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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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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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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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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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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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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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L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 6, 2020

Electronic Arts chose veteran gaming executive Vince Lampella to lead the Los Angeles office of its subsidiary game developer, DICE.

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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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JULY 8, 2010

McCurdy was previously at Electronic Arts, serving as Vice President of Technology, and was behind the company's online division and massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) efforts. Pierce was the founder of Affinity Media/IGE, which he sold to Goldman Sachs.

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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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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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DECEMBER 18, 2009

Los Angeles-based EA Mobile , the mobile apps division of Electronic Arts, said Friday that its driving simulation game Need for Speed SHIFT debuted Friday on the Apple App Store. The game, which runs on the iPhone and iPod touch, includes multi-player support using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The application lists for $9.99.

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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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JUNE 17, 2010

Los Angeles-based cloud-based videogame streaming firm Gaikai said Thursday that it has inked a multi-year, licensing deal with Electronic Arts.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Specific Media says it has tested the icon with advertisers MasterCard and Zales, and is launching the icon with advertiser Electronic Arts this week and watchmaker Breitling later in Q4. READ MORE>>.

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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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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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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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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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MAY 11, 2010

According to the firm, it is also opening a new office in Playa Vista in the Electronic Arts building, and has a significant number of positions it is hoping to fill at the location.

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JUNE 3, 2011

Gaikai said that "The Escapist" will use its platform to stream demos of games like Electronic Arts Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 to game players, with other major video game publishers making their titles available through the site. Financial impact of the win were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

DICE , a game studio owned by Electronic Arts, is setting up a new studio in Los Angeles , to be headed by game designer Vince Zampella, according to an interview with Zampella in the LA Times. Respawn Entertainment was acquired in 2017 by Electronic Arts. Respawn Entertainment was acquired in 2017 by Electronic Arts.

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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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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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DECEMBER 5, 2008

Fellow computer game makers Electronic Arts and THQ have both announced layoffs in recent months as the industry has felt the effects of a slowing economy. California requires companies to give employees at least 60 day notice of mass layoffs.

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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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AUGUST 19, 2010

In fact, the firm even opened up a Los Angeles office in May in the Electronic Arts building in Playa Vista, hoping to tap into the talent base on LA's west side. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2020

The company says its founders are from Zynga, Electronic Arts and Blizzard, and that it was founded in 2015. Carbonated focuses on developing "highly competitive" games for mobile devices, which are more in line with the hard core games found on consoles and PCs, rather than the more usual casual gaming market. READ MORE>>.

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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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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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