EA's long-term partnership with FIFA came to an end last year, with EA dropping the official FIFA branding for future football games. Moving forward, EA will be releasing EA Sports FC, leaving FIFA to find a new development partner. Many of us had expected EA's biggest rival in the sports …
Read More »EA wants to bring ‘dynamic ads’ to more games
EA has long made it known that it is constantly exploring ways to further monetise its games. The company is already planning to usher in AI tools to cut out a number of human workers and build products faster. Alongside this, EA is also further looking into bringing in-game advertising …
Read More »EA Sports FC launches to massive success despite lack of FIFA name
In May of last year, EA announced that it would no longer be partnering with FIFA for its annual football titles, with the long-running FIFA series now being rebranded to EA Sports FC. While there were concerns that the disassociation from the FIFA name would lead to lower sales, this …
Read More »EA Sports FC24 outpaces FIFA 23’s sales
In May of last year, EA announced that it would no longer be partnering with FIFA for its annual football titles, with the long-running FIFA series now being rebranded to EA Sports FC. While there were concerns that the disassociation from the FIFA name would lead to lower sales, this …
Read More »EA Sports delists older FIFA titles from digital stores
Electronic Arts has removed FIFA titles from digital retailers such as Steam and console stores, just before EA Sports FC 24 is about to officially release. According to MauroNL, none of EA's FIFA games, including last year's title, FIFA 23, are now available for purchase on those sites. Note that …
Read More »EA Sports WRC reveal trailer confirms November release date
EA Sports has officially revealed the new WRC game. Developed by Codemasters using Unreal Engine, EA Sports WRC is the upcoming official FIA World Rally Championship game coming to current-gen consoles and PC. EA Sports WRC combines Unreal Engine's capabilities with the DiRT Rally series's physics to produce more realistic …
Read More »EA will reveal its very first official WRC game tomorrow
Codemasters acquired the WRC licence in 2020, committing to develop one annual WRC game for the next five years, beginning in 2023. The racing game studio was acquired by EA a year later and we've heard little about the studio's first WRC game since, leaving some to wonder if the …
Read More »EA Sports announces UFC 5, more details coming in September
EA has officially confirmed that UFC 5 is currently in development, with a full reveal scheduled for September. While no specific platforms have been confirmed, we suspect that EA Sports UFC 5 will be released for PC and current-gen consoles. Like many other games, the next UFC game will probably …
Read More »EA is splitting into two companies – EA Entertainment and EA Sports
EA is making some big changes internally. This week, the publisher announced a restructuring that will see EA splitting into two separate companies – EA Entertainment and EA Sports. EA Sports has long acted as a separate publisher within Electronic Arts, with different teams that handle sports licensing, and relationships …
Read More »EA and Codemasters will launch F1 23 on June 16th
EA has made a big push into the racing scene after acquiring Codemasters. Now, the official F1 games are published under EA and the next one is right around the corner, with F1 23 set to release on the 16th of June. The game features every team, driver and circuit …
Read More »EA has reportedly been pursuing a buyout
The games industry is going through a massive shake up at the moment, with studios changing hands left and right. One name we haven't heard much during acquisition talks is EA, but as it turns out, EA has been seeking a buyer for some time and has already held active …
Read More »Codemasters CEO and CFO step down following EA acquisition
Back in February, EA officially closed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters, bringing the racing game specialists and all of its IP under the EA umbrella. Now that the acquisition process has finished, Codemasters' CEO and CFO have both announced that they are leaving the company. Frank Sagnier and Rashid …
Read More »EA acquires Playdemic from Warner for $1.4 billion
Ever since WarnerMedia announced plans to merge with Discovery to form a new company, we've been wondering what will happen to a number of WB Games' studios. While some studios will be staying, others are being sold off. The first studio to be sold is none other than Playdemic. This …
Read More »Star Wars Squadrons, Madden 21 and NHL 21 coming to EA Play
It has been a while since we last saw the EA Play library of vault games updated. That is changing in March, with three of EA's bigger titles coming to EA Play, one of which is Star Wars Squadrons. Star Wars Squadrons initially released in October 2020, developed by EA …
Read More »EA faces class action lawsuit in Canada over loot boxes
When it comes to the loot box debate, EA gets brought up quite often. Multiple investigations and legal cases have been thrown at the publisher in the years since Star Wars Battlefront II's release and this week, another one was added to the pile. EA is reportedly being sued in …
Read More »EA apologises for displaying large ads in UFC 4
Over the last couple of years, a few publishers have attempted to boost their own revenue by selling advertising spots within full-priced video games. EA is of course one of those publishers, although after recently crossing the line with UFC fans, the company is backtracking a bit. EA has apologised …
Read More »THQ suing EA and Zuffa over possible shady UFC dealings
It's down but not quite out. THQ, the publisher of many of the last decade's bigger franchises, including WWE, Dawn of War, Saint's Row and Company of Heroes, has filed a suit against both EA Games and UFC owners Zuffa, claiming that EA used internal THQ documents to undermine its …
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