Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (EA) has repeatedly faced criticism of loot boxes, however, the company does not intend to abandon their sale. In a statement to Eurogamer, she said that she does not want to deprive players of the opportunity to spend money if they want to.

News August 3, 2022

Andrew Wilson: EA is not going to lose its independence and is confident in its future

In May, the media reported that Electronic Arts (EA) was considering selling the company or merging. During the presentation of the financial report, CEO Andrew Wilson commented on these rumors.

News August 3, 2022

Electronic Arts: single-player games are an important part of the company’s portfolio

Although game services generate more revenue, single projects are also very important for EA. This was stated by Andrew Wilson, CEO of the company, during the presentation of the financial report.

News August 3, 2022

Revenue, profit and audience growth — Electronic Arts reported for the quarter

Electronic Arts (EA) has prepared a report for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended June 30). We share key data from it.

News July 20, 2022

Electronic Arts will leave its chief technical officer, who has worked at the company for eight years

The management of Electronic Arts (EA) announced that the chief technical officer Ken Moss (Ken Moss) has decided to resign. As soon as he leaves the company, EA will divide his position into two and give it to Maria Radulovic-Nastic and Matt Tomlinson.

News July 18, 2022

EA is patenting a system that will be able to change in-game content depending on how the user plays

The network noticed a new patent from Electronic Arts (EA). According to his description, the company is working on a system that is able to first classify gamers by their way of playing, and then based on this data to change in-game content, as well as recommend other games.

News June 17, 2022

The head of Electronic Arts has reduced the annual bonus — by $19.3 million at once

According to a recent report by Electronic Arts (EA), for the 12 months ending in March 2022, Andrew Wilson received $19.9 million. This is significantly less than a year ago, when his bonus was $39.2 million.

News June 3, 2022

A “significant” share of Electronic Arts revenue comes from the Ultimate Team mode and purchases in Apex Legends

Electronic Arts (EA) told about this in a report for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. However, the company did not disclose the figures. She managed with the phrase that last year the share of net revenue of projects was “substantial” and is unlikely to decrease in the near future.

News June 2, 2022

Electronic Arts faces investigation in the US because of loot boxes

Electronic Arts (EA) has again faced criticism of loot boxes in FIFA Ultimate Team. At once, 15 groups involved in the protection of children’s rights appealed to the US authorities with a request to investigate the work of loot boxes in the game.

News June 2, 2022

EA employees threatened to go on strike if the company does not make significant statements in honor of “Pride Month”

Developers from Electronic Arts (EA) are dissatisfied with the silence of the management during “Pride Month” — the period when it is customary to most actively support the LGBTQ+ community. They threatened to strike if the company simply “hypocritically” repainted the logo in rainbow colors and did nothing meaningful.

News May 30, 2022

In two weeks, Electronic Arts will stop selling third-party games in Origin, as well as “non-game” DLC like soundtracks and artbooks

Electronic Arts взялась за оптимизацию своего стора. Она предупредила, что с 13 июня в Origin можно будет покупать только те игры, которые опубликовала сама компания. Все остальные она снимет с продажи.

News May 26, 2022

Media: Electronic Arts will not speak publicly on the topic of abortion in the United States, because it “respects all points of view”

Electronic Arts (EA), unlike Bungie, is not going to speak on behalf of the company about the possible abolition of the right to abortion in the United States. She also has no plans to comment on transgender rights. As Kotaku found out, the publisher outlined his position during a recent staff meeting.

News May 19, 2022

Media: Electronic Arts massively dismisses employees from offices in Austin and Galway

This is reported by Kotaku, who received a copy of the letter for Electronic Arts (EA) employees. It is assumed that the reduction may affect about 100 support specialists, many of whom work with FIFA 22. Their tasks will be outsourced.

News May 12, 2022

Codemasters Cheshire has joined Criterion Games — the studios will work together on the new Need For Speed

Electronic Arts has decided to strengthen the Need For Speed development team. Now the Codemasters division from Cheshire has officially joined Criterion Games.

News May 11, 2022

EA Annual report: revenues reached $7.5 billion, of which 71.4% were for games services

Gaming companies continue to publish financial reports. Next up is Electronic Arts (EA), which shared the results for the 2022 fiscal year. It ended on March 31.

Analytics April 11, 2022

Electronic Arts’ mobile business is going downhill. Analysis from Deconstructor of Fun

Last year, Electronic Arts (hereinafter EA) spent more than $3 billion on M&A. As follows from the analysis published by Deconstructor of Fun, transactions can hardly be called successful for EA. The company is once again stepping on the same rake.

Industry March 5, 2022

Activision Blizzard suspended sales of games in Russia, and EA — in Russia and Belarus

The list of companies that have stopped selling their games in Russia is getting longer. Now it includes Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts (EA).

Money February 2, 2022

EA’s quarterly revenue totaled a record $2.58 billion, despite the failure of Battlefield 2042

Electronic Arts reported for the third fiscal quarter (ended December 31). Total cash receipts turned out to be a record, despite disappointing sales of Battlefield 204 2. The franchise is not being written off, but Apex Legends has now become the flagship shooter for the publisher.The main thing from the financial report

Games December 22, 2021

Which games have sold the best at Christmas in the last 38 years? Among the leaders are EA and Activision titles

A representative of GfK Entertainment shared data on the best-selling video games during the Christmas holidays over the past 38 years. The chart only counts copies sold in the UK. EA and Activision have the most titles on the list.The information was shared by the senior director of Customer Relations at GfK Dorian Bloch on his LinkedIn page.

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According to rumors, Amazon has agreed to buy Electronic Arts

“This is a part of the game that users love”: EA will add loot boxes to FIFA 23, despite criticism

Andrew Wilson: EA is not going to lose its independence and is confident in its future

Electronic Arts: single-player games are an important part of the company’s portfolio

Revenue, profit and audience growth — Electronic Arts reported for the quarter

Electronic Arts will leave its chief technical officer, who has worked at the company for eight years

EA is patenting a system that will be able to change in-game content depending on how the user plays

The head of Electronic Arts has reduced the annual bonus — by $19.3 million at once

A “significant” share of Electronic Arts revenue comes from the Ultimate Team mode and purchases in Apex Legends

Electronic Arts faces investigation in the US because of loot boxes

EA employees threatened to go on strike if the company does not make significant statements in honor of “Pride Month”

In two weeks, Electronic Arts will stop selling third-party games in Origin, as well as “non-game” DLC like soundtracks and artbooks

Media: Electronic Arts will not speak publicly on the topic of abortion in the United States, because it “respects all points of view”

Media: Electronic Arts massively dismisses employees from offices in Austin and Galway

Codemasters Cheshire has joined Criterion Games — the studios will work together on the new Need For Speed

EA Annual report: revenues reached $7.5 billion, of which 71.4% were for games services

Electronic Arts’ mobile business is going downhill. Analysis from Deconstructor of Fun

Activision Blizzard suspended sales of games in Russia, and EA — in Russia and Belarus

EA’s quarterly revenue totaled a record $2.58 billion, despite the failure of Battlefield 2042

Which games have sold the best at Christmas in the last 38 years? Among the leaders are EA and Activision titles