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  While the future of the franchise is somewhat uncertain at the moment, with Mass Effect turning 10 years old, there is certainly time to look back on the fondest times with the crew(s). Nothing is more iconic or memorable in the series than the game's lovably awkward dialogue scenes, that work in the context and flow[...]

The discussion about microtransactions and loot boxes had been heating up all year, and EA's implementation in the game really brought it to boiling point — especially when the company suspended all in-game purchases just prior to the game's full release The discussion isn't just about the claims that these constitute gambling, but also, the general[...]

Just head over the storefront and claim it It's part of the company's current sale, so you might want to check out some of the other deals on offer, too There are some genuine bargains in there. The offer will end tomorrow, so make sure you claim it soon. Just for a refresher, Brutal Legend is a[...]

After people had got their hands on and experienced the loot system, EA suspended microtransactions for loot boxes just prior to the game's full release thanks to loud complaints by… well, just about everyone. Now Star Wars handlers Lucasfilm has weighed in, saying that they stand with EA in suspending microtransactions from the game[...]

George Fan created Plants Vs Zombies but was laid off by EA several years ago, reportedly because he refused to endorse the pay-to-win system that EA wanted to introduce to the game's sequel. Fan's story was only recently told by his friend Edmund McMillen, the man behind The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy[...]

If you've been waiting for news that EA will be dropping any of their incredibly popular games onto the Switch, well, you may be waiting quite a while Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Electronic Arts have stated that they are still on the fence about committing time and resources to Nintendo Switch development, despite[...]

Big budget, AAA games publishers like EA and Activision absolutely love micro-transactions And from their perspective, we can't even blame them They're making money hand over fist and that is exactly what they want But that's only in the short term The micro-transaction revenues netted from Destiny 2 and Shadow of War typically end up being used to[...]

The new novel is coming next year for those of you who did indeed enjoy the story behind Bioware's fourth entry in the Mass Effect franchise All twelve of us. According to Bioware's announcement on its official blog, the tie-in book, written by Hugo Award-winning author Catherynne M Valente, tells the story of the Keelah Si'yah's journey to Andromeda as it[...]

Perhaps the most surprising thing about the collapse of Visceral Games and their long-awaited Star Wars game, was how unsurprising it was to many at Visceral when EA told them to pack up the studio and go home Visceral, as Kotaku's Jason Schreier points out in his lengthy epic about the studio's fall, had been "an odd[...]

Revive Network, a service keeping old Battlefield games alive through their own multiplayer servers, has been asked by EA to "stop distributing and using their intellectual property." The stance isn't exactly a surprise EA is a massive corporation with the legal backing to keep zealous control over their IP rights. In a post on its website (via Kotaku), Revive[...]

EA has announced the largest tournament ever for FIFA with the EA Sports FIFA 18 Global Series which funcctions as the road to the FIFA eWorld Cup in 2018 That this is the largest tournament ever for FIFA feels like an over-sell, but they are technically correct The Global Series will include both pro and non-pro teams in[...]

credit//EA EA has again responded to the concerns of Battlefront II beta testers who were worried about the game's microtransactions. While you may have been pumped for Star Wars Battlefront II as it's a rather ambitious project trying to encapsulate several generations of Star Wars into one game, concerns about its micro-transaction systems have soured much of the[...]

Since, you know, the male-male romance path (there was only one) got absolutely no sex scenes, a trans character gave you their pre-transition name with no prompthing, and the cast was white as hell and a colonialist fantasy. And now, on a Waypoint podcast, Heir talked about his work on Andromeda and the problems he and his[...]

EA, in an attempt to make their NBA game franchise better than 2K's, have run simulations in NBA Live 18 to determine who would win out of tonight's offering of basketball games.  EA Sports ran game simulations of the Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets games, each with "potentially league-shifting implications"[...]

EA has announced that the Amy Hennig and Visceral Games' Star Wars title will be "refocused" and developed by other EA studios while Visceral Games closes down Making this something of a double header as far as bad news goes. Executive Vice President Patrick Soderlund made the announcement in an EA blog post that Visceral's linear, story-based action-adventure[...]

Battlefield 1's Turning Tides expansion will bring four new maps, a new game mode, and more to EA's World War I shooter All of the Turning Tides content will be released between December 2017 and January 2018. Turning Tides is the third full expansion for the game, which is actually kind of impressive given that most games only[...]

EA has addressed feedback from the Star Wars: Battlefront II beta, including issues around loot crates, which have gotten more and more controversial as of late In a blog post thanking players for participating in the beta, EA discusses several of likely changes that will be made before the full game releases. One of the most contentious issues in[...]

credit//EA The Star Wars: Battlefront II beta has been extended for all players across PC, Xbox One, and PS4 platforms, so you can keep on playing the game before it launches.  An update has been made to the Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta event page, which now indicates that the beta closes Thursday October 12 at 3:00 AM EDT. The[...]

Nielson, the ratings and survey people you probably know as the ultimate deciding factor in TV programming, put out the results of a study today into what exactly the most anticipated games titles were for this year's holiday season And none of their results should shock you, not even a little bit. At the top of[...]

EA released their earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 this week, which credits their "outstanding" success on the profits earned from Battlefield 1, their numerous Star Wars titles, and their massive EA Sports portfolio Specifically, CEO Andrew Wilson said during the earnings call, "Q1 was an outstanding quarter, with thriving player communities in[...]

credit//DICE During today's quarterly investor call, EA teased what it called the "richest Battlefield experience" yet Which is the kind of verbiage you expect of an investor call A great sound byte that tells you absolutely nothing, but hints at the promise of future profits. EA's CEO Andrew Wilson said the new content will premier at Gamescom next[...]

It was her father helped get her into her position in the Empire where she ends up leading the Inferno Squad Actress Janina Gavankar was part of the filmed announcement and was also in person on stage, which made for an interesting viewing experience The focus of the announcement was all about the importance of family[...]

ME: Andromeda will just get multiplayer DLCs like weapons, skins, and maps. The news comes to us from a report published by Kotaku after a widely circulated Facebook post surfaced from a company called Sinclair Networks, claiming the single-player DLC it was working on for the game had been canceled While that facebook post was confirmed[...]

Yesterday at EA Play we got to see what Bioware's latest IP was But today, Microsoft gave us a look at the game in 4K, and gave us a ton of time with it In Anthem players take on the role of Freelancers who pilot exo-suits to protect their world They also speak in the usual[...]

Yesterday we reported on BioWare's latest IP reveal, Anthem, which looks pretty awesome from the trailer that was released You're most likely going to see more at Microsoft's press conference, depending on what they end up doing with the ever-elusive "Project Scorpio" reveal But before that happens, BioWare posted a quick update to the actual[...]

The surprise winner of EA Play's presentation is their original IP, A Way Out While the new title from the creators of 2013's indie darling Brothers was put up next to Bioware's new IP and EA mainstays like FIFA and Madden, the game dominated te social media circuit according to the latest statistics courtesy of[...]

For those of you kicking it at home this week, EA's CEO Andrew Wilson has some good news Wilson announced during EA's press conference today that both EA Access and Origin Access, along with select PlayStation 4 EA game trials, are free for an entire week starting today. So for the next 160-odd hours, we can enjoy a[...]

One of the many reveals at EA's E3 conference was the expected next installment of their NBA franchise, and naturally, we got it NBA Live 18 is now official and has a reveal trailer to go with it. The reveal trailer's description reads: An all-new and dynamic career journey Create your individual player identity and become a[...]

We all knew this was coming, but seeing the Assault on Theed mission live during the Star Wars: Battlefront II portion of EA's EA Play press conference was an absolute joy And naturally it makes for a great gameplay trailer. The Assault on Theed is the game's first look at multiplayer gameplay and included some interesting moments, like[...]

EA also introduced a brand new IP called A Way Out at EA Play The game is an EA original, but looks like you'll be escaping from prison As common as this is in film, it's not often explored as deeply in games So this should prove interesting. The IP is a new co-op-only adventure game by the[...]