Electronic Arts News Articles
Wednesday7th May 2025
News BF6 Release Window Update, Full Reveal Scheduled For 'Summer'
Ready up
EA has provided an update on the next Battlefield game release window, reconfirming it'll arrive by March 2026. Adding to this, fans can expect a full reveal of the game to take place at some point this summer. The company's CEO Andrew Wilson had the following to say in the latest financial report: "As we look to the future, we’re...
Tuesday5th Nov 2024
News Dragon Age Remaster Collection Wouldn't Be 'As Easy' As Mass Effect, Admits BioWare
But "never say never"
Following the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard last week, there's been a spike in fans returning to the series in general. If you were wondering whether EA plans to give the earlier games a Mass Effect: Legendary Edition style makeover, BioWare has now provided an update. In the same Rolling Stone interview, Dragon Age's...
Tuesday29th Oct 2024
Roundup The Reviews Are In For Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Here's what the critics had to say
BioWare's next big entry in the Dragon Age series is out this week and the critic reviews are now rolling in... In case you missed it, we've already reviewed Dragon Age: The Veilguard here on Pure Xbox - awarding it an "excellent" nine out of ten stars. Here's a bit about what our reviewer PJ O'Reilly thought...
Wednesday18th Sep 2024
News Star Wars Jedi's 'Final Chapter' Is Now In Development At Respawn
EA confirms
Cal Kestis has developed quite the fanbase over the years and if you're wondering what's next for him (and BD-1), EA has now officially confirmed the "final chapter" in the Star Wars Jedi series is in development. During a presentation at EA's investor relations day, EA Entertainment and Technology president Laura Miele mentioned how...
Wednesday6th Mar 2024
News Battlefield's Next Entry Will Reportedly Include A 'Free-To-Play Battle Royale'
Ready up
It's been a difficult period for EA's Battlefield series since the arrival of Battlefield 2042. While the latest entry has drastically improved with multiple updates since its launch in 2021, there have still been several setbacks. Just last week, for example, EA shut down the dedicated Battlefield campaign studio Ridgeline Games. Now, in...
Thursday29th Feb 2024
News EA Shuts Down Battlefield Campaign Studio Ridgeline Games
Halo's co-creator recently left the studio
Earlier this week, Battlefield director (and former Halo co-creator) Marcus Lehto made an abrupt departure from Ridgeline Games, and while it wasn't entirely clear what was going on behind the scenes at the time, EA has now confirmed mass layoffs. As part of this, EA has announced the closure of this...
News EA Cancels Respawn's Star Wars First-Person Project, Was Reportedly A 'Mandalorian Game'
The developer's Star Wars: Jedi series will continue
Apart from employee layoffs, it seems Electronic Arts will also be cancelling its Star Wars FPS action game. A report emerged about this particular project just weeks ago claiming the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor developer Respawn Entertainment was working on a "first-person Star Wars Mandalorian...
News EA Is Laying Off 5% Of Its Workforce
Estimated to impact about 670 employees
It's already been an incredibly difficult week for the industry and now Electronic Arts has revealed it's laying off 5% of its workforce. This roughly equates to about 670 employees. EA CEO Andrew Wilson cited "accelerating industry transformation" as part of this decision with the company planning to sunset...
Tuesday6th Feb 2024
News Apex Legends On Xbox Series X|S Getting 120FPS Performance Mode
The highly requested update arrives next week
The free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends is getting its fifth-anniversary seasonal update 'Breakout' next week, and as part of this, it's receiving a performance mode on current generation consoles including Xbox Series X|S. Players can look forward to 120 FPS gameplay with this new video settings...
Saturday27th Jan 2024
News Battlefield 2042 Outlines New Update Arriving Next Week, Here's What's Included
There's a new event, too
DICE is still busy improving Battlefield 2042 and following a small hotfix for the game earlier this month, it's now released its first sizable update, bumping the game up to Version 6.3.0. This one comes packed with a new Squad Spectator Modifier and further balance changes and is rolling out across all platforms next week...
Wednesday8th Nov 2023
News BioWare Celebrates N7 Day 2023 With New Mass Effect Teaser Trailer
"There are answers, but you'll have to wait"
It was the Mass Effect series' N7 Day earlier this week and as part of this, legendary developer BioWare has shared another teaser. In a brief blog update wishing the community a "Happy N7 Day", franchise director and executive producer Mike Gamble mentioned how the team was approaching the "future of...
Friday27th Oct 2023
News Apex Legends Adding Cross-Progression At The End Of October
A welcome update
Respawn Entertainment has shared some welcome news with the community of Apex Legends. The free-to-play battle royale will finally be getting cross-platform progression on 31st October. This update will arrive alongside Season 19 and the newest Legend Conduit. This cross-progression update will include account merging - with all...
Wednesday11th Oct 2023
News EA Details Latest Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Patch 7.5 includes updates for Xbox Series X|S
Respawn is still hard work on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the new patch arrives today on Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms. Although it's a smaller patch, it does include several fixes. Here's the full rundown courtesy of the EA website: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Patch Notes Xbox Series...
Sunday8th Oct 2023
News Battlefield 2042 Season 6 'Free Access' Starts Next Week
Play for free between October 12-16
As Activision gears up for the launch of the Call of Duty Modern: Warfare 3 pre-order beta next week, EA has announced it will be hosting a "free access" period for Season 6 of Battlefield 2042. This free-to-play period will take place from 12th October until 16th October and not only allows players to try out...
Tuesday12th Sep 2023
News The Next Mass Effect Could Drop Andromeda's Open World Elements
A new rumour suggests it's "going back to its classic format"
Although BioWare has eliminated 50 roles at the studio, it's assured fans the next Mass Effect game is still in good hands - with the game's lead Mike Gamble and his team continuing on with pre-production work. With this in mind, there's a recent rumour doing the rounds about the next...
Wednesday2nd Aug 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is Coming To Xbox One
EA is "committed" to last-gen versions
Overlooking some launch issues, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is arguably one of the best games of the year so far. It seems EA wants even more people to play Respawn's latest release, with the company revealing during a Q1 2024 earnings call how it plans to release the title on past-generation systems. EA's CEO...
Wednesday19th Jul 2023
News EA Details Next Major Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Stability improvements for Xbox Series X and S
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor didn't launch in the best state, but it's quickly been improved over time with multiple updates. The latest arrives today for all platforms including the Xbox Series X|S. EA describes it as a "smaller patch" but notes how it addresses some immediate issues and also mentions how...
Wednesday21st Jun 2023
News Electronic Arts Restructures Its Studios Into Two Organisations
"EA Entertainment" and "EA Sports"
Third-party video game giant Electronic Arts, known for IPs such as Battlefield and Apex Legends, has today announced a massive company restructure. According to CEO Andrew Wilson, EA Games will be split into two organisations - EA Entertainment and EA Sports. This is described as a "next step" in the company's...
Thursday18th May 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Next Xbox Update Outlined, Here's What To Expect
Update: Now available!
Update: This update is now available for Xbox! The patch notes are the same as the ones listed below. Original story: EA and Respawn have released "Patch 5" for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and while it's only for PC at the moment, these improvements will also be part of an upcoming console update. Here's the official...
Tuesday9th May 2023
News EA Details May 2023's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Deploying soon
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor had some bugs at launch, but Respawn Entertainment is well into the patch fixes now - with the next major one due to arrive later today on 9th May. While some of the update is focused on PC and PS5 "only" there are still a number of general fixes covering Xbox Series X|S. Here's the full rundown, detailing...
Thursday4th May 2023
Video Check Out Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's Frame Rate Update For Xbox
Silky smooth
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor had some performance hiccups at launch, but EA and Respawn Entertainment have now improved the overall experience in the first major update for Xbox. After arriving yesterday, YouTube channel 'ElAnalistaDeBits' has now uploaded a comparison showing off the current patch against the launch version of the game on...
Wednesday3rd May 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor First Major Patch For Xbox Series X|S Now Live
More patches are on the way
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hasn't had the smoothest launch across all platforms, but fortunately Respawn has been able to deliver a major update. The first patch for the game includes a series of fixes for Xbox Series X|S as well as PC. On Xbox Series X, the installation file is around 140GB, and this patch update is 7GB...
Sunday30th Apr 2023
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Critical Save Error Encountered On Xbox Series X
An "unexpected" game breaking bug
The video game protagonist Cal Kestis is back this week in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and while the game's been critically praised so far, from a technical perspective on the user end it's not going so great right now. PC is the platform that seemingly has the most problems (with Respawn and EA issuing an official...
Tuesday25th Apr 2023
News EA Asks Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Players To Avoid Sharing Spoilers
"Please be mindful of others"
Later this week marks the return of Cal Kestis in the story-driven action adventure Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This new entry by Respawn Entertainment will continue Cal's increasingly desperate fight as the galaxy descends into darkness. While we don't know everything just yet, when players do finally get their hands on...
Friday17th Feb 2023
News Ex-Apex Legends Director Forms New Studio Wildlight Entertainment
Loaded with FPS developer talent
A new game studio called Wildlight Entertainment has been formed. While the name may not immediately grab your attention, some of the people at the studio might! It's led by former Apex Legends game director, Chad Grenier - also known for his work on the Titanfall series and his past development history with Call of...
Saturday28th Jan 2023
News Xbox Adds A Brand-New Dynamic Background For Series X|S Owners
Celebrate the release of the Dead Space Remake
We're used to scoring some free dynamic backgrounds for our Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but this one is just a little bit different. Instead of a first-party wallpaper, this time around there's a special third-party one based on EA's latest release, Dead Space. To apply it, you'll need to head...
Wednesday2nd Nov 2022
News FIFA 23's Free World Cup Update Comes To Xbox Series X|S Next Week
International football returns
The 2023 FIFA World Cup starts later this month, and as part of this - Electronic Arts will be releasing its free 'World Cup' update for FIFA 23 on 9th November. Players will be able to participate in the "full" FIFA World Cup 2022 experience as one of the 32 qualified nations. You'll also be able to customise your...
Tuesday27th Sep 2022
News It Takes Two Creator Josef Fares Shares 'Sneak Peek' Of Next Game
The dev also worked on A Way Out
It Takes Two has been out for some time now, and if you're wondering what's next for Hazelight Studios it seems their next project is already underway. The studio's founder Josef Fares recently shared a photo on Twitter of himself accompanied by two others covered in motion capture technology. It's unclear what...
Wednesday14th Sep 2022
News Electronic Arts And Koei Tecmo Are Working On A Monster Hunter Rival
"The next great hunting game"
The Monster Hunter series has become an absolute goldmine for Capcom over the years, with each game normally shifting millions of units around the globe. It's got plenty of other companies thinking about how they could join the hunt, and with this in mind, EA and Koei Tecmo are teaming up in a new partnership to make...
Thursday14th Jul 2022
News Apex Legends Patch Resolves 'Various Issues' With Xbox Headsets
Have a listen
Apex Legends is one of the top battle royale games right now, but it admittedly has been experiencing some issues on the Xbox platform. Fortunately, these problems have now seemingly been addressed. According to an official game update (via social media) - Respawn Entertainment has pushed out a patch to "improve" the various issues...
