EA earnings report confirms release windows

Crysis 2 delayed to 2011, Need for Speed Shift 2 listed

Posted on Aug 3, 2010 - 4:22pm EST

Electronic Arts has released its Financial results for Q1 2011 term, along with an outlook into the future release dates. The email included Fiscal Year 2011 Key Titles by Label and Platform, which noted two changes to the release schedule of the publisher.

First up, Crysis 2 now appears as scheduled for release in Q4, alongside Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2 and Bulletstorm. The second item of note is the listing of Need for Speed: Shift 2, which is also slated for 2011. As expected, the schedule is current as of August 3rd, 2010 and is subject to change.

In terms of financials, a few interesting stats were included.

EA is the #1 publisher on high definition consoles with 22% segment share calendar year-to-date, four points higher than the same period a year ago.
In North America and Europe, the high definition console software market is growing strongly with the combined PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 segments up 21% calendar year-to-date. The PlayStation 3 software market is up 40% calendar year-to-date.
EA is the #1 PC publisher, with 33% segment share at retail calendar year-to-date and strong growth in digital downloads of full-game software.
For the quarter, EA had three of the top 15 selling games in Western markets. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa was #4, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was #7 and FIFA 10 was #12.