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Deal EA Play Subscription on Sale for £0.79, $0.99
New subs only
Subscription service EA Play is currently on sale, but only if you're currently unsubscribed. Usually priced at £3.99 in the UK and $4.99 in the US, a month's sub is going for just £0.79, or $0.99 on the PlayStation Store. Subscribing gets you access to a catalogue of EA-published titles, including recent arrivals like Star Wars...
News EA Primed to Purchase Codemasters as Take-Two Withdraws Offer
Need for even more speed
Just before the end of 2020, a bidding war began for Codemasters, the big, racing-focused publisher and developer. Take-Two Interactive put in an offer to acquire the company, but a few weeks later, Electronic Arts made a significantly larger bid. Now, it looks like the latter has strong-armed the former out of the deal...
News EA Will Keep Making Star Wars Games Despite End of Exclusive Deal
Publisher reiterates
Despite the fact that it no longer has a monopoly on the Star Wars license when it comes to video games, EA has reiterated that it will continue making titles set in a galaxy far, far away. Following on from a number of announcements earlier today — including one from Ubisoft stating that it's making an open world Star Wars...
News The Sims 4 Moves to a Haunted House This Month
New careers, activities, and more
The Sims 4 isn’t everyone’s cup of coffee, but Maxis continues to iterate on it, with the Paranormal Stuff pack due out on 26th January for the PlayStation 4. This actually looks like another fun add-on, allowing you to move into haunted houses with ghoulish presences. Of course, this means there’s a new...
Rumour Mass Effect Legendary Edition Release Date Set for 12th March
Geth in
The official release window for Mass Effect Legendary Edition is 'Spring 2021', but a full date may have just been leaked by a number of retailers. They've got it down for Friday the 12th March 2021, and Eurogamer reckons that the information is accurate. Sounds about right to us. For those totally out of the loop, Mass Effect Legendary...
News BioWare Shares Dragon Age 4 Art of What We Hope Is a Badass Magic Archer Class
On target
Wow, slow news day or what? Listen, we don't usually make articles based on concept art, but hear us out on this one. BioWare executive producer Christian Dailey has posted a cool looking picture of what seems to be some kind of magic archer from Dragon Age 4 (or whatever it ends up being called). We're writing about it because it might...
News EA Speeds Past Take-Two's Bid for Codemasters with Huge Counter Offer
The race is over?
In a surprising twist, Electronic Arts is now set to acquire Codemasters. Last month, news came out that Take-Two Interactive had proposed an offer to purchase the hugely successful racing game specialists. If it all went through, the 2K Sports publisher would buy out Codies for roughly $973 million in cash and shares. However,...
News The Next Dragon Age Gets an Ominous New Teaser Trailer
Seeking Solas
Who's ready for a new Dragon Age trailer? Wait, don't go — this one isn't just a load of concept art! It's an actual legit teaser trailer... With characters and stuff. Okay, look, it's CG, but it's the most we've been shown of this game so far. "The world of Dragon Age needs a new hero – someone who can take on the evil forces...
News It Takes Two Is PS5, PS4 Co-Op Relationship Counselling for Couples on a Budget
Out on 26th March
We’ve absolutely no idea how Josef Fares and his team at Hazelight convinced EA to publish It Takes Two, but it’s shaping up to be something both strange and special. You’ll play as a clashing couple transformed into dolls due to a magic spell. Despite not being on the best terms, they’ll need to work together to return to...
Interview Switching Off Our Targeting Computers with Star Wars: Squadrons Composer Gordy Haab
Let's blow this thing and go home
A pretty exciting interview to bring everyone today, as we have an interview with composer Gordy Haab, about his work scoring Star Wars: Squadrons, the arcade flight sim title from Motive Studios. We do a deep dive into Gordy's history with Star Wars games, how the entire soundtrack for Squadrons is built around a...
Spring 2021
After what feels like an eternity of writing about the supposed Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster, it's finally, finally, finally been made official. BioWare has announced that Mass Effect Legendary Edition will launch in Spring 2021 for PS4. It'll include all three Mass Effect games from the original trilogy, complete with all of their...
News Multiple Trusted Sources Tease Mass Effect Announcement This Weekend
Is it finally happening?
Okay, nobody panic, but it looks like it's finally happening. N7 Day falls on this weekend — Saturday the 7th November, to be clear — and fans have been hoping that BioWare will celebrate the annual event by finally announcing the long rumoured Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster (also known as Mass Effect Legendary Edition)...
Review Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered - An Okay Remaster of a Great Arcade Racer
I've got to get away
Need for Speed diehards might not agree, but Criterion's Hot Pursuit was a triumphant arcade racer back in 2010. A slick handling model and a choice selection of vehicles led to epic police chases through miles of winding roads, and the Autolog feature brought addictive asynchronous multiplayer to the forefront. A decade later,...
News Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster May Finally Be Announced This Weekend, Fans Hope
N7 Day
There's a growing hope that the long, long, long rumoured Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster — also known as Mass Effect Legendary Edition — may finally be announced this weekend. At this point, we all know that the remaster is happening — it's been outed by multiple trusted sources on multiple occasions — but the wait for its official...
News EA Gearing Up for Need for Speed Announcement on Monday
Presumably Hot Pursuit remaster
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, aka the worst kept industry secret right now, could be officially announced very soon indeed. EA has opened up a teaser page on the official Need for Speed website, with the number 510 everywhere and a countdown ending on 5th October. This follows a handful of social posts from...
After controversial Ultimate Team ad spotted in toy mag
Update: In response to the controversy which started a few days ago after Electronic Arts was spotted advertising FIFA Points to kids inside a Smyths Toys magazine, the publisher issued the following statement: "We take very seriously the responsibilities we have when marketing EA games and...
News Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Has Now Been Rated in Korea
Just announce it, EA
Sometimes, you just can't keep secrets from getting out. It happens every now and again. By now, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is definitely a thing, and EA might as well just spill the beans. The existence of the game was first reported by VentureBeat, and it has since appeared in listings on Amazon UK. Now, the...
News Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster Sighted on Retail Website, Please Just Announce This Game EA
Here we are again
The long rumoured Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster was spotted on a Portuguese retail website earlier today. The listing has since been taken down. That's it. That's the story. Does it mean anything? Who knows. But certain insiders swear that this remaster is real, and that a release was initially planned for October. However, with...
News You'll Still Have to Pay for EA Play Independently on PS5, PS4
Raw deal
EA Play, the subscription service formerly known as EA Access, is being bundled up with Xbox Game Pass – effectively making the service free*, depending on how you want to do your sums. This means that you’ll immediately get access to all of the benefits of the service, including the ability to download All Free EA Play
News EA Disables UFC 4's In-Game Ads Following Player Outrage
They won't appear in the future
Update: After backlash from fans, Electronic Arts has disabled the in-game ads that play in-between rounds in EA Sports UFC 4. In a statement handed to Eurogamer and posted on Reddit, the publisher said: "Earlier this week, the team turned on ad placements in EA Sports UFC 4 that appeared during the 'Replay' moments...
Rumour Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster Set for October Reveal and Release, But Date Might 'Slip'
Zzzzzzzz
Show of hands: who's sick of hearing about the supposed Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster? Or perhaps a better question: who's sick of listening to the same old rumours over and over again? This latest update on the long, long rumoured remaster comes directly from journalist-in-the-know Jeff Grubb, who has said numerous times that the Remaster...
News Star Wars: Squadrons Is Looking Good in New Overview Trailer
Most impressive
Star Wars: Squadrons has looked promising since we first saw it back in June, and it continues to do so in this latest trailer. Focusing on the single player campaign, the new video starts with a stylish story rundown before going into overview mode. There's a fair amount of gameplay to gawk at in the video. We're shown snippets...
News BioWare Gives a Tiny Glimpse of Dragon Age 4
See you in 2023
BioWare brought a new look at Dragon Age 4 to Gamescom Opening Night Live 2020, and when we say new look, we mean it showed us some concept art. Again. The trailer's over four minutes long, but we only get about then seconds of gameplay footage. And even then, it's clearly very, very early in development. We're not expecting to get...
News Rumoured Remaster of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Appears on Amazon UK
All but confirmed
One of PlayStation 3's best arcade racers is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the Criterion-developed cops n' robbers game. Released back in 2010, it's also one of the better games in the franchise, which has been pretty lacklustre for the entire PS4 generation. It was rumoured not too long ago that Hot Pursuit may be making a...
News EA Access Is Getting Renamed, But Details Are Sketchy
Half-baked announcement introduces EA Play
Starting from 18th August, EA Access will be renamed EA Play, but the service will remain largely the same. The juggernaut publisher didn’t explain much in its press release – will subscribing to the service on the PlayStation 4 provide you with access to a PC membership, for example? – but it was...
News FIFA 21's Career Mode Promises Big Improvements, Way More Control Over Your Squad
You're the boss
FIFA 20 faced a huge backlash from players when its career mode simply wasn't up to scratch -- especially at launch. The mode was pretty much busted in more ways than one, but EA Sports seems eager to make up for past mistakes with FIFA 21's offering. The overarching theme here is that everything is designed to be more in-depth...
News Next-Gen Need for Speed Supposedly Leaked with Super Early Footage
Dev build appears online
Wow, this is pretty nuts. If it's legitimate -- and given the gameplay in the above video, we're not sure how it couldn't be -- this appears to be crazy early footage of the next Need for Speed. Criterion Games is currently working on a next-gen NFS title, a snippet of which we saw during EA Play 2020. The above video,...
Okay then
Wait, what? The long rumoured Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster can actually be pre-ordered? Right now? Er, apparently so. After the remaster was spotted on a GAME product list -- which many initially thought was fake -- Reddit users decided to see whether they could place a pre-order at their local branch. As it turns out, they succeeded...
News FIFA 21 Gameplay Trailer Details On the Pitch Improvements, Promises More Player Control
Make the run
The first proper FIFA 21 gameplay trailer is here, and it goes over many of the improvements that you can expect from this year's instalment. The big takeaway here is that the game promises more control over your teammates. There's an emphasis on manual runs, where you can tell surrounding players when and where to make a decisive...
News EA Could Be Considering Warner Bros Gaming Division Buyout
CFO drops a possible hint
If you didn't already know, Warner Bros.' gaming division -- which includes developers such as Rocksteady (Batman Arkham) and NetherRealm (Mortal Kombat, Injustice) -- is up for sale. Priced at around $4 billion, the division certainly doesn't come cheap, and so only a handful of mega publishers have shown interest. As...
News Skate 4 to Focus on Community and User-Generated Content, EA Suggests
Wants to appeal to a wide audience
It feels like the gaming world has been waiting on a new entry in the Skate series for eons, and EA has finally announced its return. Yes, a brand new Skate game is in the works, and while it's undoubtedly very early days, the publisher has hinted at some details in a recent investor call. As reported by VGC,...
Rumour Is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Speeding onto PS4?
One report reckons so
Last year, Electronic Arts said it's been cooking up some "exciting remasters of fan favourites". While many interpreted this as a remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy, nothing has really been confirmed since. However, one report claims to know what's next for EA's remaster plans, and it's nothing to do with Commander Shepard...
Round Up What Was Announced During the EA Play 2020 Livestream?
All the PS5, PS4 reveals
Following the cancellation of E3 2020, Electronic Arts decided to take its yearly EA Play event to the internet with a digital showcase. Featuring a focus on a number of different titles, the publisher did its usual thing of highlighting upcoming sports games, new experiences from the EA Originals program, and a few other...
Talking Point Was EA Play 2020 Brilliant or a Bust?
Did you see anything you liked?
In the absence of E3 2020, Electronic Arts took its annual EA Play event online to debut just some of the games it plans to launch in the near future and a few that are further out. Done via a digital showcase, the publisher revealed the first gameplay for Star Wars: Squadrons and focused on sports titles including...
News Here's 10 Whole Seconds of New Dragon Age 4 Footage
Thank the Maker!
We've all been dying to see the next Dragon Age -- commonly referred to as Dragon Age 4 -- in action for a long time now, but the wait is finally over. During EA Play 2020, we got to see ten whole seconds of brand new footage straight from BioWare. It begins 31 seconds into the video above. There's a big tree. A stone arch. Some...
News Lost in Random Is a Tim Burton-Inspired Adventure From the EA Originals Program
From the Ghost Giant dev
Following in the footsteps of A Way Out and Fe is Lost in Random, the next title in the EA Originals program. This title comes from Zoink! Games, who put out the incredible Ghost Giant on PlayStation VR last year. No platforms have been confirmed just yet, but it's probably safe to assume that this will hit either...
News Star Wars: Squadrons Gameplay Shows Campaign, Multiplayer, and Massive Fleet Battles
Squadron goals
The only thing that stopped us falling asleep during EA Play 2020 was the new gameplay trailer for Star Wars: Squadrons. The title got a near six minute video during the presentation that details the single player campaign, multiplayer modes, and fleet battles. The latter seems to be the big selling point here, as two teams dogfight...
News It Takes Two Is the Next Game from A Way Out Dev Hazelight
Josef Fares returns
Hazelight, the studio making co-op adventures like A Way Out, has announced its next game. Once again helmed by the outspoken Josef Fares, It Takes Two is a cooperative action platformer in which you'll need to work together with your partner. It didn't really get a trailer, but the above video teases some details when it's not...
News Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster May Not Be at EA Play Tonight, But It Is 'Coming This Year'
Come on, EA
EA Play, EA's annual, totally-not-an-E3-press-conference, is happening tonight. But will the heavily rumoured Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster finally be announced during the show? Maybe, maybe not, according to VentureBeat, although the publication does reiterate that the remaster is definitely still happening, and it's
Guide What Time Is the EA Play 2020 Livestream?
When and where to watch
E3 2020 might have been cancelled, but that hasn't stopped the world of games from taking to the internet and revealing some of the biggest projects coming in the next couple of years digitally. Electronic Arts is one publisher which has joined the club, with its EA Play event making a return for 2020. When is it, however?...
Deal Grab an EA Access One Month Subscription for Less Than $1/£1
What a bargain
Have you been considering signing up to EA Access but haven't yet pulled the trigger? Well, you might want to take advantage of this excellent deal. The service is currently offering a major discount to new subscribers, bringing the price of a one-month subscription down to just $0.99/79p. The deal is live right now on the PlayStation...
News Star Wars: Squadrons Has Cameos and Customisable Pilots, Two Multiplayer Modes Revealed
Set after the Battle of Endor
Star Wars: Squadrons will include both a single player campaign and multiplayer modes, and IGN has the first details on both components. Coming to PlayStation 4 on 2nd October at a price point of $39.99, the EA Motive-developed title features a narrative set after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Following the Battle of...
News You Can Play the Entirety of Star Wars: Squadrons with PSVR
Cross-play support
Star Wars: Squadrons is coming to PlayStation 4 on 2nd October 2020, but there's one important point that we don't think deserves to be lost amongst the excitement. This new title can be played from start to finish in PlayStation VR, including both its single player campaign and multiplayer options. We'll learn more about the game...
News Star Wars: Squadrons Brings Space Battles to PS4 This October
All wings report in
Developer EA Motive has lifted the lid on its current-gen Star Wars project with an announcement trailer that confirms last week's leak. Star Wars: Squadrons is a PlayStation 4 title arriving on 2nd October 2020 that sees you take to the stars as a pilot of various space ships. It's set after the events of Star Wars: Return of...
News A Way Out Developer to Announce Next Game at EA Play This Thursday
Another co-op game?
Who could possibly forget Josef Fares? Famed for his "F*ck the Oscars" speech during The Game Awards a few years back, the man is probably more memorable than A Way Out at this point. It was a fairly decent co-op game, but it wasn't quite as good as the head of Hazelight Studios made it out to be. Nevertheless, it looks like...
News Star Wars: Squadrons Reveal Trailer Confirmed for Monday
Take to the skies
Update: The EA Star Wars Twitter account has now confirmed that Star Wars: Squadrons is real and an official announcement trailer will drop on Monday at 8am PT / 4pm BST. We will, of course, cover the reveal here on Push Square when the time arrives. Original story: Who
News Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered Reportedly Launching Fall 2020
N7 heaven
Following trusted reports that the Mass Effect Trilogy is finally being remastered for current-gen consoles, a new article from Gamereactor says that, as far as they know, the collection is set to launch this Fall. The supposed timing would come as no real surprise given that we're on the cusp of a new console generation, and Gamereactor...
News The Next Need for Speed Game Is Now in Development
Heat gets cross-play
Last year's Need for Speed Heat wasn't the greatest return to form, but it did just enough to scrape a 7/10 in the Push Square review. It's a pretty good game, although developer Ghost Games will be taking more of a backseat for the franchise's next racing iteration as Criterion Studios heads up production. What's more, EA has...
News FIFA Crowd Noise Will Be Used for Premier League Football Once It Returns
Championes, championes
Premier League football is on track to return later this month, and Sky Sports has revealed that it'll be making use of crowd noise taken from FIFA to add some atmosphere to televised matches. As you may already know, the Premier League season was put on hold following the coronavirus outbreak over three months ago, but...
News EA Play 2020 Postponed to 18th June in Support of BLM Protests
Important conversations taking place
Publisher Electronic Arts has made the difficult decision to postpone its EA Play 2020 event by a week so that more important voices can be heard during these difficult times. The digital showcase, which will hopefully play host to the announcement of a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster, will now take place on 18th...
