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It may only be the fifth most popular sport, but EA's FIFA 18 is the game all football fans have been waiting for FIFA's had a busy week, announcing Cristiano Ronaldo as the cover athlete, but what we all really want to know is, what's next for Alex Hunter? And it looks like he's back. The new[...]

EA DICE has announced the next update to Battlefield 1, In The Name of the Tsar which will bring 8 more maps, more battle experiences, new game modes to the biggest front in WWI. Players will be able to  get their hands on the new expansion live at EA Play this year, or take a look at on[...]

EA announced today that a multiplayer beta for Star Wars: Battlefront II is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC sometime this fall, likely before the game's release, but you never do know with EA Players who pre-order the game can access the beta early and gain instant access to Yoda's Epic Lightsaber Mastery Star[...]

EA has announced a livestream event to show off the gameplay of Star Wars: Battlefront II's Assault on Theed mission in action which will coincide with EA Play on June 10th Because EA seems to hate their fans, the Battlefront II stream will air at 12:30 pm PT, but will be included in the EA Play event as[...]

Here's a photo of the badass titan below. You'll also be getting a new map called Relic that is described as "a worksite where Pilots have created clever wall running routes by hanging pieces of the wreckage between buildings The map consists of the wreck of the Odyssey in the center of the map that splits the[...]

Despite creative director Mike Laidlaw claiming back at the end of March that Dragon Age 4 was "not a thing," Bioware writer Alexis Kennedy has come to claim otherwise While we've had our suspicions given that leaked concept art, there was nothing at the time to contradict Laidlaw's claim that the game wasn't in development. But now we have[...]

We just got a little more insight as to the character and the plot behind Star Wars Battlefront II. Lucasfilm creative executive Steve Blank and EA Motive game director Mark Thompson sat down to discuss the game in the latest video from EA and DICE, giving some insights into "The Story of an Imperial Soldier." The[...]

You've got just about 18 hours to get in on GOG.com's latest sale, which includes a number of EA and Telltale hit games like Dragon Age: Origins, Crysis, Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, a number of Sim City, Medal of Honor, and Wing Commander titles, as well as Batman: The Telltale Series, and Telltale's The Walking Dead all for up to 80% off individually or[...]

EA, predictably, had a damn good year in 2016 They released their 2016 end of year results earlier this week, and it looks like Battlefield 1 took home record sales by returning to WWI What is noticeable is that there is no mention whatsoever of Bioware's Mass Effect: Andromeda which was released late into the fourth quarter[...]

EA has revealed that New England Patriots quarterback and five-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady will grace the cover of  Madden NFL 18 when it launches worldwide on Friday, August 25 The press release making the announcement was quick to inform us that Madden 18 is powered by the Frostbite engine, saying "Frostbite delivers a significant visual[...]

In their quarterly earnings call to discuss the end of Fiscal year 2016, EA revealed that Bioware's mysterious new project, based on an entirely original intellectual property, has been delayed to release during the 2019 fiscal year. We still don't have many details about that IP, though rumors have it that we're getting a Sci-Fi pseudo[...]

Mass Effect: Andromeda developer BioWare, specifically their Montreal studio which made Andromeda, has put the series on hiatus, according to a report. A representative for EA sent out the following statement: Our teams at BioWare and across EA put in tremendous effort bringing Mass Effect Andromeda to players around the world Even as BioWare continues to focus on[...]

EA's official Twitter account sent out a tweet this afternoon saying "Celebrate #MayThe4th with @SWOTR!" and included a video of Star Wars: The Old Republic Not going to lie, while I'm excited for Star Wars Day every year, the last way I'd celebrate it is by playing The Old Republic. Celebrate #MayThe4th with @SWTOR! https://t.co/LL8uEc2sJW pic.twitter.com/KzxN38SchL — Electronic Arts #stayandplay[...]

Whenever anything Star Wars is found the internet reacts accordingly As much as Lucasfilm would like to keep things under wraps until the film comes out, their media partners are the ones who usually end up spoiling things, whether it is a toy reveal, a book spoiler, or in this case, an advertisement for a[...]

Registration for EA Play 2017, EA's E3 event, is now open You can register here to get your chance to test out EA's upcoming titles like Star Wars: Battlefront II, Madden NFL 18, FIFA 18, and Need For Speed. I've already lined up for my spot, because I absolutely want to get hands on with Battlefront and I recommend you all do the[...]

Arrow's Paul Blackthorne has been confirmed as a member of the Empire's Inferno Squad in EA DICE's upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront II Blacktorne will be playing a character named Gideon Hask in the squad, as he confirmed to a fan on Twitter His tweet was then picked up by the official EA Star Wars account, making the confirmation[...]

The upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront II single player campaign was written by Walt Williams, known for his work on Spec Ops: The Line, and Mitch Dyer, current EA Motive employee and former IGN reporter. The story will begin as a book by Christie Golden that is out this summer, as it follows protagonist Iden Versio and her team who[...]

Earlier today at Star Wars Celebration, EA gave us the full, official reveal trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront II In case you missed the panel or the trailer, we've got all of the details for you. But first, the trailer: Now that we're all up to date on the trailer, here are the facts we have so far: It[...]

We've all seen the leaked trailer, but that was mostly just a teaser for this big announcement So sure, some of the shine got knocked off on the way, and some people were pretty pissed off, but EA has finally shown us the full trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront II And it looks pretty damn sweet. And[...]

  Star Wars Battlefront II hasn't even had it's official reveal yet, but after the trailer leaked two days ago, well People's reactions were mostly excited or just critical of EA But a few just had to ride in with their fedoras and straw man arguments at the ready to spread some infantile hate. Yes, I am[...]

The same day they released the long awaited facial animations patch, Bioware also issued a statement dealing with the recent controversy over Mass Effect: Andromeda's trans character The character in question is Hainly Abrams, a seemingly random NPC you can encounter while combing the Andromeda galaxy for viable planets for your fellow Milky Way travelers to live[...]

EA has scrapped a lot of their old E3 routine Last year they didn't even have a floor presence and they got rid of their usual press conference in exchange for what they called "EA Play"which includes a press conference but is also its own mini-EA tradeshow They're following that same format this year, but[...]

Bioware has released the details for the fifth patch to Mass Effect: Andromeda and it comes with a pretty nice collection of fixes There are the usual bug fixes and balance patches, but nestled in the patch notes are some solid gems Bioware has increased streaming support for those in the streaming community, tutorial placement has been changed[...]

We're going to take this step-by-step so I can properly make my case, because the detrimental factors are so easy to name while the good parts can be over-looked incredibly easily I know because I've done it myself Whenever I was talking about this game to friends, those playing it and those who weren't, the[...]

Last night on Twitter, Dragon Age series Creative Director Mike Laidlaw confirmed that Dragon Age 4 is currently "not a thing" but if it were, he has a lot of ideas for what to do with it. It isn't a thing until it's a thing Right now, not a thing But if it -were- a thing, there are things I[...]

The first free event for Mass Effect: Andromeda is the multiplayer APEX Mission 01.  This is the first of several ongoing story-based missions that will feature new playable characters, weapons and items The first APEX Mission, "Drack's Missing Scouts," is available from March 23 until March 27 and will task players with investigating a new map, Firebase Paradox, for[...]

Over the weekend, a giant heap of abuse was levelled at a former EA employee. Allie Rose-Marie Leost worked for EA's motion capture labs in Vancouver She is now being blamed for the bizarre facial animations in Mass Effect: Andromeda even though she did not work on Andromeda at all Leost has been attacked viciously on social media,[...]

Sadly, Bioware has decided to crush our feeble dreams Lead designer for the game, Ian Frazier, answered a question on twitter about the animations, confirming that the hoped-for fix is not currently in the plans for upcoming patches (though it seems like those plans are still flexible) and is certainly not in the launch-day patch. At day[...]

I mean this in the best way, but the facial animations in Mass Effect: Andromeda just look worse every time I see them And I've seen them a lot, I've been very excited for this game because when Bioware does good work, they do it fantastically But the facial animations problem that's plagued them for years[...]

Credit// Bioware Bioware took Mass Effect: Andromeda's multiplayer for a spin during a livestream on Twitch this afternoon In case you missed it, here are the main takeaways The stream featured Billy and Bastion Frank from Bioware along with partnered streamers Teawrex, Starbuck2190, and SizeSixteens. Mouse and keyboard and controller use can switch "on the fly" with Andromeda on[...]