Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, at the company's E3 2015 press briefing.
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EA CEO Andrew Wilson sees the game industry growing stronger next year

Electronic Arts chief executive Andrew Wilson said in a conference call today that he is bullish about the growth of the “rapidly evolving” game industry and is confident that the publisher can remain on the leading edge of games.

EA reported better-than-expected results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, thanks to the strength of the Star Wars: Battlefront shooter game. EA’s results are closely watched as a bellwether for gaming because of its vast presence in Western markets. That sent the stock upward in after-hours trading. Wilson said that it was a “phenomenal” year for EA.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.