Your highest rank is based on your level. Technically this would give you a single rank four slot at level 9, a rank 5 slot at level 11, etc. without taking the expert or master spellcasting feats.
Yes, if you had spells from your sorcerer that overlapped with the mystery’s spells, you could cast them using the extra slot without taking the basic spellcasting feat.
Not sure where you got your numbers. GAAP Net revenue for FY25 was $7.5B.
https://ir.ea.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Electronic-Arts-Reports-Q1-FY26-Results/default.aspx#%3A%7E%3Atext=In+fiscal+year+2025%2C+EA%2Crevenue+of+approximately+%247.5+billion.