February2021
News Voice Actor Of FemShep Overjoyed By Mass Effect Legendary Edition Trailer
"This is the greatest thing in the world"
EA yesterday announced the Mass Effect Legendary Edition would be released on Xbox on 14th May 2021. While BioWare's original trilogy had its high and low points over the years, many fans are more than happy to see the series return. This includes the voice actor of FemShep, Jennifer Hale, who was...
News EA's Next Battlefield Entry Will Be Revealed This Spring
And will launch in the "2021 holiday season"
While we've been given an early look at the next Battlefield's game engine, EA hasn't told us when we'll get our first proper look, or when the game will be launched. So, when can we expect to find out more? In an investors call, company CEO Andrew Wilson has now confirmed the next entry in the...
December2020
News Mass Effect And Dragon Age Veterans Announce Departure From BioWare
"It's not an easy decision to make"
BioWare GM Casey Hudson and Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah have announced they'll be departing. Hudson worked on The Knights of the Old Republic and was also the co-creator of Mass Effect. He's been with BioWare for nearly 20 years now, apart from a short stint with Microsoft. His plan is to try...
November2020
News Actually, EA Motive Isn't Working On A New Star Wars Game
Update: Speculation was due to "human error"
Update (Thu 5th Nov, 2020 16:15 GMT): You might remember this story from last week, where we shared that a job listing at EA Motive had referenced the developer making a "new Star Wars action game." Unfortunately, it turns out this speculation was the product of "human error" on the part of the...
October2020
News Apex Legends Cross-Play Beta Launching Next Week On October 6th
Ready up, Xbox players
Respawn Entertainment, the creator of EA's battle royale game Apex Legends, has announced it will be launching the cross-play beta next week. Game director Chad Grenier made this announcement over on the official EA blog. Since the launch of Apex Legends, cross-play has been one of the most requested features from our...
September2020
News Star Wars: Squadrons Will Support Joysticks And Throttles On Xbox One
"Good news, pilots!"
We've already heard how the upcoming title Star Wars: Squadrons will have a hardcore mode for experienced pilots. If that's still not enough, there'll also be hands-on throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) controls. The good news is that this control method will also be available to console players, including Xbox One pilots. This was...
News EA Play Joins Xbox Game Pass At No Extra Cost This Holiday
More than 60 of the publisher's biggest games free of charge
You'll be getting EA Play as part of your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate / PC subscription at no extra cost this holiday. Microsoft is teaming up with publisher EA to offer this tasty deal; it means that Ultimate members can enjoy EA Play on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and Windows 10 PCs,...
July2020
News The Crysis Trilogy Has Been Added To EA Access On Xbox One
Download each game from The Vault
Crytek might have delayed its remaster of Crysis, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have to wait around for it. Instead of that, why not play the original trilogy published by EA? It's now available via the EA Access vault on Xbox One. If you would like to relive these gloriously good-looking games on this...
June2020
Reminder Get One Month Of EA Access On Xbox For Just 99 Cents
Offer ends June 29
Although E3 was cancelled this year, a lot of video game publishers were still able to host presentations online. One of the most recent and perhaps memorable broadcasts was EA Play Live a few weeks ago. During this event, EA showed off upcoming releases like Star Wars: Squadrons and announced Skate 4 was in develo
News 'We Are Listening,' Says EA's Chief Studios Officer On Fan Requests
And Skate 4 is proof
This week, Electronic Arts held its EA Play Live event where it revealed new announcements, gameplay, and teasers of its next-generation video games. At the very end of this presentation, it announced the long-requested title, Skate 4. In an interview with Game
News These Might Be The First Images Of Dragon Age 4 For Next-Gen
Revealed during EA Play
BioWare is easily one of EA's most talented developers, so what can we expect from this famous studio in the next generation? While nothing was officially announced at today's EA Play Live event, we did get a look at something. Although we can't say for sure - it appears to be Dragon Age 4. It also sounds like a future...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
May2020
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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)...
