Regardless of the motivations and intentions that might have led to the deal, the endgame played out with Riccitiello returning as CEO of Electronic Arts in February of this year, relinquishing his roles as Managing Director of Elevation Partners and CEO of VG Holdings. In his wake, Greg Richardson, himself a former Electronic Arts general manager, was named to the new CEO position at VG Holdings. The $860 million dollar deal would be the biggest in Electronic Arts' history.
Nobody likes zombies - especially not the living. To prevent zombie outbreaks, cemetery owners hire Fillers, individuals who pack suspicious graves with concrete to prevent the undead from rising.
Koei has announced that its upcoming strategy title Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War has gone gold, and will begin shipping to retailers in November.
The MTV Multiplayer blog has posted a two-part interview with Nintendo of America Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Affairs Perrin Kaplan, discussing topics ranging from the Wii audience to the origin of the Wii jackets and Kaplan's time at Nintendo.
Ben Serviss of Saber Interactive has taken part in a new Q&A session with fans of the upcoming FPS, TimeShift, answering questions about vehicles, unlockables and multiplayer support.
"What did those numbers mean?" Mike asks."Boobies," Trevor says. "Those numbers mean boobies?""What are you guys talking about?" the new guy asks. He's been playing the Halo 3 game that Douglas left running on the TV. Well, not so much playing as trying to figure out what the buttons do. He's figured out how to switch weapons when: "What's this about boobies?"
Sim-meister Will Wright delivered the first-ever BAFTA Video Games lecture last night, following up on his BAFTA Fellowship award by examining the differences between linear and interactive media.
