{"id":68300,"date":"2014-08-27T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=68300"},"modified":"2014-08-27T15:27:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T13:27:09","slug":"ea-wants-to-make-1-billion-in-dlc-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/68300-ea-wants-to-make-1-billion-in-dlc-in-2014","title":{"rendered":"EA wants to make $1 billion in DLC in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

EA is hoping to rake in the cash this year – not through game sales, but by selling DLC to gamers.<\/p>\n

The game publisher is aiming to hit the $1 billion mark – that’s over R10 billion – in digital add-on content sales in\u00a0its current financial year.<\/p>\n

According to EA, titles like madden NFL 15 – along with other EA Sports titles – will be the main contributors to Dr Evil’s world hostage payment. The company’s faith in Madden is well placed, with the title’s add-on content revenue rising by 350% in the second quarter of 2014, compared to the first.<\/p>\n

Another game where EA is raking in the DLC cash\u00a0is Battlefield 4, and no doubt Hardline will follow the same course.<\/p>\n

For those of you looking forward to\u00a0Dragon Age: Inquisition and The Sims 4, expect a plethora of paid-for DLC – EA has to make money in its 2015 financial year, too.<\/p>\n

Out of interest, I had a quick browse through Origin<\/a>\u00a0to see how much DLC and add-on content was available. Please note that the following is all paid-for additional content.<\/p>\n