May2021
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...
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...
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...
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...
April2021
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
March2021
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...
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...
February2021
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,...
News Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered Drifts In With Some Xbox Series X Enhancements
We feel the need, the need for next-gen upgrades
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered has been available since late last year and now EA has updated the game, complete with Xbox Series X enhancements. As part of its February update, which also comes bundled with a new wrap editor, next-gen is also getting a boost (no pun intended) with some slick...
News It Takes Two's Latest Gameplay Trailer Is Absolutely Delightful
There’s nothing quite like it
It Takes Two launches in a little over a month on March 26th for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The latest trailer gives us our most in-depth look at the game yet, all while being narrated by the controversial game creator, Josef Fares. Following the story of a girl’s parents who are going through a divorce, the...
News Co-Op Adventure It Takes Two Will Offer A Free Trial
Aiming to show "how good it feels to play the game"
It Takes Two launches for Xbox One on March 26, and a one hour free trial will reportedly be available - hopefully at launch - for those who are still on the fence about picking it up. According to an interview at Polygon with the game's director, Josef Fares, it was mentioned that the game will...
News Take-Two Admits Losing Codemasters To EA Was 'Disappointing'
The company is still on the lookout for new teams
After losing out to EA when it was originally set to buy out the company, Take-Two has said it was disappointed over losing racing specialists Codemasters. While Take-Two originally had its sights set on securing Codemasters, EA later came in with a $1.2 billion offer which was favoured. In a recent...
News EA Star Wars Titles Have Earned $3 Billion, Working On 'New Experiences' For The Future
The force is strong with this one
Alongside pre-existing Star Wars titles such as Battlefront and Jedi: Fallen Order, EA will also be investing in creating "new experiences" in the future. During the company's recent Q3 Earnings Call, the topic of Star Wars was mentioned, specifically as
News EA Praises Xbox Game Pass Partnership As EA Play Nears 13M Subscribers
The integration is said to have "accelerated" EA Play's subscribers
It seems Electronic Arts is very happy to have partnered with Microsoft in recent months, as the EA Play service's inclusion into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has increased its total subscribers to 13 million. In a recent Q3 Earnings Call, EA stated that the integration with Xbox Game...
January2021
News EA Has A Brand-New Vancouver Studio Working On Skate 4
"We're all about having fun and making great games"
After last year's announcement from EA that the Skate series is finally returning over a decade since its last entry in 2010, the company has been radio silent on news ever since. Fans can now rejoice as it seems development is beginning full swing under a new development studio known as Full...
News Battlefield 6 Rumoured To Be A Cross-Gen Reboot, Multiplayer Aiming For 128 Players
EA previously gave a glimpse at the game's graphics engine
The upcoming Battlefield 6 is said to be a soft reboot for the series, across two generations, and with multiplayer to focus on 128 players, an insider has claimed. As reported by VGC, information for the new title comes from apparent leaker Tom Henderson, who has previously suggested...
News Josef Fares Blasts Xbox Series Naming Convention As A 'Total F**king Mess'
"They're losing it, man"
In a colourful interview with IGN about his upcoming game It Takes Two, creator Josef Fares had some... interesting words towards the Xbox Series X|S, slamming the two consoles as having "a f**king confusing name". When asked whether It Takes Two will take advantage of next-gen systems, Fares said the consoles came so late...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Receives Next-Gen Enhancement Update
“Power! Unlimited power!”
Following the new formation of Lucasfilm Games, the incredible Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has received a new patch which increases its performance on next-gen consoles. The update is out now and is said to improve the game via backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X|S. It relates to both the game's performance and...