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Wed, May 09, 2012 | 23:55 BST

Riccitiello: Investors need to “catch up” with EA, SWTOR “solid, successful, profitable”

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EA’s stock took a bit of a beating in the wake of its financial briefing earlier this week, but CEO John Riccitiello says investors are behind the times.

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Wed, May 16, 2012 | 08:20 BST

EA 2012 – EA in profit, $80m on next-gen dev in FY13

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EA made a profit last year, the publisher said today, and is now looking forward to heavy investment in next-gen consoles.

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Thu, May 03, 2012 | 20:07 BST

Analysts expect EA to report Q4 fiscal revenue of $960- $980 million on Monday

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EA will release its Q4 earnings report for the period ending March 31 on Monday, May 7, and analysts are expecting the firm to report revenue of $960 – $980 million. Stock in the company closed at $15.87 a share, valuing the company at $5.26 billion. For the coming fiscal year, analysts expect the firm to revenue of $4.55 -$4.6 billion. Thanks, VentureBeat.

Mon, Apr 16, 2012 | 12:50 BST

Stand down: EA denies reports of imminent lay-offs

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EA has denied it’s preparing for a massive rearrangement of staff, with as many as 1,000 jobs reported to be on the chopping block.

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Thu, Feb 02, 2012 | 16:13 GMT

EA Q3: SWTOR moves 2 million units, 1.7M active users

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EA has posted $1.65 billion in revenue for Q3 FY12, which is a 15% increase year-over-year from $1.41 billion. Packaged goods sales came in at $1.23 billion compared to $1.108 billion year-over-year, and losses for the quarter were $205 million, compared to $322 million year-over-year.

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Fri, Oct 28, 2011 | 20:37 BST

EA Q2 – Battlefield 3 ships over 10 million units

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EA has posted increased revenue for Q2 ’12 thanks to a surge in its digital and sports offerings, and CEO John Riccitiello noted that Battlefield 3 has shipped over 10 million units since its US launch.

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Fri, Oct 14, 2011 | 20:59 BST

EA Bright Light reportedly in closure process

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According to new information, EA has apparently entered into a consultation process that seems to indicate it will be closing EA Bright Light in the UK. More »

Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 21:40 BST

EA Q1 – Cash climbs, BF3 and TOR pre-orders rocket

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EA has posted its first quarter ’12 financials, showing increases in both revenue and profit and record pre-orders for The Old Republic and Battlefield 3.

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Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 07:15 BST

EA to borrow $550 million for PopCap purchase

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EA has announced it will borrow $550 million in order to raise funds for its acquisition of Popcap.

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Thu, May 05, 2011 | 17:27 BST

EA FY11: BF3 “flat out superior” to CoD, losses trimmed

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EA has said pre-orders for Battlefield 3 are hugely higher than those for Bad Company 2, and has shown solid results for both the full-year ending March 31 and its fiscal Q4.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 05:38 GMT

Schappert: Mobile connectivity more important than 3D

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John Schappert has nominated cross-platform inter-connectivity and social features as a higher priority for EA than rushing to adopt 3D

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Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | 13:38 GMT

EA Q3 results – The Old Republic out “calendar 2011″

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EA has announced third quarter results, confirming that both Medal of Honor and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit have now sold more than 5 million units and announcing an “expected” calendar 2011 release date for BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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