EA agrees to $55 billion sale in largest leveraged buyout on recordThe transaction, which includes $20 billion in debt financing from JPMorgan Chase & Co., also shows Wall Street’s appetite for game-changin...
29 Sep, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
Video game performers on strike for almost a year over AI issues reach a tentative dealSAG-AFTRA said that the unregulated use of AI posed "an equal or even greater threat" to performers in the video game industry than it does...
10 Jun, 2025, 05.26 PM IST
'FIFA' publisher EA to cut 6% of workforce, reduce office spaceEA, which had about 12,900 staff at the end of March last year, expects to incur between $170 million and $200 million in charges related t...
30 Mar, 2023, 07.46 AM IST
Gaming industry's fortunes fade as spending squeeze follows pandemic bumpThe latest proof of that came on Tuesday from gaming platform Roblox whose revenue growth eased to just 30% from 83% two quarters ago.
12 Aug, 2022, 10.55 AM IST
Gaming industry's fortunes fade as spending squeeze follows pandemic bumpUS consumer spending on video games fell 11% in June and is expected to decline 8.7% this year, data from analytics firm NPD showed.
10 Aug, 2022, 09.50 PM IST
EA to remove Russia and Belarus from esports seriesPlayers and teams from Russia and Belarus are ineligible to participate in the Apex Legends Global Series and the EA SPORTS FIFA 22 Global ...
17 Mar, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
Microsoft-Activision deal ignites M&A talk in rivalsThe stocks of Electronic Arts, Roblox, Ubisoft Entertainment and CD Projekt surged—some of them are being talked-up as potential acquisitio...
18 Jan, 2022, 10.31 PM IST
Wall Street treads water as trade talks reach crucial stageInterest-rate sensitive banking stocks fell 0.31%, while the broader financial sector declined 0.19%.
08 May, 2019, 09.25 PM IST
Placements at IIT Hyderabad see 130 companies register for Phase 1 of placementsThe Institute is conducting three sessions starting from 7 am to 12 midnight.
01 Dec, 2018, 06.17 PM IST
Call of Duty creators’ new game Titanfall 2 looks like a misfire for EATitanfall 2 is designed by Jason West and Vince Zampella, who developed Call of Duty for Activision Blizzard Inc.
30 Oct, 2016, 04.22 PM IST
Microsoft, Sony battle broadens to romance games at showRole-playing games, cloud-based gaming and vendors hawking products for costume-wearing fans are taking up more floor space as the show ope...
19 Sep, 2013, 04.41 AM IST
- Agilent technologies strengthens India channel partner program, appoints Agmatel
With Agmatel, Agilent Technologies will continue its commitment to extend its reach and support in India with the widest portfolio of test ...
05 Oct, 2012, 06.29 PM IST
- Million users flock to rift, Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox feel the heat
Microsoft plans to add voice control that can work both in games and in the Bing search engine on the console this Christmas, Kaltner said.
18 Aug, 2011, 04.45 AM IST
- Angry Birds' maker likely to seek funding at $1.2 billion valuation
Rovio Entertainment Oy is in talks to receive funding that would value the company at about $1.2 bn, two people with knowledge of the discu...
13 Aug, 2011, 05.02 AM IST
- Google in talks with online game cos to develop Facebook rival
Google is in talks with makers of popular online games as it seeks to develop a broader social networking service, says a media report. Goo...
28 Jul, 2010, 06.05 PM IST
Tiger Woods absent from ads on infidelity reportsAdvertisements featuring Tiger Woods have disappeared from prime-time broadcast television and many cable channels following reports of his...
10 Dec, 2009, 03.18 AM IST
- Samsung to build billion-dollar chip plant in Philippines
South Korea's Samsung Electronics is to invest one billion dollars in a "state-of-the-art" microchip manufacturing facility in the Philippi...
20 Jun, 2008, 01.35 PM IST