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EA Earnings Down Despite Digital Growth

EA reported earnings for the first quarter of its 2014 fiscal year today, pointing to Battlefield 3 and FIFA Soccer 13’s continued success. FIFA earned EA more than $70 million in digital revenue for the quarter (which began on April 1, 2013 and ended on June 30th), a 92% increase over FIFA 12 last year. Battlefield 3’s Premium service also continued to grow, surpassing 4 million members this year.

EA noted that digital revenue has grown 30% compared to last year, earning $482 million compared to last year’s $342 million. Notable successes on the digital front included Real Racing 3, which has passed 45 million downloads and has an average of two million daily users, and The Simpsons: Tapped Out, which “recorded its highest revenue quarter” since launch.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

Here's What You See When You Download Real Racing 3 for Free

There has been much hand-wringing and gnashing of the teeth regarding Real Racing 3’s freemium pricing model.

It isn’t hard to see why. I had an hour-long bus ride yesterday and wanted to pass the time playing EA‘s gorgeous new racer. In my first event, an AI opponent thumped into my rear end, sending me spinning into a wall. If I didn’t pay up, the car repairs were going to take 30 (realtime) minutes to complete. Oops. I just played other games instead.

But on the other hand, I’ve been picking up Real Racing 3 off and on for a full day now, completing 44 out of 961 events and buying 3 of the 46 available cars. All for $0. It’s nice.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

Hands-On with Real Racing 3's Freemium Future

EA‘s flagship mobile racing franchise has gone freemium. Real Racing 3, launching worldwide February 28 for iOS and Android, will cost gamers $0 to download. EA is hoping that what it loses in initial income (both Real Racing 1 and 2 launched at $9.99), it will make up in In-App Purchases as gamers progress through the more than 900 race events available at launch.

The heart of Real Racing 3’s business model revolves around spending premium currency to speed up or skip mandatory waiting periods. When a player crashes, their vehicle will finish the race visibly damaged. Windshields can be convincingly cracked, doors dented and more. After one particularly bad showing my Nissan’s front bumper was almost completely detached.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games