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EA CEO Larry Probst Steps Down

Posted by Zonk on from the one-madden-too-far dept.

wjamesau writes "After 2006's rollercoast stock performance and amid criticism that the giant publisher had become over-reliant on sequels, Electronic Arts' CEO Larry Probst has just stepped down. GigaGamez reports, and wonders if this means other publishers will feel pressure to develop more original IP."

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  1. EA = too big for its own good by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    the giant publisher had become over-reliant on sequels
    What? They do something else than sequels of sports games?

    EA has become to gaming what MS is to operating systems. And no, that's not a good thing(TM).