Electronic Arts News Articles
Friday19th Jun 2020
News EA Shows Off Early Footage Of Its Next-Generation Battlefield Game
Ready up
EA's future looks brighter than ever - with the company bringing multiple games to next-generation platforms including the Xbox Series X. One of these titles will of course be a new entry in the Battlefield series. Although we didn't get to see any trailers or anything like that, chief studios officer Laura Miele was happy to highlight...
News Here's Your First Look At The New Need For Speed By Criterion Games
Get ready to burn some next-gen rubber
Towards the end of EA Play - the company's chief studios officer Laura Miele spoke about the future and what's ahead. She explained how all of EA's studios were creating new stories, experiences, and gameplay - all enabled by new console technology. One of these, as you might have guessed, is the...
Thursday18th Jun 2020
Reminder EA Play Live 2020 Takes Place Later Today
Join us for live coverage
Today is the day! EA Play Live 2020 takes place later this afternoon/evening, and is set to feature world premieres, news and more, including a full gameplay reveal of Star Wars: Squadrons. You'll be able to catch the event at midnight in the UK, 4pm PDT/7pm EDT in the US, and if you're wondering what games will be...
Tuesday16th Jun 2020
News Star Wars: Squadrons Supposedly Won't Include Microtransactions
"Rewards and bonuses earned solely through gameplay"
It's official - Star Wars: Squadrons flies onto Xbox One this October and will include cross-play with the PS4 and PC. If you're looking forward to participating in "intense 5v5" aerial dogfights in space but are a little concerned about what EA might include in the game after the launch events...
Wednesday10th Jun 2020
News EA's Rumoured Mass Effect Trilogy Reportedly Targeting A Fall 2020 Release
More info expected to be revealed next week
You might recall last month how Venture Beat ran a story about the possible return of Commander Shepard in a Mass Effect trilogy. Although we were meant to be finding out if this was more than a rumour this week, EA Play has obviously been postponed until next week. This hasn't necessarily stopped us from...
Friday5th Jun 2020
News EA Play Live 2020 Has Been Postponed Until June 18
Pushed back a week
EA has announced that its EA Play Live event that was scheduled to take place next week on June 11th has been pushed back to June 18th. The company revealed the new date in a statement on Twitter. "With the important conversations taking place and important voices being heard around the world right now, we're moving our time to...
Friday29th May 2020
Rumour EA To Reveal Star Wars: Project Maverick Next Week
This is where the fun begins
It was back in March that a mysterious Star Wars game called "Maverick" appeared to leak on the PlayStation Network, featuring the piece of artwork you see above. Yesterday, following the reveal of EA studio Motive Montreal's new Twitter account, various industry insiders made reference to an impending Star Wars...
Wednesday13th May 2020
News EA Doesn't Sound Like It's Interested In Making Skate 4
Pro skater spills the beans
The skateboarding genre is experiencing somewhat of a resurgence - with Skater XL due out in July, and Activision yesterday announcing the first two Tony Hawk's two games would be receiving a remaster this September. There's also Session to anticipate. What are the chances of EA's beloved Skate series making a comeback,...
Thursday7th May 2020
News Madden NFL 21 Will Get A Free Xbox Series X Upgrade For A Limited Time
Update: It's called "Next Level"
Update: EA has revealed more on this via its website, suggesting the upgrade program is called "Next Level". It says the plan is to allow players to carry over their MUT Points, achievements, items, etc from the Xbox One version to Xbox Series X, but is "still working through the details of player progress."...
News EA's HD Remaster Is Believed To Be The Mass Effect Trilogy
Save the galaxy, again
One of the best series during the Xbox 360 generation was Mass Effect. Believe it or not, but the first entry was actually published by Microsoft Game Studios and exclusive to the system for many years. It would be fantastic to see the return of Shepard and his crew across all three original games, but what are the chances of...
Wednesday6th May 2020
News EA Suggests It Will Support Smart Delivery On Xbox Series X
Free next-gen updates
EA revealed lots of new details during its earnings call yesterday, including a roadmap of upcoming titles and confirmation that the company will be launching EA Sports games on Xbox Series X later this year. Additionally, it also suggested that free upgrades to next-gen versions will be available for at least some of its games...
News EA Hints At Sequel To Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
"The first title in an entirely new franchise”
We held a poll for the best Star Wars game on Xbox the other day here at Pure Xbox, and 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order almost came out on top! We've got good news for those who voted for it, as EA has suggested the game might be getting one or more sequels in the future. This was teased during...
News EA Plans To Launch 14 New Titles Between Now And Next March
Expect to hear more at EA Play Live
Following its Q4 financial results, EA told investors it had 14 games arriving between now and March 2021 across multiple platforms. EA chief executive officer Andrew Wilson elaborated on this, explaining how the list included four new sports titles along with an unannounced one, four more games drawing on the...
Monday4th May 2020
News EA Play Live Announced For June, Will Include World Premieres
Digital this year
EA has announced that its EA Play event will still be happening this year, but in a digital form called 'EA Play Live'. This was revealed via Twitter, where it was confirmed the event will feature world premieres, news and more. It will also reportedly showcase games via "a live broadcast, community content, and more" (thanks IGN)...
Wednesday29th Apr 2020
News Star Wars Battlefront 2 Is "Complete" After 25 Free Content Updates
May the force be with you
After more than two years, the Star Wars Battlefront II creative director Dennis Brännvall has announced the game's "incredible" journey across 25 free content updates will finally come to an end with The Battle on Scarif. Here's a bit more about what to expect from this latest update: Today, we’re bringing you the...
Thursday23rd Apr 2020
News Battlefield V Is Getting Its Final Major Content Update This Summer
"Thank you all for joining this journey"
It's been almost a year and a half since Battlefield V first launched for Xbox One, and EA has now revealed the game will be getting its final standalone update in the summer, featuring new content, weapons and game tweaks. The company says it's targeting a June release for this update. It won't be the end...
Thursday19th Mar 2020
News EA Hints Battlefield V Might Be Coming To Xbox Game Pass Soon
Bring it on
It was a busy day for Xbox Game Pass yesterday, with Microsoft announcing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks, as well as various incomings and outgoings for the games library. And now, it looks like we may be getting another huge title added soon in the form of Battlefield V. Following a tweet posted by Xbox Game Pass yesterday about the...
Monday9th May 2016
News Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Trailer Hits 1 Million Dislikes
Thumbs slamming down
Call of Duty fans don't appear to be happy with the creative direction of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare as its reveal trailer has received over 1 million "Dislikes" on YouTube. Released only a week ago on May 2, the Infinite Warfare reveal trailer is currently the 7th most disliked video on YouTube and still climbing. In...
Monday19th Oct 2015
News Mass Effect DLC added to Xbox One Backwards Compatibility
No mass relays required.
Earlier this year, Microsoft surprised many gamers with the announcement that Xbox One would soon be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 titles. Whilst the feature isn't due to hit officially until November, Xbox Preview Program members were given a small selection of games to play. The vast majority of the games were first...
Tuesday14th Apr 2015
News Star Wars Battlefront Playable First on Xbox One
The force is is strong with Xbox
As expected, it appears that Xbox One owners will get to play Star Wars Battlefront first, courtesy of EA Access. This beautiful bit of news comes from a tweet from Aaron Greenberg - Microsoft's games marketing lead - replying to a tweet asking if he's ready for the game. [tweet 587781284388155392] At this point,...
Tuesday31st Jul 2012
News Need For Speed: Most Wanted Headed to Kinect
Criterion racer gets Kinect support.
Those beady-eyed folks over at VG247 have spotted something rather special. It appears that Criterion's 2012 reboot of the game is more than likely coming to your Xbox 360 complete with Kinect support in October (or November if you're in Europe.) The official packshots for the game released at E3 don't contain...
Tuesday16th Nov 2010
News Harry Potter Casts Magic Spell on Kinect This Week
Today in the US, Friday for Europe
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I is an unexpected milestone for Kinect: it's the first title to be labelled as "Better with Kinect", rather than the usual "Kinect Sensor Required" tag on the box. Whilst the main game is playable with a regular controller, the Kinect-specific content...
