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Electronic Arts Inc. has finally revealed how much it will pay college athletes to appear in its highly anticipated upcoming videogame “EA Sports College Football 25.”

EA Sports' college football franchise will return this summer, the video game company announced Thursday, after the franchise was discontinued over a decade ago amid ongoing lawsuits over whether college athletes should be paid for their names and likenesses.

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The eSports gaming stocks have captured the attention of investors, positioning themselves as a significant investment arena. Once considered a niche pastime, eSports has evolved into a global phenomenon with remarkable staying power.

Electronic Arts has been focusing on growing their mobile gaming portfolio to keep up with peers like Microsoft. Although the company only raised the dividend $0.02 in the last few years, they have ample room to continue growing the dividend. Despite the recent acquisitions, the balance sheet remains strong.

The cost of developing the top-quality video games, known as AAA games, has surged tenfold over the past decade and a half but pricing and returns for the games industry has not kept up, JP Morgan has warned. Increasing costs and lower returns for companies are a trend that the investment bank argues is structural rather than a mere byproduct of the pandemic.

Electronic Arts' (EA) third-quarter fiscal 2024 results reflect strength in new releases, continued live services growth and healthy engagement.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Electronic Arts (EA) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2023, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Videogame maker Electronic Arts Inc. saw a modest uptick in gaming demand during the holiday season, helped by gains in its “EA Sports FC” soccer franchise, but signaled a slowdown in a key demand metric for its fourth quarter.

2023 was rough for the video gaming industry; the sector slowed from industry-wide layoffs to stagnant consumer demand. However, the start of 2024 brings a new dawn for gamers as exciting gaming events, like the New York Game Awards and the “oh so cool” CES 2024, spice up gamers' appetite for upcoming title announcements and cool tech.