secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. (EA)
CIK:        0000712515
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000712515-25-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

EA pre-announces Q3 FY25 net bookings ~$2.215B; cuts FY25 outlook on FC 25 and Dragon Age misses
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- Q3 preliminary GAAP net revenue ~$1.883B, GAAP diluted EPS ~$1.11.
- FY25 net bookings guidance reduced to $7.000-$7.150B from prior expectations.
- Global Football (EA SPORTS FC 25) now expected down mid-single-digit YoY for FY25.
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard engaged ~1.5M players, nearly 50% below company expectations.
- CEO cites positive early feedback from FC 25 gameplay refresh; expects return to growth in FY26.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000071251525000007/0000712515-25-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000071251525000007/ea-20250122.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712515-25-000007

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