Electronic Arts reports Q3 FY18 financial results
Digital revenue up 18%, BF1 reaches 25 million unique players
Electronic Arts has announced preliminary financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2017. Net cash provided by operating activities was $849 million.
Digital net sales for the trailing twelve months was a record $3.375 billion, up 18% year-over-year, and represents 67% of total net bookings for the same period. The FIFA community grew to nearly 42 million players, on console alone, during the calendar year. FIFA Ultimate Team player base grew 12% year-over-year, from launch to the end of the quarter.
In Star Wars Battlefront™ II, nearly 70% of players engaged in the single-player campaign. Battlefield 1 now has more than 25 million unique players life to date. The Sims 4 player base grew more than 35% year-over-year and released the highest-performing expansion pack to date during the quarter.
EA has also said that their upcoming game Anthem will be released in 2019, and a new Battlefield game is set for launch in late 2018.
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