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Electronic Arts
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Electronic Arts (EA) is the world's leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for advanced entertainment systems.
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Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including EA's big break up, new looks, new opportunities and new challenges…
Ea Reorganisation
EA Games breaks into two companies: EA Entertainment to look after mobile games
Mobile remains under Jeff Karp as part of the newly formed EA Entertainment as FIFA Mobile hits $1 billion in revenue, EA Sports becomes an entity in itself
Milestones
FIFA Mobile passes $1bn revenue threshold
The game was first released in 2016 and is based on the highly successful console franchise
Layoffs
EA mobile developer Firemonkeys Studio hit with mass layoffs
The studio worked on Real Racing 3 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Roundup
Revenue Report: Games financials roundup: May 2023
Who's up? Who's down? Here's the latest quarterly financial results from around the world of mobile games, all in one place
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss unexpected returns, making millions and losing them too…
Acquiblizz
Electronic Arts boss Andrew Wilson claims Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal is immaterial to them
EA remains Microsoft's "biggest partner and number one publisher on their platform"
New Investment
Saudi Arabia boosts stake in Electronic Arts by 55%
The country has been investing in game makers as part of its long-term economic strategy
Financials
EA takes its eye off the ball as mobile growth slows to 1% in Q4 report
Mobile growth year on year drops from 48% to just 1%, but other sectors turn a familiar tidy profit
Sunsetting
Apex Legends Mobile shuts down
The sunsetting was announced in February
Lord Of The App Store
Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth set for May 10 release
The game will launch in iOS and Android
Ea Layoffs
Electronic Arts is cutting 6% of its workforce
The gaming giant is the latest company to announce large-scale layoffs
Aaa Vs. Mobile
Why are AAA publishers still struggling to make it on mobile?
Mobile gaming dominates the games space, but AAA game makers are failing to effectively enter the market
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss artificial intelligence, gambling and… fishing?
Loot Box Lawsuit
Loot boxes: not gambling, says Canadian judge
But by allowing the rest of the class action suit to continue, Electronic Arts aren’t out of the woods yet
Analytics
Apex Legends Mobile was trailing heavily behind CoD Mobile prior to its axe
New data indicates that EA’s culling of Apex Legends Mobile may be more warranted than was previously assumed
Loot Boxes
Austrian Court classifies loot boxes as gambling
The country’s court has issued a fine against Sony in a provisional ruling
Live And Kicking
Is it game over for Live Ops games?
We've seen some huge live games get the plug pulled, but are reports of their demise exaggerated? And what makes a LiveOps game fail? Oscar Clark of Fundamentally Games explains
Ea Layoffs
Electronic Arts lays off around 300 QA workers
The team in Baton Rouge were all contractors working on Apex Legends
New Hires
International Game Developers Association Foundation board appoints three new directors
Lisy Kane, James Lewis, and Sarah Spiers bring decades of experience to their roles
Interview
"Web3 is a solution in search of a problem." FunCraft’s CEO steps back from blockchain
After considering web3 and blockchain, FunCraft's Michael Martinez decided that the future lies elsewhere
Trends 2023
Mobile games industry trends for 2023: Publishing predictions: Part one
MobileGroove's Peggy Anne Salz looks at AAA growth, multiplatform releases and a shift away from hypercasual
Job News
AdInMo appoints Scopely and Animoca Brands veterans
Multiple new hires bring experience from Google, EA, and Paramount Pictures
Job News
Activision Blizzard veteran Eric Wood appointed as Senior Vice President of Publishing at Scopely
Wood brings over 20 years of experience to the role
Industry Insight
Speculation swirls around EA’s sudden sunset of Apex Legends Mobile
Analysts and outlets have multiple theories around EA’s sudden sunsetting of Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news to talk closures, buy-outs and genre-hopping
Sinking Shares
Shares in EA have plummeted more than 10% this week
Following news of cancellations and a delay
Sunsets
Apex Legends Mobile Vs Everdale – the right & wrong way to sunset a game
With the sunsetting of both Apex Legends and Battlefield Mobile, we compare Supercell’s handling of Everdale's closure to EA’s recent misadventures
Killed At Its Apex
EA cancels Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile
The studio is also closing developer Industrial Toys
Raising The Stakes
Saudi Arabia’s PIF increases its stake in Nintendo to 6%
The country is aiming to become the hub of the global games industry
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The PocketGamer.biz team reflect on a week of hot new games, success stories and legal worries…
Awards
Apex Legends Mobile picks up Google Play Award for Best Overall Game of 2022
The mobile port of the AAA battle royale game snatched the honour for Best Overall Game, repeating its success in Apple's recent awards
Awards
Apex Legends Mobile snatches iPhone Game of the Year at Apple's Awards
The Apple Awards celebrate not only the major apps on iOS but also the games with Apex Legends Mobile snatching iPhone game of the year
Results Revealed
EA’s Q2 financial results reveal $1.44 billion gross profit, with full games only contributing a fraction
Live services represent large share of company revenue
Mobile Dominance
The world’s top 10 game companies made $126 billion in 2021 from software, with mobile leading the charge
Tencent came out on top with $33 billion, three quarters of which came from mobile
Helsinki Highlights
Creating balanced gameplay through inclusivity
Tülay McNally took to the stage at Pocket Gamer Connects in Helsinki to talk about her role at EA and bringing diversity to games
New Studio
Netflix Gaming opens new studio in Helsinki
This marks the company’s second studio in the city
Respawn Speaks Up
Respawn issue statement on developer harassment
The Apex Legends developer has been dealing with ongoing harassment from members of its community
Ea Severance
EA caps severance for executives
Monetary rewards for leaving executives has been capped, while stock rewards haven’t been affected
Hot Five
Hot Five: August 29th. The biggest stories from the last seven days, in a bite-sized digest
The HOTTEST stories on PocketGamer.biz in the last week
Green Gaming
Ex-Disney, Kabam, and EA staff reveal climate friendly studio
Carbon Counts is developing EverForest, which will result in real trees being planted as users play
Possible Biggest Acquisition
Amazon is allegedly making an offer to acquire EA
After weeks of speculations, the American multinational technology company Amazon is rumoured to announce its deal to acquire Electronic Arts today
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Reports And Forecasts
EA forecasts a 48 per cent boom in mobile revenue in the coming fiscal year
FIFA Mobile sees record-breaking net booking quarter for Electronic Arts
Pgc Toronto
EA outlines how to tell diverse stories on mobile
Electronic Arts’ Franci Dimitrovska looks at RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Gardenscapes, and others on how to best make meaningful, impactful diversity the new storytelling norm
An Apex App
Apex Legends Mobile player spend reached $4.8 million in first week
The most downloaded game in 60 countries following initial launch
Alleged Acquisition Aspirations
Electronic Arts sought acquisition from Disney, Apple, Amazon, NBC
NBCUniversal came closest to deal thus far
Apex Predator
Apex Legends Mobile is the most downloaded iPhone game in 60 countries
Entered the top 10 most downloaded in 89 countries
Fi-fuh?
Electronic Arts sees 82% increase in mobile revenue in fiscal year 2022
FIFA Mobile sees 80% growth in new players, as EA ends partnership with the football association