EA - Earnings call transcript Q3 2018

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Erika, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Electronic Arts Q3, 2018 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. [Operator Instructions].Thank you. Mr. Investor may of your VP Evenden, Relations, begin you conference. Chris

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Operator

Your Schachter Ben Research. next comes from from question Macquarie

Ben Schachter

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Blake Jorgensen

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Andrew Wilson

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Blake Jorgensen

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Operator

from Gee from Your Barclays. next question comes Ryan

Ryan Gee

Hi, great. Thanks for my taking call.

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Operator

Oppenheimer. Your from next comes question from Andrew Uerkwitz

Andrew Uerkwitz

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Blake Jorgensen

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Operator

Your Mike Company. next from comes Hickey from question Benchmark

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Mike from Olson Your Piper Jaffray. next from question comes

Mike Olson

good Hey, afternoon.

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Blake Jorgensen

the questions look appreciate when next With early end months, interest. fiscal we and well talking time. think forward give are that our I guidance as again everybody's Thank everyone great for you. we to in will XXXX of of QX seeing I we as out May. over at And the few

Operator

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Electronic Arts (EA) 31 Jan 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript