According to a report by Develop-Online, Activision-Blizzard CEO Robert Kotick stated in an interview with CNBC, that he was somewhat sceptical regarding the console version of the upcoming Battlefield 3. According to him, “if it’s just a PC title, as it looks like today, that’s just a small audience to participate.”
Mitch Lasky, former Executive Vice President of EA’s Mobile and Online Division, has recently slammed the current management at EA and accuses them of utilizing “a bankrupt strategy.” On his blog, he states that even before now-CEO John Riccitiello had returned to the organization in 2007, he had already advised then-CEO “Larry” Probst to downsize […]
In an interview with IndustryGamers.com, the CEO of Electronic Arts, John Riccitiello, has stated that the company initially ‘bet on the wrong horse’ at the beginning of this console-generation. Expecting that Sony’s Playstation 3 would have a larger userbase than Nintedo’s Wii, EA was left in a relatively weakened state when the Wii became a […]
In a recent interview, EA CEO John Riccitiello stated that despite the recent restructuring at Electronic Arts (which led to the loss of over 1500 jobs), the company remains committed to the development of new IP. Riccitiello recently lashed out at other publishers, stating that he “believe[s] there are publishers out there that are milking franchises at […]