Respawn’s single-player Star Wars game appears to be off to a good start, but with EA declining to provide hard numbers, it’s ‘kind of a non-statement,’ according to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
On a quarterly earnings call earlier this week, COO Blake Jorgensen revealed that EA’s net revenue was $1.348 billion for the second fiscal quarter of 2020, topping the publisher’s original estimate by $33 million.
After a boycott of more than 6 years, EA will be returning to Steam, bringing its EA Access subscription with it next spring.
EA hasn’t published an NCAA sports game since a $60 million settlement granted college athletes compensation for their appearances in the games. CEO Andrew Wilson hopes a recently passed California law, which goes into effect in 2023, will make it possible to revive the publisher’s NCAA line.
Anthem had a rocky launch, and while the Cataclysm event helped, BioWare needs to fix foundational problems before diving back into major content updates.
The publisher has opened an EA Cloud Gaming Technical Trial to the public with four different games, including Titanfall 2.
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has issued a report recommending that the UK government regulate loot boxes under gambling law and ban them from children. [Update: ESA weighs in]
Anthem’s lead producer, Ben Irving, and Dragon Age senior producer, Fernando Melo, have both decided to move on from the studio.
Apex Legends is primed for growth, as well. Digital net bookings now represent 76% of EA’s business; analysts remain optimistic for EA’s long-term prospects.
When Sea of Solitude was announced, Cornelia Geppert kept all but the theme secret, even in interviews. At E3 2019, we finally got our hands on what might be the summer’s most emotional indie game.
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