Enlarge / Wedding bells are ringing for Russian Sims fans. Last week, the team behind The Sims 4 “My Wedding Stories” expansion pack—which includes a heavy focus on same-sex marriages—said that the expansion wouldn’t be released in Russia where “our storytelling would be subject to changes because of federal laws.” Now, video game company EA […]
Enlarge / Artist’s rendition of EA saying goodbye to Russia for this expansion pack. (credit: EA) The “My Wedding Stories” expansion pack for The Sims 4 won’t be released in Russia, publisher Electronic Arts said. That’s due to a “gay-propaganda” law in the country that would have meant the pack’s “storytelling would be subject to […]
Enlarge / Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Yes, the colon comes after the “Jedi.” (credit: EA) EA and Lucasfilm Games have jointly announced that three new Star Wars games are in development at Respawn, the studio that developed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Among those three planned games is a sequel to Fallen Order, which was […]
Enlarge / The galactic setting of Mass Effect, as seen in the teaser trailer for the next game in the series. (credit: EA) Amazon is nearing a deal with Electronic Arts to develop a TV series for the Prime Video streaming service based on the beloved Mass Effect video game franchise. The revelation can be […]
A sandstorm, one of the effects of climate change on Battlefield 2042‘s (environmentally toothless) world. There’s a compelling game buried in the weather-ravaged wastes of Battlefield 2042‘s grim, apocalyptic premise that has almost nothing to do with hectic firefights and chaotic vehicular blowouts the series is known for. Instead, the setup—which is practically nowhere to […]
Enlarge / FIFA players are demanding NFT collectibles, according to EA CEO Andrew Wilson. Some of the biggest publishers in gaming are using recent earnings calls to express bullish optimism about the concept of non-fungible tokens (and the blockchain more generally) being a part of their future business in one way or another. Ubisoft led off […]
Battlefield 2042‘s beta had all the frantic action you’d expect, when it was working. [credit: DICE ] When DICE announced Battlefield 2042 would be delayed from this month to November, it joined a long line of other studios pushing back game launches due to pandemic-related development challenges. But after spending several hours recently with 2042‘s open […]
Enlarge / This looks fun. (credit: EA) Battlefield 2042 has been delayed from its initial October 22 release date, though it will still launch this year, EA announced today. The multiplayer-only shooter will now hit stores on November 19, the publisher said in a statement. Citing the complications of developing games in a work-from-home environment […]
Enlarge / The ball is the latest consoles. The player in blue is EA. The player in red is the PC. (credit: EA ) The PC version of the upcoming FIFA 22 will be missing certain features available on the latest generation of consoles and Google’s Stadia streaming platform. The PC version will be comparable […]
You can practically hear the sound of a giant rubber ball smacking against a poor shlub in this capture from this week’s thrilling new online multiplayer game Knockout City. [credit: EA / Velan ] Knockout City is the best team-deathmatch game I’ve played in years. It celebrates and elevates the genre’s roots in ways that […]