Tag Archives: John Riccitiello
Fri, May 04, 2012 | 20:41 BST
Riccitiello admits social competitors have “lapped EA three times”
EA CEO John Riccitiello has told NPR that the firm would “like to be number one in every possible area, in every geography,” and while the firm is ambitious enough to accomplish such a feat, he admits it’s “not there yet.”
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Posted in: Casual, Development, EA, Social
Tags: John Riccitiello
Fri, Mar 09, 2012 | 18:06 GMT
EA “not at all weakened” by executive departures, says Riccitiello
EA CEO John Riccitiello said the firm isn’t shaky after the departures of COO John Schappert and interactive head Barry Cottle for Zynga, and in fact, he implied that due to the huge offers made to the duo by the social games firm, he harbors no ill-will over it.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Trade, Zynga
Tags: Barry Cottle, eric brown, John Riccitiello, John Schappert
Fri, Mar 09, 2012 | 14:03 GMT
Mass Effect 3 sells nearly 900k in first 24 hours
Mass Effect 3 sold nearly 900,000 copies in its first 24 hours on sale in the US, EA CEO John Riccitiello has said at the Wedbush Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference, quoted by Venturebeat.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, RPG
Tags: bioware, John Riccitiello, mass effect 3
Thu, Feb 02, 2012 | 14:15 GMT
EA “concerned with the financial condition” of “major” European retail partner
EA said during its Q3 FY12 call to investors last night it has revised its Q4 outlook to a more conservative figure of $925 million to $975 million due to three underlying factors – one of which is “concern” over the financial condition of a European retail partner.
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Posted in: EA, Retail, Trade, UK
Tags: eric brown, game, John Riccitiello
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 | 10:41 GMT
EA hit $1 billion in digital revenue in 2011, shuffles division
EA CEO John Riccitiello has confirmed that EA achieved more than $1 billion in digital sales in 2011, and that the publisher’s Interactive division is to be reorganised.
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Posted in: EA
Tags: EA Interactive, John Riccitiello
Sat, Aug 06, 2011 | 20:27 BST
Quick Quotes: Notch on EA’s meeting with Mojang
“EA came to see us. I think they had plans, but picked up the vibe. Nothing’s been said since – it’s all very high politics. I play their games, and they make great games, but we are too far from each other. They can make their games, and I’ll buy them. We’ll make ours, and they can buy them. Not the property – that’s ours. But they can play it like everyone else.” – Minecraft creator Markus Persson on his meeting with EA CEO John Riccitiello, via Develop.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Quick Quotes, indie
Tags: John Riccitiello, Markus Persson, Mojang, notch
Thu, Aug 04, 2011 | 23:35 BST
EA adds BioWare as full label, Moore and Gibeau in new roles
Two familiar names have stepped into new executive roles as EA adds a fourth label to its line up.
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Posted in: EA, EA Sports, Jobs, Trade
Tags: Barry Cottle, frank gibeau, John Riccitiello, peter moore
Fri, Jul 29, 2011 | 10:36 BST
EA seeing “very poor returns” for 3D gaming, says Riccitiello
EA CEO John Riccitiello said in a call last night that the company has not seen any interest for 3D gaming.
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Posted in: EA, Social
Tags: 3d gaming, John Riccitiello
Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 16:58 BST
Origin: “We hope to be HBO meets Netflix for gaming,” says Riccitiello
During a financial call to investors last night, EA CEO John Riccitiello mentioned the publishers plans for Origin, and stressed it is keeping an eye on the recently launched platform’s profit margin when compared to rival services.
Wed, Jul 20, 2011 | 02:11 BST
Riccitiello: Consoles are just 40 percent of the industry
EA boss John Riccitiello has said the games industry’s hardware cycle has been broken, ending the long reign of consoles.
Sat, Jul 09, 2011 | 14:29 BST
Riccitiello: EA’s “just beginning to realize,” what it can do with Wii U
EA CEO John Riccitiello has said the firm is just “beginning to realize,” what it can do with the Wii U tablet, as having an extra screen “transcends anything,” he has “ever done before” with a controller.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Wii U
Tags: John Riccitiello
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 19:54 BST
Games industry jubilant after US Supreme Court ruling
Videogames won a huge political victory in the US today, as the Supreme Court voted to strike down a law that would have made it illegal to sell violent games to minors, and declared that video games qualify for free speech protections. As you can imagine, the US industry is thrilled.
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Posted in: EA, Legalities, Violence in games
Tags: John Riccitiello, Michael D. Gallagher
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 22:06 BST
Riccitiello says he has “no choice but to wait and watch,” what Activision does with Elite
EA CEO John Riccitiello believes that Modern Warfare 3 is “going to be a really good game” and that the war of words between his firm and Activision is all part of the business.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, John Riccitiello, modern warfare 3
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 08:36 BST
Riccitiello: “The future is here”
EA head John Riccitiello has said fancy new hardware isn’t necessary to foster innovation within the games industry.
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Posted in: EA, Trade
Tags: John Riccitiello
Sun, Jun 12, 2011 | 23:50 BST
Riccitiello: EA ‘got Kotick’s goat’ with Battlefield 3 footage
Although he dismissed the seriousness of the Battlefield 3 versus Modern Warfare 3 rivalry last week, EA head John Riccitiello has risen to the challenge of comments from Activision boss Bobby Kotick.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, Bobby Kotick, call of duty, call of duty: modern warfare 3, dice, infinity ward, John Riccitiello, modern warfare 3, them's fighting words
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 08:09 BST
Riccitiello: Shooter rivalries “good for customers and good for the industry”
EA boss John Riccitiello has poured oil on the troubled waters of an executive squabble over the merits of Battlefield 3 versus Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, call of duty, call of duty: modern warfare 3, John Riccitiello, modern warfare 3
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 10:33 BST
New FIFA title likely to be part of Wii U’s launch line-up
A senior EA Sports executive has hinted that a FIFA title will probably release as part of the Wii U’s launch line-up of games when the console debuts sometime next year.
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Posted in: EA, Sports, Wii U
Tags: ea sports, fifa, John Riccitiello, peter moore
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 08:28 BST
Battlefield 3, ME3, SSX live demos for EA E3 presser
Live demos of Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3, SSX and Need for Speed: The Run will make up part of EA’s E3 press conference in two weeks time, its been confirmed.
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 23:45 BST
Riccitiello: EA failed, but it failed well
EA CEO John Riccitiello has said EA failed to cope with the mobile, social and Internet revolution of the games industry, but that it failed well.
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Posted in: EA, Trade
Tags: John Riccitiello
Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 09:24 GMT
EA: 40% of all game sales now digital
EA has claimed that as much as 40 percent of all game sales are now taking place digitally, and that stats services such as NPD are becoming irrelevant.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: John Riccitiello
EA still developing Wii U titles, just not as many as on PS4, Xbox One