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…
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)…
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…
EA stuffs NBA Live 20 to focus on next-gen consoles
October 30, 2019
Last quarter, Electronic Arts released FIFA 20, Madden NFL 20, and NHL 20. But once again, the company’s basketball sim NBA Live was a no-show. Now, EA is confirming that it is canceling that game — even though it never officially announced it.
“We’re not launching a…
EA's 'NBA Live' franchise is out for the season, again
October 30, 2019
One again, EA’s NBA franchise is skipping a season, as the company announced during today’s earnings call that NBA Live 20 has been cancelled. Three months ago the project was simply delayed with plans for a “different approach,” but that won’t be enough. In a prepared statement read at the beginning of the call, CEO Andrew Wilson said the company was working on…
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said in an analyst call today that the massive game publisher is planning to expand its lineup of titles in the next couple of years.
Wilson said on the call that EA had decided to postpone its NBA Live game for the fiscal year that ends…
Fortnite’s black hole teases the future of entertainment
October 30, 2019
As audiences have embraced on-demand video services, algorithmic feeds, and an ever-growing number of digital “things to do,” our collective attentions have become hyper-fragmented. Yet we know that audiences actually love shared live experiences. Jeopardy is more fun…
Sony's PS4 is the second best-selling console of all time
October 30, 2019
Sony’s PlayStation 4 has become the second best-selling console of all time, surpassing the original PlayStation, which sold 102.5 million units. Sony said that it sold 2.8 million PS4s this quarter (including the PS4 Pro), on top of the 100 million mark it hit last quarter. That’s down considerably (1.1 million units) from last year, but was enough to push it to 102.8 million, just…
