Spawnd: If any publisher has been having a bad year, it would be EA. Every year they promise a good year for gamers, but in the past 12 months they have been harshly criticized, had their CEO John Riccitiello “step down” and saw the release of several under performing and poorly critiqued titles they had spent a lot of money marketing. Being part of EA must have been tense leading up to their show today, but luckily it is looking alright for the company.
The show opened with a self aware third person shooter mocking shooter fatigue… made by popcap… no, i’m serious… If I told you that third person shooter was Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare I wouldn’t blame you for disbelieving me; I hardly believe it. Though that (at first satirical) presentation was capped (yep, that’s a pun) by an exciting announcement for masochists, Peggle 2 which will supposedly be coming out this summer.
EA just hosted its quarterly financial conference call, and its executives have been asked to comment about the recent price hikes for games.
Today, Electronic Arts announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2025, alongside the full year.
Split Fiction has sold nearly 4 million copies, and the next battlefield is confirmed for a release by March 2026 with a reveal this Summer.
In addition to the roughly 100 job cuts IGN reported earlier today at Respawn Entertainment, EA has made wider cuts across its organization today, impacting around 300 individuals total including those already reported at Respawn.
Absolutely insane. Man I'm hope they land on their feet EA needs to get the shit together badly....
This is why this industry has slow releases and none compelling games.
Why would anyone willingly work in the VG industry or specifically for one of these globocorp organizations that put you in constant fear of losing your livelihood based on terrible choices made by idiotic management, not the people with talent making the actual games?
