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Phenomica , the Electronic Arts Inc. studio dedicated to developing world-class free-to-play games, today announced that Command & Conquera Tiberium Alliances , has completed beta testing and is now officially live worldwide.

SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- King.com , the world's leading casual social games company, today announces that it is to set up a development studio in London.

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Those who think an MBA is just about a job in banking or consultancy, think again.

"My advice to Japan is that in a disc-based market right now, you cannot [ignore multiplayer]." - Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski "Increasingly, it's about figuring out a means of online interaction rather than having your game be a standalone piece of software.

For the past several years, EA has reportedly been working on an important top-secret project : a big-budget social game that would allow the company's Playfish division to go toe-to-toe with Zynga.

Electronic Arts will allow developers with crowd-funded projects to release their PC games through its download platform Origin, without having to pay any distribution fees for 90 days.

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Electronic Arts hired two executives who had connections to Activision's Call of Duty franchise, and was sued by the latter for $400 million.

Catharina Mallet, who was in charge of a "Hail Mary"-level game that was supposed to make Playfish a relevant competitor to Zynga , has left Electronic Arts , sources close to the company tell us.

The legal battle between gaming giants Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc.

Gamers eagerly awaiting more information on the first game from Jason West and Vince Zampella under Respawn Entertainment will have to continue to wait.

The sci-fi video game franchise Crysis has been known for setting benchmarks when it comes to visuals, and it seems the next chapter is no different.

Newsbrief : A newly-formed free-to-play studio, made up of former key staffers from big name companies such as Electronic Arts and Sony Computer Entertainment, is being funded by Japanese developer and publisher Marvelous as part of its international business strategy aimed at the rapid growth of social games.

It's no secret that personally, I'm a COD guy. I've been a COD guy since 2008. Yes, I've played a few Battlefield games and I even found one to be outstanding .

Over the past several months, EA has seen some major gains as it moves its business away from traditional packaged goods and into the digital market, but the company's recently-promoted EVP of digital, Kristian Segerstrale, thinks EA still has a ways to go.

Electronic Arts has firmly countered claims made by Business Insider that The Sims Social is "on life support", instead arguing that the game is a success and will continue to see content updates and maintenance for some time to come.

When Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello sat down with Jim Cramer on CNBC's Mad Money yesterday, we expected to hear the hows and whys of EA's dropping stock price.

Number of the day $40 million That's how much it will cost Electronic Arts to cut jobs and terminate licenses as it grapples with shrinking sales in its packaged video-game business.

Stocks to Watch from The Survey - Investors are eyeing corporate earnings again today.