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JULY 26, 2019

Batter was most recently the CEO of Gracenote, which is part of Tribune Media Company; he also was CEO of M-GO , President of Production at DreamWorks Animation, and also had served at Electronic Arts. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Both Magnite and SpotX operate programmatic video advertising marketplaces, with such customers as A+E Networks, Crackle Plus, The CW Network, Discovery, Disney/Hulu, Electronic Arts, Fox Corporation, fuboTV, Microsoft, Newsy, Philo TV, Pluto TV, Roku, Samsung, Sling TV, Tubi, ViacomCBS, Vizio, Vudu, WarnerMedia and Xumo.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

in a seed funding round, which came from Greycroft, WndrCo, Norwest Venture Partners, PSL Ventures, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund as well as rap artist Nas and Ken Moss, the CTO of Electronic Arts. According to Glow Technologies , it has raised $2.3M

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MARCH 7, 2019

The company was co-founded by Jon Niermann, CEO (former President, Electronic Arts Asia and Managing Director, Walt Disney International Asia); Shawn Driscoll, Head of Music Industry Relations (former Executive Producer at Legends Studios in Burbank); and Philipp Pieper (current CEO, Swarm Fund, former Founder, Proximic).

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Electronics Arts is shutting down Los Angeles-based Pandemic Studios , according to an internal note leaked to gaming news site Kotaku. According to the note, Electronic Arts has laid off around 200 employees, and transitioned the rest to Electronic Arts' Los Angeles office.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Net-neutrality upheld in federal court, e-commerce startup Loot Crate secures major investment; Electronic Arts sets its sights on e-sports market, and more.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Los Angeles-based game studio Respawn Entertainment , best known for its development of the title Titanfall, has been acquired by Electronic Arts , the two said on Thursday afternoon.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Jason West and Vince Zampella, the developer of video game Call of Duty and co-founder ofs Infinity Ward, have set up shop as Respawn Entertainment , and inked a deal with Electronic Arts to distribute its games. Tags: respawn entertainment game videogame studio callofduty activision electronic arts content.

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MARCH 20, 2013

The new office will be headed by David Ryan, who was most recently at Electronic Arts. Demand Media said the move is part of setting up the firm for the thousands of new top level domains (TLDs) come to market later this year. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Loop Media was co-founded by Jon Niermann, CEO (former President, Electronic Arts Asia and Managing Director, Walt Disney International Asia); Shawn Driscoll, Head of Music Industry Relations (former Executive Producer at Legends Studios in Burbank); and Philipp Pieper (current CEO, Swarm Fund, former Founder, Proximic).

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Titanfall 2 , the latest chapter in the online multiplayer combat game series developed by Van Nuys-based game studio Respawn Entertainment , has rolled out worldwide to Xbox One, PlayStation4, and PC users, according to Respawn and Electronic Arts.

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MARCH 20, 2017

since 2009, and previously also had served at Electronics Arts, InfoSpace, and Mattel. Arons will now lead Machinima's creative, marketing services, data analytics, business development and operations. She has been at Warner Bros. Warner Bros. acquired Machinima in November of last year. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

He also has previously worked at Electronic Arts, Collective Studios, Activision, and Warner Bros. The company said that he worked with Warner Bros. and Microsoft on premium content efforts tied with Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Mortal Kombat: Legacy II and Street Fighter: Assassins Fist. Interactive Entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Los Angeles-based EA Mobile , the mobile game publishing arm of Electronic Arts, has set its sights on a new platform for its mobile games: Amazon's Kindle. Tags: electronic arts mobile kindle jamdat. EA Mobile came out of EA's acquisition of Los Angeles based Jamdat in 2005. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2014

Electronic Arts is publishing Titanfall. Microsoft is apparently counting on Titanfall to be the next "Halo"--a game which defines a reason to acquire the new Xbox One. Respawn''s Zampella was behind the immensely successful Call of Duty titles. READ MORE>>. titanfall respawn entertainment microsoft xboxone xbox videogame content'

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APRIL 17, 2013

Chillingo is a unit of Electronic Arts (EA). Music Mastermind''s new Zya music creation game allows users to create songs, mash up hits, and create what the firm says is "studio-quality" music. READ MORE>>. chillingo content entertainment interactive capital venture mastermind music'

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

” eCommerce TC business curator economy Electronic Arts entertainment fabfitfun Fashion Jennifer Lopez Los Angeles macy's Marketing media merchandising Netflix retail Spotify summer . “We’re helping their products get discovered. Then those members go to the brand partners and can continue on those relationships.”

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

Borrud was formerly head of Pandemic Studios, the gaming firm acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007 for $860M. As part of thea cquisition, Grue CEO John Linden becomes President of the combined company, with Trey Watkins heading up Grue's former develompent team. Seismic's co-founders are Greg Borrud and Eric Gewirtz. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2012

Agoura Hills-based THQ said late Monday that it has sold off its rights to produce titles for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brand, to Electronic Arts. Financial details of the sale were not disclosed.

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JULY 9, 2012

Los Angeles-based Buffalo Studios , a social gaming developer founded by former Electronic Arts (EA) executives, said today that it has released its first, mobile game, for Apple iOS. The timed bingo game is free.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Resnick co-founded and was President of Pandemic Studios, which was sold to Electronic ARts for $860M. The Los Angeles company, which is run by Scott Saunders, said that Resnick is one of the company's seed investors. He also previously served at Activision. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2012

He also served at Electronics Arts, Canada, and most recently was a senior advisor to security firm NuCaptcha. Agoura Hills-based THQ announced this morning that it has named Ron Moravek as its new Executive Vice President, Production. Moravek is the former co-founder and COO of Relic Entertainment, which he sold to THQ in 2004.

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MAY 13, 2013

David Padula has served at Activision and Paramount Pictures; Derek Padula has worked as a game designer at Electronic Arts, Activision, and Seven Studios. is the brainchild of David Padula, Derek Padula, and Dave Delaney, who have created a platform to help developers monetize their games through merchandise sales.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Superplay said it was founded by veterans from Electronic Arts, Petroglyph, Oddworld Inhabitants and Turbine, and is headed by Paul Della Bitta. Laguna Beach-based Superplay Games , a new social and mobile games developer, said this morning that it has launched its first mobile title, Cosmonauts.

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JUNE 2, 2011

D'Souza was most recently at online games maker Nexon America, and also has served at Evoco and Electronic Arts. Long Beach-based Cie Games , the social games developer behind Car Town for Facebook, said today that it has named Carey D'Souza as its new Chief Operating Officer.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Marx joins Los Angeles from Qualcomm Labs, where he was VP of Business Development, and he also served on the digital and technology side of Mattel, along with media-technology consultancy Analog Protocol; Vividenti-Universal Games; Universal Studios; Electronic Arts; UCLA, and 3M.

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JUNE 26, 2009

Los Angeles-based EA Mobile , the mobile division of Electronic Arts, said yesterday that the firm is planning the launch of four new, movie-based titles this summer. Tags: eamobile electronic arts mobile cell phone game movie. Joe The Rise of Cobra, Star Trek, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

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MAY 25, 2011

WebVisible said it is moving to a new, creative space in Playa Vista, within the Electronics Arts Campus. WebVisible , which helps small and medium sized businesses place online advertising, announced Wednesday afternoon that it has moved its headquarters from Irvine, to Los Angeles. WebVisible had been in Irvine for 10 years.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Szler has also served at Activision Blizzard, heading up brand management for Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and other titles, and also has been at Electronic Arts and The Clorox Company. Salzer was previously HEad of Marketing and Product for Linden Labs' Second Life. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2013

inXile raised almost $3M in funding for its last, crowd-sourced videogame, Wasteland 2; the team helped create the video game Wastland for Electronic Arts back in 1988. Wasteland 2 is set to ship sometime in the fall for the PC, Mac, and Linux.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Electronic Arts Global Online Group SapientNitro. Join SapientNitro as we celebrate Social Media Week with a playful mixer and panel discussion: Extreme engagement and the dynamics of social gamification, with guest speakers: Activision GAIKAI Cloud Gaming. See [link] (more)

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JUNE 24, 2013

In its post, giving a number of its reasons for the investment, IVP said that "We Love LA", citing the success of LA''s JAMDAT Mobile , the mobile gaming firm which went public and was eventually acquired by Electronic Arts--which was founded by Mitch Lasky, who sits on Snapchat''s board and is a partner at Benchmark.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

Renick was co-founder and President of Pandemic Studios, which eventually was acquired by Electronic Arts for $860M after a merger with Bioware. The startup said the app is aimed at helping people discover interesting connections with people nearby who share similar interest, hobbies, or share mutual friends.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Wilson joins the company from Electronic Arts, where he was most recently CTO of EA Redwood Shores. Stevenson joins the firm from Namco Bandai Games, where he was VP of Online Development; Stevenson has also served at Atari. Gaikai is venture backed by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners and Intel.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Founder Resnick co-founded Pandemic, which ultimately was sold to Electronic Arts for $860M. The sweepstakes runs through December 31st. nProgress announced an angel funding round worth $1.7M last week, from Jarl Mohn, Gordon Crawford, Kevin Wall, Activation Media Partners, Baroda Ventures, SV Angel, Jeff Pulver, and Richard Crowell.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Reeves joins the firm from Electronic Arts, where she was Senior Vice President/COO Global Online. Los Angeles-based Gaikai , which develops a cloud-based, game streaming services, said today that it has named Nanea Reeves to the position of Chief Strategy Officer. She also served as SVP of JAMDAT Mobile.

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MAY 7, 2010

Crigler has previously served at Havok, a subsidiary of Intel, as well as Criterion/Electronic Arts, and Database Marketing Group. Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation technology and services, said this weekt that it has hired Michael Crigler as its Vice President of North American Sales. READ MORE>>.

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