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Corona stays at home: the big video game makers benefit from this. (IMAGE SYMBOL)
Posted: May 6, 2020 7:59 AM
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The main video game manufacturers are among the speculators of the world crown crisis. US companies Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts (EA) announced significant earnings growth in the first three months of the calendar year on Tuesday.
Due to protective measures against the corona virus, video game fans spend more time at home than usual and play more.
Successful new edition of “Call of Duty”
Activision reported a profit of $ 505 million between January and March, with sales of $ 1.8 billion ($ 1.66 billion). The company has produced the popular games “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft”, as well as the smartphone game “Candy Crush”. The new edition of “Call of Duty” titled “Warzone” has attracted more than 60 million users since its launch in March, the company said.
Coronavirus: “Connected through our games”
EA posted quarterly earnings of $ 418 million, with sales increasing to $ 1.4 billion. According to the company, the latest episode of the virtual soccer games “FIFA” already has more than 25 million players. The new game “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” already has more than ten million users. EA CEO Andrew Wilson was pleased to see people from all over the world “connecting through our games in this unprecedented period.”
(Source: APA)
Accessed on May 6, 2020 at 08:00 a.m. at https://www.salzburg24.at/news/welt/coronavirus-videospiel-Manufacturer-profitieren-von-rise-87189715
