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News No, BioWare Is Not Teasing a Dragon Age 4 Reveal for Next Month
It's still three years away
Dragon Age: Origins, and with that, the entire franchise itself, turned 10 years old yesterday. It's a moment worthy of celebration, and so the community is coming together for its second annual event named Dragon Age Day. It started off as an unofficial ceremony, but this year developer BioWare itself plans to get in on...
News Watch the First 30 Minutes of Need for Speed Heat Gameplay Right Now
I SAID RIGHT NOW
If you're still on the fence about Need for Speed Heat, a new gameplay video has arrived on the scene, courtesy of PlayStation Underground. This new footage shows off the first half an hour of the game, in which parts of the story are set up, and you engage in a handful of races. We're not sure if this is a good or a bad thing, but...
News ANTHEM Head of Live Service Departs BioWare
Another one
It's safe to assume that not many people are working on ANTHEM right now. The game's had one heck of a rough year, launching all the way back in February to lukewarm reviews and then gradually falling apart in the months that followed. We'd be shocked if it currently has anything that remotely resembles a healthy userbase at this point...
News You Can Play Battlefield V on PS4 for Free This Weekend
War Stories and multiplayer included in free trial
Battlefield V has been updated today with Chapter 5, introducing the Pacific theatre to the ongoing WW2 shooter. New factions, vehicles, maps, and more have been added with this update, breathing new life into the game. To celebrate, EA is letting everyone jump into the title for free this weekend...
News Check Out Need for Speed Heat's PS4 Trophies Right Now
I SAID RIGHT NOW
If you have a need for heat, trophies, and speed, we'd highly recommend taking a look at the Need for Speed Heat trophies. The list of trinkets has made its way online, and it seems like a pretty easy-going road to the Platinum. There are one or two pot holes to watch out for, though. A handful of online trophies require you reach...
News Apex Legends Duos Playlist Makes Battle Royale Victory Even Harder Next Month
Limited time event
Respawn Entertainment's Apex Legends might not be quite as on top of the world as it once was when it briefly overtook Fortnite in popularity earlier this year, but it has been trucking along nicely with a third season of content for the past few weeks. That's about to get even better next month with a limited time Duos playlist...
News EA Access Uptake Was Faster on PS4 Than Xbox One
Now over five million subscribers
It looks like PlayStation 4 owners are comfortable subscribing to different services: PlayStation Plus has attracted record members, PlayStation Now has grown significantly since its price drop, and now EA has confirmed that EA Access has increased from 3.5 million to 5 million users since launching on the Sony
News EA Gives Mass Effect Fans Hope with Confirmation of 'Exciting Remasters' Coming Soon
Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster, is that you?
Praise the lord: EA just gave hope to every Mass Effect fan currently in hibernation. The publisher plans on releasing some "exciting remasters of fan favourites" in the coming year, and that means just one thing to us. Our hopes and dreams of a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster are alive and kicking. In its...
News Don't Expect Dragon Age 4 to Release Until at Least April 2022
We'll be waiting a while
EA has provided an update on the development of Dragon Age 4, and it's not good news for anyone who was hoping to play BioWare's next big RPG any time soon. Of course, it's going to be a PlayStation 5 game, but it's not set to release for a good couple of years. During its latest earnings call, EA stated that while the next...
News EA Will Double Down on Live Services in Core Franchises
Card collecting
Are you a big fan of Ultimate Team? You better be, because EA has said that it’s “doubling down on live services combined with our core franchises”. This is on the back of increased FIFA Ultimate Team and Madden Ultimate Team engagement, as well as the long-tail success of Apex Legends and The Sims 4. “We’re investing in...
News Respawn 'Won't Forget' About Titanfall, Focused on Apex Legends for 2020
Titanfall 3 questions asked
Remember when Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella said that a new Titanfall game was planned for launch at some point in 2019? Yeah, what on earth happened to that? It's completely missing in action, making Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order the studio's only title launching this holiday period. Obviously, we can't expect...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Launch Trailer Is Impressive
Most impressive
It's almost Star Wars season. In addition to the Mandalorian TV series and The Rise of Skywalker hitting cinemas in December, Respawn Entertainment has produced a rather promising action adventure game. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a couple of weeks away, but a launch trailer has just arrived to get us all in the mood. It's a...
News Watch the Need for Speed Heat PS4 Launch Trailer Right Now
I SAID RIGHT NOW
No, we will never forgive Need for Speed Heat's reveal trailer for the "I said right now" line. To be honest, we're looking forward to having it screamed at us in-game. Fortunately, the release date is right around the corner; in less than two weeks, we'll all be hitting the streets in the latest entry in this long-running...
News Latest Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Video Is All About BD-1, Your Little Droid Companion
Beep boop
In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, you'll be playing as aspiring Jedi Cal Kestis, but he won't be alone. Along with a ragtag team of allies, Cal will be joined on his journey by BD-1, a diminutive droid that'll help him out in numerous ways. A new video from EA highlights the little guy's design, and you've got to admit, it's pretty...
News Battlefield V Takes the War to the Pacific in New Teaser
Full reveal tomorrow
We hardly ever hear about Battlefield V anymore, but developer DICE has been keeping it ticking along in the background. The fifth chapter of new content coming to EA's World War 2 shooter is set to take place in the Pacific, adding three new maps, new weapons, and more. A brief teaser has been released, which you can see below:...
Feature Burnout Needs to Bring Arcade Racers Back with a Bang
We are the lazy generation
Criterion Games made a name for itself with its blisteringly fast racing series, Burnout. Starting off as a small team with a small project, the original game was a modest but thrilling arcade racer all about rocketing your way through traffic. With each new game, Criterion added more and more to the experience, and with...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Goes Gold, Announces Respawn
The circle is now complete
Like C-3PO's metallic noggin, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has now gone gold. Respawn Entertainment has completed development work on the fast approaching action game, meaning it's ready at last to go into production. Here's hoping it can live up to all those positive previews that are going around. Fallen Order finally...
News Star Wars Jedi Has Dismemberment for Droids and Animals, But You Can't Cut Up Humans
Disney likely says no
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order appears to have some cool lightsaber combat going for it. Protagonist Cal is pretty deadly with the device, able to string together flashy combos, throw the thing like a boomerang, and, er, use it as a flashlight. Anyone even remotely familiar with Star Wars knows how dangerous lightsabers can be --...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Will Have Performance and Resolution Modes on PS4 Pro
Choose wisely
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has been looking pretty good lately. Thanks to a batch of new previews, there's renewed interest in Respawn's action adventure. From a visual standpoint, it seems like it's no slouch, too, and by the sound of it, PlayStation 4 Pro owners will have some options to toy with. If you're the proud owner of...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Previews Tell of a Promising Sci-Fi Action Adventure
Star player
Among this winter's big games is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, but we wouldn't blame you for forgetting about it. Respawn Entertainment's single player action title in the famed sci-fi universe has always looked decent from the outside, but with the franchise's recent history with games, some fans have found it difficult to get too...
News Hit the Streets with Brand New Need for Speed Heat Gameplay Right Now
I SAID RIGHT NOW
Yes, we are going to repeat that brilliantly awful line from the reveal trailer whenever possible. Dangerously cheesy dialogue aside, Need for Speed Heat looks to be shaping up rather nicely. There's now lots of new gameplay footage available to watch, and we've included one video above. IGN's 13-minute video includes a number of...
Deal BioWare's PS4 Sci-Fi Shooter ANTHEM Is Going for Crazy Low Prices on Amazon
One hit wonder
It's no secret that BioWare's ANTHEM has failed to garner much attention. Following an indifferent critical reception and a chain of issues, it feels like the game is pretty much dead and buried already. The developer did attempt to rekindle interest by promising some more content updates, but this didn't really make much of a dent...
News Star Wars Jedi Story Trailer Is Its Best Yet
Cue orchestral score
At under two minutes in length, this new Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order trailer is short but sweet. It's a story focused, mostly cinematic cut that does a good job of making main character Cal's quest seem fittingly epic. For our money, it's the best trailer the game's had up to this point. With so much buzz around all the games...
News Apex Legends Comes to Retail in October with Two Boxed Editions
Buy-to-play
EA's popular free-to-play battle royale title, Apex Legends, exploded onto the scene back in February, and quickly grew into a real Fortnite contender. Ever since its booming debut, the game has maintained a healthy enough audience, but its popularity has shrunk, despite two new seasons of content from developer Respawn Entertainment...
Play it today for a reduced price
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is finally official after plenty of leaks. You can watch the first gameplay trailer above, which outlines some of the new features and characters you'll be playing as in this crazy third person shooter. There will be social hubs, team play classes, 24-player matches, and...
News Fan-Requested Mirror's Edge Catalyst Theme Is Now Available for Free on PS4
Mirror image
Remember that interesting story about a Mirror's Edge Catalyst fan who missed out on a pre-order exclusive dynamic theme? An EA employee made note of their request, saying "you should see it in 1-2 weeks". That time has arrived -- the theme in question is now available to download on PlayStation 4, and what's more, it's free of charge...
News ANTHEM Lead Producer Leaves BioWare
Another nail
ANTHEM lead producer Ben Irving -- who's appeared on many an ANTHEM livestream over the last nine months or so -- has revealed that he's leaving BioWare after eight years with the developer. Irving has basically been the spokesperson for ANTHEM since it launched -- he appeared at EA's E3 show to talk about the game's future. Of course,...
News Need for Speed Heat Gameplay Trailer to Debut at Gamescom
Things are heating up
In case you've somehow missed it, the reveal trailer for Need for Speed Heat has just hit the web. It's a showy video with plenty of style, but there's something missing -- gameplay. As expected, EA's reveal of the latest entry in the series consisted merely of a short trailer to whet our appetites. Gameplay footage isn't too...
News This Leaked Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Reveal Trailer Isn't Even Finished
Not ripe enough
There's having a game trailer leak online, and then there's having a work-in-progress trailer get out. That's exactly what's happened with Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3, or as it's now known, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. The above video shows a reveal trailer, probably due for its debut at Gamescom, and it's...
News Countdown Clock Suggests Need for Speed Reveal Coming Later This Week
It's go time
EA's approach to the latest Need for Speed game has been slightly unusual. Ahead of E3, developer Ghost Games revealed it's working on the next instalment in the racing series, and that it'll launch in 2019, but that it wouldn't be present at the Los Angeles trade show. We're mere months away from the supposed release of this game, but...
Rumour First Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3 Screens Leeked Online
Map and character screens sown off
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 3 is gaming's worst kept secret at the moment. It's yet to be officially announced, but it's known that a multiplayer alpha test is going on right now, and publisher EA made mention of a new Plants vs. Zombies game in a conference call earlier in the year. Speaking of that alpha...
Agreed
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order protagonist Cal Kestis is a human -- a human with a really big jaw and, in our opinion at least, a very punchable face. But what if the hero of the upcoming adventure title wasn't human? What if they were one of those blokes with tentacle heads? Or the little weird aliens with hand-feet? Well, this was apparently...
Round Up Sea of Solitude PS4 Reviews Drowned by Divided Opinions
The tide is high
It’s rare we get an “out there” release from EA these days, but Sea of Solitude has sailed onto the PlayStation 4 under a wave of muted anticipation. The title, which explores all kinds of emotional charged themes, is the latest game from Jo-Mei Games – and its setting is loosely inspired by Berlin. But what are critics...
News Full Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Gameplay Demo Shows Off Brand New Footage
This is the video you're looking for
We got our very first look at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order during EA Play, but a handful of journalists present at the event were lucky enough to see and play an extended gameplay demo. Now, the publisher has decided to release a video of the full 25-minute slice of action, and it has a bunch of new footage to...
News Respawn Entertainment Discusses Metroid Style Design for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
An "exploration game"
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order looked fairly promising during its gameplay demonstration at EA Play earlier this month. What wasn't made particularly clear is that the game's structure is actually similar to that of series such as Metroid Prime. As explained by Jeff Magers, lead level design
News NHL 20 Cover Star Revealed at 2019 NHL Awards
Release date also confirmed
For the past few years, EA has chosen to use the NHL Awards ceremony to reveal its new cover athlete, and that trend has continued this year. NHL 19 cover athlete P.K. Subban took the stage in Vegas and talked about what being on the cover meant to him before revealing Toronto Maple Leafs player Auston Matthews as the...
E3 2019 No, You Can't Dismember People in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
But non-humanoids are fair game
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was finally fully unveiled at EA's totally-not-E3 event EA Play. The publisher peeled back the curtain on the first gameplay footage, showing off a promising action adventure in the Star Wars universe, complete with Force powers and lightsaber-centric combat. The famous weapon of the Jedi...
E3 2019 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Story Trailer Shows Off Brand New Footage
Jedi business
Making somewhat of a surprise appearance, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order cropped up during Microsoft's E3 presser. EA went over the first gameplay footage during its livestream yesterday, but it's been followed up with this new trailer. It shows off some areas and story elements we've not seen before, intertwined with some of the...
E3 2019 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Takes Inspiration from Metroid and Dark Souls
The Dark Souls of Star Wars games
Earlier today, we were treated to our very first look at gameplay from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Respawn Entertainment's upcoming action title. While it's pretty clear where the game draws its inspiration from, the developer has pointed out two main series that have influenced the design of its...
E3 2019 Star Wars Jedi Combat Is All About 'Freeform' Action, Lots of Dynamic Moves
No need to force it
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order got a lengthy gameplay trailer during EA's EA Play livestream, showing off a lot of combat. While we doubt that we've seen everything it has to offer, it does look decent, opting for a dynamic system that's actually quite open ended. Developer Respawn Entertainment describes the combat as "freeform"...
E3 2019 EA Reveals Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Gameplay with Lengthy Demo
Star of the show?
EA might not have a killer E3 lineup this year, but it did have Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to show off. The first game on its schedule of EA Play livestreams, the publisher has finally lifted the lid on Respawn Entertainment's sci-fi action adventure with the first gameplay footage. Check it out above. It looks like a mix of all...
Guide What Time Is EA's E3 2019 Livestream?
All the info on EA Play
EA is a funny one this year. It's once again kicking off E3 2019 with its big EA Play event, but this year, there won't be a traditional press conference. In fact, the publisher has outlined its entire lineup for the show, leaving little room for surprises. Instead of a presser - goodness knows EA hasn't been getting them...
E3 2019 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 'Isn't About Combos and Acrobatics' Says Game Informer
Gameplay inspired by "two beloved gaming franchises"
Game Informer has just announced the new cover for its July 2019 issue, and it means the US publication has gone hands on with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. We're about to get our first look at the game in action during EA's livestream tomorrow, but executive editor Andrew Reiner already has the...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Box Art Sure Looks Like a Star Wars Game
There are stars, and wars
Looks like EA is ready to take all your pre-order money. The official cover artwork for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is floating about on the internet right now, and you can see the PlayStation 4 box embedded here. To be honest, there isn't a whole lot to say about it. Our mate Cal Kestis is looking stoic in the...
News ANTHEM Cataclysm Outrage Could Be the Death Knell for BioWare's Looter Shooter
Eye of the storm
Things are not looking good for ANTHEM right now. To be fair, things haven't looked good for months, but this latest tidal wave of disappointment could well be the final nail in the coffin for BioWare's looter shooter. At this point ANTHEM's downfall is incredibly well documented, but if you're somehow late to the party, allow us...
News FIFA Devs Detail Key Gameplay Changes for This Year's Game
An early glimpse of FIFA 20?
The game that we assume will be called FIFA 20 hasn't even been announced yet, but the development team is already talking openly about the key gameplay changes that it wants to bring to this year's instalment. Detailed in a lengthy dev blog over on EA's official site, the post covers improved AI and manual defending as...
News Need for Speed Returns in 2019, But We Won't See It at E3
Detour
It's all kicking off, isn't it? E3 season is getting underway, and publishers are starting to wake up and make some noise about their upcoming projects. Today, it's EA's turn to share some news, this time regarding the Need for Speed franchise. Having skipped last year after the poor reception to the microtransaction-infested Need for Speed...
News Apex Legends Revenue Has Reportedly Dropped Off a Cliff
Analyst estimates huge decrease in earnings
It feels like Apex Legends has been on a decline for a little while now, and new evidence sadly backs that up. The free to play battle royale shooter launched with a bang, attracting 25 million players in its first week. Nowadays, though, interest seems to have fallen dramatically, in part due to
News Want to See What Next-Gen Hair Could Look Like? EA's Got You Covered
Fabulous Frostbite
With the next generation of consoles just around the corner (well, almost), developers are, naturally, eager to show off what can be done with more powerful hardware. And so we have this impressive glimpse at what next-gen hair could look like thanks to EA. Running on its Frostbite engine, this is the kind of thing that would...
News EA Shrinks E3 2019 Plans to Just One Day of Official Streams
EAsily done
EA's plans for E3 2019 have always been a bit confusing, but the bottom line is that the publisher wanted to host two full days of livestreams from its EA Play event. However, that's not happening anymore. Instead of official streams taking place on the 8th and 9th June, EA is now set to host just one day of in-depth developer sessions...
