EA Has No Plans To Replace John Riccitiello As CEO, Gamers Cry In A Corner
If you were hoping to see some sort of restructuring plan for mega-gaming giant Electronic Arts, think again. While the quarterlies are coming up on July 31st for EA and the stock looks worse than a river of piss in a sewer-less Africa, the executive board members are willing to stand behind the man who helped make Electronic Arts the Worst Company in America.
According to GameIndustry.biz, Larry Probst, chairman of the board at EA commented at a recent annual meeting for shareholders, saying...
Oh boy, that's not good news. John Riccitiello was a long time high-roller in Electronic Arts until he hit the CEO jackpot back in 2007, where as we all know the company had acquired several high profile development studios, one of which was the once beloved BioWare. Fast-forward a few years and we're dealing with day-one DLC, online passes that expire and the whole Worst Company in America thing.
Well, after core gamers got pissed and started lambasting EA across the entirety of the interwebs and the stock started diving, Riccitiello expressed fear for his job at the upcoming quarterlies taking place on July 31st. It's not just the stock, though, it's the underperformance of Mass Effect 3, the dropping subs of Star Wars: The Old Republic and the generally bad perception people have of Electronic Arts.
Riccitiello had his own bit to add to the table, stating that...
Hopefully we can see the “positive performance” without all the wallet-raping antics. Otherwise EA will be right back in the same position they're in now. In the meantime, gamers will have to suck it up and deal with Riccitiello and crew just a while longer.
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