July2021
News Respawn Rep Criticises 'Save Titanfall' Hackers, Says They 'Ruined A Holiday'
"They achieved nothing of value"
Over the weekend, Apex Legends was hit with a pretty nasty DDoS attack. Players were bombarded with messages to "Save Titanfall", in a response to on-going issues with hackers in the original game for PC. While it may have been used to spread a message, the behind the scenes reaction at Respawn paints a different...
News EA Play Live Will Focus On Games 'Coming Soon', Rather Than The 'All-To-Distant Future'
Focusing on "new gameplay reveals" and "surprises"
Even though E3 has been and gone, we're still not out of the woods yet when it comes to game presentations. We're still in the realm of Summer Game Fest, and as a result, have more showcases on the way. One of which will be EA Play Live - a 40 minute show from the publisher on July 22 at 10AM PT /...
News Sorry Folks, Mass Effect And Dragon Age Won't Be Appearing At EA Play Live This Month
But the teams are "hard at work"
With EA Play Live around the corner on July 22, many have been hoping to receive an update on the upcoming entries in BioWare's catalogue. Unfortunately, that won't be the case, as it's been confirmed neither Dragon Age nor Mass Effect will be making an appearance. BioWare confirmed the news on Twitter, saying it is...
News Rumoured Dead Space Revival Is Reportedly A 'Full Remake', Similar To Resident Evil 2
Sign us up!
It seems like we're learning something new about this potential Dead Space revival every day, but this may be the juiciest set of details thus far. A report has signalled the game will in fact be a fully-fledged remake, drawing inspirations from games such as Resident Evil 2 Remake. The report comes from VentureBeat, which claims it's...
News EA Updates Dead Space YouTube Account, Sends Fans Into A Frenzy
Is it happening?
There's been a huge amount of buzz surrounding Dead Space recently, mainly centred around rumours of the series returning - potentially as early as this month's EA Play Live event. While nothing has been confirmed, a recent update to the game's YouTube page has sparked up the conversation once again. The change was spotted by one...
News Xbox Elaborates On What It Means Being The 'Official Console Of Battlefield 2042'
Don't get too excited
Yesterday it was revealed that Xbox is the "official console of Battlefield 2042", but we had no idea what that meant. It seems not many other people did either, considering the game's not an exclusive. Somebody posed the question to an Xbox exec who revealed all on social media. Unfortunately, it's not that exciting. Josh...
June2021
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
May2021
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...
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...
Soapbox I Spent £150 On A Harry Potter Game And Have No Regrets
"I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed"
It's a Sunday afternoon and I'm sat here with two copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in front of me and £150 down. I've pondered my life decisions up until this point and whether it was all worth it - I've concluded it was. Those few seconds are the only time I've questioned my decision, but...
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...
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...