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Electronic Arts shows 2nd-quarter net loss

Thu Nov 1, 2007 4:27pm EDT

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O) posted a quarterly net loss , compared to a year-earlier profit on Thursday, as an accounting change led to a fall in net revenue at the world's biggest video game publisher.

Electronic Arts said net loss for its second fiscal quarter was $195 million, or 62 cents per share, compared with a profit of $22 million, or 7 cents a share, a year earlier. Net revenue was $640 million, down 18 percent from $784 million a year earlier. (Reporting by Scott Hillis)



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