Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Video game publisher Electronic Arts' revenue rises 5.5 percent

- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc, known for titles such as "FIFA" and "Madden NFL", posted a 5.5 percent rise in quarterly revenue, helped by growth in its digital business, which includes software distributed through direct downloads. The company also announced a new buyback program of up to $1 billion of common stock.EA's net income rose to $395 million, or $1.19 per share, for the fourth quarter ended March 31, from $367 million, or $1.15 per share, a year earlier.On an adjusted basis, Electronic Arts earned 39 cents per share.Revenue rose to $1.19 billion from $1.12 billion. (Reporting by Subrat Patnaik and Sai Sachin R in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon Jennings)

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