Tricia Duryee
May 11, 2010 8:24 PM
Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) surprised analysts today by recording a profit during its fourth fiscal quarter. The company’s strong results were driven by major game launches, like Mass Effect 2, and Dante’s Inferno, but the game-maker is also looking at its digital group to make an impact, too. While mobile…
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Tameka Kee
Jul 13, 2009 4:29 PM
With the exception of its free, ad-supported game Lemonade Tycoon, pricing for most of Electronic Arts’ iPhone apps hovers in the $3-$4 range (and in some cases, like The Sims, its as high as $9.99). But with the launch of a new “micro-studio” called 8lb Gorilla, the company plans to…
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Rafat Ali
May 26, 2008 11:52 AM
Last week EA announced its acquisition of the Korean division of Hands-On Mobile, the mobile gaming company formerly known as Mforma. At that time, no financial details were released, but now digging through EA’s annual report, filed late in Friday, the amount is known: it is $29 million in cash,…
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Rafat Ali
May 21, 2008 8:25 PM
Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) is buying out the Korean division of Hands-On Mobile, the mobile gaming company formerly known as Mforma. The Korean division is best known for its mobile role-playing game, Heroes Lore. Upon completion of the deal, the Korea team will become EA Mobile Korea, and Gilbert Kim,…
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