At the end of 2023, Electronic Arts (EA) left behind a year full of significant successes in the world of video games. In these months, we’ve witnessed how games continue to break barriers, combine interactivity with immersive narratives, and create vibrant online communities.
772 million matches have been recorded featuring female players in the starting 11. A total of 1.7 billion matches have been played and 15.6 million evolutions started in Ultimate Team Soccer.
What was particularly interesting was that 373 million Ultimate Team Soccer jerseys belonged to at least one female player. The most popular matches were between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid in the men’s category and between Arsenal and Chelsea in the women’s category.
While Real Madrid and Chelsea were the teams that played the most matches, Sam Kerr and Kylian Mbappé were the teams that scored the most goals.
FC Mobile has witnessed global participation with over 200 countries playing. 45.1 billion matches were played and 103.5 billion goals were scored. Pelé was the most selected player.
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As for Madden NFL, 1.9 billion plays have been called by Brandon Gaudin and Charles Davis. The most popular matchups include Chiefs vs. Eagles, 49ers etc. Eagles and Cowboys vs. While the Eagles were involved, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson were the top players in terms of touchdowns.
6.4 million Super Bowls have been played across various game modes, making February 12 the most played day of the year.
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The Sims 4 has been played for 1.8 billion hours. Users spent 260 million hours in Construction Mode, resulting in 23 million deaths and 43 million babies born.
The Sims 4 Gallery has seen 12 million installs, 568 million Sims created, and 4.7 million horses seen. The most popular recipes included eggs on toast, macaroni and cheese, and a ham and cheese sandwich. The game also witnessed a huge amount of social interaction with 3,450,000,000 WooHoos! Made by players.
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In Battlefield 2042, players completed 387 million weekly missions. A total of 763 million games were played and players performed 996 million role-plays.
Users created a total of 983,000 experiences by trying different eras and game scenarios in Portal mode. The most popular eras in the Portal mode were Conquest of Eras, BF World Tour, and Rendezvous 1942. In terms of weapons, the top five were G57, G42B, VHX-D3, MCS-880 and LCMG.
Apex Legends recorded that 129 billion supply boxes were looted. There were 81.8 million deaths caused by the ring.
Players used 12.4 billion Ultimate Skills and 500 million Holosprays were used. Additionally, 895 million games were played in Mixtape Match mode. Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) was watched for 4.79 million hours.
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*This content was rewritten with the help of artificial intelligence based on information received from EA and reviewed by a journalist and editor.
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