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Interview with Penka Kouneva - Sims 3

Posted by MsEATrax on August 30, 2010 at 12:40PM

Universal Gaming Database recently did an interview with Penka Kouneva who is responsible for orchestration work on The Sims 3.UGDB: Can you point your most entertaining and interesting moments during your time composing music?Penka Kouneva: There are sometimes “impossible assignments” where you... Read more Leave a Comment
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Breaking into the Gaming Industry: Tracey Cannon, Web Analyst Intern

Posted by Lucian Tucker on August 26, 2010 at 6:00PM

Surprisingly (or maybe unsurprisingly?), a lot of the people I meet at EA started off as either an intern or a tester. And even the people who started off as neither always suggest getting an internship as a start. You can browse the Breaking into the Industry archives for proof.Getting a job in t... Read more Leave a Comment
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Breaking into the Gaming Industry: Lianne Miller, Project Manager

Posted by Lucian Tucker on August 20, 2010 at 3:41PM

It would be foolish for us at EA to have every game team need to start from scratch any time they wanted to launch a site for their new game. That's why we have the North American Web Publishing group, a "one-stop shop for developing low-cost websites, all the way to high-end custom sites for EA mar... Read more Leave a Comment
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Breaking into the Gaming Industry: Greg Rizzer, Producer

Posted by Lucian Tucker on August 13, 2010 at 7:04PM

I approached Greg about doing this interview thinking that he was a Lead Designer, but instead he told me he was a Producer. Even better, since I haven't interviewed a producer yet. His team leverages the fact that he has a design background though, as his role requires him to "drive the [design] te... Read more Leave a Comment
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Hadouken's hidden gaming tributes...

Posted by MsEATrax on August 6, 2010 at 5:39AM

BrokeMyController! recently had a chat with Hadouken. Find out what weapon the band would use in the event of a zombie apocalypse, their favourite Street Fighter character and what really happens at their shows...What made you guys decide to sign on with EA Artwerk? -The opportunity to have our m... Read more Leave a Comment