If only the rest of Electronic Arts’ businesses could be doing so well ... During the company’s earnings call Monday, executives said that the company’s digital business was “growing very rapidly and (is) profitable” (Executives had said during a call last quarter that digital was in fact now the most…

With sales of traditional video games down, Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) continues to look (so far unsuccessfully) for its digital business to make up the gap. The video game giant said that its digital revenue reached an all-time high of $152 million during its third fiscal quarter, up 30 percent…

		EPS*	Rev. vs Q0308	Net Inc. vs Q0308
Electronic Arts	Release		25%	87%

* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Met Missed

Namco Networks may be known for big mobile hits, like Pac-Man, which has been downloaded to the iPhone 23 million times, but overall it hasn’t relied too heavily on licensing big brands for mobile. Namco said that’s changing. It has hired Chris Lucero, formerly of United Talent Agency, to head…

EA Mobile plans to announce tomorrow at a press event in Montreal that Tetris has been downloaded on to mobile phones 100 million times since 2005. That’s a tremendous number, considering that every single one of those downloads was paid for. EA said it has been building the mobile version…

Palm (NSDQ: PALM) unveiled two new devices today at CES for Verizon Wireless—the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus. But the more important announcements of the day revolved around new software and developer programs, which badly needed attention if the handset maker was going to stay competitive against…

Choosing the “best” iPhone games of 2009 is a subjective a task—the definition of “fun,” “great graphics” or “cool” functionality varies from one player to another. But there’s no disputing the winners when it comes to sales, and despite the App Store being a huge equalizer in terms of exposure…

EA Mobile was at CTIA this week to show off its upcoming “Rock Band” game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game, which is based on the popular console series, is clearly believed to be the next big hit on the iPhone. Rather than meet in a booth, EA…

Now that three of the top mobile game makers in the world, including EA Mobile, Gameloft (EPA: GFT) and Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU), have reported earnings for the three-month period ending June 30, here’s a brief look at how the sector performed. In a nutshell, EA reported the highest revenues,…

EA Mobile has appointed Luca Pagano as its new publishing head for its European operations, the company has confirmed. The hire was first reported by mobile-ent.biz, which said Pagano is replacing its VP of European publishing, Javier Ferreira, who left in January, and Tim Harrison, EA Mobile’s European marketing director,…

While Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) continues to implement several cost-reduction initiatives to turn around the broader company, mobile continues to be a bright spot. In the fiscal fourth quarter, the company reported an adjusted net loss of $120 million, or 37 cents a share, down from the $30 million profit,…

Games Publisher Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) has launched its first ad-supported iPhone game called “Lemonade Tycoon,” based on a old, but popular PC game. The game is notable because its one of a few titles that the company is offering for free on the iPhone. The goal of the “Lemonade…

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has launched a clock that is rapidly ticking up to mark the one-billionth iPhone application download. The countdown (or rather, count up) reveals the lightening fast pace that applications are being downloaded from the nine-month old mobile store. This morning, the count stands at 929 million downloads,…

Games publisher Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) posted a massive $641 million quarterly loss for the 3 months ending 2008, with $368 million coming from a charge related to its mobile business. Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown told Bloomberg that the writedown was necessary because of the company’s drop in value.…

It’s hard to judge what normal is since Apple’s App store has only been live since July 11, but it seems Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) had a blockbuster holiday period. Of course, this is somewhat to be expected since retailers and content companies timed their best offerings to come out during…

—Fox Mobile releases content from The Simpsons: The Simpsons is getting another huge boost from Fox Mobile with more than 100 new and exclusive pieces of mobile content. The new suite of content includes: The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy Land mobile game from EA and a range of holiday-themed content.…

A day after *Glu Mobile* said it would shed staff and cut CEO Greg Ballard’s salary to prepare itself for what it called the “increasing economic headwinds” facing the sector, its larger rivals *Electronic Arts* and *Gameloft*, told Reuters that the market is doing fine, thank you very much. A…

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has not only been successful at selling millions of iPhones, but its application storefront has been a runaway hit, too. That could complicate life for Google’s Android, which is just now coming to market, as developers become too preoccupied with Apple to focus on another new platform.…

Over the past few years, the mobile games industry has been been hampered by high royalty costs, distribution difficulties and the costs of supporting a wide number of handsets. But now, there’s a renewed sense of optimism. New platforms, such as Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android and Nokia’s N-Gage, are providing…

Would Disney (NYSE: DIS) consider buying Electronic Arts? (NSDQ: ERTS) That’s the suggestion being floated by Heard on the Street’s Martin Peers at the WSJ. With EA’s stock at its lowest point in more than seven years, competitors and other media giants may decide that now is the time to…