Electronic Arts

Notre Dame sitting out of EA Sports College Football for now

University athletic director says it won't be part of the franchise until endorsement rules are finalized and student-athletes can benefit from being in the game

EA acquires Glu Mobile in $2.1 billion deal

EA offers Glu shareholders a 36% premium on stock price as it tries to scale up its mobile business

Codemasters shareholders approve EA's $1.2bn acquisition

Deal will be sanctioned in court on February 16

Star Wars has made $3bn for EA

Mobile hit Galaxy of Heroes accounts for $1 billion alone, publisher remains committed despite loss of exclusivity

EA "very, very confident" about BioWare's future despite key departures

CEO Andrew Wilson says Casey Hudson, Mark Darrah exits are part of the "natural course of creative organisations"

EA sees "huge potential" in racing following Codemasters acquisition

But with the deal still to be approved, execs say it's too early to discuss plans for live services or regular releases

EA posts record-breaking bookings driven by Ultimate Team, Apex Legends

Live services made up almost two-thirds of EA's business; publisher expects growth to continue through next fiscal year

EA Sports returning to college football

New title underway thanks to exclusive partnership with CLC, will feature colleges but not real players

EA extends UEFA exclusivity, working on multiple FIFA mobile games

Publisher's plans to expand best-selling franchise include Stadia debut in March, more markets for FIFA Online 4

EA launches new Skate studio

Skate 4 is to be developed by newly formed Vancouver studio Full Circle

Codemasters directors to vote in favour of EA bid

If shareholders approve the deal, it will be sanctioned on February 16

FIFA 21 was Europe's best-selling boxed game in 2020

Nintendo rounds out the top three with Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Take-Two withdraws bid for Codemasters following EA offer of $1.2bn

Electronic Arts now likely to take over British racing games developer as Take-Two considers other acquisitions

EA agrees $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters

UK racing specialist will become part of EA in a deal expected to close in Q1 2021

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale question use of likeness in FIFA

Bale's agent says legal action "is being looked into" but EA insists it has contractual rights to for all players in its games

EA publishes first annual Impact Report

Report includes company demographic breakdown; 50% of EA Studios leadership is female

EA must reconsider its FIFA goals | Podcast

The team discusses EA's reluctance to acknowledge the resemblances of Ultimate Team to gambling, and the consequences that could bring

EA has loot boxed itself in with FIFA Ultimate Team | Opinion

Publisher is in the position of having to fix its gambling problem without admitting there's a problem to fix

EA faces yet another class-action lawsuit connected to loot boxes

Update: EA calls claims "baseless," says they "misrepresent our games"

FIFA leads renewed mobile strategy at EA

CEO Andrew Wilson says "six new FIFA titles" are in development on mobile for "new genres and new markets"