EA opens probe into claims that staff are selling rare FIFA 21 Ultimate Team cards

Posted on 11/03/2021 by Engadget

EA is looking into allegations within its community that some employees are selling rare FIFA 21 Ultimate Team cards for cash. The gaming giant generated $1.49 billion in net revenue from Ultimate Team mode, which allows fans to create their own team...

‘Apex Legends’ gets a permanent solo queue

Posted on 05/03/2021 by Engadget

Apex Legends is finally getting an enduring solo mode, if likely not what you were hoping for. Respawn and EA have revealed that they'll not only launch Apex for Switch on March 9th alongside a Chaos Theory Collection Event (more on that later),...

EA bans a FIFA player for life after racist abuse of ex-footballer Ian Wright

Posted on 03/03/2021 by Engadget

EA has banned a FIFA player for life after he sent racist messages to a former soccer player. Patrick O'Brien lost an Ultimate Team game with a virtual version of Ian Wright, which led to the teenager sending 20 abusive messages to Wright over In...

‘It Takes Two’ turns a good platformer into a saccharine romcom

Posted on 02/03/2021 by Engadget

I’m conflicted about It Takes Two, the new game from Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out studio Hazelight. On one hand, it’s an adorable platformer featuring intuitive spatial puzzles and super-sized domestic environments, with a vibe reminisc...

EA delays the next Need for Speed to focus on Battlefield

Posted on 01/03/2021 by Engadget

Although EA previously said it would release the next Need for Speed and Battlefield games by March 2022, that won't be entirely the case. The publisher is delaying the upcoming Need for Speed by a year as its developer, Criterion Games, is tempo...

EA’s upcoming Dragon Age game won’t feature multiplayer after all

Posted on 26/02/2021 by Engadget

The next Dragon Age game will no longer have any multiplayer components as originally planned, according to a report from Bloomberg. Electronic Arts (EA) and its developer, Bioware, have reportedly made a U-turn and transformed it into a single playe...

EA cancels ‘Anthem Next’

Posted on 24/02/2021 by Engadget

Anthem Next, the retooled version of BioWare's jetpack-fueled sci-fi action game, has been canceled. BioWare will continue running the Anthem live service as it stands. "While we continue to make progress against all our game projects at Bio...

Saudi Arabia has invested billions in Activision, EA and Take-Two

Posted on 18/02/2021 by Engadget

Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s controversial Crown Prince, has pushed his country to acquire stakes in three major video game publishers. Recent SEC filings spotted by Bloomberg show that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which bin Salman ch...

EA now owns Codemasters and its many, many racing games

Posted on 18/02/2021 by Engadget

It's official: EA now has a much larger stake in the racing game world. The publisher has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters soon after shareholders approved the deal and just a few months after Take-Two's failed attempt. T...

‘Knockout City’ is a cross-platform dodgeball brawler from Velan and EA

Posted on 17/02/2021 by Engadget

Knockout City is what happens when the community center’s weekly session of adult dodgeball takes over an entire metropolitan spread. It’s an online, rapid-fire game built around the mechanics of throwing and catching balls, pulling inspiration from...

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