EA’s digital sales drive $682 million in revenue for Q1

The financial trains continue to run ahead of schedule at Electronic Arts.

The Battlefield publisher revealed the results of its fiscal Q1 2017 today, and it generated $682 million in revenues. That bests the $650.7 million that analysts were expecting. The company also earned 7 cents per share, which is well ahead of the 2-cent loss that Wall Street predicted. EA credits its digital business for its growth in the $99.6 billion worldwide gaming market.