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Electronic Arts has defended the performance of the PlayStation 3 version of its forthcoming Madden NFL 08 game.

Classic titles such as Monopoly, Scrabble and Yahtzee are set to be invigorated as part of a new deal that will see exlcusive global publishing rights of a number of Hasbro properties handed to EA.

Talk of an EA takeover of Ubisoft is a storm in a teacup.

Talk of an EA takeover of Ubisoft is a storm in a teacup.

Talk of an EA takeover of Ubisoft is a storm in a teacup.

EA Mobile has a new boss in the form of Barry Cottle, the former CEO of mobile business software developer Quickoffice.

John Schappert has been appointed to the newly-created position of Microsoft's corporate vice president of Live, software and services.

Electronic Arts has increased its stake in Ubisoft to 25 per cent, giving the publishing giant a full quarter of voting rights and 15.37 per cent of the company capital.

EA's head of European talent acquisition, Matthew Jeffery, believes that the teams that build games "are still overwhelmingly male," and that this is hindering the development of the industry.

In his keynote speech at this year's Siggraph event, Glenn Entis, vice president and chief visual and technical officer at EA, set out some of the key technical achievements that the games industry has made over its entertainment cousin, film.

Electronic Arts and Activision are the two publishers set to benefit the most from Grand Theft Auto IV's no-show this Christmas retail season.

A host of ageing EA titles will no longer be playable online after September this year, as the player base for those games diminishes.

Crytek's highly-anticipated sci-fi shooter Crysis will be released for the PC on November 16, publisher EA has confirmed.

More instruments are likely to be added to Activision's Guitar Hero franchise in 2008, as the company grows the brand to tackle competition from EA's impending Rock Band release.

EA announced financial results from Q1 2008 showing gross profit of USD 229 million, down seven per cent year-over-year

Electronic Arts has announced the creation of a new office to directly serve Russian consumers and retailers

Microsoft has signed a deal to provide dynamic in-game advertising for EA's PC and Xbox 360 sports titles.

EA recruitment boss Matthew Jeffery has warned that Britain will continue fall behind other countries in the "global development league table" unless more incentives are offered to investors.

David Gardner, executive vice president and chief operating officer of EA's worldwide studios, is leaving the company.

According to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Electronic Arts will be paying Peter Moore USD 1,500,000 in recognition of the compensation value he would be foregoing by leaving Microsoft.

Steven Spielberg has revealed details of the games he is currently working on for publisher Electronic Arts.

Electronic Arts' CEO John Riccitiello has warned than yearly sequels and increasingly difficult games are alienating consumers.

Simpsons creator Matt Groening has revealed that he will appear in the forthcoming Electronic Arts game based on the hit TV show.

Electronic Arts' studio Digital Illusions has revealed to <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> details of how its new property hopes to revolutionise the way players experience games in the first-person perspective.