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EA Mobile is waiting before jumping into the Windows Phone 7 bandwagon

EA Mobile is waiting before jumping into the Windows Phone 7 bandwagon

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If you’ve taken a closer look at the recently revealed list of 60+ games launching on Windows Phone 7 one thing is defenitely to be missing: Electronic Arts. The video gaming Juggernaut isn’t apparently ready to commit its self to Microsoft’s mobile platform and is waiting to see how things pan out this fall before taking any decision.

We are constantly evaluating new platforms and opportunities, but have nothing to announce right now.

What makes this even more ironic is that the former EA president, Don Matrick is currently Microsoft’s Senior Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business, Entertainment and Devices Division (Xbox, Xbox Live, Games For Windows etc..) and Microsoft’s former Senior Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business, Entertainment and Devices Division, Peter Moore, is now the president of EA Sports…

Source: Mobile Entertainement via WMPoweruser

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