EA is not given enough credit for its handling of acquisitions

Blake Jorgensen, EA’s Chief Financial Officer, believes the publisher should be given more credit for how they handle studio acquisitions. This line is likely to send chills down anyone still reeling from the losses of so many studios that were axed by EA.

Jorgensen praised the recent acquisition by EA of Codemasters, a racing sim development company for $1.2 billion, during yesterday’s financial report. Jorgensen attributes the studio’s recent F1 title’s success to Codemasters’ quick integration with EA’s marketing and publishing efforts.