Seattle studio Ridgeline Games, led by ‘Halo’ co-creator, closes as part of EA cuts A new wave of layoffs at video game mega-studio Electronic Arts has multiple impacts on the Pacific Northwest gaming industry,… Read More
Electronic Arts partners with Marvel for new video game studio in Seattle The next big Marvel Comics video game is being made in Seattle. Electronic Arts (EA) revealed Monday that it’s opened… Read More
Gaming giant Electronic Arts hires ‘Halo’ co-creator as director for new Seattle studio Electronic Arts is opening a new office in the Seattle area, with former V1 Interactive head and Halo co-creator Marcus… Read More
‘Plants vs. Zombies’ creator PopCap and parent EA put down new roots in Seattle, and tease next game When Ken Moss started at the video game company Electronic Arts a little more than four years ago, he was one… Read More
Big Fish lands a new boss: Former EA and Zynga exec named president of casual games company Former Electronic Arts and Zynga executive Jeff Karp is joining Big Fish Games as managing director and president, responsible for… Read More
Labor filing shows that layoffs at Seattle game studio PopCap will affect 45 employees When game developer PopCap announced last week that it was cutting staff at its Seattle headquarters, the company didn’t say… Read More
More than 9 million people beta-tested EA’s ‘Star Wars’ Battlefront — and they loved it Electronic Arts announced this week that it just completed its biggest beta test ever. More than 9 million players beta-tested… Read More
EBay VP and Seattle general manager Ken Moss joins Electronic Arts as CTO After running eBay’s Seattle-area office for nearly three years, Ken Moss has left the e-commerce’s satellite office to join Electronic… Read More
Playing with your emotions: EA shows off new touchy-feely features for The Sims, FIFA Amazing new graphics and head-splitting soundtracks are usually the focus at E3, the annual game conference in Los Angeles, where… Read More
NCAA athletes set to receive $40M after EA illegally used their faces, images in video games NCAA athletes have moved one step closer to receiving settlement money for having their names and faces used in video… Read More
Titanfall sold 925K units in March; EA signs new agreement with Respawn Titanfall, the popular sci-fi shooter, sold 925,000 units last month in the U.S. Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore reported the… Read More
PopCap boss offers advice to Candy Crush-maker on eve of IPO PopCap’s John Vechey has some very basic advice for King Digital Entertainment: Make great games. The Candy Crush Saga-maker finally… Read More
Interview: PopCap’s John Vechey says mistakes were made, but selling to EA wasn’t one Since PopCap was acquired by Electronic Arts nearly three years ago, the Seattle-based game maker has had its fair share… Read More
Titanfall or Titanfail? Will Microsoft’s cloud technology hold under pressure? Microsoft will be center stage tonight as Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall begins to roll out at midnight across the globe. Not only… Read More
EA settles student-athlete lawsuit, will not make NCAA Football in 2014 NCAA Football 2014 may be the last collegiate football game ever produced by Electronic Arts. Earlier today, EA announced that… Read More
PopCap: Plants vs. Zombies 2 hits 16M downloads, biggest mobile launch in EA history Plants vs. Zombies 2 has been downloaded more than 16 million times since its release last Thursday, making it the… Read More
Court rejects EA’s appeal over athlete likeness in college football game A circuit court of appeals today rejected EA’s claim that it was protected by the First Amendment in a lawsuit… Read More
EA’s Madden NFL loses IP lawsuit, could owe $11 million to original programmer A jury ruled in favor of the original developer and programmer of EA’s massive Madden NFL franchise on Tuesday, awarding… Read More
EA cuts staff, shuts down PopCap Vancouver office Electronic Arts slashed jobs at its Los Angeles and Montreal offices earlier this year, and next up on the chopping block appears… Read More
The Sims vs. The Ville, EA files suit against Zynga Electronic Arts‘ has apparently had enough of its too-close-for-comfort neighbors The Ville. The gaming giant has filed suit against Zynga,… Read More
Report: PopCap turned down $1B buyout offer from Zynga PopCap Games must be pretty confident in its ability to post strong financial results over the next couple years. Either… Read More
Q&A: PopCap co-founder on the EA deal, and the future John Vechey was one of three guys who started PopCap Games eleven years ago, defying the dot-com bust to create… Read More
EA buying PopCap Games for up to $1.3 billion (Updated) [Updated at 3 p.m.] The rumors were true: Seattle-based PopCap Games, maker of games such as Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies… Read More
