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EA labels president Frank Gibeau has told to Bloomberg TV that the next Xbox and PlayStation would launch in about a year’s time. We’re into the sixth or seventh year now of this generation of hardware and so it’s a mature market,” said Gibaeu. The new hardware is going to …

The new football season is almost upon us and to celebrate we’re giving away one of five copies of FIFA 13 on PlayStation 3. The game is looking pretty special, and the PS3 edition even features Move support, as unveiled at Gamescom this week. MCV has also put together a …

Publisher EA has begun the process of putting itself up for sale, according to reports from the US. The New York Post believes that discussions with private equity firms KKR and Bethesda owner Providence Equity Partners are at an early stage”. EA’s market cap has fallen by around 37 per …

Gaming giant in early talks with investors valuing the company at $20 a share

In the final part of our four interview with Electronic Arts bosses, EA Interactive VP Nick Earl discusses how mobile and social is shaping the future of the publisher Where does EA?Interactive fit in with the wider EA business?We’ve got six labels: EA Sports, EA Games, Bioware, Maxis, PopCap and …

In the third of our four EA interviews, EA Games marketing boss Laura Miele discusses Dead Space, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and Battlefield 3 How was E3 for EA Games?We did something interesting this year in that we waited until E3 to announce Dead Space 3, Need for …

In the second of our four interviews with various heads of EA’s businesses, we discuss retailing and Steam with EA Origin boss David DeMartini Origin has grown well in its first year. But what’s stopping rival publishers from launching their own service?This isn’t easy. We have tried a couple of …

In the first of four interviews, MCV looks at different aspects of EA’s business. First up, we sit down with EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson. One of the few surprises at E3 this year was that EA has secured the Ultimate Fighting Championship licence from THQ in a multi-game deal. …

Zynga has quickly fired back after EA filed legal action against it for copying one of its games. The social games giant says the games publisher’s move is ‘ironic’ and ‘demonstrates a lack of understanding of basic copyright principles’. EA today filed a suit against Zynga saying its new The …

Disputes over game copying in the social space has gone to a new level. EA is suing Zynga. The firm’s Maxis studio has initiated legal proceedings over The Ville, a new Zynga game which it says is an "unmistakable copy" of its successful The Sims Social. The Ville asks players …