EA’s Play to Give charity campaign is in full swing

Today marks the beginning of Electronic Arts’s third annual Play to Give campaign. In addition to donating $ 1 million to three charities, the developer is running in-game events in several of its games to raise awareness and give players rewards for cooperative play. The campaign will run until 11:59 p.m. Pacific on June 3. […]

EA’s Battlefield 1 hits 25 million players thanks to DLC and discounts

Electronic Arts announced today that Battlefield 1 has reached 25 million players. The news was in its Q3 report for the financial year 2018. The first-person shooter launched in October 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Development studio Dice has supported the game with postrelease downloadable content that’s added new maps, weapons, and more. […]

EA’s ‘UFC 3’ beta is live this weekend on Xbox One and PS4

Earlier this month, EA revealed its third big UFC game, which brings an improved career mode and quickplay options to the franchise. Though UFC 3 is set to launch on February 2nd, console owners can get an early look this weekend: The beta is live for Xbox One and PS4 owners through 11:59pm on Monday, […]

EA’s defense of Star Wars: Battlefront II is now Reddit’s most downvoted comment

Electronic Arts is getting ready to launch one of its biggest games of the year, the multiplayer shooter Star Wars: Battlefront II, which is coming out on November 17, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. But the buzz before its release has mostly been about criticism over its loot boxes and progression systems. […]

GamesBeat weekly roundup: EA’s big Star Wars shakeup, and Shadow of War’s postmortem

Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we check out Star Wars: Battlefront II’s solo campaign, Lego Dimensions runs out of bricks, and Overwatch passes 35 million players. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBeat: What Visceral’s closing means for video games PC Gaming Weekly: a […]

FIFA 18 Ratings: EA’s new player ratings include Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham news

As you may already know, EA will be releasing the top 100 FIFA 18 player ratings before the launch of the game. And today saw the next batch of FIFA 18 stars revealed, including Premier League stars from Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham. A message from EA Sports explains: “FIFA 18 ratings showcase the top players […]

Behind EA’s push to put more women in sports games

Until two years ago, there was no way to play with female characters in FIFA, the world’s most popular gaming franchise. But EA Sports changed that with the introduction of FIFA 16. That’s because, for the first time ever, the studio revealed that its flagship game would feature women soccer players. It was a great […]

Bethesda E3 2017 the next big live stream for Nintendo Switch fans following EA’s FIFA 18

The Bethesda E3 2017 showcase is kicking off later today and will include a big live stream for everyone to watch on Twitch and YouTube. It will also be the second third-party publisher conference Nintendo Switch fans will want to tune in and watch, scheduled to start around Monday June 12, 5am BST. Since the the […]