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<title>Briefly: EA axing online passes, Microsoft ditching MS Points?</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/16/electronic.arts.to.discontinue.online.pass.policy.for.new.titles/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368677230_mspoints-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[If a report at VentureBeat is accurate, Electronic Arts has decided to rid itself of the reviled online pass. According to the report, the EA senior director of corporate communications John Reseburg confirmed the cancellation of the program, saying ìYes, weíre discontinuing Online Pass, none of our new EA titles will include that feature." Viewed as a countermeasure to used game sales, the pass i...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Electronic Arts signs near-total Star Wars gaming license</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/06/fate.of.existing.titles.uncertain.disney.retains.limited.social.gaming.rights/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367883803_tor-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Walt Disney Company and developer Electronic Arts on Monday announced a new multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines for the "core gamer audience." Under the agreement, EA will develop and publish new Star Wars titles, spanning all platforms and the most popular game genres, while Disney will retain certain ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 23:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EA expects poor quarterly financial results, CEO steps down</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/18/ceo.under.fire.from.gamers.investors.since.2008/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363645929_riccitiello-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Citing "accountability for the shortcomings in our financial results this year," game publisher Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello is stepping down. Former CEO and current chairman of the board, Larry Probst, is taking over the position while the board searches for a candidate....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sim City issues show perilous nature of 'always on' gaming</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/09/maxis.sim.city.server.problems.continue.ea.offers.free.game/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362853647_simcityonfire-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronic Arts and Maxis launched the newest iteration in the venerable Sim City series earlier this week. While initially praised for its accomplishments and integration with other players by previewing media, the game was marred by monumental server and connectivity issues. Since launch, Electronic Arts claims to have brought on 150 percent more server capacity, as well as shutting down some in...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung teams with Electronic Arts to boost game catalog</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/06/mobile.game.publisher.chillingo.launching.100.indie.program/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360185000_eabldg-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In an unusual move for Samsung, it has teamed up with Electronic Arts in an effort to lure developers to the Korean company's app store, offering strong financial incentives to expand its library of games. EA's mobile division Chillingo will lead the "100 percent indie" initiative, and offer its developers 100 percent of a game's revenue for six months....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Schappert resigns from embattled game producer Zynga</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/08/resignation.comes.following.removal.of.game.development.duties/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1344465905_schappert-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Just weeks after being stripped of his responsibilities as chief of game development, John Schappert has resigned as chief operating officer of Zynga. As part of a July reorganization following poor quarterly financial results, Electronic Arts and Microsoft veteran Schappert's duties were divided amongst Chief Mobile Officer David Ko, and Executive Vice President Steve Chiang....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Premium EA game to showcase Android 4.1 capabilities</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/27/strike.force.built.in.html5.may.be.showcased.on.nexus.7/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1340812450_Screenshot2012-06-27at11.51.08AM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronic Arts has been showing off a sophisticated, multiplayer video game built entirely in HTML5, allowing users across multiple platforms to play against each other. The game is called Strike Force, and EA says it was developed over the course of five months, using a number of college interns. As The New York Times's blog reports, EA will demonstrate the game at Google I/O, Google's annual so...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Electronic Arts throwing kill switch on iOS Rock Band [U]</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/02/reverses.course.now.says.message.was.in.error/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/rockbandshutdown-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Update: Electronic Arts has now issued a statement saying that "Rock Band for iOS will remain live -- the in-app message users received yesterday were sent in error. We apologize for the confusion this caused," and added that it will share additional information "as soon as possible." EA had in fact put up a notice on its website that it was suspending support of Rock Band as of May 31st, and user...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor: EA to lay off 500 to 1000 employees</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/16/electronic.arts.in.mass.layoffs.rumor/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1105/ealogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronic Arts is allegedly in the process of laying off hundreds of employees after the completion of several big-name games. According to Startup Grind, the game publisher stands to lose between 500 and 1000 people (5-11% of its workforce) in the near future....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Amazon to bring existing Android apps to Kindle Fire</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/11/09/kindle.fire.will.get.access.to.thousands.of.apps/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/amazonkindlefire-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that it will bring a plethora of existing Android apps to the Kindle Fire when it begins shipping next week. They will number in the thousands and include such popular ones like Netflix, Facebook, Pandora, Twitter and more. Games from Rovio, Electronics Arts, Zynga and other established developers will also be instantly available....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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