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FIFA games.The deal means the teams in question can no longer appear in any rival football game and also means EA will now sponsor the Italian Supercup, which will now be known as the EA Sports Supercup from 2022 onwards.The teams snapped up by EA Sports in the deal are Bologna F.C. 1909, Cagliari Calcio, Empoli F.C., ACF Fiorentina, Genoa C.F.C., Hellas Verona F.C., FC Internazionale Milano, A.C.

Battlefield Mobile has appeared on the Google Play store, but it can’t be downloaded just yet.The listing has been detailed by VGC, and it contains information on destructible environments, available classes, and a handful of game modes.

Battlefield 5 is back to being one of the biggest games on Steam after a clearly successful free weekend period.As first spotted by PCGamesN and continuing to be the case, Battlefield 5 is riding high in the Steam most-played games chart.Yesterday, it reached a peak of 69,342 concurrent players according to SteamDB and, at the time of writing, it’s still achieving figures of 44,422 active players right now.

Battlefield 2042 seems to suggest that the shooter’s first beta will start as soon as next week.A listing for Battlefield 2042 on Media World stated that anyone who has pre-ordered the game will be able to play the beta from September 6 to September 11.

Respawn Entertainment tap-strafing will be removed from Apex Legends in patch 10.1.Respawn made the announcement via its Twitter account, saying the reasons are that “it’s inaccessible, lacks readability/counterplay, and is exacerbated by movement abilities”. More details on the removal will follow in the next patch notes for the game.Tap-strafing is an in-game technique designed to give players sharper movements than regular side jumps.

EA shows that the company may be looking to use CAPTCHA technology to help detect bots in its games.Published yesterday (August 26) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (via SegmentNext), the patent is called ‘Progressive Human User Detection Challenges With Rewards’.  Filed back in February of last year, the idea is that a CAPTCHA is used to detect bots and give players game related rewards.“A user is presented with multiple dynamically-generated puzzles of increasing difficulty,”

Skate 4 has been confirmed for a PC release after EA shared a video on Twitter, marking the first game in the series to move beyond consoles.The Skate franchise has always been a console exclusive, but fans have long been asking for a PC release. It seems with Skate 4, EA have decided to make the move, sharing a teaser video alongside the caption “PC_confirmation.exe”.PC_confirmation.exe pic.twitter.com/ubLRKoCw9P— skate.

EA has announced that it will be allowing free access to some of its accessibility-related patents and technologies.EA’s new patent pledge will allow developers to use five patented technologies without fear of legal ramifications. These include some of EA’s accessibility technologies which the company hopes will encourage others to make their games more inclusive to all.The Apex Legends ping system is among the patents, which is patented as a contextually aware communication system.

Alice: Asylum on Patreon.McGee has been dropping a breadcrumb trail of information for years now through Patreon, letting fans see artwork, bits of script, and now the entire story of Alice Asylum, the third game in the Alice series.The first two Alice games were released by EA in the 2000s, bringing a dark twist to the much-loved children’s fairy tale through an action platformer that developed a cult following.Although there are no public plans for Alice: Asylum to ever be made or released,

Apex Legends, has left Respawn Entertainment after a series of offensive blog posts published in 2007 were discovered late last month.Images from a DeviantArt blog were circulated on Twitter in July 2021 containing sexist and derogatory language directed at women and African people.At the time, Klein made a statement on Twitter explaining that he was “embarrassed, sad, and angry at my younger self” and that he “apologised unreservedly” for what was said.I was recently confronted with some awful

FIFA 22 will add a long-requested fan feature and include the option to turn off opponent celebrations in online games.In the new Celebration Camera Focus setting, you can switch on or off the ability to watch the opponent celebrate and instead focus on your own team’s reaction.According to FUT lead producer Mike Barnucz in a Pitch Notes blog post: “Conceding a goal is always heartbreaking, especially in a closely fought match.

EA’s Ultima Underworld and two Syndicate games are free on GOG, and those who already own them can claim a refund.GOG has seen the return of four games that have previously been removed from the platform. Ultima Underworld 1 & 2, Syndicate Plus, and Syndicate Wars are all available free of charge.

Battlefield game every two years, explained EA during its first-quarter earnings call.When asked if the company was thinking of changing its release schedule for the first-person shooter franchise, EA CEO Andrew Wilson explained that new Battlefield games every two years is the company’s “orientation” but that Battlefield should be considered as a “service”.Wilson went on to explain that “what we’re doing for the launch of [Battlefield 2042] is really revolutionising and reinventing what all our

EA announced that sales of Mass Effect Legendary Edition far exceeded its pre-release forecasts.In the call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson explained, “the launch of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the remaster of the first three Mass Effect games, reignited the passion of fans around the world, driving sales performance well above our expectations.”Wilson also used the time to commend Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order‘s release for the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, calling it “a moment for new and

Battlefield 1 has maintained its player count following a free weekend on Steam, which ended with an 88 per cent discount.The free weekend came only a few days after EA announced Battlefield Portal, a crossover mode in Battlefield 2042 that features content from past games in the series.At its peak, the free weekend had over 43,000 players, according to SteamDB which is an online portal that tracks Steam data.

EA‘s vice president of brand, has spoken about how the label “gamer” is outdated.In an interview from AdWeek, McCarthy said, “Gaming is no longer a medium or an industry, it is simply ‘interactive’.

Twitter, along with a GIF of the “Please Stand By” screen from Fallout.Tomorrow, prepare yourselves for the new Interplay. pic.twitter.com/vKT9ObxRag— Interplay Entertainment (@interplayent) July 27, 2021Interplay developed and published the original Fallout game in 1997, and followed up with Fallout 2 – developed by its internal team Black Isle Studios – in 1998.

Summer Of Sims’ event, The Sims 4 has introduced a load of new features in one big free update.Some of the fixes are simple quality-of-life upgrades, such as the camera tool now being able to snap onto any Sim in the current neighbourhood.The Notebook has also been given its own space on the Sims 4 user interface, making it easier to find than its previous place nested in the phone controls.One of the main updates piquing the interest of Sims 4 fans is the inclusion of water-shaping terrain

The Sims 4’s latest expansion pack, Cottage Living, has recently been released, bringing with it a whole host of new features (and new glitches).Many fans pre-ordered Cottage Living through EA’s Origin storefront but were unhappy with the difficulties presented on release day.

Dead Space 2 team is an instrumental part of the development of the Dead Space remake.In a ‘meet the team’ blog post by EA, more has been revealed about Motive – the development studio behind the upcoming remake.

Dead Space remake could restore content cut from the original game, according to the game’s creative director.EA confirmed the existence of the rumoured Dead Space remake earlier this week at EA Play. Speaking with IGN, creative director Roman Campos-Oriola spoke about the remake and how the team is approaching its development.

EA’s Alice series, after Dead Space‘s return.After EA announced a Dead Space reboot during EA Play Live, Alice’s creator American McGee has hopes that this means Alice is closer to returning.On Twitter, he said, “While I (and Alice fans) would have liked the next EA horror project to be a new ‘Alice’ game… this does at least move us forward in line.”He added that “At some point in the future, execs at EA will shout ‘need moar product!’ and someone will reply, ‘Alice?’ And we’ll be ready!”While I

Dead Space game, has said he’s “excited” to see how Motive handle the upcoming remake.Taking to Twitter, Schofield has shared that “the original Dead Space was one of the highlights of my career” and – like many fans of the franchise – he is “excited to see what the EA Motive Studio team does with it!”“Directing the original Dead Space was one of the highlights of my career.  Excited to see what the EA @MotiveStudio team does with it!”— Glen A.

PGA Tour game will add women’s golf after EA announced a partnership with the Ladies Professional Golf Association.The partnership with the LPGA will also bring the Amundi Evian Championship into the game as well as the Evian Resort Golf Club where it is hosted.An official statement said: “For the first time, the LPGA Tour will be experienced in high-fidelity on next-generation consoles and will feature a wide breadth of women’s golfing representation.

Battlefield titles are currently on, and coming to, Prime Gaming, the game service portion of an Amazon Prime subscription.Battlefield 1 is available from today (July 21) all the way up to August 4, and Battlefield V is redeemable from August 2 to October 1. Both of these titles can be kept forever, as long as they are redeemed in the above timeframe with a Prime Gaming subscription.Both of these Battlefield titles will be redeemable on PC via a code for Origin, EA’s own game launcher.

Skate game will not be appearing at EA Play Live, but the official Skate Twitter has teased “a little something”.EA has confirmed that Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars games will not be included in the upcoming EA Play Live event, and now also the Skate series which was recently confirmed for a return. However, the developers hinted in a tweet at “a little something” for fans of the series.we've been busy.

PS4’s farming FIFA Ultimate Team currency.A document posted on the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) website states that the largest crypto farm in Ukraine has been shut down. However, most of the hardware used consisted of PlayStation 4 consoles, which are not powerful enough for effective crypto mining.Instead, it is believed the space was used to grind out FIFA Coins on a mass scale.

EA Play Live later this month, EA has said that they won’t show any Star Wars titles during the showcase.Tweeting from the official EA Star Wars account, the publisher said, “We won’t be showing any new Star Wars games at EA Play Live on July 22nd”, quelling prospects of reveals of a sequel to Jedi: Fallen OrderFortunately, this was followed up that fans need only wait until 2022 for any new announcements: “All of us look forward to celebrating with you next year when we share our vision for the

EA in June, hackers have started sharing some of the stolen goods publicly in hopes that it will force EA to respond.Just over a month ago, it was reported that hackers had stolen EA files including source code for FIFA 21 and the Frostbite Engine, which is used in most EA shooters including the upcoming Battlefield 2042.Since then, the same hackers allege that EA has completely ignored their ransom email and as a result have started to share their stolen content with the public.As reported by

EA have had to confirm that FIFA 22 will not have a one machine limit on PC, despite Steam saying otherwise.The Steam page listing for FIFA 22 had previously stated that the game would have a one machine limit due to 3rd party download rights management (DRM). This has since been updated to remove the line stating the limit.EA told Eurogamer that the line was an error.