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[Updated] EA Going Private in $55 Billion Buyout From Saudi Arabia and Private Equity

Update:September 29th, 8:30 AM Electronic Arts has officially announced they are going private with a purchase from a consortium of purchases including Affinity Partners, Silver Lake, and the Saudi…

September 26, 2025 | 05:48 EDT

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Battlefield 6 Xbox Series S Development Made the Whole Game "Better", EA Says

The Xbox Series S continues to provide a challenge for developers, but in the eyes of Battlefield 6 technical director Christian Buhl, that challenge was apparently no bad thing. In an interview…

September 15, 2025 | 10:52 EDT

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Skate Early Access Release Date Revealed for September

EA has announced an Early Access release date for its Skate reboot, and the always-online open-world reimagining of the classic skateboarding franchise is due to arrive in just a couple of weeks. As…

August 26, 2025 | 12:00 EDT

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Surprise Battlefield 2042 Update Paves the Way for Battlefield 6

EA has released a new Battlefield 2042 update in preparation for the release of Battlefield 6 later this year, and it's packed with stuff, including a new map, new weapons, and more. As revealed in…

August 18, 2025 | 08:52 EDT

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EA Reportedly Turned Down a Dragon Age Trilogy Remaster

EA apparently turned down a Dragon Age trilogy remaster pitched by BioWare, denying the series the same treatment that the publisher's original Mass Effect releases received a few years ago. That's…

August 11, 2025 | 09:36 EDT

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It Looks Like Battlefield 6 Won't Cost You $80

EA has declared that it has no intention of raising its games' prices to $80 anytime soon, so it looks like upcoming releases like Battlefield 6, as well as already-confirmed titles like EA Sports FC…

July 30, 2025 | 08:43 EDT

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Battlefield 6 Officially Revealed, Release Date Seemingly Set for October

EA has officially revealed Battlefield 6, and it looks like the first-person shooter will be launching across PC and current-gen consoles in October. As revealed in a new trailer, Battlefield 6 will…

July 24, 2025 | 12:08 EDT

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Anthem to Shut Down Permanently in January 2026

Publisher EA and developer BioWare have announced that ill-fated live-service looter-shooter (boy, that's a lot of hyphens) Anthem will be shut down early next year. In an FAQ on the publisher's…

July 7, 2025 | 09:05 EDT

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EA CEO's Pay Rises Yet Again After Disappointing Year

EA CEO Andrew Wilson's pay rose yet again this year, despite the fact that two of the studio's biggest releases were flops and despite overall median employee pay falling. According to an EA proxy…

July 1, 2025 | 09:47 EDT

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EA Cancels Black Panther Game And Closes Studio Making It

Electronic Arts has just cut up one of it's marquee upcoming games, the Black Panther game that Cliffhanger Games had been working on. First reported by IGN, the information came from an email sent…

May 28, 2025 | 04:22 EDT

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Split Fiction Sales Top 4m, New Battlefield and Skate Due Before March

EA has announced that Hazelight's co-op platformer Split Fiction has reached another big sales milestone, and the studio has also provided updates on when we can expect the next Battlefield and Skate…

May 7, 2025 | 08:14 EDT

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EA "Pausing Development on Future Rally Titles"

EA has announced it will be "pausing" development on future rally racing games, including the WRC series, which has been running in one form or another since the early 2000s. In a development update…

May 1, 2025 | 12:23 EDT

A character in armor and a helmet in Titanfall, a Respawn (and EA) game
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Respawn Layoffs Part of Wider EA Staff Cuts, Titanfall Project Reportedly Axed

Yesterday, Titanfall and Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn Entertainment revealed that it would lay off a number of employees and cancel two "early-stage incubation" projects. Now, it's emerged that…

April 30, 2025 | 10:22 EDT

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EA's New Skate Game Won't Let You Play It Offline

EA has announced that its upcoming Skate reboot won't let you play offline so that the developers can "deliver on [their] vision of a skateboarding world". In the first of a new series of news posts…

April 25, 2025 | 10:32 EDT

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Split Fiction Movie Gains Sydney Sweeney, Deadpool and Wolverine Writers

The Split Fiction movie, for which several studios were apparently engaged in a bidding war last month, has gained a new star and two pretty big-name writers. According to a new Variety report, the…

April 25, 2025 | 07:59 EDT

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Split Fiction Movie Reportedly In the Works, Bidding War Underway

A new report has emerged which claims that a Split Fiction movie is in the works, and that several major Hollywood studios are already engaged in a bidding war over the rights to said movie.…

March 21, 2025 | 10:52 EDT

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Split Fiction Sales Reach 2m in Just One Week

EA and Hazelight Studios have announced that sales of their genre-hopping co-op platformer Split Fiction have hit another big milestone just a single week after the game's initial launch. Per a post…

March 13, 2025 | 11:52 EDT

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Split Fiction Sales Hit 1m in First 48 Hours

EA and Hazelight Studios' new co-op action-adventure platformer Split Fiction has reached a major sales milestone, the two studios have announced, and it only took the game a measly two days to get…

March 10, 2025 | 12:03 EDT

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Split Fiction Is Now EA's Second Most Played Game on Steam

EA and Hazelight Studios' latest release Split Fiction has already climbed its way through the publisher's Steam charts, and the co-op action-adventure game is now the second most-played EA game on…

March 7, 2025 | 11:54 EST

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EA Details New Battlefield's Gunplay and Movement in First Dev Diary

EA has released the first in a new series of dev diaries aimed at detailing the development process behind the new Battlefield game, and this one's all about the game's gunplay and movement systems…

March 7, 2025 | 08:55 EST

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Split Fiction Friend's Pass Will Support Crossplay on Any Platform

EA has revealed that the Split Fiction Friend's Pass will allow you and a friend to enjoy the co-op adventure together on any platform, as long as at least one of you owns the full game. In an FAQ…

February 21, 2025 | 08:02 EST

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Flopped Because of No "Shared World Elements", EA Says

EA has released a new financial earnings call for the third quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year, and in the call, CEO Andrew Wilson expresses what appears to be a theory as to why Dragon Age: The…

February 5, 2025 | 08:59 EST

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Battlefield Labs Could Let You Shape the Next Battlefield Game Through Testing

EA and its "collective Battlefield Studios teams" have announced Battlefield Labs, a testing initiative that will allow certain Battlefield players to test out the new game and provide their feedback…

February 3, 2025 | 11:32 EST

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The Sims 1 and 2 Re-Released for Franchise's 25th Anniversary

EA has shadow-dropped re-releases for The Sims 1 and 2 as part of the franchise's 25th anniversary, and you can pick both of them up right now on PC. Starting from today, The Sims Legacy Collection …

January 31, 2025 | 11:37 EST

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It Looks Like Major Dragon Age: The Veilguard Updates Are Ending With Patch 5

EA has released a new patch for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and judging by the wording in the official patch notes, this looks to be the game's final major update. In a post on the official Veilguard…

January 24, 2025 | 10:26 EST

Varric in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, one of the two games (alongside EA Sports FC 25) that EA says underperformed
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA Sports FC 25 "Underperformed", EA Says

EA has released its preliminary financial report for the third quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year, and the company says that two of its biggest releases for the period underperformed. Per a press…

January 23, 2025 | 08:36 EST

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Director Corinne Busche Leaving BioWare

Dragon Age: The Veilguard director Corinne Busche will depart BioWare, although it seems as though the studio won't be undergoing any other changes alongside her departure. We don't know the exact…

January 17, 2025 | 09:58 EST

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EA Sports College Football 25 Is Now the Best-Selling Sports Game in US History

US industry analyst group Circana has released its gaming sales data for November, and it turns out that EA Sports College Football 25 has earned itself a rather impressive accolade. According to…

December 18, 2024 | 10:13 EST

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BioWare Celebrates Dragon Age Day With Free Veilguard Character Creator and More

EA and BioWare have announced how they're planning to celebrate Dragon Age Day, and the celebrations include a free version of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's character creator, plus more. Over on the…

December 4, 2024 | 12:07 EST

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Czech Release of Mass Effect Board Game Will Remove Squadmate Pronouns

The Czech Republic version of the Mass Effect board game will be changed. A representative of Asmodee has stated that the licensed board game will be released in the region with squadmates' pronouns…

November 4, 2024 | 05:05 EST

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Apex Legends Bans Linux, Leaving Steam Deck Out in the Cold

EA and developer Respawn have announced that Apex Legends can no longer be played on Linux operating systems, potentially leaving Steam Deck players out in the cold without a workaround. In an…

October 31, 2024 | 01:16 EDT

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Guide

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Regrets of the Dread Wolf Choice Guide

Our Dragon Age: The Veilguard Regrets of the Dread Wolf Choice Guide will go over the best choices to make during this important sidequest. Regrets of the Dreadwolf The Regrets of the Dread Wolf…

October 31, 2024 | 12:00 EDT

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Guide

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Endings Guide

Our Dragon Age: The Veilguard Endings Guide will go over what you need to do to reach the game's good endings, including what to do before the final quests. The first section will not contain any…

October 31, 2024 | 12:00 EDT

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Guide

Which City to Save in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

This guide will go over which city to save in Dragon Age: The Veilguard during one of the game's earliest important choices. It goes without saying, but don’t read further if you want to avoid…

October 31, 2024 | 12:00 EDT

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Companion Guide

Our Dragon Age: The Veilguard Companion Guide will go over how your party of allies works, including how to romance them and which choices to make during their quests. Quicklinks: Romance | Ending…

October 31, 2024 | 12:00 EDT

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gear Guide

Our Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gear Guide will go over how gearing up Rook and your companions works, including rarity and other improvements you can make. Gear Types Gear in Dragon Age: The…

October 31, 2024 | 12:00 EDT

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EA Enjoys Record Q2 Thanks to Live Service Games

EA has enjoyed its most successful second quarter in history, largely thanks to the performance of the company's sports games portfolio. According to the company's latest financial results…

October 30, 2024 | 09:02 EDT

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review - Homecoming

After thinking about it for a while, Dragon Age skipping out on an entry for so long might have been the best decision EA could have made. It’s not unlike all these '90s movie sequels we're seeing…

October 28, 2024 | 11:00 EDT

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau Developer Puts Team "On Notice for Redundancy"

Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios has put its development team "on notice for redundancy" as it looks for funding for its next project, the studio has revealed. In a post on X (…

October 18, 2024 | 10:29 EDT

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Hazelight Studios Teases New IP as It Takes Two Sales Hit 20 Million

Josef Fares and his studio Hazelight have announced that a brand new IP is in the works, as well as revealing that co-op platformer It Takes Two has crossed another major sales milestone. In a post…

October 17, 2024 | 11:40 EDT

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Plants vs. Zombies 3 to Go Offline Next Month Ahead of Major Rework

EA has announced that it's taking Plants vs. Zombies 3 offline for an extended period in order to put a "major overhaul" into effect, pledging to "go even further to make the game truly special". In…

October 16, 2024 | 09:49 EDT

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard PC Specs and Global Launch Timings Revealed

EA and BioWare have revealed what kind of PC specs you're going to need to run Dragon Age: The Veilguard, as well as the global launch timings for the game. In a new post on its official website, EA…

October 15, 2024 | 12:24 EDT

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Accessibility Options Outlined Ahead of Late October Launch

EA and BioWare have revealed some of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's accessibility options ahead of the game's launch at the end of this month, and the list seems pretty exhaustive. The accessibility…

October 8, 2024 | 11:24 EDT

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a return to the Dragon Age series after nearly a decade. It's an action RPG focused heavily on player choice and immersion in every aspect of the game. A departure from…

September 19, 2024 | 11:42 EDT

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Hands-On - A Cure for Tiresome Open Worlds

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a massive game and step forward for the series. Its design is thoughtful, the moment to moment gameplay exhilarating, and full of spectacle around every corner. For many…

September 19, 2024 | 11:00 EDT

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Interview

Veilguard Game Director Corinne Busche on Player Choice and Companion Relationships

BioWare has a rich history of innovation when it comes to player choice and agency, from the dialogue wheel to the relationships you build with companions. With that in mind, I had a chance to talk…

September 19, 2024 | 11:00 EDT

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Skate Reboot Officially Coming to Early Access Next Year

EA has revealed that its upcoming Skate reboot will finally launch into Early Access next year, although the studio doesn't provide a more specific timeframe for release than just "2025". In a post…

September 17, 2024 | 12:00 EDT

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(Updated) Dragon Age: The Veilguard Release Date Announced

Update August 15th 12:05PM: The Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date trailer has officially been unveiled, and it's a lot longer than the leaked version, but it does indeed confirm the leaked…

August 15, 2024 | 08:36 EDT