ELECTRONIC ARTS CLOSING BELLEVUE GAME STUDIO.(Business)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  October 22, 2002 ;   Cook, John;   542 words ...Byline: JOHN COOK P-I reporter Electronic Arts is closing its computer-game studio...blow to the Seattle gaming industry. Electronic Arts has developed such racing titles as...will lose their jobs. At its peak, Electronic Arts employed about 70 people in Bellevue...

Electronic Arts' big buy $680 million for maker of cellphone games

International Herald Tribune;  December 10, 2005 ;   Matt Richtel;   384 words ......2005 The largest purchase ever by Electronic Arts, a $680 million deal to acquire Jamdat...start-ups, but the union of Jamdat and Electronic Arts is expected to create a formidable...close of the stock market Thursday, Electronic Arts will pay $27 a share in cash for Jamdat...

Plugging into a new game plan: Electronic Arts places a big bet on...

U.S. News & World Report;  April 25, 1994 ;     666 words ......briefing sponsored by Silicon Valley's Electronic Arts, grew absorbed by the game on display...The statement may be hyperbole, but Electronic Arts' hot hand in video games is for real...new 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. But Electronic Arts will have to play even harder to hold...

Electronic Arts Cuts Maxis Jobs, Delays SimCity Release.(Originated from...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 13, 1997 ;   Avalos, George;   541 words ......13--The marriage of Maxis Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. may well pay dividends in the...East Bay has run into a delay. Plus, Electronic Arts has begun the layoffs of some Maxis...a spokeswoman for San Mateo-based Electronic Arts, said Tuesday. The two entertainment...

Electronic Arts up on French merger rumor

AP Worldstream;  June 14, 2005 ;   DWIGHT OESTRICHER;   340 words ......2005 Dateline: NEW YORK Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. rose 8.4 percent in heavy trading...Michael Pachter. Meanwhile, shares of Electronic Arts have stayed about the same, closing...said. "Momentum investors saw that Electronic Arts was lagging and forced it up," and...

Electronic Arts acquires Distinctive Software Inc. (Brief Article)

Playthings;  August 1, 1991 ;     328 words ...Electronic Arts acquires Distinctive Software Inc. SAN MATEO, CALIF. -- Electronic Arts has reached a definitive agreement to acquire...accounted for as a pooling of interests, Electronic Arts will pay $782,900 and issue 488,157 shares...

Electronic Arts buys into 32-bit. (acquires Manley & Associates)(Brief...

HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  February 5, 1996 ;   Greenman, Catherine;   181 words ...SAN MATEO, Cal.--Electronic Arts, the entertainment software company...owned subsidiary and will be called Electronic Arts Seattle Inc. Larry Probst, chairman and chief executive of Electronic Arts, said the company will continue to...

Electronic Arts buys Criterion.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  September 29, 2004 ;     262 words ...Video game publisher Electronic Arts is to buy Criterion Software...major publishers, including Electronic Arts, are preparing for the expensive...the company said yesterday. Electronic Arts had previously signed a publishing...

Electronic Arts buys Bullfrog. (interactive games producer Bullfrog...

HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  February 6, 1995 ;   Greenman, Catherine;   347 words ...SAN MATEO, Cal.--Electronic Arts, the interactive entertainment...educational CD-ROM titles including Electronic Arts 3D Atlas, has acquired Bullfrog...were not disclosed. Bullfrog is Electronic Arts' third acquisition in three...

Electronic Arts Creates Internet Business Division to Develop Content for...

PR Newswire;  November 22, 1999 ;     671 words ......CITY, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), the world's largest...leading interactive services company. Electronic Arts (EA) also announced that its board...create a new class of common stock -- Electronic Arts B Common Stock -- that will track...

Electronic Arts tackles a rival with ESPN deal

International Herald Tribune;  January 19, 2005 ;   Matt Richtel;   664 words ......International Herald Tribune 01-19-2005 Electronic Arts, hoping to solidify its eroding dominance...in its games. Under the agreement, Electronic Arts, the largest independent video game...video game business. In the past year, Electronic Arts' long-dominant position in selling...

Electronic Arts swings to a $58 million loss

AP Worldstream;  July 27, 2005 ;   GREG SANDOVAL, AP Technology Writer;   508 words ......07-27-2005 Dateline: SAN JOSE, California Electronic Arts Inc. swung to a loss in its fiscal...For the three months ended June 30, Electronic Arts lost $58 million (euro48.39 million...the second consecutive quarter that Electronic Arts has had little good news to report...

Electronic Arts 2Q Profit Tops Estimates

AP Online;  November 2, 2005 ;   MAY WONG, AP Technology Writer;   658 words ......11-02-2005 Dateline: SAN JOSE, Calif. Electronic Arts headquarters in Redwood City, Calif...July 22, 2005. Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports second-quarter results...632 million. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Electronic Arts Inc. reported a smaller profit in...

From computer to video: a game-y success story. (Electronic Arts Inc....

Video Business;  August 23, 1991 ;     216 words ......a game-y success story Last year, Electronic Arts Inc. was doing just fine with a stable...director for Apple and seven-year Electronic Arts veteran, to lead the company into...videogame field. The first game from Electronic Arts for the Nintendo Entertainment System...

Electronic Arts Renews Exclusive Strategic Alliance for 3D Graphics With...

PR Newswire;  September 8, 1998 ;     787 words ......Interactive(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: TDFX) and Electronic Arts(TM) (Nasdaq: ERTS) today announced...manager of North American publishing for Electronic Arts. 3Dfx and the Voodoo technology is...brings the most out of our 3D games. Electronic Arts is a market leader for 3D games and...