EA will allow its latest offer for Take Two to expire tonight after Electronic Arts accepted Take Two’s offer of a management presentation to its suitor containing non-public information. EA concluded that any proposed acquistion could not be completed before the holiday season, so they require due diligence to support a transaction and are therefore letting the tender offer expire tonight.
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Jim Brown - a Hall of Fame legend - has chosen this week to sue Electronic Arts and Sony over what he claims is the improper use of his likeness in the Madden NFL series. Brown filed the lawsuit in state court in New York this past Thursday, where he complains that he "never signed away any rights that would allow his likeness to be used."
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Planning on buying NCAA Football 09 on your PlayStation 3, Sony fans? Well now you can know whose mug will be gracing your cover: Matt Ryan, starting quarterback for the Boston College Eagles since 2005. Ryan led the Eagles to three bowl wins and, in 2007, an ACC Atlantic Division championship, after which he was named ACC Player of the Year. Ryan has entered the 2008 NFL Draft, and is expected to be drafted in the top 10 this Saturday
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Pandemic boss Josh Resnick believes Electronic Arts has turned a corner and is now committed to offering quality games. He feels it was the reason the giant publisher splashed out USD 860 million to acquire Pandemic and BioWare last October, and is confident boss John Riccitello can eventually alter your opinion of EA.
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Starbreeze, previously responsible for The Darkness (pictured) and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, will develop the game, codenamed Project RedLime, for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Starbreeze CEO Johan Kristiansson said, “EA Partners gives independent developers like Starbreeze access to EA’s unrivaled global publishing infrastructure, letting us focus our energy on what we do best – making
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Several games derived from Hasbro brands will expand the division’s licensed game round-up for more mass market appeal. EA’s Salt Lake Studio is developing the Wii and DS titles Littlest Pet Shop (Fall 08) and Nerf “N-Strike (Fall 08).
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Having established Fight Night as serious boxing brand, the company saw a gap in the market with room for a more lighthearted boxing game. Enter FaceBreaker for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, in development at EA Canada. Looking somewhat like a cross between Ready 2 Rumble Boxing and Team Fortress 2, FaceBreaker is a cartooney boxing game that will literally let players break each others' faces (one of the features touted by EA is "real-time facial deformation")
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Electronic Arts’ third quarter financial report shows that the company made more money from mobile games than they did from either Playstation 3 or Playstation Portable development.
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THQ’s Ian Curran is confident that the firm can match its UK full-year performance last year – and pledged to catch Electronic Arts in the publisher tables. Among other things, the interview covers the following topics: THQ’s greatest achievements, THQ's portfolio gaps, Wii's success and PS3 price drop reactions.
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"The Federal Trade Commission has reviewed and approved the EA acquisition of BioWare and Pandemic. The 'superdeveloper' will officially join the EA family." Official government confirmation.
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