REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $262 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Redwood City, California-based company said it had net income of 86 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were $2.08 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.93 per share.

The video game maker posted revenue of $1.29 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $1.61 billion, falling short of Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.75 billion.

Electronic Arts expects full-year earnings to be $3.20 per share.

Electronic Arts shares have risen 17 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased 9 percent. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $92.62, a decline of 24 percent in the last 12 months.

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