Sprawling fantasy epic Dragon Age: Inquisition enjoyed the most successful launch in developer BioWare’s history ”based on units sold”, according to the 2015 EA earnings call.
That will be music to the ears of the Canadian studio, especially after the rather lukewarm reception to Dragon Age 2.
“In particular, Dragon Age: Inquisition had by far the most successful launch in BioWare’s history, exceeding our expectations. In addition, game sales for last-generation consoles were also much stronger than we had anticipated,” revealed EA’s CFO Blake Jorgensen during the investor call.
Outside of individual titles, EA’s performance was slightly down on last year. It revealed $1.4 billion in net revenue, down from $1.6 billion at the same time last year, and profits were at $388 million rather than $398 million. Still, it’s a better outcome than the publishing giant was expecting.
“Outperformance versus our outlook was driven by the record-breaking Dragon Age: Inquisition performance,” said Jorgensen. It’s good news for fans of the fantasy franchise - another game is looking very likely.
