Digit of the day: How much has Electronic Arts earned on paid items in games?

Electronic Arts earned $ 2.83 billion in paid games in 2019

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Electronic Arts (EA), which distributes video games, has published its financial report for 2019.It made it clear how much money the company made from the sale of paid items in games.

In the report, such earnings appear as earnings from Live Services.Such Live Services have become a huge and important part of the company's business model.They accounted for nearly 70% of EA's total revenue of $2.83 billion.Over the year, they have grown by 27%.

Most of this earnings came from sales from the Ultimate Team collections in FIFA 20, Madden NFL and NHL 20.

However, selling games as such also remains an important part for EA. The company is now making big bets on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.