From ign.com
July 24, 2003 - Electronic Arts yesterday revealed in financial statements and through analyst conversations two major revelations for console and online gamers, IGN learned from UBS Analyst Mike Wallace.
The world's leading third-party publisher is in the works with a sequel to Def Jam Vendetta, due March 2004 (presumably for PS2, Xbox and GameCube), and has plans to implement an experimental pay-for-play tournaments for NBA Live 2004 as well as to enable consumers to pay for downloadable content for EA Sports and EA Games titles.
EA placed emphasis that it's in a testing/learning phase with its online titles. And that it has yet to form long-term concrete plans on how, or if, it can make a profit online in this console cycle.
Following up on its first financial statement, EA beat analysts' odds with a profitable Q1. Its lead titles were The Sims Superstar (PC), which sold 1.5 million units, NBA Street 2, which sold 1.4 million units (on PS2, Xbox and GC), and Def Jam Vendetta (on PS2 and GC alone), which sold nearly 1 million units, a fantastic debut for an original non-WWE title.
Additionally, two previously unannounced games, Skate or Die, possibly a sequel to Street Skater 2, and Supercar GT, were both cancelled.
I'm so happy!
Def Jam Vendetta 2 Confirmed by EA!!
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