Electronic Arts
EA says Need for Speed HEAT will never have loot boxes
by Lewis White
4 weeks
A miracle has happened: EA will never be adding loot boxes to the upcoming Need for Speed HEAT. The upcoming racing game, which finally looks to be the Underground 3 we’ve always wanted, won’t suffer from the introduct...
EA free Sims 4 giveaway resulted in 7 million downloads; expects title to rival Apex Legends
by Lewis White
2 months
Electronic Arts’ recent free giveaway of The Sims 4 resulted in a staggering number of downloads. In a report by Gamasutra, EA revealed that the recent promotion resulted in 7 million downloads of the base game. With the pro...
Need for Speed 2020 will be revealed at Gamescom
by Lewis White
2 months
EA’s next installment in the long-running Need for Speed racing series, Need for Speed 2020, will be revealed at Gamescom. While EA refused to unveil the title at their E3 2019 conference, they did state that the game would ...
EA rebrands loot boxes as “surprise mechanics”, claims they’re “quite ethical”
by Lewis White
3 months
EA’s battle to keep loot boxes as a legal form of definitely-not-gambling within their child-targeted products is providing us with plenty of laughs. As part of a DCMS inquiry at the UK’s House of Commons, the publishe...
You can’t lop off limbs during gameplay in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
by Lewis White
3 months
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will not allow players to lop off limbs Obi-Wan style during gameplay. Senior designer Justin Perez spoke to IGN regarding players’ expectations of dismemberment, swiftly shutting down the idea a...
Sponsored Anthem review taken down by EA after critic displays negative thoughts
by Lewis White
7 months
A YouTube critic has been forced to take down his sponsored review after EA discovered he didn’t enjoy Anthem. After posting a twelve-minute negative impressions video on YouTube, critic Gggmanlives had to take down his cont...
Four Command and Conquer games have been made backward compatible on Xbox One
by Lewis White
8 months
Microsoft’s Xbox One backward compatibility program has brought with it four new games for loyal Xbox gamers. All four titles this time around hail from the famous Command and Conquer RTS series. Check them out below. Comman...
In-development EA Star Wars game reportedly cancelled
by Ash
8 months
An open-world Star Wars game that was in development at EA Vancouver has been cancelled, according to an article from Kotaku. The game was announced in 2017 along with the shutdown of Visceral Games. Visceral Games had originally ...