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Gamers will have the chance to try FIFA 14 from this weekend thanks to a nationwide run of lock-ins run by retailer GAME. Kicking off on September 8th across six stores, a total of 50 lock-ins will take place by September 22nd, all of which will offer hands-on time with …
Read More »VIDEO: FIFA 14 Career Mode gets new scouting features
EA has released a video detailing the new scouting features available in FIFA 14’s Career Mode. Players will start out with a certain number of scouts depending on the club they are managing. Bigger clubs will unsurprisingly have more to choose from up to a maximum of six. These scouts …
Read More »EA hopes Frostbite Go will push mobile boundaries
'We think we can do something dramatic with the mobile sector,' says Soderlund
Read More »PvZ: Garden Warfare strictly multiplayer, will carry mid-tier price
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will be a multiplayer only affair, a fact EA states will allow the publisher to sell it at a lower price online and at retail. Speaking with Shacknews, creative director Justin Wiebe confirmed that the FPS-take on PopCap’s tower defense franchise will be multiplayer only. …
Read More »Only Day One Edition Xbox One’s get free FIFA 14
Microsoft has seemingly altered its position on free copies of FIFA 14 with the Xbox One. The platform holder had previously stated that all pre-orders for the console would include a digital version of EA’s football game. Indeed, the official Xbox Twitter account categorically stated that both standard and Day …
Read More »Gareth Bale remains FIFA 14 cover star
Winger Gareth Bale will remain the cover star of FIFA 14, despite his 85.3m transfer from Tottenham to Real Madrid. Bale was unveiled as the player to stand alongside Lionel Messi on the front cover of UK version of FIFA 14 last month. The deal was between EA, Bale’s camp …
Read More »Plants vs. Zombies 2 snags 25m downloads
EA dubs launch 'most successful in history'
Read More »EA studio Ghost Games takes ownership of Need for Speed IP
The Need for Speed IP is now under the creative control of EA’s Gothenburg-based studio Ghost Games. A huge number of developers have worked on the series since its inception in 1994, including the likes of UK outfit Criterion, EA Black Box, EA Montreal, EA Bright Light, EA Vancouver and …
Read More »EA isn’t playing favorites with next gen, says Moore
Free copy of FIFA 14 with Xbox One preorder is just one deal of many
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One FIFA 14 has 10x the animations of current gen game
EA has outlined some of the reasons why gamers may want to either hold out for next-gen FIFA 14 or buy the game a second time when PS4 and Xbox One are released. "There were two things we did straight away," FIFA franchise boss David Rutter told Eurogamer when asked …
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