Tag Archives: ea

Knockout City is a competitive team-based multiplayer title inspired by the real-world sport of dodgeball. Initially a premium game, Knockout City has now been made free-to-start following a successful free trial. Knockout City launched on the 21st of May, retailing for £17.99. For the game’s first 10 days of release, …

As the video games industry matures, more and more older titles are left to the wayside, being largely ignored – especially if they were not revolutionary at the time. Despite digital media needing no physical space, server costs are eventually deemed too high for the product it’s hosting. Such is …

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was one of the biggest games of 2019, selling well over 10 million copies. The 3rd person action-adventure game received PS5 and Series X|S support shortly after the consoles’ launch, but a bespoke next-gen version was also promised to be coming – with a new …

Season passes are becoming the standard for every online game, but since its inception, most of them have followed the same logic. Generally speaking, all season passes demand that gamers have to grind for what they want, but EA might be about to change that according to its latest patent. …

EA hasn't had the best history when it comes to acquiring new studios, with multiple talented teams having been shut down over the years. Things are starting to change though, with EA's acquisition of Respawn being a success so far. With Codemasters now under the EA umbrella too, the publisher …

A couple of weeks ago when EA began teasing the next Battlefield game, the publisher stated that it would take full advantage of next-generation consoles, including the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. This did leave some doubts as to whether or not the game would also come to current-gen …

While there was a lot of buzz around the idea of a new Battlefield trailer dropping within the next week or so, DICE appears to have squashed those rumours. While the big Battlefield 6 reveal isn't happening this month, the studio has begun teasing announcements for next month.  In a …

It’s no secret that Microsoft has put a great deal of work and effort into making backwards compatibility as seamless as possible on Xbox. While Sony has also allowed for backwards compatibility on PS5, its implementation is much less robust. As such, playing the upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition on …

It looks like Respawn is cooking up another brand new IP. The studio recently put up some new job listings, revealing plans for a completely new game not connected to Titanfall or Star Wars.  We first caught wind of this via Vince Zampella himself, who tweeted out about an “exciting …

This week, DICE and EA began teasing this year's Battlefield game, promising bigger battles and more destruction than ever before. Battlefield 6 isn't the only new project in the works though, EA is also planning a Battlefield mobile game to compete with the likes of Call of Duty Mobile and …

EA has had the next Battlefield game on its 2021 release calendar for quite some time and as we get closer to launch, DICE is opening up a bit more about the new title, teasing bigger battles, more destruction and more.  In a blog post published this week, DICE confirmed …

Xbox’s FPS boost allows for many older titles to take advantage of the new generation of Xbox hardware, allowing games which were never designed with higher frame rates in mind on consoles to get updates to 60fps and beyond. EA has now announced that over a dozen of its own …

Just under two years after it was first announced that Apex Legends would eventually make its way to mobile, the first-person battle royale game is finally here – almost. The “specially designed for touchscreens” shooter will be entering beta this Spring, with a full release later on. Making the announcement, …

Since its surprise launch in February 2019, Apex Legends has become one of the major players in the free-to-play Battle Royale genre of games. Though growth has slowed down substantially, EA reported that Apex Legends has now officially surpassed 100 million players. Making the announcement on Twitter, the Apex Legends …

Two years ago, EA filed a patent for a dynamic difficulty adjustment system, the same patent that spawned a class action lawsuit over claims that EA uses dynamic difficulty to push players towards microtransactions in games like FIFA. That lawsuit was eventually dropped after a conversation with EA's engineers and …

Each month, Microsoft brings a number of new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service. For the month of March, subscribers can get their hands on a number of exciting titles, including Star Wars: Squadrons and NBA 2K21. The full list of games announced to be coming to Game …

Battlefield 6 (or whatever it ends up being called) is one of EA’s biggest games set to arrive in 2021. Being developed by DICE, many rumours have suggested that Battlefield 6 aims to be the most ambitious entry in the franchise yet. It seems this ambition may have gotten too …

We've heard quite a bit about Dragon Age 4's development over the years, specifically that EA was mandating live-service multiplayer elements. Since then, EA has seemingly had a change of heart, with reports now indicating that Anthem's flop has made executives back off a bit.  According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, …

Earlier this month, it was reported that EA executives were meeting with BioWare to discuss the future of Anthem and make a final decision on whether or not to continue with the Anthem 2.0/Anthem Next reboot. Now, we know the result of that meeting- Anthem is officially scrapped.  Last night, …

While Take-Two was originally set to acquire racing game specialist studio ‘Codemasters', EA eventually outbid them in the final hour of negotiations. As always though, these acquisitions take time to close and need to go through various approvals. All of that red tape has now been cleared, with Codemasters officially …

Recently, EA officially confirmed that a new Battlefield entry would be revealed and released this year. Other than that however, the publisher has provided little to no information on the next entry in the first-person shooter franchise. One leaker has now offered some details on what fans can expect from …

As the exclusivity agreement between EA and Star Wars begins to come to an end, the publisher has reflected on its relationship with Disney and the Star Wars IP. Despite a number of controversies, as well as some cancelled titles, the partnership appears to have paid off overall, with more …

While Take-Two was initially cleared to acquire Codemasters in late 2020, EA ultimately outbid the publisher. Now, with the racing game studio under its belt, EA hopes to be able to have a new racing game out annually.  During EA's quarterly earnings call this week, CEO Andrew Wilson explained that …

During EA's quarterly earnings call last night, we received the latest update on the next Battlefield game. DICE's flagship shooter is returning this year and so far, development on the game is ahead of schedule.  During the call, EA CEO, Andrew Wilson, told shareholders and analysts: “We’re looking forward to …

In recent years, BioWare has fallen somewhat out of favour with players and critics alike, with the studio’s output seeing a lukewarm reception, as well as the studio suffering from many internal issues. Despite all this, EA appears to have faith in the studio, claiming that it is “very, very …

Back in June 2020, EA announced that the popular Battle Royale shooter Apex Legends would be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Though the game may have taken longer to arrive than anticipated, Switch players will soon finally be able to take part in battling for victory when Apex Legends drops …

Back in June 2020, EA officially announced that it was bringing the Skate franchise back with a new game, but we didn't know much about the studio taking on the project. That changes today, with EA announcing the new studio it has put together for Skate 4.  EA's newest studio, …

Each week the Epic Games Store offers at least one free game to all those with an Epic Games account. While the quality and popularity of the title varies from week to week, last week’s offering of Star Wars Battlefront II was perhaps one of the store’s biggest. It has …

The Battlefield series is one of the premiere online first-person shooter franchises. In recent years however, the series appears to have stagnated somewhat, with many fans expressing nostalgia for the earlier entries in the series. According to a new rumour, EA is aware of this, and as such Battlefield 6 …

Each week, the Epic Games Store offers a free game or two to those with an Epic account. This week, the storefront is offering a major AAA title in the form of EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition. The game is currently available for free until the 21st of …