Over the past few years, many of the industry’s biggest and most well known names have left their positions at major studios in order to pursue their dreams of creating their own studios. Such was the case with Hideo Kojima, Jade Raymond, and now Casey Hudson, who has announced his …
Read More »EA ignored warnings of security vulnerabilities months before being hacked
A couple of weeks ago, EA confirmed that it had suffered a data breach, during which confidential source code for games and the Frostbite Engine were stolen. As it turns out, EA was warned of vulnerabilities in its systems months ago, but the publisher failed to tighten up its security. …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla director joins EA Motive studio
Back when EA Motive was first founded, EA hired former Ubisoft executive, Jade Raymond, to lead the studio. Now, the studio is gaining another prominent former Ubisoft employee, with the director behind Assassin's Creed Valhalla joining the studio. As spotted by Axios, Assassin's Creed Director, Eric Baptizat, is leaving Ubisoft …
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 »EA is said to be working on a new Dead Space game
Dead Space is commonly seen as being one of EA’s best but forgotten franchises. The survival-horror sci-fi game saw a cult following, and while EA tried to capitalise on this success by making its sequels more and more mainstream, the franchise then started to lose what made it unique in …
Read More »EA to revive another fan favourite IP next month
Rather than hosting its own event during E3 week, this year, EA decided to hold EA Play Live a month later in July. EA's flagship holiday game, Battlefield 2042 has already been revealed, but according to reports, there is another big announcement on the way, which will see an old …
Read More »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order surpasses 20 million players
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order offered a great blend of action, adventure, and purposeful combat in the world of Star Wars when it launched in late 2019. Since then the game has received confirmation of a sequel, with more than 10 million copies sold as of March 2020. One year …
Read More »EA has been hacked and source code has been stolen
There have been a number of major cyber attacks on video game companies over the last year, affecting the likes of Capcom, Crytek, Ubisoft and CD Projekt Red. Now, EA has become the latest publisher to suffer a data breach, with hackers obtaining EA game and engine source code. As …
Read More »Battlefield 2042’s largest map will be the size of PUBG
Though Battlefield 2042 has been confirmed to not be getting a Battle Royale mode, the 128 player multiplayer game will still focus on massive scale battles. Despite the number of maps available at launch being relatively low, they will be massive, with the largest one being the same size as …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 will be $70 on next-gen consoles, no campaign included
This afternoon, EA and DICE officially announced Battlefield 2042 and while the trailer was great, there are some unfortunate points raised in the press release for the announcement. Firstly, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 console owners will need to shell out some extra cash. Beyond that, there will be no …
Read More »Battlefield 6 in-game screenshots leak online
The next Battlefield isn't set to be officially revealed until next week, but we've been given a small look at the game in action ahead of time. It looks like EA recently held a closed pre-alpha play test and sure enough, someone decided to take screenshots. The images, which were …
Read More »DICE to reveal new Battlefield next week
While there was a lot of buzz around the idea of a new Battlefield trailer dropping in May, DICE squashed those rumours with confirmation that its big reveal would be happening in June. Now, we know exactly when the next Battlefield will be announced, with a date set for the …
Read More »Knockout City goes free-to-start
Knockout City is a competitive team-based multiplayer title inspired by the real-world sport of dodgeball. Initially a premium game, Knockout City has now been made free-to-start following a successful free trial. Knockout City launched on the 21st of May, retailing for £17.99. For the game’s first 10 days of release, …
Read More »Almost half a dozen Need for Speed games have been delisted
As the video games industry matures, more and more older titles are left to the wayside, being largely ignored – especially if they were not revolutionary at the time. Despite digital media needing no physical space, server costs are eventually deemed too high for the product it’s hosting. Such is …
Read More »Next-gen version of Fallen Order release date leaked
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was one of the biggest games of 2019, selling well over 10 million copies. The 3rd person action-adventure game received PS5 and Series X|S support shortly after the consoles’ launch, but a bespoke next-gen version was also promised to be coming – with a new …
Read More »EA patents a season pass system that allows players to choose their rewards
Season passes are becoming the standard for every online game, but since its inception, most of them have followed the same logic. Generally speaking, all season passes demand that gamers have to grind for what they want, but EA might be about to change that according to its latest patent. …
Read More »EA CEO says Codemasters will ‘retain its identity’ just like Respawn
EA hasn't had the best history when it comes to acquiring new studios, with multiple talented teams having been shut down over the years. Things are starting to change though, with EA's acquisition of Respawn being a success so far. With Codemasters now under the EA umbrella too, the publisher …
Read More »EA clarifies that Battlefield 6 will also release on current-gen consoles
A couple of weeks ago when EA began teasing the next Battlefield game, the publisher stated that it would take full advantage of next-generation consoles, including the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. This did leave some doubts as to whether or not the game would also come to current-gen …
Read More »DICE will reveal the next Battlefield in June
While there was a lot of buzz around the idea of a new Battlefield trailer dropping within the next week or so, DICE appears to have squashed those rumours. While the big Battlefield 6 reveal isn't happening this month, the studio has begun teasing announcements for next month. In a …
Read More »Mass Effect Remaster has 120fps mode on Xbox but not PlayStation
It’s no secret that Microsoft has put a great deal of work and effort into making backwards compatibility as seamless as possible on Xbox. While Sony has also allowed for backwards compatibility on PS5, its implementation is much less robust. As such, playing the upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition on …
Read More »Respawn is working on a new IP
It looks like Respawn is cooking up another brand new IP. The studio recently put up some new job listings, revealing plans for a completely new game not connected to Titanfall or Star Wars. We first caught wind of this via Vince Zampella himself, who tweeted out about an “exciting …
Read More »EA is working on a Battlefield mobile game
This week, DICE and EA began teasing this year's Battlefield game, promising bigger battles and more destruction than ever before. Battlefield 6 isn't the only new project in the works though, EA is also planning a Battlefield mobile game to compete with the likes of Call of Duty Mobile and …
Read More »Battlefield 6 promises to be ‘a jaw-dropping experience’ on PC and next-gen consoles
EA has had the next Battlefield game on its 2021 release calendar for quite some time and as we get closer to launch, DICE is opening up a bit more about the new title, teasing bigger battles, more destruction and more. In a blog post published this week, DICE confirmed …
Read More »Over a dozen EA games receive FPS Boost on Xbox
Xbox’s FPS boost allows for many older titles to take advantage of the new generation of Xbox hardware, allowing games which were never designed with higher frame rates in mind on consoles to get updates to 60fps and beyond. EA has now announced that over a dozen of its own …
Read More »Apex Legends officially revealed for mobile
Just under two years after it was first announced that Apex Legends would eventually make its way to mobile, the first-person battle royale game is finally here – almost. The “specially designed for touchscreens” shooter will be entering beta this Spring, with a full release later on. Making the announcement, …
Read More »Apex Legends has surpassed 100 million players
Since its surprise launch in February 2019, Apex Legends has become one of the major players in the free-to-play Battle Royale genre of games. Though growth has slowed down substantially, EA reported that Apex Legends has now officially surpassed 100 million players. Making the announcement on Twitter, the Apex Legends …
Read More »EA granted patent for Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment system
Two years ago, EA filed a patent for a dynamic difficulty adjustment system, the same patent that spawned a class action lawsuit over claims that EA uses dynamic difficulty to push players towards microtransactions in games like FIFA. That lawsuit was eventually dropped after a conversation with EA's engineers and …
Read More »Star Wars: Squadrons and NBA 2K21 come to Game Pass
Each month, Microsoft brings a number of new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service. For the month of March, subscribers can get their hands on a number of exciting titles, including Star Wars: Squadrons and NBA 2K21. The full list of games announced to be coming to Game …
Read More »Criterion is now helping with Battlefield 6, delaying Need for Speed
Battlefield 6 (or whatever it ends up being called) is one of EA’s biggest games set to arrive in 2021. Being developed by DICE, many rumours have suggested that Battlefield 6 aims to be the most ambitious entry in the franchise yet. It seems this ambition may have gotten too …
Read More »Dragon Age 4 is dropping multiplayer, EA no longer forcing ‘live service’ on Bioware
We've heard quite a bit about Dragon Age 4's development over the years, specifically that EA was mandating live-service multiplayer elements. Since then, EA has seemingly had a change of heart, with reports now indicating that Anthem's flop has made executives back off a bit. According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, …
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