EA adjusted its earnings for the most recent quarter (its fiscal Q4) in part because of the delay of an "important social game." It just didn't say which one. In an investor conference call, CEO John Riccitiello broke the news that EA is moving the launch to Q1 of fiscal 2013 (January-March of this year).

Later, during the Q&A portion, COO Peter Moore called it "a major title based on a major piece of the EA brand IP." EA recently acquired KlickNation, rebranding it BioWare Social, but that just happened last month -- likely not enough time to even think a game would be ready for this quarter. EA also releases social games through Playfish, EA Play, and EA Sports.

source:http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/01/ea-delays-unspecified-social-game-based-on-major-ea-ip/

EA recorded a net loss of $205 million, but its highest operating cash flow in 31 quarters for the fiscal third quarter ending December 31, 2011. In Q3 2011, EA generated $1.06 billion in net revenue, which is up from the previous Q3, with a net revenue of $1.05 billion. EA's cash flow from operations is recorded at $475 million

EA's Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12 have each sold more than 10 million units, while Madden 12 sold almost 5 million. PopCap, which EA acquired in August, grew revenue 30 percent on a trailing 12-month basis, and its monthly active users for social games rose to 52 million, up from 39 million the previous year.

source:http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/01/ea-sees-205-million-net-loss-in-q3-rise-in-social-games-users/

Is Origin a success? We can't be sure just yet, but reaching one quarter of Steam's userbase in a fraction of the time it took for Valve to do so certainly doesn't hurt. And that's precisely what EA revealed today in a press release ahead of its third quarter financial earnings call for fiscal 2012, which boasted 9.3 million registered Origin users since launch in June 2011.

For those of you playing along at home, Valve announced its Steam service has approximately 40 million users as of mid-January 2012, resulting in 100 percent growth for yet another year. EA can't quite boast 100 percent growth numbers, but it does point out that those 9.3 million users "generated more than $100 million in non-GAAP revenue since launch." Which is to say that the service generated, like, a lot of money for EA, especially if you contextualize it in the nebulous "non-generally accepted accounting principles" world that EA has.

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source:http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/01/eas-origin-has-signed-up-9-3-million-players-since-launch/

Every time a publisher announces that a new game is going to have an online pass, or any kind of content locked behind a one-time code made to encourage sales of new copies (or to discourage sales of pre-owned copies, depending on the point of view), the whole internet explodes in a festival of wailing and hair pulling.

Of course the most sensationalist among our friendly neighborhood journalists will join the mourning, or better, they will encourage it, fueling the fire and pushing all their media weight into increasing the drama as much as possible, because, as you very well know, controversy generates traffic, and traffic generates revenue.

While the usual gamer isn’t required to know the real reasons why online passes exist, and a displeased reaction to something seen as an additional cost is natural, a sizable percentage of journalists know those reasons very well, especially the most experienced ones, but some still try quite hard to paint developers and publishers in the worst light possible, in order to keep the cash flow generated by controversy and drama running.

The fact is that, not only are online passes not as bad as some would like you to think, but they are actually a beneficial implementation. Even more than that, they are a necessary countermeasure that is here to stay, no matter how much people protest and express their indignation about the preposterous attempt by businesses to generate revenue from a product they provide. Mind you, online passes will actually spread further one way or another, so we better get used to the idea.

Angry already? I wouldn’t be surprised, especially after the indoctrination campaign by that sector of the media that did every possible effort to paint developers and publishers as the “evil corporations” out to eat your soul. Because, you know, your soul is yummy.

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The Assassins' Creed: Revelations online pass grants access to online multiplayer and an exclusive character.

Activate your Uplay Passport code, which comes with new copies of the game, and you gain access to multiplayer mode and The Sentinel.

The multiplayer modes Uplay Passport unlocks include Wanted Mode, Artifact Assault Mode, Manhunt, Deathmatch, Corruption, Steal The Artifact, Assassinate, Chest Capture and Training Ground.

The Sentinel, Vali cel Tradat, is described as a Wallachian noble by birth and a former Assassin.

As with other online pass schemes, if you don't have a code you'll need to pay to access the content. With Uplay you can buy a new Passport code online or activate a free trial.

source:http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-15-assassins-creed-revelations-online-pass-details