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It is claimed that EA has sent out a survey that reveals a number of details about the yet-to-be detailed Mass Effect 4. It may seem implausible that EA would reveal such information in a survey but, as GameSpot points out, it did exactly that in the build up to …
Read More »FIFA 15 introduces Apple Watch support
EA has released an update to the iOS version of FIFA 15 to support the upcoming Apple Watch. Pocket Gamer reports that the Watch app allows players to receive game notifications direct to their wrist. There will also be some limited game functionality, such as conducting player transfers. The Watch …
Read More »VIDEO: EA confirms Star Wars: Battlefront November launch
EA and DICE have released a new trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront, which will indeed arrive this November for PC and current-gen consoles. The unveiling confirms last week’s report regarding the Star Wars: Battlefront website’s source code leaking release info. Star Wars Battlefront will arrive on Windows PC, PlayStation 4 …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront lands this November on PC, PS4 and Xbox One – rumour
Star Wars Battlefront will launch this November, if what fans have unearthed from the source code for the game’s website is anything to go by. Polygon reports on the discovery of the following bit of info hidden in the source code for the news page of the game’s official site: …
Read More »EA taking four free-to-play PC games offline
Titles will stay live for a further 90 days before shutting down for good
Read More »Battlefield Hardline general manager leaves Visceral Games
Visceral Games general manager and vice president Steve Papoutsis has left the studio after nearly 15 years with EA. Kotaku reports on the departure, with EA confirming Papoutsis’s exit earlier today. "We are thankful for Steve’s many contributions to EA and wish him the best,” the publisher said. Papoutsis worked …
Read More »The Masters golf championship won’t be appearing in Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
EA’s upcoming Rory McIlroy PGA Tour will not feature one of the most best-known courses in the golfing world. The iconic Masters tournament will not be making an appearance in the forthcoming golf title as the game cannot feature the Augusta National course, where the championship takes place. In a …
Read More »EA signs multi-title Minions deal
The Minions upcoming arrival at the cinema will now be accompanied by a multi-game deal. EA has teamed up with Illumination Entertainment and Universal Partnerships to release a string of mobile games based both on the Minions and other Illumination characters. The first title will be Minions Paradise, which is …
Read More »EA to hold ‘Football Shirt Friday’ fundraising event for Bobby Moore Fund
FIFA creator EA is to support the bowel cancer charity of footballing great Bobby Moore next Friday. Following the addition of the former West Ham and England captain to FIFA 15’s Ultimate Team game mode, staff at EA are to hold a number of fundraising efforts for his eponymous Bobby …
Read More »Battlefield fan builds own version of EA’s Frostbite Engine
Custom tech fools Battlefield 4 into playing custom maps
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