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Star Wars Battlefront game being rejected by EA, Battlefront II‘s creative director has responded.On November 20, it was reported that EA DICE had pitched a third entry for the Star Wars multiplayer series, but the idea was reportedly shot down by parent company EA due to licensing costs.It was claimed the proposed third game got turned down because, “It takes 20 per cent more sales to make the same money”, because of the Star Wars brand.Shortly after the news of the game rejection, Star Wars

Nvidia has released a new GeForce Game Ready driver to improve Battlefield 2042 performance for some of its high-end graphics cards.According to Nvidia, the new driver “ensures the definitive gaming experience in Battlefield 2042, which on PC is enhanced with NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, and ray tracing.”“Battlefield 2042 Early Access is available now, and the general release follows this Friday, November 19,” they explain.

Halo Infinite multiplayer designer Patrick Wren has joined Respawn Entertainment to work on a new Star Wars game.Announcing his new role on Twitter, Wren said: “I am happy to announce that today is my first day on the  Jedi team as a Senior Encounter Designer @Respawn. I am so excited to be back on Star Wars and work with this incredible team.”I am happy to announce that today is my first day on the Jedi team as a Senior Encounter Designer @Respawn.

Mass Effect Pinnacle Station downloadable content (DLC) to Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, as it wasn’t in the first game when it released. In 2009 the Pinnacle Station DLC wasn’t in the original Mass Effect on PS3 due to a loss of the original source code, and this impacted the possibility of it coming to the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition which launched earlier this year.Now, a group of modders have brought the Pinnacle Station DLC into the Legendary Edition, and it can be downloaded on Nexus

EA has teased a new entry to the Mass Effect series yesterday (November 7), with a poster claiming “Mass Effect will continue”.With a teaser posted on Twitter, EA has again confirmed the existence of a new Mass Effect title.The poster itself is an orbital shot that shows the crew of a space ship approaching a large crater, with the tag “Mass Effect will continue” included at the bottom.While the poster offers more official artwork associated with the next game in the series, it’s not the first

FIFA 22 by EA after the ruling of an Argentine court.It seems as though EA had done a deal with a friend and former manager of Maradona Stefano Ceci, according to Argentinian news site Infobae (via Eurogamer). Still, Ceci couldn’t prove he had the legal powers to sign the deal.The Argentine court has recognised that the trademark owner for Maradona’s license is, in fact, Sattvica, the company of Matías Morla, who was the former lawyer of Maradona.

EA has declared that NFT and blockchain games are “the future of our industry”.In the earnings call and as first spotted by PCGamer, EA CEO Andrew Wilson explained that NFT and play-to-earn games are the “future”.He noted that “I think that in the context of the games we create and the live services that we offer, collectible digital content is going to play a meaningful part in our future.” He followed that up by admitting it was “still early to tell” how things would change.

The Sims 4, has gone live this week and today (November 3) marks the addition of the first time-limited mode.Too Many Toddlers runs from November 3 to November 6, according to a developer press release (thanks, PCGamesN), but if you start the scenario before November 6, you can still finish it afterwards.According to a Sims community website, this time-limited scenario will see your Sim figuring out how to give toddlers attention and care, with the requirements for the challenge being three

EA is releasing a new challenge-based scenarios mode for The Sims 4, which will be available to play tomorrow.Scenarios are coming to The Sims 4 and will offer players a new way to play the life simulator. During a live stream, Maxis gave players a look at the two goal-based stories coming in tomorrow’s update.As spotted by GamesRadar, the first scenario is called “Making Money” and received most of the stream’s attention.

PC tech trailer for Battlefield 2042 has been released. It showcases some of the PC-exclusive Nvidia enhancements that the game will benefit from – providing you have the right graphics card.In a partnership between Nvidia, EA and DICE, Battlefield 2042 will feature Nvidia DLSS, Nvidia Reflex and Ray Tracing support.

Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) – a competitive Apex Legends tournament – a Respawn developer has responded to the request for the shields to be changed in ranked matches.Initially, the gold/legendary knockdown shield was removed from both private matches and the ALGS as teams who were fully knocked with a gold shield would end up placing higher in the leaderboard than a team eliminated after them.Cloud 9’s Jamison ‘PVPX’ Moore tweeted about removing the gold shield in Ranked matches as well,

Sims 4, as detailed in a recent (October 26) Inside Maxis stream. Called “scenarios”, these are a “new way to play The Sims” that provides players with specific situations that lead towards different outcomes. Next week’s update will see two scenarios, titled “making money” and “finding love after a breakup”.

Halo and creative force behind most of the franchisehas joined EA to help build a new studio in Seattle, Washington.Marcus Lehto announced on his Twitter today (October 19) that he will be game director at this new studio, which will be working on “first-person games”.

FIFA has suggested that it is open to working with new video game companies in what is being seen as a direct attack towards EA‘s attitude regarding the football governing body lately.In a statement titled “FIFA set to widen gaming and esports portfolio“, the governing body has explained that it is “bullish and optimistic about its long-term future in gaming and esports following a comprehensive and strategic assessment of the gaming and interactive entertainment market”.First spotted by VGC,

Battlefield Hardline has said that the game’s cops and robbers setting held it back somewhat as it didn’t focus on the core of what Battlefield is.Scott Warner was design director on Battlefield Hardline, and he told NME that the game’s focus on police made it difficult for it to fit with the overall design objectives of the series.“It’s not controversial to say, you know, for the Battlefield that I worked on [Battlefield Hardline] part of the problem that we ran into was that when you decouple

BioWare has confirmed that Dragon Age 4 will not be coming to PS4 or Xbox One.While the studio hasn’t formally announced this, GamesBeat reported that this information can be found from the LinkedIn profile of the game’s lead player designer Daniel Nordlander.Under Nordlander’s experience, Dragon Age 4 is listed as being developed for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

EA has extended its contract with FIFPRO, the global representative for professional football players.The renewal announced via a press release yesterday is described as a “long-term commitment” for EA Sports to “continuing investment in the future of football, and further enables EA Sports to deliver the greatest, most authentic football experience to more than 150 million players globally.”This means EA will be able to continue using thousands of player names and likenesses supported by the

EA has shared that Codemasters is hiring a producer for its next project, which sounds big.The job listing is looking for a development manager at Codemasters Cheshire, which previously wrapped up development on Dirt 5 (thanks, PCGamesN).As well as sharing what the team is looking for in its new hire, the job listing teases a little on “the studios’ next key project”.

FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) portion of EA’s FIFA series are apparently mostly done with coins that can’t be purchased with real world money.EA chief experience officer Chris Bruzzo recently sat down for an interview with Eurogamer that explored the FIFA games use of loot-boxes and how players purchase in-game. Bruzzo said in the interview that “in our video game, you can use either FUT coins or FIFA points.

FIFA 22, Electronic Arts (EA) has released a statement on the game’s record-breaking launch and where the franchise could go next.Namely, we could be seeing the football series undergo a name change, as a press release states that the company is “exploring the idea of renaming our global EA SPORTS football games.

EA’s FIFA. They have regularly featured in the games and have their own cult following.Michelle Tierney, chief commercial officer at Guild Esports said in a press release: “We’re immensely proud of this unique partnership, and the opportunities it will offer for both Guild and Harps to create impact in Ireland’s growing esports scene.

FIFA 22 by EA, ahead of his pending trial.Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is accused of attacking three women at his home in Cheshire between October 2020 and August 2021. BBC News reports that the alleged attacks, including on one woman under 18, are said to have happened at his home address in Prestbury.Mendy appeared in court on September 10, alongside Louis Saha Matturie, 40, of Salford.

PC specs for Battlefield 2042 have been outlined by EA, alongside the button layouts for mouse, keyboard and controllers.Both PC specs can be found listed below:Minimum PC specs Recommended PC specsThe official Battlefield Twitter also shared images of button mappings for mouse and keyboard and current-gen controllers.

The Sims 4’s autumn season theme has been announced, bringing new outfit and build kits in the Season Of Selves.The Sims 4 recently introduced kits – small and affordable collections that provide a boost to gameplay by adding a selection of new clothes or build materials to the game.

EA has completed an acquisition of UK studio Playdemic, which is best known for creating the popular mobile game Golf Clash.Today (September 20) EA confirmed that it has finalised a cash deal to purchase Playdemic from Warner Bros.

Battlefield insider suggest that the Battlefield 2042 open beta will be delayed until October.First spotted by VGC, insider Tom Henderson tweeted that he believes the Battlefield 2042 early access beta will begin October 6 for pre-order customers, with the open beta launching October 8.These dates are yet to be sent to media/creators and are expected to be sent in the next couple of days.

Battlefield 2042 has been delayed has caused EA‘s share price to drop 7 per cent, though the share price has already rebounded a little.In a complicated time for EA, the company saw its shares dip as much as 7 per cent to an intraday low of $135.84 (first spotted by VGC) as rumours suggested that the game could be delayed until 2022.Once news emerged that the delay wasn’t as bad as first thought and that the game would still launch in 2021 albeit a month later than planned, the shares rebounded

Skate Twitter account posted an image teasing Skate Day, due to be held on September 14, although no one knows quite what to expect.Skate Day has so far been teased by two images, one of a skateboarder riding past Skate Day posters, and one a simple graphic giving scant details of the “community celebration” itself.

EA seems to confirm that the company will not be involved with the upcoming remake of 2003’s Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic.Responding to an inquiry from journalist Geoff Keighley over whether or not EA or Bioware is involved in Aspyr‘s remake, an EA spokesperson has declined to list Knights Of The Old Republic as one of EA’s Star Wars games.

EA Motive has provided an update on the progress of the Dead Space remake saying that we won’t be seeing any more of the game until next year.Not all is lost though, as community manager Caden House provided some feedback from the livestream last week (August 31), and even shared a snippet of footage on Reddit that can be seen below.