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Liquid Brand Summit Session Preview: Co-Creation

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Feb 21, 2008 at 7:55 PM

Rod Swanson, senior director of the EA brand, overcame an odd, persistent buzzing sound in his hotel room to chat with me about the Liquid Brand session he'll moderate, "Co-Creation: What do customers know and why should brands ...READ»

HUMAN RESOURCES | 9 comments

Overthrowing Overtime

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Oct 6, 2005 at 1:22 PM

This March, Linda Tischler posted an FC Now entry about a controversy over overtime at Electronic Arts. Today's Wall Street Journal reports that the company has agreed to settle the lawsuit. (Subscription required.) So doing, EA ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | Comment

In Today's Papers

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Sep 1, 2006 at 11:20 AM

No Day at the Beach "Bloggers struggle with what to do about vacation." Coming To Video Games: Live Ads "Game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. announced yesterday that it has inked deals with two ad companies that will stream live ...READ»

CULTURE | Comment

Madden for President

Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Sep 6, 2006 at 3:05 PM

Last week the videogame company EA came even closer to world domination. It released first week sales data for Madden NFL 07, which dominated like a 300 lb. lineman. The game was EA’s biggest launch ever, selling more than 2 ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT | Comment

Getting Its Game On

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:44 AM

A report from the past.READ»

ELECTRONIC ARTS | 2 comments

EA Acquires Playfish, but Can It Compete on Facebook?

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Oct 15, 2009 at 11:31 AM

By all appearances, Electronic Arts (EA), one of the biggest gaming companies in the world, is going guns-a-blazin' into an online gaming realm dominated by Mafia Wars. Currently, EA's casual gaming division, Pogo, offers only a ...READ»

HIRING EMPLOYEES | Comment

Man With a (Talent) Plan

BY Anna Muoio
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:24 AM

Electronic Arts makes some of the world's most popular computer games. It's Rusty Rueff's job to fill the company with some of the world's best gamers and software programmers.READ»

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT | 4 comments

Video Games: The New Hollywood?

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 95
Sat Feb 18, 2006 at 12:47 PM

Today's Wall Street Journal features an awesome article on how video games are reshaping the entertainment business. The piece features a list of the 25 most powerful people in the industry. Several companies previously profiled in ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT | Comment

Western Gaming Companies Should Make More Free MMORPGs

BY mmo gamer
Relevancy Score: 92
Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM

It seems today that most ’Free MMORPGs’ and ‘Free MMOs’ are developed in places like Korea, Japan and China. What I’d like to know is why more western companies aren’t jumping on the ‘free to play’ bandwagon ...READ»

DANTE'S INFERNO | 1 comment

A Video Game Grabs a Multi-Million Dollar Deal

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 91
Tue Feb 24, 2009 at 9:35 PM

In this ugly economy, what type of idea could possibly net a multi-million dollar movie option? Answer: A video game. Last fall Variety reported that Universal scooped up rights to an Electronic Arts video game ...READ»

HUMAN RESOURCES | 2 comments

Hiring, Practicing

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 91
Tue Dec 16, 2003 at 1:46 PM

Video game maker Electronic Arts, which Chuck Salter revisits in our December issue, is now hiring in Canada. And the billboards they're using to advertise openings is a wonderful example of communicating direct to your target ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | Comment

Playing to Win

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 90
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:37 AM

Computer and video games are a bigger business than the movies, and the biggest force in games is Electronic Arts -- a company whose blockbuster titles dazzle millions of customers and generate billions of dollars in sales. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at a creative powerhouse (and a model of disciplined management) where rappers beg to be hoopsters, war-game designers learn combat tactics from a Marine hero -- and a series of complex projects come in on time and on budget.READ»

HUMAN RESOURCES | 10 comments

Work Your Proper Hours

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 87
Wed Mar 16, 2005 at 1:50 PM

Late last month I was in London, just in time to celebrate a new holiday: Work Your Proper Hours Day. Leave it to the Brits to have the perfect knack for expressing alarm at the insidious trend of creeping (unpaid) overtime. As ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Fast Talk: Gamer Controls Music 2.0

BY Cora Daniels
Relevancy Score: 87
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:22 AM

Steve Schnur Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing, Electronic Arts Redwood City, California Steve Schnur, 40, creates the soundtrack for all Electronic Arts video games, including such franchises as Madden NFL and Harry ...READ»

GAMES | Comment

Fun Free MMO Games

BY Omer Altay
Relevancy Score: 87
Sun Nov 8, 2009 at 8:50 AM

I’ve been trying to get myself to play a lot of Free MMOGs lately, note that I did say ‘MMO’ and not ‘MMORPG'. For those that don’t know the difference – an MMORPG is a massively multiplayer online role playing game ...READ»

LEADERSHIP SKILLS | Comment

Coach For A Day

BY Josie Swindler
Relevancy Score: 83
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:14 AM

EA's NFL Head Coach video game offers a mixed message on the art of management.READ»

FC CALENDAR | Comment

NFL Kickoff Weekend

BY Fast Company Calendar
Relevancy Score: 82
Thu Sep 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM

"How do we bring back casual fans?" Mark Waller, the NFL's SVP of marketing and sales, asks rhetorically. Well, are you ready for some football ... and some event-driven marketing? Kickoff Weekend is a clever marketing construct ...READ»

CONFERENCES | 1 comment

Games People Play

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 81
Tue Aug 5, 2003 at 3:12 PM

The Austin Game Developers Conference takes place Sept. 11-12 in Austin, Texas. The two-day event focuses on next-generation technologies and business strategies for online multiplayer and mobile games. Speakers include staff from ...READ»

ELECTRONIC ARTS | 1 comment

With New 'Need for Speed' and 'Tiger Woods' Editions, EA Embraces Online Games

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 81
Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 6:49 PM

As its Need for Speed racing franchise reaches 100 million units sold, gaming giant Electronic Arts reveals its move onto the Internet next year with "Need for Speed World Online." READ»

CAREER PLANNING | Comment

Ah, to Be Young and Underpaid...

BY Ryan Underwood
Relevancy Score: 67
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:44 AM

Gofers who get it.READ»

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM | Comment

Datebook

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 58
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

Critical calendar listings for July 2005.READ»

EA | Comment

Is it Finally Game Over?

BY Sherri L. Smith
Relevancy Score: 54
Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 4:31 PM

Electronic Arts posted a substantial loss yesterday, shattering the myth of video games being a recession-proof industry.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Grand Theft Auto IV Rage

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 53
Mon May 12, 2008 at 4:04 PM

It's been a historic week for gamers: Marvel Comics' "Iron Man" had stellar box office performance, clocking in an estimated $100.8 million in tickets in North America, while Take-Two Interactive's Grand Theft Auto IV sold ...READ»

INNOVATION | 2 comments

My Brand-Sponsored Playlist

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 52
Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 3:13 PM

Last night, while chopping veggies with the TV buzzing in the background, I suddenly felt the hypnotic pull of that song with the drunken-piano-indie-chick-voice oozing, "Hoping I could learn bit bout how to give and ...READ»

TEAMWORK | 3 comments

Crunch Model

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 48
Tue Mar 22, 2005 at 10:10 AM

During my speech at SDA Bocconi in Milan last week, I cited Theresa Amabile's creativity research and the idea of a "time-pressure hangover" -- a decline in innovation because of strict deadlines. Evan Robinson's essay Why Crunch ...READ»

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