'We know we have a big competitor, but head-to-head with Call of Duty in Q3, we have the superior game engine, a superior development studio, and a flat out superior game,' said Frank Gibeau. The company also said that Battlefield 3 pre-orders were up over 700 percent on Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the last game in the series which released last year. Profit for the fourth quarter, ending March 31, was well up, at $151 million compared to $30 million in the previous corresponding period. 'Outside chance' SWTOR could slip into January 2012.ĮA lost $276 million in the year ended March 31, narrowed from the $677 million lost in the previous year, while sales stayed virtually unmoved at $3.589 billion compared to last year's $3.654 billion. Need for Speed: The Run out Q4 calendar 2011, Kingdoms of Amalur out Q1 calendar 2012.įull-year loss down from $677 million to $276 million in year-ending March 31, 2011.īattlefield 3 pre-orders up over 700 percent on 2010's Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Mass Effect 3 delayed into Q1 calendar 2012.
EA has said pre-orders for Battlefield 3 are hugely higher than those for Bad Company 2, and has shown solid results for both the full-year ending March 31 and its fiscal Q4.
