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EA recently released its first quarter financial results, posting profits of $96 million for the period ending June 30th, up by some margin from a loss of $234 million during the same quarter last year.
Revenue was up to $815 million from $644 million last year, which represents growth of 27 percent. These solid results were due in part to the continued strong performance of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the iPad version of Scrabble, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and FIFA 10.
Electronic Arts has just released financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter, and despite what market analysts have been predicting, the publisher has posted some impressive results, with $30 million in profit for the quarter, in comparison to a $42 million loss during the same period last year.
Sales were up 14 percent year over year, to $979 million this quarter, too, on the back of some healthily performing franchises, as Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Army of Two: The 40th Day and Mass Effect 2 all sold one million units during the three months ending March 31st alone.
EA’ CEO John Riccitiello was no doubt chuffed with the results, commenting:
According to the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) in the UK, there was absolutely no stopping Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (tell us something we don’t know) in 2009, not only in terms of pure software sales, but overall entertainment media as well, outselling chart-topping music albums and blockbuster movies to become the best performing piece of entertainment in the UK last year.
First, let’s look at the list of best selling videogames in the UK last year, according to ERA:
Did anyone else see this coming: another year, another FIFA game? If there is one thing we can rely on EA for, it’s to release the same game with a new digit at the end and a new hero on the cover. They do it year in and year out and still the punters buy it. They used this strategy to become a juggernaut in the industry, so no surprise that they did it again! And sure enough, this being a world cup year, they will find a way to squeeze the same game out with a “World Cup” in the title somewhere. Now imagine my surprise when I played FIFA 10 and found it to be the best sports title I have ever played, let alone the best football title! Soccer never stood a chance.
Continue reading El33tonline’s review of FIFA 10.
PS3 fans (and gaming fans in general) in Cape Town, listen up, because you need to read this important reminder about an upcoming PS3 LAN and competition event taking place in your city this weekend!
From the evening of March 6th until the morning of March 7th, you’ll be able to take part in Fifa 10 and Guitar Hero 5 competitions, get in on some Guitar Hero 5 band jam sessions, see DJ Hero in action, and stand a chance to win some prizes, all while bearing witness to some high-level Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 competitive play!
For more information, head on down below to get the ‘where, what and how’ on the event, but also be sure to visit the event’s Facebook page and follow the organisers on their Twitter account to show your support:
FIFA, EA Sports and PlayStation are all set to bring the local leg of the FIFA Interactive World Cup qualifiers to Johannesburg, South Africa, where you’ll not only be able to compete for one of 32 spots in the FIFA Interactive World Cup Grand Final, but also watch live matches, play the latest EA games, and chat with local football players.
Where’s all of this taking place, and how do you enter? Easy:
Get out your calendars South African PS3 fans, because at the beginning of March, PS3.co.za will be hosting their seventh LAN event in Cape Town, where you’ll be able to take part in Fifa 10 and Guitar Hero 5 competitions, as well as stand a chance to win some prizes.
Taking place from the evening of March 6th (a Saturday) until the morning of March 7th, attendees of this PS3 LAN will also be able to take part in Guitar Hero 5 band jam sessions, check out the excellent DJ Hero in action, and witness the best of the best Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 veterans take each other on in a VIP competition.
For more information, head on down below to get the where, what and how on the event, but also be sure to visit the event’s Facebook page and follow the organisers on their Twitter account to show your support:
Electronic Arts posted a net loss of $82 million for its third fiscal quarter ending December 31st 2009, down a whopping $641 million compared to the same period the year previous, but as net losses fell, so too did the publisher’s revenue for the quarter.
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has published a list of the top twenty best-selling titles in the UK for 2009, and (surprise surprise) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is right at the top of the list, followed by another ‘shocking’ entry, Fifa 10, at number two.
Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Fit fill out the rest of 2009’s top five best-selling games in the UK, but where do popular titles such as Forza 3, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Resident Evil 5 show up? Head on down below for the answers.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (sales down 41%), for an unbelievable 9th week in a row, has managed to remain at the top of Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart, beating newcomers Bayonetta and Darksiders, as well as old timers Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Plus, to the No. 1 position.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues its crushing sales supremacy over every other game in Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart this past week, crunching Fifa 10 at No. 2 and Assassin’s Creed II at No. 3 this week to snatch No. 1 once again.
EA has announced that FIFA 10 has sold over 4.5 million units worldwide since the game launched on the 1st of October.
This figure is based on internal sales projections and shows a 26% increase over the same period last year, eight weeks in Europe and five in North America.
The publisher was also quick to point out that FIFA 10 became the fastest-selling sports videogame in the world with 1.7 million units sold at European retail in the first week on sale and is also the overall top selling game in Europe in 2009 to date.
Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has once again claimed the No. 1 spot on Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart this week, beating last week’s contenders Assassin’s Creed II and New Super Mario Bros. Wii to the punch.
Modern Warfare 2’s sales are down 32% from the previous week, which it seems is more than enough to keep Assassin’s Creed II at No. 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii at No. 3, both of which are non-movers from last week.
For the second week in a row, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has taken perch atop Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart, fending off valiant advances from newcomers such as Left 4 Dead 2, Assassin’s Creed II and New Super Mario Bros. Wii in the process.
Sales of Modern Warfare 2 this past week dropped a massive 86% from its enormous launch week, which makes this chart topping feat all the more impressive.
To the absolute surprise of no-one, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has released and zoomed straight to the top of Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart for the week ending November 14th.
Modern Warfare 2 managed to record the biggest launch in the region ever, with 1.78 million units solid in the UK over five days, generation a whopping £67.4 million.
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