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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Revealed During Star Wars Celebration
Cameron Monaghan is becoming one of the most recognizable faces in the Star Wars franchise as the lead in their Jedi games, starting with 2019's Fallen Order from Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment The original game follows Cal Kestus, a former Jedi Padawan, who's hiding on the planet Bracca five years following the Great Jedi[...]
Mass Effect: Amazon Studios Nears Deal to Adapt Games to TV
According to Deadline Hollywood, negotiations are underway to secure the rights to the Bioware/Electronic Arts space opera RPG Amazon Studios are doubling down on the Science Fiction and Fantasy business, with The Expanse about to have its final season, Wheel of Time premiering to reportedly healthy viewing numbers, and the streamer's version of Lord of[...]
Star Wars Battlefront Soundtracks Getting Vinyl Release
The soundtracks to EA's Star Wars: Battlefront and Battlefront 2 games are coming to vinyl Walt Disney Records will handle the releases, with the first game's soundtrack releasing tonight at Midnight and the second game's soundtrack coming out on February 5th Both scores are by composer Gordy Haab, who won awards for both, with both[...]
Electronic Arts has offered a statement on how it's policing its sports games going forward.
In a lengthy Twitter post, the developer condemned racist, homophobic, and sexist speech across its wide variety of sports titles, including its NHL series as one example that seems to deal with his type of content regularly. Electronic Arts has offered a statement on how it's policing its sports games going forward. "We're constantly taking action to[...]
EA and Respawn Entertainment's are Bringing the ALGS this Summer
For esports fans looking for something to cheer on while the world is still under lockdown, EA and Respawn Entertainment have announced their new Summer Circuit in the Apex Legends Global Series — a four-month-long series of online competitions This competition will bring the Apex competitive community together like never before, by giving competitors ample[...]
We Get A Preview Of Additions Coming To "Madden NFL 20" At EA Play
credit//ES Sports   EA hopes to deliver a "next-level" gaming experience for fans The graphics look incredible and lifelike, but the game is not done as of yet With no release date as of yet, I'm willing to bet this will be a holiday release I'll be pre-ordering this game since this year's cover features the Baltimore[...]
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order just got a new free update.
Thanks to a new free update just in time for May 4, 2020, there's a New Game Plus mode as well as a series of additional goodies added to the game. The New Game Plus mode is called New Journey+, and it lets players who have finished everything the main game has to offer start over[...]
Live Your Tiny Best Life with the "The Sims 4: Tiny Living" Stuff Pack
Credit: Electronic Arts Have you ever been playing The Sims 4 and thought that maybe, just maybe, adding tiny houses might make it better? Apparently, that's what EA believes, as it's adding a new Tiny Living Stuff Pack to its collection of content The tiny homes in question will take up only about 100 tiles or less,[...]
"Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order" Looks As Exciting As Ever in New Launch Trailer
Credit: Electronic Arts EA's launch trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is here, and it's an awesome rush of footage that'll have you ready for November. The 50-second trailer may not be very long, but it shows off some truly intriguing parts of the upcoming game Yes, there are Force powers, and no, we can't wait[...]
"Battlefield V" Operation Underground Map Debuts on October 3
EA is serving up a heaping helping of new content to explore The latest map, Operation Underground, will be going live on October 3. Credit: Electronic Arts Operation Underground draws inspiration from the series' classic Operation Métro map It was originally seen in Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4: Second Assault According to EA's official blog outlining the[...]
EA Confirms Apex Legends Season 2 Battle Pass Details
EA and Respawn have announced the teams that would be competing in the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational The double-elimination tournament is taking place this week (from September 13-15) at the Alvernia Planet in Kraków, Poland. The tournament has a total prize pool of $500,000 USD, which 80 elite teams from around the world will compete over[...]
“Apex Legends” is Hosting a Wraith Voidwalker Event
EA and Respawn will be hosting a new Apex Legends event called "Voidwalker" which will run from September 3-17, 2019 As you might have guessed from the event name, the whole thing is centered on Wraith, specifically her mysterious past. For those who are somehow unaware, Wraith is one of Apex Legends' original Legends characters, and is a[...]
Auto Draft
EA and Respawn Entertainment have announced the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational, which will be a large scale esports tournament featuring the largest collection of competitive talent ever for an Apex Legends event The tourney will be held from September 13-15 in Kraków, Poland The event will feature 80 teams of top Apex players from around the[...]
BioWare has "Learned to Listen to What Fans Want" in Regards to "Anthem"
At EA Play today, the stream took a short segment between the main game updates to talk about Anthem BioWare's Ben Irving popped up on the stream to chat about the game's presence at EA Play, which is really focused just on the game's influencers and the game's Cataclysm event that's live right now[...]
FIFA 20 Brings Back Street Football at EA Play
While EA announced that EA Sports FIFA 20 will launch on September 27, 2019 yesterday, they held the proper release trailer for today The trailer hit at the start of EA Play, while further details on the game came during the FIFA segment of their stream programming. The game includes VOLTA Football again for the first time in[...]
EA Confirms Apex Legends Season 2 Battle Pass Details
During EA Play today, Respawn Entertainment announced that Apex Legends Season 2 – Battle Charge will release on July 2nd for PS4, Xbox One, and PC (via Origin) This new season will include a brand new character, a ranked match mode, a new Battle Pass with both daily and weekly challenges, and some changes to[...]
"Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order"- EA Play at E3 Details are Here
Greg Miller, who seems to have forgotten that he has a mic and doesn't need to yell, took to the stage this morning to unveil the much hyped Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which has been under development by Electronic Arts for quite some time now. //Credit: Electronic Arts/Disney The new Star Wars game will be released[...]
"FIFA 20" Release Date Revealed, More Details at EA Play
During EA Play tomorrow, the company will be doing a full reveal stream for FIFA 20, however, the company has already announced the game's release date via the official EA Sports FIFA twitter account The Twitter announcement included a short teaser video and the news that EA will be releasing EA Sports FIFA 20 on September[...]
Anthem's Cataclysm Event Seems Underwhelming
BioWare revealed Anthem's endgame Cataclysm event on Twitch yesterday, and while the event looks pretty cool, it doesn't do enough for fans already bored of the game. The Cataclysm event will last six weeks, and functions like a freeplay mode set in a special instanced area with its own map The map will change week to week,[...]
EA Details Apex Legends' Season 2 Battle Pass and Legendary Hunt
EA and Respawn Entertainment divulged a few details about Apex Legends' Season 2 Battle Pass, as well as some information on the limited-time Legendary Hunt event on the EA blog this week. The Legendary Hunt will start next Tuesday and will last for two weeks It brings in an Elite Queue, new Challenge rewards, a double XP[...]
EA to Launch Sea of Solitude This July
Electronic Arts and German studio Jo-Mei Games announced that the story-driven adventure game Sea of Solitude will be launching worldwide on July 5, 2019 Sea of Solitude is described as "an emotional experience that takes players on a personal journey to overcome a young woman's inner loneliness." In the game, players will help Kay see below[...]
FACEIT Announces its First Apex Legends Tournament Series
Competitive gaming platform FACEIT has announced its first Pro Series tournament for Apex Legends. FACEIT Pro Series: Apex Legends will be the first officially licensed Apex Legends esports series featuring solely professional players The series will see sixteen of the biggest esports organisations in the world compete in a points based series across eight $5,000 USD[...]
Epic Games Announces The First Fortnite Summer Block Party Event
With every season of Fortnite, with every patch to Anthem, and with every new game announcement, Live Service Games are constantly in the public eye However, they're also common targets for malcontents in the gaming industry Whether it's fans frustrated with Apex Legends' battle pass or journalists sick of dealing with "free-to-play" games, we're always[...]
Anthem Might be Going Free-To-Play, Which Will Make it Worse
Rumor has it that EA and BioWare will be releasing Anthem as a free-to-play game on EA Access. There are so many things I can say about Anthem, about it's incredible hype cycle, it's rushed development, it's sloppy execution on lofty goals, it's failure to deliver on any aspects of gaming that BioWare has traditionally done well… The[...]
Is It Time to Give Up on Anthem After Three Months of Waiting?
BioWare and EA's Anthem is struggling to hold onto its player base, which is quickly dwindling as the days drag on It's been three months since the game debuted back in February, and many have given up on playing it altogether. In my review of Anthem, I mentioned that the game had some promise and definite room[...]
Anthem Launch Trailer
  During their investor report earnings call, Electronic Arts was rather quiet about BioWare's Anthem which had a rather shaky launch period, and instead focused on the more successful Apex Legends However, EA did say that Anthem failed to meet expectations so far. Regardless, the publisher maintains faith in BioWare, saying "We believe in the team at BioWare, and we also[...]
Battlefield V
  EA and developer DICE are bringing back Battlefield's Rented Server Program, but with a few key changes The RSP was one feature many Battlefield V fans requested for the game after it launched without the option to host private matches, and it looks like the system is nearly ready to roll out. The RSP program is getting a[...]
Apex Legends Season 2 will be Revealed During EA Play at E3
In their latest investor earnings call, EA said that the first details about Apex Legends' Season 2 will be revealed at EA Play on Friday, June 7th The event will be taking place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and will be broadcast online for fans to watch online Rather than doing a typical press[...]
EA Opens the EA Access Subscription Service to PS4 Customers
Electronic Arts announced today that it's bringing the EA Access subscription service to PlayStation 4 Starting July, PS4 players can sign up for a monthly subscription or an annual subscription through the PlayStation Store With the addition of the PS4, EA Access will now be available on almost all modern gaming platforms – PS4, Xbox[...]
BioWare Denies that Dragon Age 4 is Taking Precedence over Anthem
credit//BioWare Several key members of the BioWare team have reportedly left Anthem in favor of Dragon Age 4, but the studio insists it is still 100% committed to supporting the coop shooter Rumors that BioWare was giving up on Anthem surfaced earlier this week due to the news that Executive Producer Mark Darrah, Lead Producer Michael Gamble, and Lead Director Jonathan Warner[...]