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The shares ofElectronic Artshave lost over 16% of their value this week, incurring losses of around $6 billion in the company’s overall value. The decline inEA’s value indicates a bad time for the company and the gaming industry as a whole, as publishers are struggling to achieve enough sales with their new releases.
Earlier this week, a new report made by Bloomberg revealed thattwo major EA titles underperformed in sales recently:Dragon Age: The VeilguardandEA Sports FC 2025. InDragon Age’s case, the game underperformed by around 50%, reaching only around 1.5 million players since its release. Both games were major holiday titles for EA and had the names of strong franchises attached to them, so it was somewhat surprising to see both of them failing to achieve their goals.
Now, new reports from Reuters indicate that EA’s shares went down by 16% this week, and the company lost $6 billion from its previous value of $37.3 billion. According to Reuters,EA Sports FCgames generate around $2 billion annually, and the insufficient results in the series certainly put some pressure on the publisher. Back in May 2022,EA Sportslost the FIFA license, but it’s unclear how much this event has affected the sales of the latestFCgames.
EA Recently Lost $6 Billion In Market Value
Despite underperforming,EA Sports FC 25still appeared as one of the best-selling games of 2024. According to a recent Circana report by analyst Mat Piscatella,EA Sports FC 25was the eighth best-selling game of the year, behind other EA games such as the incredibly successfulEA Sports College Football 25,NBA 2K25, andMadden NFL 25.
InDragon Age’s case, it was already clear some time ago thatDragon Age The Veilguardsold less thanInquisitionat launch. The game managed to score positive critical reviews, achieving an overall score of 79 on OpenCritic, but it was very divisive among fans. While some lovedVeilguard, others complained about the new visual style, more action-oriented gameplay, and some issues with lore and the game’s writing. However, the actual number ofVeilguardsales is likely very disappointing for EA, and it will put additional pressure on BioWare’s upcomingMass Effectgame, which still does not have an official release date. It’s unclear, however, how EA will deal with these issues moving forward.EA Sports FCis an annual franchise, so it’s likely that fans will see more changes soon.
