Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, at the company's E3 2015 press briefing.
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EA CEO expects innovation ahead with new soccer, Dead Space titles coming

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said in an analyst call that he is optimistic about the year ahead based on the strength of its user growth, live services, and new titles coming.

EA ended the fourth fiscal quarter with 580 million users, fueled by growth from EA Sports FIFA, Apex Legends, and The Sims. FIFA Mobile saw new players surge 80% compared to a year ago. The numbers grew even though EA removed Russia and Belarus consumers from its market during the quarter due to the Ukraine war.

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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.