News December 22, 2020 Video games in and out of court (May — December 2020). Part Two This is another installment of Semenov&Pevzner’s overview of major lawsuits and infringements affecting the gaming industry.
News December 14, 2020 EA to acquire Codemasters for $1.2 million Electronic Arts has announced an agreement to acquire Codemasters, the UK-based game developer and publisher of racing games. EA will pay $1.2 billion and plans to complete the acquisition in the first quarter of calendar 2021.
News December 4, 2020 Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah leave BioWare “to try something different” EA announced that Casey Hudson, GM at BioWare, and Mark Darrah, Executive Producer on Dragon Age, are departing from BioWare. The upcoming Mass Effect and Dragon Age installments will continue to be developed with new people on board.
News September 9, 2020 Microsoft confirms Series X price, includes EA Play in Xbox Game Pass Microsoft announced it will include EA Play, Electronic Arts’ subscription service, in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass for PC later this year. This will come at no extra fee.
News August 10, 2020 EA investors reject executive compensation plan During EA’s annual meeting of shareholders last week, most of them voted against the company’s executive compensation plan.
Events July 31, 2020 Daniel Ahmad: Digital sales have grown from five to ten times since launch of current-gen consoles Commenting on its Q1 FY21 financial results, EA said that 52% of its console full game unit sales over the past 12 months were digital.
News May 7, 2020 Jedi: Fallen Order sells 10 million copies in five months Since its launch in November 2019, Jedi: Fallen Order has sold 10 million copies.
News May 6, 2020 EA’s profits skyrocket 200% Electronic Arts’ net income (profit) in the 2020 fiscal year rose to $3.039 billion, up 198.2 percent from the $1.019 generated in the 2019 fiscal year.
News February 25, 2020 EA and Kojima also pull out of GDC 2020 Facebook and Sony were not the last companies to cancel their participation in GDC 2020. The list of notable absentees has now grown to include Kojima Productions and Electronic Arts.
News November 27, 2019 Jedi: Fallen Order. One of strongest Star Wars game launches ever Respawn Entertainment can crack open a bottle of champagne. Electronic Arts (EA) announced that STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order became one of the strongest launches in the history of Star Wars-themed games.
