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3 hrs ago | Bit-tech.net main Feed

EA cancels 12 games, lays off 1500 jobs

Ea has announced that more than 1500 staff will be made redundant by April 2010.

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Related Topix: Startups, Electronic Arts, Video Games, Software, Social Software

7 hrs ago | MarketWatch

After Hours: Priceline shares jump after results; MBIA sinks

Investors lit up shares of Priceline.com Inc. Monday evening after the online travel-services provider posted quarterly results as well as an earnings forecast that surpassed Wall Street's projections.

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Related Topix: MBIA, Insurance, Travel/Tourism, pricelinecom, Computers, Ambac Financial Group, Video Games, Software

Mon Nov 09, 2009

SYS-CON MEDIA

Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced it has acquired Playfisha , a leading creator of social network games.

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Related Topix: Startups, Electronic Arts, Video Games, Software, Social Software, Redwood City, CA, Computers

ABC News

Electronic Arts Posts 2Q Loss, Plans Layoffs

Electronic Arts said Monday its loss widened in the latest quarter in what's been a difficult year for the company and the broader video game industry.

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Related Topix: Startups, Electronic Arts, Video Games, Software, 9

Silicon Alley Insider

EA Acquires Playfish For Up To $400 Million

EA Acquires Playfish For Up To $400 Million Nov. 9, 2009, 9:51 AM 898 Electronic Arts has acquired Facebook games-maker Playfish for up to $400 Million.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Software

Sun Nov 08, 2009

MarketWatch

Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Monday

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Monday's session are those of Electronic Arts, Fluor, McDermott, and MBIA.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, McDermott International, Energy, Oil & Gas, Construction, Startups, Electronic Arts, Fluor, Video Games, Software, MBIA, Insurance

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Examiner.com

Warhammer Online's free trial now endless

Free trials are a great way for you to try out an MMO and decide if you want to pay for it every month.

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Related Topix: Virtual Worlds, Video Games, Fairfax, VA, Startups, Electronic Arts, Software

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Gaming Nexus

Endless free trial for Warhammer Online up to level 10

Mythic Entertainment announced today that players can try Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning for free as long as they want up to level 10.

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Related Topix: Virtual Worlds, Video Games, Fairfax, VA, Software

Business Wire

Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing

If you would like... TULSA, Okla.-- --TouchStar, a Tulsa, OK based leading provider of mobile computing and field workforce automation, announced today that Ultramar Ltd., one of the largest marketers and re... LOS ANGELES-- --Fox Sports en Espanol, the country's top Spanish-language sports brand, and PokerStars.net, the world's largest online ...

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Related Topix: Environmental, Calgon Carbon, Chemicals, Tulsa Metro, Tulsa, OK, Games, Poker, Ims Health, Computers, Advertising, Video Games, Software

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Team XBox

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Demo Announced

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio , today announced the upcoming Battlefield: Bad CompanyTM 2 multiplayer beta exclusively on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system.

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Related Topix: Xbox 360, Video Games, Startups, Electronic Arts, Software, PlayStation 3

Forbes

Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings Thursday.

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Related Topix: Activision, Video Games, Software, Virtual Worlds, Hardcore, Warfare

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Game Info Wire

Need for Speed NITRO ShipsTake Home This Holiday's Hottest Arcade Racer for the Wii and Nintendo DS

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that the award-winning Need for Speed NITRO is in stores across North America and will hit store shelves in Europe on November 6. Developed specifically for the Wii and Nintendo DS, Need for Speed NITRO brings an unrivaled sense of speed to the streets as players evade cops and take down competitors to become ...

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Related Topix: Video Games, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Gameboy, Startups, Electronic Arts, Software

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Silicon Alley Insider

Did Zynga Just Blow Up Rival Playfish's $400 Million Sale?

Did Zynga Just Blow Up Rival Playfish's $400 Million Sale? Nov. 3, 2009, 10:21 AM 836 Social games maker Zynga may have just torpedoed rival Playfish's $400 Million sale to Electronic Arts.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Software, Startups, TechCrunch

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Team XBox

Fight Night Round 4 DLC Announced

Fight Night Round 4 Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that it will be releasing a new Downloadable Content pack for Fight Night Round 4 in early December for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The DLC pack retails for 800 MS Points and $9.99 on Xbox LIVETM Marketplace and the PlayStation Network, respectively.

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Related Topix: Xbox 360, Video Games, Startups, Electronic Arts, Software, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox

Fri Oct 30, 2009

PaidContent.org

Playfish CEO Coy On Acquisition Reports

Social gaming firm Playfish has been the subject of several acquisition rumours recently - in particular, that Electronic Arts has already agreed to buy the social-gaming company for $250 million via Alley Insider ) and, in another, that Playfish is just playing the field in search of an even bigger sale price .

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Related Topix: Startups, Electronic Arts, Software

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Gaming Nexus

Another win for Mac owners: Warhammer Online

Admittedly, the range of games available for the Mac is few and far between. Mythic Entertainment is giving us lonely Mac-using gamers an opportunity to join the PC gamers in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning , which was just announced to have been released for the Mac.

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Related Topix: Virtual Worlds, Video Games, Fairfax, VA, Software

Mon Oct 26, 2009

GuruFocus.com

Brian Rogers Buys ERTS, LMT, NYX, WMB, Sells NSC, YHOO

Brian Rogers , CIO of T. Rowe Price, manager of its Equity Income Fund, has seen his fund recovering from deep loss in 2008.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Automakers, T Rowe Price Group, Investment Services, Financial Services, Aerospace-Defense, Lockheed Martin, Williams Companies, Oil & Gas, Energy, Startups, Electronic Arts, Video Games, Software

Sun Oct 25, 2009

East Bay Business Times

Apple's game changer

Apple Inc. is opening its free iPhone and iPod Touch applications to micro-transactions, a move expected to create a bonanza for a wide variety of companies, notably those selling "virtual goods" and games.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, iPhone, iPod, Startups, Digital Chocolate, Video Games, Software

Sat Oct 24, 2009

TMCnet

EA to Release Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results on November 9, 2009

Electronic Arts Inc. will release its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 after the close of market on Monday, November 9, 2009.

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Related Topix: Startups, Electronic Arts, Software, Video Games, Redwood City, CA, Computers

Fri Oct 23, 2009

MacNewsWorld

'Rock Band' for iPhone Knows the Words, but the Tone Is Flat

In bringing "Rock Band" to the iPhone and iPod touch, Electronic Arts has taken a game designed to be played on big, specialized controllers in a spacious living room setting, and shrunk it down to a 3.5-inch touchscreen.

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Related Topix: Startups, Media Players, Electronic Arts, Video Games, Software, Virtual Worlds

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