Electronic Arts reported earnings that hit expectations for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, thanks to strong games like Apex Legends, FIFA 20, and Madden NFL 20.
EA reported adjusted earnings per share of 97 cents on revenue of $1.277 million. That compares to analyst expectations of adjust EPS of 80 cents on revenue of $1.23 billion. In after-hours trading, EA’s stock price was up…
There’s been a lot of news in the Wear OS world this week from Alphabet possibly buying Fitbit to a new Moto 360 and even a new chipset too. Now, we’re getting a better look at Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi Watch which is expected to run on Wear OS including a first look at its…
Xbox-to-Android game streaming is available in preview
October 30, 2019
You can finally stream your Xbox One games to your phone, provided you meet some rather specific criteria. Microsoft has launched an Xbox Console Streaming preview that enables playing your installed Xbox One games (this isn’t the Project xCloud service, to be clear)…
The new Xiaomi smartwatch hasn’t yet been officially launched, but the company has shared images and details for the device, which will probably be named the Mi Watch.
Unsurprisingly, for a company born out of copying Apple devices, the Mi Watch bears an, er, strong resemblance to the Apple Watch…
Xiaomi’s history of cloning everything…
Razer makes some of the best gaming products available today, and this week it’s debuting two new accessories designed for Android gamers. First, there’s a new set of Hammerhead truly wireless headphones and also a new Junglecat controller which adds physical controls to…
Electronic Arts: ‘We are doubling-down on live services’
October 30, 2019
You may think that the world already has too many live-service games, but that is still where Electronic Arts is putting its investment. The publisher confirmed that today as part of the executive remarks in its quarterly earnings statement.
EA reported strong results for Q2…
The first season of Call of Duty League begins January 24th
October 30, 2019
Activision Blizzard’s bid at an Overwatch-style, city-based Call of Duty esports competition is relatively close to getting underway. The publisher has announced that the first season of the Call of Duty League will get started on the weekend of January 24th, 2020, when the Minnesota Røkkr will play host to the other 11 teams in a collection of five-on-five Modern Warfare matches at the…
EA puts Battlefield on ice until at least April 2021
October 30, 2019
Don’t expect a new Battlefield game for a couple years, as Electronic Arts noted in a conference call for its fiscal earnings today that the series is going to be taking a break.
EA said that there won’t be a new Battlefield until fiscal year 2022, which starts on March…
Microsoft launches Xbox Console Streaming preview for Android
October 30, 2019
Microsoft’s direct Stadia competitor is Project xCloud, but the company also has a second streaming option. Xbox Console Streaming takes advantage of your existing console hardware and is launching today in preview for Android.
Unlike Google, Microsoft and other legacy…
Fireflies raises $5 million for its AI assistant for meetings
October 30, 2019
Fireflies.ai announced the close of a $5 million seed round today to grow its business and continue its effort to create an AI assistant dedicated to surfacing action items and next steps from what people say in meetings.
The seed round was led by Canaan Partners along with F7 Ventures and angel investors like former Slack CPO April Underwood, former Slack CMO Bill Macaitis, and Salesforce…
