Earlier this week, Electronic Arts began preparing for worse than intended fiscal results for the fiscal year.
The publisher points to two main causes for lower than expected revenue: Dragon Age: The Veilguard missed its sales projections by 50% despite reaching 1.5 million players.
However, a bigger cause for concern lies with the underperformance of EA Sports FC 2025. EA's soccer franchise, formerly known as FIFA, used to be a tentpole in terms of growth and revenue.
This year's poor critical reception led to it failing to reach sales goals. Despite not having the FIFA branding last year, FC 24 performed well and was one of 2023's best selling games. While critical reviews were positive, players were upset with the state of the game, citing bugs, gameplay errors, and being far worse than last year's entry.
EA's Stocks Take A Down Turn Following News of Poor Performance
Reuters reports that EA's stock price sank over 15% on Thursday, resulting in a nearly $6 billion loss from its market value of $37.3 billion.
While the BioWare RPG Dragon Age's poor performance is cause for concern, analysts point to FC 25's failure as a bigger cause. Reuters reports that the game...
