EA Games News Articles
Wednesday30th Jun 2021
News Wait, Is EA Hinting At A Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Sequel Reveal?
Fans seem to think so
It's perhaps no surprise that a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order may be in the works considering how well the first game sold. What may be something of a shock is how soon we could be hearing about its official announcement. Earlier this week, Game Informer launched an article stating it was a good time to head back into...
News Xbox Is The 'Official Console Of Battlefield 2042', Whatever That Means
...Hooray?
Battlefield 2042 clearly struck a marketing deal with Xbox after the game was shown during the company's E3 2021 presentation, but now it's also been reported that the Xbox Series X and S are the "official consoles" for the game. What does that mean? Well, we don't exactly know. The information comes from a press release (as reported by...
Tuesday29th Jun 2021
News Knockout City Season 2 Brings A New Map, Ball, Playlists, And More
Plenty on the horizon
Knockout City is proving to be something of a cult hit. The dodgeball inspired competitive game has been a fairly addictive experience that's keeping us up into the early hours of the morning when we really should be sleeping. That being said, it's relatively light on content at present, but an updated roadmap shows there's...
Tuesday22nd Jun 2021
News Report Claims EA's IP Revival Will Be A Dead Space 'Reimagining'
Dead Space battle royale? We hope not
There have been a few rumours and reports going around that EA will be reviving an IP, potentially being shown at the company's EA Play Live presentation next month. The project is said to be helmed by EA Motive - the team behind Star Wars: Squadrons - and now a new report has surfaced claiming it's a Dead Space...
Monday21st Jun 2021
News EA To Reportedly Announce The Revival Of An Established IP This July
Please be Dead Space, Please be Dead Space
EA has enjoyed a good year so far, riding off the success of Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Despite releasing a month ago, many are still deep into the game, and it seems the wave of nostalgia may not be stopping there, as it's rumoured the company will be reviving another IP next month - which many are...
Thursday10th Jun 2021
News Yes, Battlefield 2042 Will Be A $70 Title On Xbox Series X
Despite the lack of single-player campaign
Battlefield 2042 was finally announced yesterday and the content it includes could be seen as lacking, depending on your preference. It’s been confirmed there will be no campaign and only seven maps available at launch. But what’s really stinging fans is the game’s retail price, which is currently...
Wednesday9th Jun 2021
News EA Confirms Battlefield 2042 Will Have Bigger Maps And More Players On Xbox Series X
With a price cut on Xbox One
While many might be disappointed Battlefield 2042 isn't a dedicated next-gen game, certain fans may be happy to know that Xbox Series X|S owners will be getting a considerably bigger experience. As spotted on the Battlefield 2042 game overview page, it's confirmed that 128 players can battle it out across several huge...
Video Here’s Your First Look At Battlefield 2042, Arriving This October
An Open Beta is also planned for later this year
Finally! After months of teases, leaks, and more - Battlefield 2042 has been announced and is heading to Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S on October 22, according to the Microsoft Store page. It's also shown that anyone who purchases the Gold or Ultimate Edition will gain earl
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Is Reportedly Launching For Next-Gen This Friday
Power! Unlimited power!
EA could be surprising us on the eve of E3, as a new report has claimed that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order's next-gen release will be arriving as early as Friday, June 11. The report comes from The Gamer, which claims it has spoken to a source from a UK video game retailer confirming the release date. According to the store,...
Monday7th Jun 2021
News Mass Effect Legendary Edition's Latest Patch Fixes Xbox Wireless Headset Issues
Here are the full patch notes
Certain Xbox players have been affected with an issue in Mass Effect Legendary Edition since the game's launch, which has caused freezes and crashes when using a wireless headset in the game's launcher. Today's update appears to have rectified those problems, along with delivering a wealth of other updates and fixes...
Friday4th Jun 2021
News Influencers Are Reportedly Receiving Strange Battlefield Messages
"War is the only way home"
We're finally getting a Battlefield reveal next week, and to spark up interest various influencers on Twitter are reportedly receiving strange messages from the official social media channel. After an "/// INCOMING TRANSMISSION ///" message, influencers are then being sent an image which contains a scrambled message. On...
Tuesday1st Jun 2021
News EA Has Confirmed A Battlefield Reveal Is Coming Next Week
Battlefield is finally being shown
The leaks, speculation and teases can finally end next week, as we're finally getting a look at the next Battlefield entry on June 9 at 3PM BST / 7AM PDT / 4PM CEST. Unfortunately, little else has been revealed outside of that, but it's yet another event to add to next week's gargantuan amount of showcases as E3...
News Five Need For Speed Games Have Been Removed From The Xbox Store
With their servers shutting down this August
EA has announced that five Xbox 360 Need for Speed games have been delisted, along with the news that their online servers will be shutting down on August 31. While none of these titles were backwards compatible, if you were looking to collect them for your Xbox 360, it seems a physical copy is the only...
Tuesday25th May 2021
News Knockout City Has Hit 2 Million Players, Season One Starts Today
Knocked it out of the park
Knockout City has already hit two million players despite only being out a few days, most likely furthered by its inclusion into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play. The official Twitter account shared the news, celebrating that over two million players have downloaded and checked out the game. It's worth noting that...
Hands On Knockout City - Has The Potential To Be The Next 'Big' Thing
"Remember the 5 D's of dodgeball: Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge"
We're going to be honest - we were never particularly excited for Knockout City. The trailers failed to make an impression and it whiffed of a game that would be gone just as fast as it came. But social media has been buzzing with gamers surprised at just how good the game is. So...
Monday24th May 2021
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Next-Gen Listings Hint At June Release
“There’s always a bigger fish”
We already got word that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was getting a free next-gen upgrade this Summer, but now we may know when that may be. As spotted by Xbox Era, certain retailers in Brazil have listed the next-gen version with a release date of June 26. Other retailers in Denmark and Germany also have the...
Friday21st May 2021
News Knockout City Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball
Another Xbox Game Pass title is available! This time for Ultimate members and as part of EA Play, as Knockout City not only releases today, but is free for members of either service. The fast-paced multiplayer centric game sees two teams competing in an exhilarating game of dodgeball across a variety...
Wednesday19th May 2021
News These 'Leaked' Battlefield 6 Images Reveal Explosions And Robot Dogs
May as well just release the trailer at this point
Battlefield 6 is not having a great time containing leaks right now. Every other day more and more seems to slip through the cracks. Word on the street was that the trailer was intended to be shown early this month, but it now appears to be coming sometime in June. That being said, it seems some...
News EA Says Codemasters Will 'Continue To Be Who They Are' After Acquisition
Codemasters won't become "another Electronic Arts studio"
You may or may not remember that EA acquired Codemasters earlier this year for a whopping $1.2 billion. Originally Take-Two was fighting to acquire the developer, but EA swooped in for the kill. Since then, many fans of the studio have been worried the output in the future won't represent...
Monday17th May 2021
News Mass Effect Legendary Edition's First Patch Is Now Available, Here's Everything Included
Along with various achievement issues
EA and BioWare have released the first patch for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which aims to rectify the wireless headset issue that has been causing the game to crash on Xbox Series X. Although, it still causes issues if the headset is turned on or off in the launcher. Along with this, a variety of other...
Sunday9th May 2021
News Mass Effect Legendary Edition's Achievement List Drives Us Nuts
It's a small problem, we're not going to lie
With Mass Effect Legendary Edition coming on May 14, we're excited at the thought of playing through three fantastic RPGs all over again. With us being achievement hunters as well, the prospect of earning a gargantuan amount of gamerscore across three titles fills us with glee - but there's one small...
Wednesday5th May 2021
News Mass Effect Legendary Edition's Performance Options Showcase Huge Xbox Series X Advantage
Another great example of backwards compatibility
EA has released the specifications of Mass Effect Legendary Edition on all platforms, and while there's no native next-gen version, the Xbox Series X version is boasting one impressive result over other platforms. The game is set to come with two options for players to take advantage of. First off is...
Monday26th Apr 2021
News EA's FPS Boost Titles Boast 'Fantastic' Results, Says Analysis
Most games are said to run perfectly on Xbox Series X & S
Digital Foundry has spent the weekend providing an in-depth analysis over some of the recently added EA titles to the FPS Boost library. The results seem to be impressive, with a particular emphasis being thrown to 120FPS players, which Digital Foundry has said is "fantastic news" for that...
Thursday22nd Apr 2021
News EA Says 'Get Ready For A Full Reveal' Of The Next Battlefield Soon
"It has everything we love about Battlefield"
EA hasn't been quiet when it comes to development on the upcoming entry in the Battlefield series. We know it's currently being made, and we know it's coming this year. Yet, despite all the information we know, we haven't actually seen the game - but that's about to change soon, as the company has...
Friday16th Apr 2021
Rumour It Sounds Like Battlefield 6 May Not Be Coming To Xbox One
But it could be coming to Xbox Game Pass
We know Battlefield 6 is coming, despite no gameplay or proper teaser trailers as of yet. EA hasn't been quiet on the game's existence, but they have been silent on whether the game will be coming to last-gen systems, which has one known Battlefield leaker curious. Rumours have circulated in recent weeks...
Tuesday6th Apr 2021
News Good News Achievement Hunters, Mass Effect Legendary Edition Will Streamline Its Cheevies
Achievement unlocked
EA has dropped a motherload of Mass Effect Legendary Edition details today, but one that some specific Xbox fans are going to love is how BioWare is planning to streamline achievements across the three games. Achievement hunters will be happy to know brand-new achievements are being added to the trilogy. But not only that,...
Thursday1st Apr 2021
News You Can Check Out Knockout City’s Open Beta On Xbox This Weekend
And earn exclusive gear for the full game
Knockout City had been confirmed to have a closed cross-play beta this weekend, but EA has decided to share a bit of good will this Easter and open it up to all players in all regions on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Running between April 2 - April 4, various playlists will be available during the timeframe...
Monday8th Mar 2021
Rumour EA Motive Is Working On An 'Established IP' That Will Make Fans 'Happy'
What could it be?
EA Motive, the team behind the recently released Star Wars: Squadrons, reportedly got pulled from their "highly ambitious" game Gaia last month, in what was said to be part of a resource shift. Word on the street is that change-up could be something that makes a lot of people happy when it's finally announced. According to...
Monday1st Mar 2021
News Sorry, No New Need For Speed This Year As EA Adds Support To Battlefield 6
“We’re going to put all the resources we have on this”
EA is reportedly delaying its upcoming Need for Speed game by a year to shift its developer, Criterion Games, towards assisting on Battlefield 6. Speaking to Polygon, chief studio officer, Laura Miele, acknowledged that the EA Dice team developing Battlefield 6 is “working incredibly...
Friday26th Feb 2021
News EA’s ‘Highly Ambitious’ Game Gaia Has Reportedly Been Cancelled After Six Years
It was shown during 2020’s EA Play presentation
Remember last year’s EA Play presentation? You may or may not, but it featured a project that’s been in the pipeline, well... until now, as it seems the game has unfortunately been cancelled. According to a new Bloomberg report, the game, which was under the codename Gaia, has been cancelled,...
