Tag: Ea - Page 6
News Need for Speed Unbound Looks Super Stylish in Short Gameplay Clip
New drip
Hot off the heels of its flashy reveal trailer, Need for Speed Unbound has just debuted a short but sweet look at gameplay footage. It's only about 30 seconds long, but there's just about enough here to get a feel for how the arcade racer will look in motion. Of course, you'll be able to customise all the special effects on your car as...
Random Need for Speed Twitter Is Beefing with Everyone Right Now
No one is safe
The new Need for Speed game is cool – but its official Twitter account is trying to be cooler. Rather than settle for standard, clinical public relations, EA has perhaps cottoned on to the modern style of corporate social media: embrace the memes and don’t give a sh*t! That’s why the game’s community manager is basically...
First Impressions Wild Hearts Has Big Potential as a Deep and Engaging Action RPG on PS5
The bigger they are
This partnership between EA and Koei Tecmo is a fairly surprising one, but during a recent preview event for upcoming action RPG Wild Hearts, we were told that the collaboration is all in service of realising the game's potential. Koei Tecmo, the Japanese publisher best known for the likes of Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, and...
News Stylish PS5 Reboot Need for Speed Unbound Bringing Gameplay Imminently
Buckle up
With the game officially announced last week and due out in less than two months, Need for Speed Unbound was always going to have a compressed promotional cycle. And the upshot to that is we’ll be getting gameplay this week! As confirmed on the franchise’s Twitter account, EA will be serving up fresh “drip” from tomorrow, when it...
News Need for Speed Unbound Has Largest Launch Lineup of Cars in the Series
Gonna need a bigger garage
A big part of the appeal of the Need for Speed franchise is its plush selection of licensed cars. For decades the series has featured dozens of real-world vehicles, and depending on the game, you could customise them completely to suit your street-racing tastes. Need for Speed Unbound, the just-announced new entry, seems...
News Need for Speed Unbound Runs 4K, 60fps on PS5 with Full Crossplay
Has a full-length offline single player campaign
Need for Speed Unbound, with its vivid urban style, is looking like the best entry in EA’s arcade racing series for some time – and as the window gets wound down on the release’s 2nd December launch, the details are just getting better. Namely, an exclusive IGN interview confirms you can expect...
News Need for Speed Unbound Is Unlike Any Arcade Racer You've Seen Before
Revs up PS5 from 2nd December
Need for Speed Unbound’s debut trailer has, well, debuted a couple of hours earlier than it was supposed to. The clip – as we expected from yesterday’s first screenshots – is absolutely bursting with style, with cel-shaded character models and bundles of visual effects. These stylised elements all contrast with...
News Need for Speed Unbound Adopts a Bold New Look in First PS5 Screens
Fifth gear
Need for Speed is a franchise that’s been in need of a facelift for some time, and new game Unbound is bound to split opinion. While the title’s not officially due to be announced until later this week, Japanese retailer Neowing has prematurely uploaded the first PS5 assets fr
News PS5's Wild Hearts Hunts Down 7 Minutes of Monster Mashing Gameplay
That's a big pig
Wild Hearts, the Monster Hunter-esque title from EA and Koei Tecmo, has a brand new gameplay trailer that runs seven whole minutes. It's our best look yet at the upcoming action RPG (set to release in February), showcasing the general flow of a hunt. As shown in the video, Wild Hearts will support online co-op play for up to three...
News Need for Speed PS5's Reveal Trailer Is Around the Hairpin Bend
Vroom vroom
After much speculation and rumours – including a complete rebranding of the franchise’s social media pages – the next Need for Speed will finally be revealed this week, on 6th October. The video, which will premiere on YouTube, is already
News Dead Space Remake Gameplay Blows Necromorph Minds on PS5
Humanity ends here
As teased yesterday, EA Motive has now revealed the first look at gameplay from its Dead Space remake, launching for PS5 on 23rd January 2023. A faithful trip down memory lanes for fans of the original, the trailer features memorable locations, weapons, and abilities. The classic Plasma Cutter is on show for much of the footage,...
News Need for Speed Social Media Fired Up Ahead of Impending PS5 Reveal
In gear
The new Need for Speed game, rumoured to be subtitled Unbound, is allegedly scheduled to hit the starting line on 2nd December, 2022. However, outside of the odd rumours, we still don’t really know much about the release. It looks like that will change this week, as the series’ official Twitter account has been overhauled. One fan asked...
News Dead Space Remake Gameplay Drops Tomorrow
Cover art revealed
EA Motive will reveal the first official look at gameplay from its Dead Space remake tomorrow at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BST. A 13-second clip uploaded to Twitter teases some of it, featuring a Necromorph and Isaac Clarke. Check it out below. The team has also shared what will be the game's cover art when it releases on 27th...
News BioWare Shares Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Codex Entries, Anticipation Builds
A long time coming
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the next entry in the seminal RPG franchise from Mass Effect creators BioWare, doesn't yet have a release date, and we are ravenous for whatever tidbits we can get our grimy paws on. In a new post over on the BioWare Blog, we got a sneak peek at some codex entries which will reportedly appear in-game. Each...
News Apex Legends Gears Up for the Spooky Season with Fight or Fright Event in October
Boo!
Apex Legends never fails to spice things up, and the latest seasonal event coming your way is called Fight or Fright, which will run for four weeks starting on 4th October, cycling in limited-time game modes with a bunch of themed cosmetics to unlock. The event kicks off with Shadow Royale, which takes place on the Olympus After Dark map. In...
Gallery Dead Space Remake Looks Stunning in First Official Screenshots
Mostly armless
The remake of the fan-favourite horror title Dead Space is fast approaching. Scheduled for launch in January, the game brings back a much loved classic, and we're slowly starting to see more of it. Just yesterday, developer Motive Studio provided a couple of new details, like how it'll follow in God of War's footsteps with a...
Rumour Next Need for Speed Game Reveal Imminent, Out in December
Reportedly called Need for Speed Unbound
EA appears to be leaving the announcement of this year's Need for Speed title incredibly late as a new report from Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming says the next entry will release on 2nd December 2022. An official reveal will reportedly take place "within the next two weeks", and the game will be called Need...
News Dead Space PS5 Remake Will Be One Shot Like God of War
Unless you die, of course
EA Motive has confirmed its upcoming Dead Space PS5 remake won't contain a single load screen — unless you die to the Necromorphs. The original PS3 title came quite close to achieving this, with the camera firmly planted just behind Isaac Clarke's right shoulder for almost the entire time. However, control was taken away...
News EA's Wild Hearts Has Big Next-Gen Toukiden, Monster Hunter Vibes in PS5 Gameplay Reveal
Releasing in February 2023
Well, we know what Wild Hearts is now. The product of a partnership between EA and Koei Tecmo, this is an action RPG in the vein of Monster Hunter — or perhaps Toukiden is a better comparison, since it's coming from Omega Force, the same Japanese developer. The title will consist of giant beasts that need to be taken...
News It Takes Two Dev Tweets from Behind the Scenes of Next Game
Two female protagonists, perhaps?
It Takes Two studio Hazelight has posted a behind-the-scenes image to Twitter that's described as a "sneak peek of the next game" from the team. Featuring lead developer Josef Fares, he's joined by two women in motion capture gear. This could suggest the Swedish studio's next title features two female protagonists...
News Wild Hearts Is EA's Feudal Japan Fantasy Game, Set to Be Revealed This Week
In partnership with Koei Tecmo
You know the "hunting game" that EA teased a couple of weeks back? Well, we've now got a name. The project, which has been made possible through a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force, is titled Wild Hearts — and it's described as "an epic adventure set in a fantasy world inspired by...
News EA Announces Iron Man Game in Development at Motive Studio
Third-person, single-player action game
Electronic Arts has announced it's working on a brand new Iron Man game. Developed in partnership with Marvel Games, Motive Studio — which previously made Star Wars Squadrons and is currently working on the Dead Space remake — is in charge of the new game, which will be a single-player, third-person...
News Battlefield Publisher EA Eyes Opportunity if Call of Duty Leaves PS5, PS4
Lost the lead
Even if Microsoft’s unprecedented $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through, Call of Duty is unlikely to leave PlayStation platforms any time soon. We know that Sony has an ongoing contract
News The Sims 4 Will Be Free-to-Play on PS4 Starting Next Month
The base game, that is
Here's an announcement we weren't expecting today. EA has just announced The Sims 4, the hugely popular life sim, will become free-to-play in the near future. Posting on its social channels earlier today, the publisher confirmed the base game will be free across all platforms starting 18th October 2022: Of course, the...
News EA Publishing AAA Feudal Japan Title from Koei Tecmo's Omega Force
"The next great hunting game"
EA, the publisher of FIFA and Mass Effect, has signed a publishing partnership with Koei Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force for the “next great hunting game”. The title will release under the EA Originals label, which has already helped ship critically acclaimed projects like It Takes Two, a Game of...
News Story-Focused Battlefield Game Now in Development at New Studio
Ridgeline Games is the name
EA has revealed a new Battlefield game that focuses on story is currently in development at Ridgeline Games. Headed up by Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto, this is a new team at EA that is "composed of industry veterans from around the world". The developer will start work on stories "that are only possible within the...
Review Need for Speed Heat - The Best NFS for Years, But That's Not Saying Much
Paradise lost
Republished on Wednesday 31st August 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of September's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Need for Speed Heat brings the franchise back from the brink of disaster, but it's only brought it back to being good again. The series has been on...
News Amazon Not Acquiring EA After All, Rumour Debunked
They won't
Update 2: USA Today's original report has been updated. The publication now says GLHF, a Swedish games media company, cited "unnamed and unvetted sources", and the initial claim that Amazon would announce its purchase of EA has been removed completely. Effectively, the rumour has been reduced to nothing. Given this update and CNBC's...
News Battlefield 2042 Gets Explosive Season Two Gameplay Trailer, Set to Launch 30th August
Just when you think you're out
Battlefield 2042's Season 2 is called Master of Arms and is set to go live on 30th August. While the big changes aren't coming until Season 3, there is still a fair bit here for fans to sink their teeth into. First up is the inclusion of new specialist Charlie Crawford, a support expert able to lay down heavy fire...
News Solid Racing Game GRID Legends Will Join EA Play
On 1st September
GRID Legends shall join EA Play on 1st September 2022, EA has announced. Released for PS5 and PS4 at the very start of this year, both versions will be fully playable via the publisher's subscription service. Recently, members have enjoyed full access to sports titles like FIFA 22 and NHL 22. In our Grid Legends PS5 review
News Battlefield 2042 Is Bringing Back the Classic Class System, But Not Until Season 3
Positive changes, but we still have a ways to go
An update overview trailer for the beleaguered Battlefield 2042 has been released, outlining the changes and new content players can expect going into Season 2, what is to come in Season 3, and beyond. Amidst rumours that the troubled shooter was in "abandon ship" mode, the team at developer EA Dice...
News Official Star Wars Jedi Novel Bridges Gap Between Fallen Order and PS5 Sequel Survivor
Jedi: Battle Scars
A brand new, official Star Wars book has been announced that will bridge the gap between Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and next year's PS5 sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Named Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars, it "finds Order 66 survivor Cal Kestis leading the Mantis crew on an adventure set between the" two games. The novel hits...
News Apex Legends: Hunted Is Now Live, Battle Pass Detailed and Patch Notes Released
Survival of the fittest
The long-awaited launch of Apex Legends Season 14, Hunted, is now live, and a new trailer detailing the latest Battle Pass has been released. Hunted introduces the new character Vantage and raises the level cap, in addition to overhauling the classic Kings Canyon map
News EA Insists Single Player Is Important, and May Have More Marvel on the Way
Stark contrast
Remember when EA tried to poke fun at single player games and the Internet kicked its ass? Well, the publisher has changed its tune. Speaking during a quarterly financial call, the company said that solo adventures are a “really, really important part” of its product mix – and, to be fair, that is reflected in its current...
News EA Squashes Rumours of Acquisition, Will Remain Independent
"I don't think we could be in a stronger position"
Electronic Arts is one of the largest video game publishers there is, but as evidenced by Microsoft's enormous takeover of Activision Blizzard, that doesn't necessarily mean it'll remain independent. Earlier this year, we heard reports that the Californian company had been in talks with major...
News Vantage Makes Her Explosive Apex Legends Debut in Reforged Kings Canyon Trailer
I've got you in my sights
With the launch of Apex Legends' Season 14, Hunted, right around the corner, we finally got a look at the new character Vantage in action, in addition to some of the changes coming to the classic map, Kings Canyon. Hunted goes live next week on PS5, PS4 on 9th August, We've seen animated trailers depicting Vantage's...
News King's Canyon Will Be Reforged & Level Cap Raised in Hunted, Apex Legends Season 14
Hunt, or be hunted
As expected, we got a new trailer today for Apex Legends, showing off more of new character Vantage's backstory. In addition, we got some info regarding Hunted, Season 14 of Apex Legends, which goes live on 9th August. As well as the aforementioned addition of Vantage, there will be a brand new Battle Pass for players to grind...
News Vantage Joins the Hunt in Apex Legends Season 14, Launching 9th August
But the real news here is Echo
The latest Legend to achieve Apex status is Vantage AKA Mara, and she will join the hunt when Season 14 of Apex Legends begins on 9th August. We got a lengthy character trailer giving us some insight into Vantage's backstory and motivations, her combat style and a look at Echo, her adorable little bat friend. Vantage...
Rumour Black Panther Game Being Developed by EA, Is Single Player and Open World
AAA project, Jeff Grubb says
EA has a AAA, single player, open world Black Panther game in development, according to a new claim from the Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb. Speaking during his daily news show, it's supposedly called Project Rainier and is currently in early development. Production is being led by Kevin Stephens under a new studio at...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Could Release Early 2023, According to PSN Database Listing
Cal Kestis' may return sooner than anticipated
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor could release in late February or early March of 2023, according to the Twitter backend scraping account PlayStation Game Size and a recent listing for the game on the PlayStation Store. The eagerly-anticipated sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was given a broad release...
News Apex Legends' Gaiden Event Is Serving Up Anime-Themed Rewards
“Nani?!”
The Apex Legends limited-time Gaiden event is live now, and we got an incredible anime-style trailer to celebrate. The event will run until 2nd August, and there are plenty of rewards to unlock in celebration of the medium. The big ticket item here is the return of the Armed and Dangerous game mode, which limits weapons to just snipers...
News Former BioWare Writer Discusses Alternate Ending for the Mass Effect Trilogy
Pick a colour, any colour
During a recent Reddit AMA, ex-BioWare writer and sci-fi/fantasy author Drew Karpyshyn revealed an early, discarded alternative to the somewhat controversial ending of the Mass Effect trilogy. Karpyshyn was the lead writer on Mass Effect 1 & 2 but left the studio before the release of Mass Effect 3 and would
News An Early Build of Skate 4 Has Leaked, and the Developers Have Asked Fans Not to Play It
You wouldnt steal... an early build of Skate 4
The long-in-development Skate 4 (which the devs simply call skate. with the full stop being intentional) recently re-emerged, with developer Deep Circle showing off some "pre-pre-pre-alpha" gameplay in a trailer called Still Working On It. In addition, the studio began accepting sign-ups for players...
News GRID Legends' Latest Update Adds Photo Mode on PS5, PS4 for Free
Plus a bunch of bug fixes
A big new patch for GRID Legends has been deployed on PS5 and PS4, and it brings a neat new feature to the racer. With the update installed, you'll have access to Photo Mode, letting you set up shots of your fancy cars and share them online. You'll be able to access Photo Mode across many of the game's modes of play, and...
Random EA Gets Destroyed for Trying to Meme About Single-Player Games on Twitter
"They’re a 10 but they only like playing single-player games"
It's always a bit cringe when corporations try to get in on social media memes, isn't it? There's a very. very fine line between a legitimately clever tweet and a tweet that completely blows up in the author's face — and it's the latter that's happened to EA's official account. As we...
News Relive the Best/Worst Years of Your Life in The Sims 4 High School Years Expansion
How do you do, fellow kids?
The Sims 4's next expansion has officially been revealed, and it's a doozy. The High School Years will transport players back to those most awkward years. You know, the ones full of moments we try not to think about too much, and yet inevitably do, in the wee hours of the morning even all these years later. Ahem. The...
Rumour Upcoming Need for Speed, Avatar Games Reportedly Release in November
That's when you'll be able to obtain-y 'em
While many major games are being pushed back into 2023, it's starting to look like 2022 will be sent off with a bang. God of War Ragnarok is heavily rumoured to be releasing in November, and we were meant to get confirmation of that today, though it wasn't to be. However, that's not the only title lining up...
News The New Skate Resurfaces with Super Early Gameplay Footage, Invites to Alpha Playtests
Still working on it
Skate 4 — or, as the dev is calling it, skate. including the full stop — was announced a couple of years ago, and it was obvious things were extremely early in proceedings. Fast-forward to this year, and we saw some leaked gameplay, which clearly showed the game is far from done. So, what's the status right now? Developer...
Rumour EA Set to Reveal New Skate, Need for Speed, and FIFA Games Next Month
It's in the game
We're just about past all the not-E3 summer presentations now, and a notable absentee was EA. The publisher stated it would forego its usual EA Play Live showcase this year, instead announcing games when the timing was right. Well, it's sounding like July will be the right time for some of the company's biggest upcoming titles...
Rumour Skate 4 Reportedly Ready for Full Reveal in July
Skate or die
It's been just about two years since EA announced a new Skate game is in development, and we've seen very little since. There was that leaked footage from an extremely early build, but nothing official has come out about the project. With newly created studio Full Circle on dev duties, it sounds like the time may finally be right to lea
