News EA believes over 50% of its development processes will be "positively impacted" by gen AI Publisher also points to potential challenging times ahead for EA Sports FC and Apex Legends May 8, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News EA Sports FC, Madden have EA posting full-year growth despite sleepy Q4 Publisher forecasts revenue decline for coming year, commits to three-year, $5 billion stock repurchase program May 7, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
News EA raising price of EA Play subscription Change will come into effect on May 10, annual fee rising to $39.99 while Pro up to $119.99 April 10, 2024 James Batchelor
News Margot Robbie's production company to adapt The Sims movie Loki's Kate Herron to direct and co-write the film, Electronic Arts involved "in a creative and producing capacity" March 21, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News EA, Miniclip, Jagex loot box ads broke UK advertising rules Advertising Standards Authority upholds three complaints for Golf Clash, 8 Ball Pool and RuneScape which failed to disclose presence of loot boxes March 20, 2024 James Batchelor
News EA shuts down Ridgeline Games New single-player Battlefield campaign set to continue, with "some" Ridgeline employees reportedly joining Ripple Effect Feb. 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News EA cutting 5% of workforce Publisher moving away from future licensed IP in order to double down on owned IP, sports, and online communities Feb. 28, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
News Marcus Lehto leaves EA studio he founded Industry veteran says it was "a very tough decision" to make Feb. 28, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News EA cutting "small number" of staff as it sunsets two mobile games Publisher clarifies the closure of F1 Mobile Racing isn't the end of the franchise Feb. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News EA offers over 11,000 college football players $600 to appear in-game Athletes were previously prohibited from being paid for their likeness due NCAA rules Feb. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News EA Sports FC 24 beats expectations, leads EA to Q3 growth Football series grew 7% for the quarter despite rebrand as EA sees profits jump 42% Jan. 30, 2024 Brendan Sinclair
News EA lays off Codemasters staff Unknown number of workers made redundant due to "small-scale organisational changes" Dec. 5, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Microsoft, EA, Activision, Ubisoft and Epic face game addiction lawsuit Arkansas family suing gaming giants for their child's excessive playtime and spending Nov. 8, 2023 James Batchelor
News EA reports 'softness' in European video game spend So far PC and console game sales are up 3.2% across Europe, according to GSD Nov. 2, 2023 Christopher Dring
News EA Sports FC 24 on track to beat FIFA 23 The football franchise is expected to be in the "low single-digit growth" for the year Nov. 2, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News EA Q2 FY24 bookings boosted by Sports FC 24 launch EA Sports franchises exceeded the company's expectations, Apex Legends down year-on-year Nov. 2, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Disney reportedly looking to acquire major publisher like EA CEO Bob Iger said to be "noncommittal" about potential deal Oct. 11, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
Feature Taking one for the team you've been kicked out of | Last Week in Business As ex-BioWare devs file suit for severance, EA reportedly tells them Dragon Age: Dreadwolf hangs in the balance Oct. 10, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News EA's plan for exponential growth CEO Andrew Wilson says franchises like The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield will spawn universes like Marvel or Star Wars Sept. 6, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News EA loses minor FIFA loot box legal case in Austria The publisher won't appeal the court's decision as it's non-binding Aug. 16, 2023 Christopher Dring
News FIFA, Jedi: Survivor drive EA first quarter growth Slate of five major new releases helps push publisher to record Q1 net bookings Aug. 1, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News EA reshuffles studio leadership after Samantha Ryan departs Positive Play division is disbanded and Rachel Franklin promoted July 31, 2023 Christopher Dring
News EA CTO: AI will never replace "top talent" Marija Radulovic-Nastic says publisher is currently limiting use of generative AI to ideation phase of development June 28, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News EA realigns into EA Sports and EA Entertainment divisions CFO Chris Suh stepping down and chief experience officer Chris Bruzzo retiring at month's end; Stuart Canfield to take over as CFO and COO Laura Miele gets a new title June 20, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News College football players urged to boycott EA Sports game over low pay Reports suggest athletes will receive just $500 for the use of their name and likeness, and no royalties June 8, 2023 James Batchelor