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EA Sports College Football is now the US' best-selling sports game of all time | US Monthly Charts

But video games spending drops 7% to $5.8bn in CODless November, PS5 Pro sells fewer units but generates more dollars than PS4 Pro

Dec. 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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DICE's Rebecka Coutaz to lead Battlefield Studios Europe in new role

Vice president and general manager of Swedish shooter studio will also take on leadership for Criterion

Nov. 28, 2024 James Batchelor

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EA's four evergreen principles to keep your service games fresh

Head of operations Arjun Balaram encouraged India GDC attendees to be flexible with how they update their titles

Nov. 15, 2024 James Batchelor

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EA Sports NHL 25 announces multi-year deal with Professional Women's Hockey League | News-in-brief

Partnership will bring players and teams to the game via an update launching December 5, 2024

Nov. 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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A Mass Effect TV series is in development at Amazon

The "exact plot details are being kept under wraps" for now

Nov. 7, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Respawn blocks Apex Legends on platforms using Linux including Steam Deck

Developer cites decision as part of anti-cheating efforts

Nov. 1, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Sports titles drive record quarter for EA

Q2 FY25 saw 15% rise in net bookings due to success of EA Sports FC and College Football franchises

Oct. 30, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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EA CEO pushes back against the idea of an Apex 2.0 to solve its issues after the title's disappointing quarter

Andrew Wilson also addresses "breakout potential" of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Oct. 30, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Key Austrian court finds FIFA Ultimate Team packs are not gambling

EA wins key case with the country's Higher Regional Court

Oct. 24, 2024 Christopher Dring

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EA turns to the fans to keep The Sims relevant

The Sims GM Kate Gorman on supporting creators, the role of fans in developing future games, and the upcoming Sims movie

Sept. 30, 2024 Christopher Dring

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EA to sunset The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Title to be removed from app stores on October 31, 2024, servers to shut down on January 24, 2025

Sept. 27, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Star Wars Jedi series reaches over 40m players | News-in-brief

EA also announced the next and final instalment of the series is in development

Sept. 18, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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EA expects to "outpace market growth" through to 2027

Investors were also told "AI drives efficiency, expansion, and transformation"

Sept. 17, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Epic, EA, Roblox, and more face EU complaint over tricking players into spending

"Companies use tricks to lure younger consumers into spending more" with in-game currency, complaint reads

Sept. 12, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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EA Q1 results exceed its expectations despite 30% drop in income

Revenue was also down 13% year-on-year, and net bookings decreased 20%

July 31, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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EA Sports College Football 25 sold 2.2m $100 copies with early access

An additional 600,000 people played the game through subscription service EA Play

July 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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EA adds further monetisation to EA Sports FC 25

New optional Premium Tier of in-game rewards can be purchased with real money or virtual currency

July 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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EA CEO Andrew Wilson earned $25.6 million in FY2024

Stockholders also invited to approve equity incentive plan to better retain talent

June 18, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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EA believes over 50% of its development processes will be "positively impacted" by gen AI

Publisher also points to potential challenging times ahead for EA Sports FC and Apex Legends

May 8, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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EA Sports FC, Madden have EA posting full-year growth despite sleepy Q4

Publisher forecasts revenue decline for coming year, commits to three-year, $5 billion stock repurchase program

May 7, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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EA raising price of EA Play subscription

Change will come into effect on May 10, annual fee rising to $39.99 while Pro up to $119.99

April 10, 2024 James Batchelor

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Margot Robbie's production company to adapt The Sims movie

Loki's Kate Herron to direct and co-write the film, Electronic Arts involved "in a creative and producing capacity"

March 21, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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EA, Miniclip, Jagex loot box ads broke UK advertising rules

Advertising Standards Authority upholds three complaints for Golf Clash, 8 Ball Pool and RuneScape which failed to disclose presence of loot boxes

March 20, 2024 James Batchelor

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EA shuts down Ridgeline Games

New single-player Battlefield campaign set to continue, with "some" Ridgeline employees reportedly joining Ripple Effect

Feb. 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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EA cutting 5% of workforce

Publisher moving away from future licensed IP in order to double down on owned IP, sports, and online communities

Feb. 28, 2024 Brendan Sinclair