Tag Archives: Blake Jorgensen

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 20:54 BST

EA to support current-gen consoles through 2017

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During the Stifel 2013 Technology Conference on Tuesday, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said the firm plans to support current generation consoles until 2017. Gamespot reports the quote from the conference, which we’ve reported on quite a bit. During it Jorgensen talked about the possibility of a Star Wars: Battlefront game, developments on Wii U and how more games and information on all its titles will be revealed at E3. You an listen to the presentation through EA’s Investor Relations page if you like.

Wed, May 22, 2013 | 18:17 BST

EA still developing Wii U titles, just not as many as on PS4, Xbox One

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Electronic Arts hasn’t stopped making games for Wii U, it’s just not developing as many titles for it as with Microsoft and Sony consoles.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 17:11 BST

EA to reveal more on FIFA 14 and Star Wars at E3

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EA has said it plans to reveal more on FIFA 14 and its Star Wars games in the works during E3 next month.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 17:14 BST

EA teases possibility of new Star Wars: Battlefront game

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EA CFO Blake Jorgensen has teased the firm may possibly revisit the Star Wars: Battlefront IP now that the firm has the rights to develop the games from Disney.

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Tue, May 21, 2013 | 17:06 BST

NBA Live 14 announced for next-gen consoles

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NBA Live 14 has been announced for next-generation consoles by Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen. The news was revealed as part of his talk during the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet, Media and Communications Conference today. The game is set for release later this year, and may be part of the new Xbox console reveal today, if NBA Live tweets are any indication. NBA Live 13 was set to be the latest game in the series, slated for last fall, but was ultimately cancelled by EA with the promise the franchise would return in 2013. Thanks, Polygon.

Thu, Mar 07, 2013 | 03:27 GMT

EA Sports may take on “a couple” of new franchises

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EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen has hinted that the publisher has a few more big-name sports titles in the works.

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Wed, Mar 06, 2013 | 15:23 GMT

EA’s Jorgensen u-turns on micro-payment stance

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Last week, EA’s financial officer Blake Jorgensen stated that all future titles from the publisher would feature microtransactions, similar to those found in Dead Space 3 and Real Racing 3. However, the exec has stepped forward to clarify the company’s stance, confirming that the statement only applies to mobile games.

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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 11:52 GMT

EA’s future games will all feature microtransactions

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Dead Space 3′s microtransaction model didn’t go over well with gamers, but it hasn’t deterred the publisher one bit. EA’s financial officer Blake Jorgensen has revealed all of its games will feature some form of micro-payments.

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Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 22:29 GMT

EA on PS4: “A lot of stuff” on the way, Battlefield 4 “stunning”

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Although it hasn’t made any formal announcements yet, EA has plenty of next-generation reveals to make in the next few months.

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Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 13:32 GMT

EA expects next-gen to be more cost effective thanks to its proprietary Frostbite engine

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EA’s chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen has said next-gen will be a more cost effective transition for the firm, and part of this has to do with Frostbite being the firm’s proprietary engine.

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Tue, Jul 31, 2012 | 14:05 BST

EA appoints Blake Jorgensen as chief financial officer

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EA today announced the appointment of Blake Jorgensen as its EVP and CFO. Jorgensen will report directly to CEO John Riccitiello and will have responsibility for the company’s global financial operations. Jorgensen takes over for former CFO Eric Brown, who resigned in February. Jorgensen was most recently EVP and CFO of Levi Strauss & Co.; prior to that, he was CFO at Yahoo until early 2009. He will start at EA in early September 2012, and interim CFO Ken Barker, who filled the position temporarily over the last five months, will become chief accounting officer.