While The Sims 4 got off to a rocky start, it has ultimately proved to be a success for EA. New expansions and DLC continue to release for the game, and EA revealed in their Q3 2019 financial results that The Sims 4 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One has finally surpassed 20 million unique
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Yesterday, during EA’s prepared remarks for investors following the company’s release of its quarterly financial results, we learned quite a bit about what we can expect from their lineup next year. In forward-looking statements for the Fiscal Year 2021, which begins on April 1, 2020, EA promised to not only release new IP, but more
Today, EA released its financial results for Q2 of Fiscal Year 2020 today, and it seems that the publisher is doing quite well. The company’s net bookings are up 8% year over year and the number of unique players in FIFA and Madden’s Ultimate Team modes, as well as The Sims 4, have seen notable
Q3 2018 was a fairly quiet and disappointing quarter for EA. While Apex Legends and Anthem are set to make Q4 more profitable for them, late 2018 housed quite a few lackluster launches for EA. The most notable disappointment was Battlefield 5, with EA blaming its performance on a late release date and the lack
During Electronic Arts’ quarterly earnings conference call, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson and Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen talked about Star Wars Battlefront II, microtransactions, loot boxes, and the plans going forward. Wilson explained that Electronic Arts remains committed to the Star Wars franchise, as they think that Star Wars Battlefront II at its very
During a presentation for investors at the Credit Suisse 21st Annual Technology conference on Scottsdale, Arizona, Electronic Arts Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen talked about the closure of Visceral Games. Jorgensen mentioned that Visceral had shrunk in size over the past five or six years, and it was down to about eighty developers, which is
During a presentation for investors at the Credit Suisse 21st Annual Technology conference on Scottsdale, Arizona, Electronic Arts Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen commented on the quality of Star Wars Battlefront II. According to Jorgensen, Star Wars Battlefront II is “one of the best games” the publisher ever built, and this feedback comes from the players that
Towards the end of his speech at the UBS Global Technology Conference 2017 in San Francisco, Electronic Arts Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen talked about consoles and game streaming. Jorgensen explained that over the past couple of years console manufacturers have done two very important things: one is doing smaller, incremental improvements on the consoles.
During the UBS Global Technology Conference 2017 in San Francisco, Electronic Arts Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen talked about Star Wars Battlefront II, microtransactions and live services in general. Jorgensen admitted that there has been “a lot of chatter” about microtransactions in the game. He explained that what Electronic Arts is really doing is trying