Ed Barton / Published - 28 Jan 10

GMI believes that EA will generate sales of around $1.3bn in the final quarter of 2009, just short of the bottom end of its recently-revised revenue guidance range at $1.33bn. A 40% year-on-year revenue boost in the first calendar quarter of 2010 (fiscal Q4 for EA) from $609m to $852.4m is achievable, we believe. This is because of a much stronger release line-up than in 2009, however, even this positive outlook on EA's prospects in the quarter the company just short of the lower end of guidance. On GMI's current forecasts this implies fiscal year revenues in the region of $4.1bn.