EA Generates $90 Million in Digital Distribution Sales in Three Months

by Aaron Linde and Chris Faylor Jul 29, 2008 5:02pm CST tags: Electronic Arts, Software Sales, PC Gaming Electronic Arts amassed over $90 million in direct digital sales in the first quarter of its 2008 fiscal year, the company announced today.

The sales figures include revenue generated by the company’s EA Store, which offers direct downloads of its catalog of PC titles and a variety of games for mobile phones.

In addition to games, the company also offers music via the EA Store’s EA Trax division, serving direct downloads of soundtracks from such titles as EA Maxis’ SimCity Societies and EA Montreal’s Army of Two.

Soundtracks featuring licensed music such as the Madden NFL and NBA Live series are offered via Apple’s iTunes music download service, and are likely not counted as part of the $90 million revenue figure.

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The computers will come in several configurations, and will be released alongside Crytek’s upcoming stand-alone expansion Crysis Warhead, according to some blogger.

While Crytek has mainly blamed Crysis’ modest sales on PC piracy, many have pointed to the game’s demanding system requirements as another culprit. Crytek has been working to optimize the engine and increase framerates for the Warhead expansion.

Crysis Warhead is scheduled for a September release.

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FCC to Rule Against Comcast in Torrent Scandal.

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