Gaming Bus Blog- My Obligatory, Contractually Obligated “Who Won E3″ Post June 15, 2013 Christopher Bowen
- Groundhog Industry June 5, 2013 Christopher Bowen
- The Digital Guillotine Is About To Fall May 25, 2013 Christopher Bowen
- Games I’ve Been Playing: Bioshock Infinite May 24, 2013 Christopher Bowen
electronic arts Archive
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Groundhog Industry
Posted on June 4, 2013 | 1 CommentIt’s been over a month since I wrote the infamous piece about the Consumerist vote, in which I made a reference to Aspergers’ patients voting in the poll form their... -
XBox One, And Marginalizing The Gamer
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsMicrosoft revealed their newest system, the XBox One, and other than the assertion of allowing the transfer of used games1, things went largely as planned. I’ve been critical on Twitter2... -
Voting EA The “Worst Company In America” Belittles Our Medium (EDITED)
Posted on April 9, 2013 | 100 CommentsThe image to my left is a powerful, visceral reminder of just how stupid it is to vote a video game company the “worst” in America. Theoretically speaking, Electronic Arts... -
Why John Riccitiello’s Resignation Is Bad For Gamers
Posted on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsI’m going to do something most writers don’t do and spoil the rest of my writing by linking to someone else who has more or less said the same thing... -
Bought SimCity? Mad About It? You Deserve What You Get
Posted on March 7, 2013 | 1 CommentThe launch of SimCity has been problematic for EA. The game’s DRM servers are overloaded, and with EA waiting to add new servers, players are being advised to either try... -
Translating EA’s Language On Microtransactions
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsElectronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen had some interesting comments regarding his company’s policy on microtransactions, namely the fact that they’re going to be impossible to avoid in his company’s games... -
EA Coupon Code Mistake Results in Thousands of Free Origin Downloads
Posted on October 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsA technical glitch by EA allowed many gamers to download for free any Origin game they wished for an entire weekend. The mistake occurred when EA posted a survey to... -
Electronic Arts Closes PopCap Dublin
Posted on September 25, 2012 | 10 CommentsElectronic Arts has closed their Dublin, Ireland studio, leaving ninety-six employees out of work. In a statement sent to multiple outlets including Gaming Bus, the company stated that the move... -
EA and PopCap Explain Huge Layoffs
Posted on August 31, 2012 | 4 CommentsFrank Gibeau, president of Electronic Arts, admitted that the recent PopCap layoffs were part of EA’s efficiency savings in a recent interview with Bloomberg. The interview, which discussed a variety... -
Electronic Arts Sues Zynga for Copyright Infringement
Posted on August 6, 2012 | 1 CommentElectronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) has sued competitor Zynga (ZNGA) for infringing on their copyright. In a complaint filed in the Northern District of California, EA, the publishers of the game...
