A new game, particularly one ten years in the making after a GOTY-winning sequel, underperforming by a full 50% is dire. You’ll also notice from the wording there that it says “engaged” not “sold,” as this number includes those who might have played via EA Play. So sales are likely not much above a million.

A weird week for BioWare just got a little weirder, as EA reveals in its new quarterly financial statement that Dragon Age: The Veilguard unperformed sales expectations by 50% for the company's 2025 fiscal year third quarter.

Electronic Arts revealed its financial report for the third quarter of the fiscal year. It explicitly admits that Dragon Age: The Veilguard did worse than expected.

Publisher Electronic Arts (EA) and developer BioWare's latest role-playing game, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, grabbed around 1.5 million players, but missed EA's expectations by almost 50%. That comes via a preliminary earnings report from EA,

EA has lowered its financial forecast for its current fiscal year, pointing to the 'underperformance' of EA Sports FC

EA published their revised projected revenues for 2025 following Dragon Age's failure to meet expectations, causing the EA stock to plummet.

As of writing, shares of EA are trading for $115.80. Ahead of the announcement, the stock was changing hands at $142.35.

The Veilguard failed to meet EA's sales expectations by almost 50%, selling only around 1.5 million units. The game received mostly positive reviews from critics but had a divisive reception among fans.

The publisher points to two main causes for lower than expected revenue: Dragon Age: The Veilguard missed its sales projections by 50% despite reaching 1.5 million players. However, a bigger cause for concern lies with the underperformance of EA Sports FC 2025.

The Veilguard' has missed the company’s internal expectations by nearly 50 percent, with roughly 1.5 million players having "engaged" with the title during the third quarter of the fiscal year.