FIFA 18 and Madden esports hits 18 million players, up 75%

Electronic Arts said that nearly 18 million players engaged in competitive gaming — aka esports — in FIFA 18 and Madden NFL 18, up more than 75 percent from a year ago.

Those results show that esports is gathering momentum in EA’s universe, as it is in the rest of the industry. (EA refers to esports as competitive gaming to include non-celebrity amateur competitions as well as traditional esports).