News Tagged: john riccitiello

EA's John Riccitiello has stepped down from his position at one of the biggest corporations in the video games industry. Here's what Riccitiello said in a letter to all company employees: "My decision to leave EA is really all about my accountability for the shortcomings in our financial results this year...

Two days ago in Washington DC, John Riccitiello, EA CEO and chairman of the ESRB, said "virtually everyone on the planet who owns a phone can play a game." While he uttered those words of wisdom, I can almost hear him thinking: "Man, what if everyone in the world had a smartphone and they could all buy mobile versions of Dragon Age...

EA CEO John Riccitiello, also chairman of the US ESRB, stated that worldwide growth of the games audience calls for a global rating system that's applicable to all formats and regulated by the industry itself. The influential executive was in Washington DC...

John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts, explains to investors that the free-to-play formula more and more profitable. At the same time, his company experienced a share price drop to a 10-year low. Even so, he insists that the move into free-to-play is increasing income...

One of the biggest publishers in the known universe, Electronic Arts, announced the cancellation of one of its projects recently. Namely, Tiberium, which was to be the second shooter (apart from C&C: Renegade) to utilize the ever-popular Command & Conquer RTS setting...

In a rather confident move, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello acquired 20,000 shares of EA stock at $48.37 apiece, totaling approximately $967,400. Barron's Online spreads the word (subscription required) that this is not the first purchase Riccitiello made since he became the boss of EA...