Electronic Arts Reports their preliminary Q2 FY15 financial results, beating expectations, and raising their outlook for the fiscal year as a whole. "By emphasizing player engagement and our digital live services, we’ve grown revenue, expanded gross margins and delivered EPS well above prior year and our guidance," said Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen. "We are raising our annual non-GAAP net revenue guidance by $75 million to $4.175 billion and annual non-GAAP diluted EPS by $0.20 to $2.05." This includes a list of highlights that includes word that Battlefield Hardline is delayed, as the SWAT-themed shooter which was planned for February 2015 is now expected on March 17th in North America and March 19th in Europe:

Selected Operating Highlights and Metrics:

• Calendar year to date, EA continues to be the #1 publisher on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One consoles in the Western World, led by FIFA 15, NHL 15, Madden NFL 15, EA SPORTSTM UFC®, TitanfallTM, Battlefield 4TM, and FIFA 14.
• In fiscal Q2, EA’s players logged more than 1.9 billion hours of gameplay on console and PC.
• Monthly active users for EA’s mobile titles averaged over 155 million in Q2.
• EA’s mobile sports games averaged more than 40 million monthly active users in Q2, up 250% year-over-year, driven by Madden NFL Mobile and FIFA 15 Ultimate Team™ Mobile.
• To date, players have logged more than 89 million games of Madden NFL 15, up 48% year-over-year.
• Battlefield Hardline™ will launch on March 17, 2015 in North America, and beginning on March 19, 2015 in Europe.