31 Jul
Electronic Arts has asked a judge to dismiss the third amended complaint in a lawsuit brought on by college athletes claiming that EA, the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company used players’ names and likenesses in games without proper compensation. This third complaint seeks to add six more athletes to the lawsuit, which could certify […]
24 Jul
A US District Court jury in the Northern District of California has ruled in favor of Robin Antonick in his lawsuit against Electronic Arts, awarding him $11 million. Antonick is the original credited designer for EA’s Madden NFL series, this lawsuit sought unpaid royalties for iterations in the series released between 1990 and 1996. The […]
20 Jul
Earlier this week the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced it would not renew its contract with Electronic Arts for the NCAA Football series of college football games. Joystiq reported earlier today that the publisher will continue to work with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the company in charge of trademark licensing and marketing services […]
13 Jul
According to a report by GamesIndustry International, Electronic Arts has closed its German-based studio, EA Phenomic. “As part of EA’s realignment in recent weeks, we have announced internally a small adjustment to some development staff to better focus our teams against priority growth areas,” a statement from EA reads, in part. “The decision to let people […]