Video game sales in the United States (US) have grown tremendously over the past two months as a result of the isolation imposed by the new type of coronavirus outbreaks millions of people at home. So much so that online sales reached the highest level in the last 10 years in March. Electronic Arts (EA), one of the leading publishers of the gaming world, has announced its financial results for the first quarter and full year ended March 31, 2020. Accordingly, the sales of the American company over its digital platforms in 2019 rose by 9 percent compared to the previous year, to $ 4 billion. This revenue represents 78 percent of the company’s total sales volume last year. 14 new EA games will come from May 2020 to April 2021 Stating that the flagship FIFA 20 has reached more than 25 million players, EA said that the popular American football game Madden NFL 20 has reached the highest number of players in the series history. Stating that the Battle Royale game Apex Legends, which is in competition with productions such as PUBG and Fortnite, was among the most downloaded free games on PS4 last year, the company announced that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has passed the 10 million player threshold. EA announced a profit of $ 498 million in the first quarter of 2020, and announced that it provided $ 1.7 billion in profit throughout the year. Evaluating the report, EA General Manager Andrew Wilson stated that they plan to present their gamut on more digital distribution channels based on their announcement with Google Stadia last week. Some EA Games games will have free upgrades for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X In the period between May 2020 and April 2021, Wilson stated that they will release a total of 14 new games, four of which are the sequel rings of the current series, and that some games will have free upgrades for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Wilson recently announced that Apex Legends will be released in 2020 in new platforms and new regions, in a recent statement. Last week, a job posting by developer studio Respawn Entertainment indicated that it could come to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. EA also announced that EA PlayLive 2020 will be held digitally on June 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic that has taken the whole world by storm. We hope to hear from many highly anticipated productions, such as Star Wars: Project Maverick and FIFA 21, at the event, which will feature significant launches and developments.
