Tagged: EA Games & News
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IDA Ireland reports 12,722 new jobs in 2012; job losses lowest for a decade News
07.01.2013 Some 12,722 new jobs were announced by IDA Ireland during 2012, the State agency revealed in its end-of-year results, out of which client companies added 6,570 net new jobs. The... -
Tech Jobs 2012 - Top 50 jobs announcements of 2012: Nos 45-41 News
10.12.2012 Today we continue our countdown of Ireland’s top jobs announcement stories of 2012. It was the year companies in sectors that are thriving despite the downturn – technology,...Categories: Software, Recruitment, Games/Entertainment, Economy, eCommerce, Careers and Employment, Business Software, Apps -
Tomb Raider and The Godfather games designer to speak at Science Gallery News
03.12.2012 Games designer Phil Campbell, who was the creative director on games such as Tomb Raider and James Bond while at Electronic Arts, will be in Dublin this week to give a talk at...Categories: Software, Multimedia, Media, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
US Navy SEALs reprimanded for involvement with Medal of Honor News
09.11.2012 Seven US Navy SEALs said to have worked as consultants on the latest instalment of a video game franchise from Electronic Arts have been reprimanded for disclosing classified...Categories: Digital Media, Games/Entertainment -
EA Games, Microsoft and more to recruit at Career Zoo News
18.09.2012 With so much jobs activity happening in the Irish tech sector, this year’s Career Zoo will highlight opportunities in this area, with a large number of IT employers expected to...Categories: Recruitment, Careers and Employment -
EA to create 300 new jobs in Galway – new centre to be focal point of global gamer business News
18.09.2012 Electronic Arts is to create 300 new jobs at its European Customer Experience Centre of Excellence, which will be the focal point of the company’s strategy to serve gamers on a... -
PopCap may close its Dublin office as it begins ‘reduction in force’ News
22.08.2012 PopCap Games, makers of the popular Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies games, is cutting 50 jobs mostly at its Seattle headquarters. It has admitted that it is in ‘exploratory...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
€211m spent locally on retail video game products last year News
05.04.2012 Despite the closure of the GAME group of stores in Ireland last week, the Irish retail games market is actually one of the most vibrant in Europe and last year €211m was spent...Categories: Apps, Digital Media, eCommerce, Economy, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Social Media, Software & Web Development -
Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut coming this summer News
05.04.2012 Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut, a downloadable content pack that will expand upon the ending of the action role-playing game, will be available to download free on the Xbox 360,... -
Game Group confirms uncertainty over future News
12.03.2012 Struggling video-game retailer Game Group has confirmed it is in discussions with suppliers and lenders to allow it to keep trading and is reportedly preparing for a sale or... -
GameStop interested in acquiring GAME? News
01.03.2012 Video game retailer GameStop is reportedly interested in buying troubled retailer GAME, however, it is not interested in the group’s Australian chain. GAME said it was unable to... -
Struggling GAME will not stock EA games, including Mass Effect 3 News
29.02.2012 Struggling video-game retailer GAME will not stock any EA games after snowboarding game SSX is launched in March, which includes the highly anticipated Mass Effect 3. -
Mass Effect 3: Take Earth Back trailer boosts pre-launch hype News
21.02.2012 BioWare has added to the hype surrounding the delayed launch of Mass Effect 3 with the release of the Take Earth Back trailer. The trailer first aired on Sunday night and has...Categories: Social Media, Sales, Media, Marketing, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Game on! We’re at the start of something big News
16.02.2012 For a long time we told ourselves that the notion of Ireland producing big-budget gaming titles was a myth, deluded even. But I’m becoming less sure that it is impossible. Let’s...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, AppsTags: Demonware, Havok, EA Games, Dylan Collins, Coder Dojo , App, Microsoft, iOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita -
IDA companies generated 13,000 new jobs in 2011 – up 20pc News
05.01.2012 Some 13,000 new jobs were created across a record 148 investments won in 2011, the IDA said in its end-of-year statement today. The number of new companies investing in Ireland...Categories: Science, R&D, Outsourcing, Multimedia, Media, Life Sciences, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Enterprise, Digital Media, CIOTags: R&D, Life Sciences, IBM, EA Games, Twitter, Intel, IDA Ireland, Analog Devices, Richard Bruton -
SOPA battle lines are wavering – Nintendo, EA and Sony slip away? News
03.01.2012 Support for SOPA, especially in the aftermath of the GoDaddy.com fiasco, appears to be waning if unconfirmed reports that EA Games, Sony and Nintendo have backed away from the... -
Big deals done this past year News
01.01.2012 An overview of the biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2011 in the technology sector.Tags: Google, PopCap Games, EA Games, Sony Ericsson, Sony, MySpace, Skype, Microsoft, TweetDeck, Twitter, Acquisitions, AOL, Huffington Post, Motorola -
GameStop opens 52 stores at midnight for Battlefield 3 News
27.10.2011 GameStop said it will open 52 stores across the country at midnight tonight to launch Battlefield 3. Gamers will be able to buy the new game for just €3 if they trade in three... -
Ireland: A global games hub News
20.10.2011 Merging console and PC video games with casual and social is a chance for Ireland to create 4,500 jobs. John Kennedy spoke to the chiefs of the world’s biggest games firms.Categories: Multimedia, Mobility, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Economy, Digital MediaTags: PopCap Games, Zynga, EA Games, Gala Networks, Activision Blizzard, Demonware, Havok, Forfas, Ireland, Video Games, Games, Gaming -
Golden opportunity for Ireland to drive next phase of video games News
18.10.2011 The sheer cost and scale of making best-selling console and PC video game titles until now meant Ireland had to content itself with making middleware and providing business...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business, Design