エレクトロニック・アーツ（EA）は、2026年度の年間売上高が80億2600万ドルに達し、過去最高を記録したと発表した。この業績は主に『バトルフィールド6』の成功によるものだ。この節目は、同社が同タイトルの開発に携わっていた従業員を非公開の人数で解雇してからわずか2か月後に訪れた。
エレクトロニック・アーツは、上場企業としての最後の1年を過去最高の年間売上高で締めくくった。2025年のベストセラーゲームとなった『バトルフィールド6』は、ライブサービス部門の売上高が前年比で減少したにもかかわらず、業績を牽引する中心的な役割を果たした。投資家は、今夏に予定されているプライベート・エクイティによる買収を前に、配当金を受け取る見通しとなっている。
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Nexon reported a 6.5 percent increase in revenue for 2025, reaching 475.1 billion yen, or about 3.1 billion dollars, marking the third consecutive year of record highs. The company attributed much of this growth to the success of Arc Raiders, which sold over 14 million copies since its October launch. Peak concurrent players reached nearly one million on PC alone in January 2026, with around six million weekly active users.
Electronic Arts has laid off an unspecified number of developers across its Battlefield studios—including DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect, and Motive—despite Battlefield 6's strong 2025 sales. The move, announced March 9, 2026, realigns teams around community priorities following developers' February comments on post-launch player decline. Affected studios will continue live-service updates.
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Bankers financing Electronic Arts' leveraged buyout by Saudi Arabia and others raced to sell billions in debt amid U.S. threats against Iran. JPMorgan managed to offload the financing just in time, as President Trump considered military action. EA executives pitched AI's benefits to wary investors during the process.
Nvidia Corporation reported stronger-than-expected results for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2026, with revenue rising 73% year-over-year to $68.1 billion. The company's data center segment, fueled by products like Blackwell and NVLink, now accounts for over 90% of total revenue. Asian markets climbed for a fourth straight day, boosted by Nvidia's upbeat sales forecast.
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Marathon secured fourth place among the best-selling games in the U.S. for March, according to market research firm Circana. MLB The Show 26 led dollar sales, followed by Resident Evil Requiem and WWE 2K26. The data highlights strong performance amid a competitive month packed with releases.
Microsoft has outlined a $190 billion capital expenditure budget for artificial intelligence in fiscal year 2026. The plan highlights ongoing heavy investments in AI amid competitive pressures in the sector. Analysts express caution over the sustainability of such spending.
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Metacritic has released its annual ranking of video game publishers based on 2025 releases, placing Square Enix at the top with a perfect record of good or great games. Capcom and others follow, while Sony finished near the bottom at 21st out of 28 publishers. Nintendo placed 12th despite launching the Switch 2.