EA wipes out rival NFL titles with new licensing deal
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Leading publisher Electronic Arts has announced the signing of an exclusive five-year deal with the NFL and its players association, effectively eliminating any competition to the firm&#39;s NFL sports titles from rival publishers.
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Will the company's baseball deal strike out, or will it toss EA out of the ballpark?
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US video game powerhouse Electronic Arts (EA) announced deals to craft updatable advertising into software for games made for personal computers and Xbox 360 consoles.
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Shares of Electronic Arts Inc., the country's largest video-game publisher, climbed Tuesday on news that it has gained exclusive rights to use NFL teams and players in its video games.
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In an effort to cut costs, game developer EA said late Monday that it is reorganizing the company into four divisions. Each unit will focus on a specific group of games.
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The National Football League and Apple today announced that they will bring 2006 NFL regular season action to the iTunes Store, offering video downloads of highlights from individual NFL games the day after they are played.
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Football video game junkies have been anxiously waiting for this week's release of "Madden NFL 07" by Electronic Arts Inc. The annual release of this video game franchise has become an event in itself.
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In recent years, more and more NFL players are retiring at the top of their game.
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ABC has pulled its contract offer to the Bowl Championship Series, a move that could result in three of college football's biggest games moving to another network.
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Was absenteeism a little high on Tuesday among the guys at the office? EA Sports would like to think it was because "Madden NFL 2005" came out that day, and some fans of the football simulation are rabid enough to take a sick day to play it.
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Microsoft is getting rid of the PlaysForSure brand used to identify digital media devices and services that are compatible with one another, and rolling the requirements into its Certified for Vista program.
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EA&#39;s newest version of top title sells 1.3 million copies in first week, holding off competition. LOS ANGELES  - &quot;Madden NFL 2005,&quot; the latest version of Electronic Arts Inc.
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Green light for Gamestation deal Game Group today learned that its acquisition of rival firm Gamestation has been formally cleared by the Competition Commission (CC).â¦
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The NFL announced on Friday that it would shut down its six-team European league, describing the decision as a sensible move that would help it focus attention on U.S. league games played outside the United States.
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EA is to release a free version of the popular Battlefield game supported by adverts and micro payments.
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Electronic Arts' Madden 07 is a hit, but what else is new.
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The executive who had been overseeing the Xbox video game division for Microsoft Corp. is defecting to Electronic Arts Inc., where he will oversee EA's lucrative sports division.