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After the commercial failure of Mass Effect Andromeda, EA has doubled down on Anthem being its next big sci-fi series. Although we know a little about the shared-world shooter ahead of its 2019 release, Anthem’s executive producer Mark Darrah is hoping to shed more light by answering questions over on …

FIFA’s Ultimate Team is in a weird position where it’s loot boxes aren’t usually criticised. FIFA’s player base has just come to accept it, and the number of casual players that just play FIFA probably isn’t even aware of the larger discussion surrounding loot boxes. EA is though and will …

Anthem is set to continue BioWare’s trend of expansive triple-A titles, carrying the torch from Mass Effect, Dragon Age and even the original Baldur’s Gate. Moving forward, the studio has now expressed interest in using its experience to develop smaller-scale titles, pushing the boat out to be more experimental. BioWare …

DICE, and by extension publisher EA, have both taken a lot of flak since fans learned that Battlefield V was set to include female soldiers, prompting the developers to stand up to the criticism. The latest to join design director Alan Kertz in defending the decision is EA chief creative …

E3 is consistently the most exciting time of the year for gamers everywhere and this year should be no different. The event kicks off  this weekend, and all of the big publishers are prepared, with EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Nintendo and Sony  all hosting press conferences.  Similarly to last …

It has been just under one week since DICE first unveiled Battlefield V to the world. We weren’t really expecting more news to come until E3, but surprisingly, the game’s minimum system requirements for PC had already been published on the Origin store page yesterday. The minimum system requirements were …

Ever since the rise and fall of OnLive, there has been an increasing amount of interest in ‘cloud gaming’ amongst major publishers. Sony has PSNow, Nvidia has GeForceNow, Microsoft recently acquired its own cloud gaming service, and now it looks like EA is also jumping in and preparing itself for …

EA held its quarterly financial earnings call last week, during which we received three big takeaways- Battlefield V will have a single-player campaign, there will be ‘early access’ opportunities for Anthem and finally, an estimate on Xbox One sales. Microsoft stopped reporting exact Xbox One sales figures a couple of …

The folks over at DICE seem to love sending players on a good Easter Egg hunt, with Battlefield 1’s latest discovery leading to the supposed reveal date of this year’s Battlefield V. Rumoured to step back into World War II, the next iteration will “take inspiration from DICE’s core DNA,” …

EA opened a can of worms with the inclusion of loot boxes in Star Wars: Battlefront II, with each country discussing whether or not the practice is a form of gambling. Challenging the accusations, EA chief executive Andrew Wilson has revealed that the company will continue to implement loot boxes …

We’ve known for a while that Battlefield V is due to come out later this year, with a big showing set for E3 in June. With that in mind, it shouldn’t be too surprising to hear that EA and DICE are winding down support for 2016’s Battlefield 1, which has …

Over the course of 2017, Battle Royale became the next big thing in multiplayer gaming. We saw PUBG explode, Fortnite arrived and gave it some serious competition and now various Triple A developers are looking to implement the game mode themselves. We’ve heard that Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 might …

After a much-needed timeout, EA is set to revive microtransactions in Star Wars: Battlefront II on April 18th. Although this is under a revised format, the publisher recognises that it has an image problem among its fans, dedicating itself to “be better” moving forward. Patrick Söderlund has worked at EA …

Following on from a swift announcement last month, Burnout Paradise Remastered has officially hit consoles, with a PC launch set for a little later this year. So far, the console launch has been a big success, putting the Burnout series at the top of UK sales charts for the first …

It’s safe to say that when Star Wars Battlefront II released, EA was far, far away from pleasing everyone. Ridden with pay-to-win microtransactions, the publisher was forced to strip the premium currency from the title temporarily with a promise that they will return. After a lot of revision, EA has …

DICE was initially tipped to be working on Bad Company 3, the anticipated sequel to the highly regarded Bad Company series. To much disappointment, this has since been debunked, however the developers are instead set to return to the more familiar setting of World War II instead. Set to release …

Since EA acquired the exclusive rights to make Star Wars video games back in 2013, the publisher hasn’t done a lot of good with it. So far, we’ve had two questionable Battlefront games and one cancelled single-player project. Now it seems that the backlash to Battlefront II may have been …

Given the impending return of microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront II after EA’s recent controversy, the publisher has expressed its support of monetisation and said that the practice can be good for games. This has sparked worries regarding the recently announced Dragon Age sequel, however CEO Andrew Wilson says that …

Last week we learned that DICE would finally be revamping Star Wars Battlefront II’s progression system in the wake of last year’s massive loot box controversy. We don’t have exact details yet, but many are hoping for the removal of Star Cards, which have been a point of contention since …

Last week, reports began to speculate that BioWare’s Anthem wouldn’t launch until 2019 despite a previous ‘Fall 2018’ window of release. Instead of struggling to meet the original deadline, however, it seems that EA has learned from past scheduling controversies and is simply shifting the date forward to avoid conflict …

It is a well known fact at this point that Microsoft is struggling when it comes to delivering first-party content for PC and Xbox. With that in mind, it wouldn't be crazy to think that the company would be looking into buying out other studios. Several big names have been thrown around this week, with the rumor mill pointing towards PUBG Corp, EA and perhaps the most unlikely, Valve.

Back in June, there were reports of BioWare gearing up for a new title in the adventure RPG series Dragon Age. Today, these reports have seemingly been confirmed as prominent BioWare developers took to Twitter to bestow the pleasing news. The first public tweet about the upcoming title came from …

It has been two months since EA and DICE launched Star Wars Battlefront II and during that time, the publisher and developers have been very quiet on the subject. Microtransactions have remained switched off but issues with the progression system still remain. Now this week, we finally got an update, …

There have been many great Star Wars games over the years. We’ve had RPGs, action-oriented titles, space-combat games and even a few strategy games sprinkled in. For RTS fans, Empire at War has served as the best example of a Star Wars strategy title for many years and it seems …

Activision isn’t the only publisher patenting worrying new matchmaking systems designed to raise spending on microtransactions. This week, it came to light that EA has filed for two patents that could impact fair competition in multiplayer games, with one pertaining to Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment and another detailing an ‘Engagement Optimized …

Ahead of Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s silver screen debut, EA has launched its first chunk of DLC for Battlefront 2 inspired by the film, titled Resurrection. While the content won’t contain spoilers, it does contain characters, locations and vehicles from the upcoming movie. Set to further fill in the …

The setting of (mostly) historical wars is back in first person shooters due to popular demand, as we see big franchises commit to a huge U-turn on the modern settings. It seems like DICE might also be planning a big return as Battlefield Bad Company 3 is rumoured for development. …

Back in November, Hawaii representative, Chris Lee, rose to prominence in the gaming scene after he called out Star Wars Battlefront II’s loot box system, blasting EA’s microtransaction scheme as a ‘predatory practice’. He also branded the game as a ‘Star Wars-themed online casino’ in a video announcing his plans …

DICE has been very quiet since the launch of Star Wars Battlefront II. What would have been EA’s biggest game of the year was left mired in controversy over the Star Card system, prompting microtransactions to be switched off while changes were made. The first of these changes has been …

A few weeks back, EA announced that it would be acquiring Respawn Entertainment in a deal worth more than $400 million. This announcement came shortly after the publisher revealed that it would be closing down Visceral Games. Now, after dotting the I’s, EA has completed its acquisition of Respawn. In …