EA CEO wants games to be a platform for socialization and self-expression

Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, said that in North America, engagement for the top 10 franchises has increased market share since fiscal 2022, or the year ended March 31, 2022.

“For a company that has some of the biggest IP in the world, this trend presents an incredible opportunity to evolve as an industry leader,” Wilson said.

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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.