Industry News May 19 Electronic Arts lays off up to 100 customer service staff involved in supporting FIFA 22 Mass layoffs have reportedly happened at Electronic Arts. The company fired up to 100 customer support staff, many of whom worked on FIFA 22.
Industry News May 12 Codemasters Cheshire merged with Criterion Games to work on next Need For Speed games under EA Electronic Arts has merged Codemasters Cheshire, which was formed by MotorStorm developers, into Criterion Games. The expanded team will be responsible for upcoming games in the Need For Speed series.
Industry News May 11 Apex Legends reaches over $2 billion in lifetime revenue, as EA live services revenue continues to grow Electronic Arts has released a new financial report, saying that it had record net bookings for the year ended March 31, 2022. The company also revealed the latest results of its top games.
Industry News April 13 Electronic Arts removes all Russian teams and stadiums from FIFA 22 EA has removed all Russian themes from FIFA 22 following its decision to suspend game sales in the country. The company noted that it “stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.”
Market Analysis April 11 Why EA saw decline in mobile revenue despite obtaining big hits through Glu and Playdemic acquisitions Electronic Arts spent a total of $3.5 billion on mobile acquisitions in 2021, adding several hit games to its portfolio. However, its mobile revenues have been actually declining ever since, as the company seems to be repeating the same mistakes it made over a decade ago.
Industry News March 23 Electronic Arts announces educational partnerships to teach STEAM skills in 150 UK schools Electronic Arts has launched a new educational initiative to help equip the next generation with computer science knowledge. The publisher’s special programs will cover 150 schools across the UK.
Industry News March 18 Apex Legends Mobile reaches over 7.5 million pre-registrations ahead of its summer launch Electronic Arts has opened pre-registrations for Apex Legends Mobile. As a result, the upcoming mobile title has already attracted over 7.5 million Android users.
Industry News March 10 Microsoft becomes Metacritic’s top publisher of 2021, making history as first company to average 85+ score Metacritic has shared its list of top game publishers of 2021, with Microsoft leaping to the first place. The company has outperformed other big companies, including Sony, Activision Blizzard, and EA.
Industry News March 5 Rockstar, Activision Blizzard, and EA join mass exodus of game companies from Russia Three more companies have announced their decision to suspend game sales in Russia. The list includes Rockstar, Activision Blizzard, and Electronic Arts.
Industry News February 10 Maxis refuses to release Sims 4 wedding expansion in Russia due to country’s anti-LGBTQ laws Sims 4 developer Maxis has faced a choice of either cutting a part of the content from the game’s new wedding-themed DLC or not releasing it in Russia at all. The studio chose the latter, saying that the team is “committed to the freedom to love who you love.”
Industry News February 10 Battlefield 2042’ concurrent player count drops to less than 4K players, down 96% from its all-time peak Battlefield 2042 continues to lose its audience. On February 9, the game peaked at only 3705 concurrent players on Steam, which is an all-time low for DICE’s latest online shooter.
Industry News January 25 Respawn working on three new Star Wars games, including strategy and first-person shooter Electronic Arts has officially confirmed that Respawn Entertainment is now working on three new titles in the Star Wars series. Players can expect one strategy game and one first-person shooter set in the famous universe.
Industry News December 22, 2021 Chart of top-selling games at Christmas since 1984 shows sheer dominance of EA and Activision GfK Entertainment senior client director Dorian Bloch has shared the data on the top-selling physical copies of video games in the UK during the Christmas holidays over the last 38 years. In a nutshell, Electronic Arts and Activision are the two undisputed leaders.
Featured December 7, 2021 “2021 in Video Games” with Sensor Tower’s Craig Chapple With 2021 almost over, Craig Chapple, Mobile Insights Strategist, EMEA at Sensor Tower, reflects on the achievements of the year and what lies ahead.
Featured December 3, 2021 Insider: Battlefield 2042 reportedly sells over 4 million copies in first week While Battlefield 2042 had many technical problems at launch and got negative reviews from players, the game still might be doing great in terms of sales. According to a new report, the shooter reached 4.23 million units sold in its first week.
Industry News September 20, 2021 EA to implement Preview Packs in FIFA 22, allowing players to look inside loot boxes After years of being criticized for its loot boxes policy, Electronic Arts has decided to make the so-called “Preview Packs” a permanent feature in FIFA 22. These packs let players look at all specific items inside loot boxes before buying them.
Marketing September 1, 2021 Devs praise Motive’s Dead Space stream for showing “how making games of this size actually works,” call for more transparency from AAA studios On August 31, Motive Studio held the first Dead Space dev stream and showed early preproduction build footage featuring assets that might not even make it into the final game. Which is perfectly logical, given that the production is just starting: Motive only began working on the title less than a year ago.
Industry News August 24, 2021 Electronic Arts opens five patents for all developers to increase video games accessibility EA has unveiled a pledge to make some of its accessibility-related patents royalty free for every developer in the industry. It means that other studios will be able to implement technologies in their games to make them more inclusive.
Industry News August 23, 2021 American McGee unveils script for crowd-designed Alice: Asylum American McGee has posted the full story for Alice: Asylum, the third game in series from Mysterious Studios. McGee intends for Alice: Asylum to become "the world's first ever crowd-designed triple-A game."
Industry News August 13, 2021 Most EA shareholders vote against company’s pay plan for top executives Electronic Arts shareholders voted against the company's executive compensation plan. While it is rare to vote "no," this has happened to EA's pay plan for the second year in a row.