100 squads of three players will compete around the world for a purse comprising $3 million as the game starts to realize esports potential. We speak with EA about its esports ambitions.

Published 2 months ago, by

Johnny Cullen

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sees 'fastest-selling digital launch,' but what does that mean?

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.

Published 3 months ago, by

James Brightman

EA CEO Andrew Wilson: Q2 2020 financial results 'exceeded our expectations'

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.

Published 4 months ago, by

Sarah LeBoeuf

Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order marks the beginning of a new EA-Steam relationship

After a boycott of more than 6 years, EA will be returning to Steam, bringing its EA Access subscription with it next spring.

Published 4 months ago, by

James Brightman

EA CEO hopes new law will bring NCAA games back to the market

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.

Published 4 months ago, by

Sarah LeBoeuf

EA puts Anthem's DLC plans on hold to focus on game's 'core issues'

Anthem had a rocky launch, and while the Cataclysm event helped, BioWare needs to fix foundational problems before diving back into major content updates.