
We know that EA is looking for a new and seems like the search has ended as Andrew Wilson is named CEO. EA’s new leader has been with the company for 13 years. Recently, he led the Sports department plus the Origin online portal.
You may remember John Riccitiello resigning afer the SIMS issue. It took a while before Electronic Arts found an official replacement.
Andrew Wison will lead EA and will still invest in PC and console games even if more people are clamoring for smartphone/tablet mobile games.
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