EA is getting spectators to watch Madden NFL and FIFA esports matches Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 19, 2017 9 min This weekend, a lot of gamers are going to sit around and watch cyberathletes play video games in the FIFA 17 world championships, just... Continue Reading 9 min
EA’s FIFA Soccer reaches 21 million players as fiscal year revenues hit record Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2017 2 min Electronic Arts had a banner fourth fiscal quarter, and much of the credit goes to its blockbuster soccer franchise. FIFA 17 has reached more... Continue Reading 2 min
EA: ‘FIFA 17 was the best-selling console title in the world in 2016’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 31, 2017 1 min Call of Duty might still dominate in the United States, but soccer is still the world’s game. FIFA 17 was the best-selling game for... Continue Reading 1 min
2016 NPD: Call of Duty No. 1, Battlefield No. 2 on 2016’s list of best-selling games Posted byby Mike Minotti January 20, 2017 2 min 2016 is over. Here are the games that made the most of the year. The NPD Group has released its list of the 10... Continue Reading 2 min
Pro athletes will compete in EA Sports games during Super Bowl week Posted byby Mike Minotti January 5, 2017 1 min Electronic Arts is hosting its own competition during Super Bowl week. The publisher today announced the EA Sports Bowl, an event that will have... Continue Reading 1 min
YouTube’s top-10 most-viewed game trailers of 2016: Pokémon, Overwatch, and more Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 7, 2016 1 min Popplio, Hanzo, and “man with flamethrower” are all YouTube stars now! To cap off 2016, Google is looking back at the year. And since... Continue Reading 1 min
Turns out those FIFA 17 glitches are more realistic than you think Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 18, 2016 1 min Get on Twitter and ask Neil deGrasse Tyson to list the mathematical constants of the universe, and he will say the speed of light,... Continue Reading 1 min
EA: 63% of Q2’s $898 million in game revenues were digital Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 1, 2016 2 min After years of digital threatening to replace physical discs in the gaming industry, it’s looking like that time is here and now. Electronic Arts... Continue Reading 2 min
How EA is moving to turn all players into competitive gamers Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 8, 2016 14 min Peter Moore is a former pro soccer athlete, and so he knows the mixed emotions people feel when they describe professional video game players... Continue Reading 14 min
EA’s Peter Moore wants to transform esports jocks into mainstream stars Posted byby Mike Minotti August 2, 2016 2 min Electronic Arts wants to be a part of the esports market. It just doesn’t like calling it that. While most of us call it... Continue Reading 2 min