‘Apex Legends’ boosts EA as gamers spend more on publishers


  • TECH
  • Monday, 25 Mar 2019

Electronic Arts Inc is leading an index of videogame publishers to the highest in more than two months as new data March 21 suggests digital game spending worldwide has grown. 

Gamers spent US$8.2bil (RM33.20bil) on digital titles across console, personal computer and mobile devices in February, a 2% increase year-over-year, according to statistics from Nielsen’s SuperData Research. EA climbed as much as 8.1% to its highest in a month, Activision Blizzard Inc rose as much as 4.8% and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc gained 3.5%. 

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