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Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) is in the Technology Industry
- Revenue
- Mar 31 2007
- $3.0B
- Profit
- Mar 31 2007
- $76.0M
- Market Cap
- May 09 2008
- $16.6B
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EA secures USD1bn financing for Take-Two bid
Several banks have guaranteed up to USD1bn in debt financing to helpElectronic Arts (EA) fund its planned takeover of Take-Two Interactive. The loan payment, detailed in a regulatory filing, is valid until Jan 2009. EA's current offer of USD25.74 per share expires on May 16. The banks includeMorgan Stanley,...
EA to buy Rupture from Napster founder in USD30m deal - Rumour
Major video games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) is in advanced talks to buy social games network Rupture for USD30m, reports Techcrunch. Rupture, which is the third startup venture by Napster founder Shawn Fanning, is expected to finalise terms with EA "imminently", says the report. ...
VIEWPOINT: EA might buy its way into the social networking MMO sphere
Major video games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) is in advanced talks to buy gaming social network Rupture for USD30m, reports Techcrunch. Although still in beta, Rupture is known to offer a social network around ?World of Warcraft’. More recently, however, the startup expanded its offering by adding new online...
"Grand Theft Auto" Sales Top $500 Mln in 1st Week
By Franklin Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO) scored over $500 million in global sales of its criminal action game "Grand Theft Auto 4" in its first week, making it one of the most lucrative entertainment launches in ...
Take-Two Shares Rise Amid Rave Reviews For GTA4
By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Criminal action video game "Grand Theft Auto 4" won near-perfect praise in early reviews on Monday, boosting the shares of publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO) as much as 3.4 percent ahead of the ...
Judge Dismisses Some Claims Against Take-Two
By Martha Graybow NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge has dismissed several claims accusing Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO) of misleading shareholders about an installment of its popular "Grant Theft Auto" video game that contained hidden sex scenes and caused a...
Facing Ambiguous Threats
The Idea in Brief Are you dismissing small signals that may portend danger to your business? Ignore these ambiguous threats, and you could imperil your company. Pharmaceutical giant Merck discovered this firsthand when it downplayed early unclear...
Electronic Arts to Buy Stake in The9: Report
Electronic Arts to Buy Stake in The9: ReportThis will be hugeGreat move for The9. China is a bigggg market for these offerings.
Information Technology: FBI Is Taking Steps to Develop an Enterprise Architecture, But Much Remains to Be Accomplished
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently modernizing its information technology systems to support its efforts to adopt a more bureau-wide, integrated approach to performing its mission. A key element of such systems modernization programs is the use of enterprise architecture, which is a blueprint of an agency's current and...
Focus on China: Pension Legislation May Change Competitive Landscape
The strong demand for skilled workers and competent managers in China has caused a supply and demand imbalance. As a tool for recruitment and retention, employers in China can now consider whether they should implement an EA program. This article describes the evolving Chinese retirement system, the new EA program,...
A Subtle Form of Workplace Hostility?: EA Professionals Can Encourage Employers to Adopt a Beneficent Approach to Mass Layoffs and Avoid the Long-Term Scars Caused by "Show-Them-the-Door" Tactics
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of layoffs and the number of individuals affected by them have increased more than 50 percent over the past eight years, to more than 1 million "Initial claimants for unemployment" per year. Given the dramatic increase in layoffs, this paper helps...
Toxecon Retrofit for Mercury and Multi-Pollutant Control
This environment assessment evaluates environmental issues associated with constructing and operating an integrated emissions control system proposed by We Energies and its project partners with cost shared funding support by DOE. The EA evaluates the principal environmental issues, including air quality, waste management, and traffic, that could result from construction...
EA.com: An Interactive Games Portal Launches at Warp Speed
Electronic Arts, Inc., the world's leading provider of interactive entertainment software, is changing the game. EA envisions a future where people can meet, play games, and compete online. Facing launches from upstarts and major competitors, EA is creating its own future by launching a games portal to surpass anything in...
Additional Resources
Air force agent aids downed helicopter crew
On a cold and blustery Dec. 3, 2006, at Haditha Dam, Iraq, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Jim Collins witnessed a Marine CH-46 Sea Knight crash into the chilling, 50-degree, 300' deep, cholera-filled water of Lake Quadisiya. Aboard the helicopter were 16 troops--14 passengers including a mix...
Israel still resilient at age 60
To anyone reading the Old Testament, it may seem a bit preposterous for a small, desert region near the Red Sea to view itself as the center of earthly concerns. But that is exactly what has happened. As Israel turns 60, observers are often a bit amazed at the amount...
Grand Theft Auto IV hits record of $500m sales in first week
Business News IN BRIEF *Grand Theft Auto IV, the latest edition of the "shoot-em-up" video game, had sales of $500m (260m) in its first seven days in the shops, beating records not just for games titles but for DVD and music releases as well. More than 6...
Theatre
THE LADY FROM THE SEA Arcola Theatre LONDON *** Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea is a strange, compelling blend of marine symbolism and bourgeois realism. It's as though a situation akin to that in A Doll's House had washed up in a folk tale about the...
Caption only: New spin at Lagoon
Riders enjoy Lagoon's newest ride, the OdySea, a spinning ride with a water element, on Wednesday. Logan Eastman smiles as he measures himself and deems himself big enough to ride the OdySea...
INSIDE BURMA'S DEAD ZONE
As the survivors of Cyclone Nargis start to rebuild their shattered lives, aid agencies warn that the worst effects of the disaster are still to come. Andrew Buncombe reports from the Irrawaddy Delta Front line of a disaster By the time the last...
Dorset's Jurassic Coast hit by massive landslide
It began as a low rumble on Tuesday night, but soon giant chunks of land "the size of cars" were cascading into the sea off Dorset. By yesterday morning, a 400m section of the World Heritage Jurassic Coast between Lyme Regis and Charmouth had disappeared, in what has been described...
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- Incorporated: 1982
- CEO: Mr. John Riccitiello
Electronic Arts develops, markets, publishes and distributes software games that are playable by consumers on video game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation® 2, Sony PlayStation®3, Microsoft Xbox 360™, Nintendo Wii™, personal computers, mobile platforms including cellular handsets and hand-held game players such as the Nintendo DS™, the PlayStation® Portable "PSP™", Game Boy® Advance and iPod®, as well as online, over the Internet and other proprietary online networks. As of Mar 31 2007, Co. marketed its products under four brand names; EA SPORTS™ , EA™ , EA SPORTS BIG™ , and Pogo™ for 13 different platforms.
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Electronic Arts Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Lawrence F. Probst III
Chairman
Mr. Leonard S. Coleman Jr.
Mr. Gary M. Kusin
Mr. Gregory B. Maffei
Mr. Timothy Mott
Mr. Vivek Paul
Mr. John Riccitiello
Mr. Richard A. Simonson
Ms. Linda J. Srere
Contact Information
209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA
650 628-1500
NAICS Code
Software Publishers: 511210
