The Veilguard' has missed the company’s internal expectations by nearly 50 percent, with roughly 1.5 million players having "engaged" with the title during the third quarter of the fiscal year.

EA has blamed the performance of EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard for the company's fall in bookings in its third quarter.

In its preliminary third-quarter results for fiscal year 2025, EA writes that it is revising its anticipated mid-single-digit growth in live services net bookings to a mid-single-digit decline.

EA has cut its financial forecasts for the current fiscal year after EA Sports FC 25, its biggest moneyspinner by far, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard both

NEW: EA is slashing its forecast for the fiscal year due to the underperformance of holiday games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. EA says the new Dragon Age reached around 1.5 million players, missing expectations by nearly 50%. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Veilguard and EA Sports FC 25 underperformed, with Dragon Age specifically falling 50% short of expectations.

EA has lowered its financial forecast for the rest of this fiscal year, ending March 2025. The publisher points primarily to the underperformance of FC 25 — formerly known as FIFA — alongside sales of Dragon Age: The Veilguard failing to meet expectations.

EA has lowered its financial forecast for its current fiscal year, pointing to the 'underperformance' of EA Sports FC

EA corrected its earnings forecast for FY2025 downwards, citing the underwhelming performance of EA FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.