Tag: John Riccitiello
News Ex-EA Boss: Sony F***in' Nailed It with PS4
"They deserve the victory"
The so-called console clash is still very much ongoing, but some commentators are already starting to award the PlayStation 4 with victory. John Riccitiello, who's currently a chief at game engine Unity but previously was the big boss at Electronic Arts, is one such pundit, telling an audience at the GamesBeat Summit that...
News EA Prepping "Very Exciting" First-Person Shooter "Later In The Year"
Let's get any guessing or mystery out of the way first: EA's mystery first-person shooter title is Battlefield 3
There's no need for speculation, that's fact. Deal with it. In fact, we're so certain it's Battlefield 3, we're not even sure why EA are teasing it. Still, the story stems from EA's financial call last night. CEO John Riccitiello was...
News EA: PlayStation Brand Stronger Than XBOX On A Global Basis
EA's John Riccitiello believes that while Microsoft's XBOX has a brand advantage in the US, Sony's PlayStation platform has an "almost-impossible-to-supersede" advantage on the global stage
"Honestly, I think that Microsoft has done great work the last couple of years, and they've made a lot of smart moves: hitting pricing when they needed...
News EA: "Innovative" Madden, Dead Space 2 & Need For Speed In The Coming Fiscal Year
EA's John Riccitiello was keen to offset further financial woes last night with news of a solid games line-up in the coming fiscal year
The boss said consumers could expect a great new version of Medal of Honor, a revitalized Need for Speed, Sims on console, FIFA in a World Cup year, an innovative and new take on Madden, Dead Space 2, Crysis an...
News Introducing The Sony Playstation... Gem?
So, we've been referring to Sony's motion control solution as the Playstation Motion Controller for months now
Why? Because, it doesn't really have a name. The word "Sphere" has been thrown about in previous months, but it hasn't really stuck. Now it seems, John Riccitiello -head of EA - might know a little more than the rest of us...
News EA Anticipate Console Price Cuts Before The End Of The Year
EA make games for all of the major platforms on the market
Naturally they'd like to see all the systems sell more. The more systems out there, the more people they can market their games at. It's business. Speaking at an EA conference call, the companies CEO John Riccitiello said, "We think pricing will move hardware," and added, "We...
