Rising And Rising
Star Wars mobile games force their way to $1 billion in revenue
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes from EA tops the group at $924 million
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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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Accolades
Articles featuring Electronic Arts
Changes
EA DICE veteran Magnus Holmström joins MAG Interactive
Takes up new head of production role
Nothing Simulated
The Sims surpasses $5 billion in lifetime revenue
Monthly players up 40 per cent year-on-year
Mind The Gap
EA's mobile Q2 2019 revenue falls 20% to $177 million
No new games to boost sales
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Helsinki: Matti Palosuo will be part of a panel discussing how to keep games alive
"Getting started with game development is not that hard, but you cannot really just study it"
Mobile Here
EA confirms Apex Legends is on track for mobile
Battle royale on course to arrive in China too
Financial Results
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes nears 80 million players but EA’s mobile revenue drops by 16%
The company earned net revenue of $1.21 billion for this fiscal year
Dcms
What we learned from EA and Epic Games' time at the DCMS select committee
How much money is Fortnite making, how much is FIFA actually played and what EA likes to call loot boxes
Communication
E3 2019: EA held an event about tackling harassment and bullying in games
Research from anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label, 57 per cent of users have been bullied in an online title
It’s In The Game
EA launches E3 Play app for iOS and Android
Set to take place between June 8th to 9th
Legendary
Apex Legends is pinging a mobile port
EA’s Q4 results suggest Respawn’s battle royale is heading to smartphones and China
Money Money Money
Newzoo: Tencent responsible for 15% of 2018's global games revenue
Chinese tech and entertainment giant saw close-to $20bn coming in last year
Data
UK games industry gender pay gap widens
Median hourly wage for women drops 4.78 per cent, mean figure down four per cent
Layoffs
Update: EA's latest layoffs include the closure of its offices in Japan and Russia
Publisher vows to help newly-redundant staff find new roles in the local games industry
More Job Losses
EA lets go 350 employees across marketing, publishing and analytics
“This is a difficult day”
E3 2019
E3 grows a little quieter as EA pulls out of the event
Publisher promises "less talk and more play" as it moves all focus towards EA Play
Ka-ching
Activision Blizzard and EA bosses Kotick and Wilson appear on Top 100 Most Overpaid CEOs list for a second time
Third year that games industry execs have shown up in this ranking
Job Losses
Huge layoffs strike staff at Australian studio EA Firemonkeys
As many as 50 staff could be affected
Clash Of The Titans
Apex Legends battle royale could get mobile cross-play
One million players in eight hours
Ea Financials
EA Mobile downbeat on year-end earnings in face of “increasingly challenging” market
But China success for Command & Conquer offers hope
All In
Who could be top dog in the fight to acquire Zynga?
We speculate on the potential suitors if any deal were to take place
Stall
Madden Mobile and underperforming titles are holding back EA’s "stalled” mobile business
EA isn’t phased as it sees this year as a preparation for future handheld success
Touchdown
Lifetime mobile sales of Madden NFL exceed 73 million
Combined with PC and mobile, the franchise has sold over 200 million copies
Galactic
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes generated nearly $55m during Q2 2018
Galaxy of Heroes spearheads Electronic Arts’ mobile business, accounting for 29 per cent of total revenue
Report
FIFA success dominates EA’s financial report for Q1 FY2019
Publishing giant brings in a net revenue of $1.14 billion this quarter
Company Values
Jade Raymond on why company culture isn't just words on the wall
The EA Motive Studios GM on the importance of consistent values
Toying Around
EA snags Industrial Toys
The mobile development studio is headed up by former Bungie CEO Alex Seropian
Simple
The Sims Mobile builds up $15 million in revenues after four months
59 per cent of revenues come from the US
Free No More
The Sims: Freeplay banned in seven countries due to “regional standards”
The Sims: Freeplay will be banned in China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt come July 5th.
E3 2018
EA reveals Command and Conquer Rivals for iOS and Android
First brand new entry in the franchise to come to mobile
This Report Is Quite Operational
Sims Mobile and Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes help propel EA Mobile bookings to $659m in FY18
The games giant has two new mobile titles set for release in the next year
Moving On
EA shuffles executive team
Patrick Söderlund names chief designer officer, Laura Miele appointed chief studios officer, and other changes
Gender Pay Gap
UK games companies reveal gender pay gap
New figures show men earning more than women
Ea Financials Q3 Fy18
EA's FIFA Mobile drives Q3 FY18 mobile revenue growth with 139 million downloads
Didn't have much to say about its other mobile games
Rumour Mill
Report: Microsoft considers EA acquisition
Deals for Valve and PUBG Corp also rumoured to be on the cards
What’s Next?
Profit over scale: Why EA isn’t concerned EA Mobile’s growth is slowing
Steady as she goes
Ea Financials Q2 Fy18
EA mobile revenues dip to $158 million as FIFA Mobile scores 113 million downloads
Madden NFL Mobile and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes lead growth
Welcome Aboard
EA CEO Andrew Wilson joins Intel's Board of Directors
He's also the chairman of the board for the World Surf League
Ea Financials Q1 Fy18
EA mobile revenues hit $150 million as FIFA Mobile scores 95 million unique users
NBA Live and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes also continuing to draw in players
Drown Them All
EA soft-launches potential big hitter The Sims Mobile ahead of FY18 release
Confirms free-to-play approach
Ea Financials Q4 Fy17
EA banks on live ops and new Sims mobile game in FY18 to boost slowing mobile business
Galaxy of Heroes now has a 162 minute average daily playtime
Now Playing
Now playing: EA's Devin Nambiar on Summoners War
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Back Of The Net
EA's Peter Moore leaving company to become CEO of Liverpool Football Club
An obvious move, really
Moving On
Mike Olsen on 20 years at EA and joining Glu Mobile to help shape its new direction
Reflecting on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and Dungeon Keeper
Live And Kicking
Three years on: EA India on the evolution of Tetris Blitz
Studio Director Amol Gurwara on the game's life so far
Ea Financials Q3 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is still EA's top mobile game with average daily sessions of 155 minutes
FIFA Mobile gets strong downloads but needs better monetisation
Key Hire
Glu Mobile appoints ex-EA Capital Games GM Mike Olsen as its new Senior VP of Studios
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Creative Director leaves after 20 years with publisher
Not All Bad
5 free-to-play mobile games that turned a corner in 2016
The games that finished 2016 better than they started it
Unleash The Beast
EA's exclusivity with Porsche runs out at the end of 2016
Other developers able to license Porsche for their games
Think Long-term
Live ops at EA is about making stolen moments count
We talk live games and monetising Indian users