang on to your crowbars
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We're watching very closely what the Wii Fit board does. We're working on stuff, trying to work out how we can use EA Sports applications there. I need to have a point of difference. We also need to make sure we're delivering something that's truly exercise. We need to look more at western fitness in which I can actually be moving and start to sweat a little bit, and that's what we're working on right now.
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Electronic Arts has announced that The Sims has sold 100 million units worldwide. The first game in the series appeared in 2000, and the franchise has gone on to become the best-selling PC game franchise of all time according to its publisher. It is sold in 22 languages and 60 countries around the world. 4.3 million unique visitors are attracted to The Sims 2 online community each month, and they have downloaded more than 70 million user-generated creations.
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Electronic Arts likes what it has seen from Unreal Engine 3, so much so that the company has extended its relationship with Epic, giving EA the rights to incorporate the popular middleware solution into more than five upcoming titles. As to what games this impacts EA won't say, only noting that each of the games are currently in development.
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"Electronic Arts has announced SimCity Creator, a new DS and Wii-exclusive title allowing players to 'create, enjoy, and destroy' cities with the consoles’ unique controls, due for a September release in North America, Asia, and Europe."
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Some commentators have started to look past what many feel is the inevitable takeover of Take-Two and begun to predict what might be next for EA's collective. Ubisoft has been mooted, as has SCi. I would say this - don't discount an even more surprising, and more exciting, move - the announcement of an EA console.
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