http://blog.whyos.com/2009/02/challenges-for-electronic-arts/ Games as Business…and vice versa Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:37:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.whyos.com/2009/02/challenges-for-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 » Rumored Acquisition of Electronic Arts by Apple Whyos Tue, 05 May 2009 20:24:04 +0000 http://blog.whyos.com/?p=229#comment-1341 [...] like the idea of Apple acquiring EA, and contrary to what 1Up says, EA has suffered enough lately to make that a bit more viable. Apple could really use some high quality content for the [...] [...] like the idea of Apple acquiring EA, and contrary to what 1Up says, EA has suffered enough lately to make that a bit more viable. Apple could really use some high quality content for the [...]

]]> http://blog.whyos.com/2009/02/challenges-for-electronic-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 » The Good and Bad of Strong Game Sales in Dreadful Economy Whyos Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:43:50 +0000 http://blog.whyos.com/?p=229#comment-1242 [...] EA’s woes are widely documented, including closing the door on the Wii horse a bit late. THQ now seems in dreadful shape, with only Activision Blizzard truly flourishing among the majors. There are endemic issues with the existing models for game sales, and as we move to digital distribution, it remains difficult for the big publishers to find the right way to that transition. [...] [...] EA’s woes are widely documented, including closing the door on the Wii horse a bit late. THQ now seems in dreadful shape, with only Activision Blizzard truly flourishing among the majors. There are endemic issues with the existing models for game sales, and as we move to digital distribution, it remains difficult for the big publishers to find the right way to that transition. [...]

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