Tag: Ea Sports
News Xbox Adds Another Five New Dynamic Backgrounds For Series X|S
Take your pick!
Fancy a new Xbox Dynamic Background for your Series X or S? We usually see these added on a periodic basis throughout the year, but Xbox and EA Sports have actually treated us to five brand-new options over the past few days. These are all based on EA Sports franchises, from F1 to NHL, and in all honesty they're not very dynamic at...
News Seven EA Games Are Included With Xbox Free Play Days This Week
Free to play from now until Sunday night!
It's time for another batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles, and it's a particularly huge selection this week! We've got no less than seven EA Sports games that are free to play over the next few days, all of which are recent Xbox releases. Here's the list of seven games included with Xbox Free Play Days...
News EA Is Making Another UFC Game, Full Reveal Coming This September
UFC 5 is "coming soon"
EA Sports UFC 4 is a few years old at this point, having arrived on the eve of the Xbox Series X|S launch back in August 2020. Well, as you'd probably expect, another game in the series is coming, with EA officially announcing UFC 5 this past weekend. For now we don't really know anything about it, other than a rough timeline...
News Electronic Arts Restructures Its Studios Into Two Organisations
"EA Entertainment" and "EA Sports"
Third-party video game giant Electronic Arts, known for IPs such as Battlefield and Apex Legends, has today announced a massive company restructure. According to CEO Andrew Wilson, EA Games will be split into two organisations - EA Entertainment and EA Sports. This is described as a "next step" in the company's...
News F1 23 Receives Impressive Reviews As Free Trial Goes Live On Xbox Game Pass
Play it for 5 hours right now!
The latest entry in Codemasters and EA Sports' long-running F1 series arrives later this week in the form of F1 23, and if you're an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate / EA Play member, you can start playing it right now with a five-hour free trial! Here's how to find the F1 23 free trial with Xbox Game Pass: Go to the...
Pick One Which Is Your Favourite EA Sports Series To Play On Xbox Right Now?
FIFA? Madden? NHL? Tell us!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the announcement that EA Sports PGA Tour is getting a release on March 24th, we thought we'd find out what your current favourite EA Sports series is on Xbox. And by that, we don't necessarily just mean the modern titles! We've also included some classics...
News FIFA President Throws Shade At EA In Damning Press Release
"The FIFA name will remain THE BEST"
Earlier today, we were treated to the bombshell announcement (although it had been rumoured for some time) that EA Sports was moving away from the "FIFA" name for its football games as of next year, favouring "EA Sports FC" instead. In response, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has issued a pretty damning...
News EA's PGA Tour Reboot Won't Be Coming To Xbox For Another Year
Tee time pushed back
If you've been keeping a close eye on EA's resurgence into the world of golf, we've got bad news to share today as the company has announced that EA Sports PGA Tour has been delayed from Spring 2022 to Spring 2023. No further details have been provided as of yet, aside from the brief message below: When it does eventually...
News EA Sports PGA Tour Is 'Shifting' Its Release Date
So it's been delayed?
Hey there, golfing enthusiasts! If you were at all looking forward to EA Sports PGA Tour, we've got a bit of an update. EA has announced it's "shifting" the upcoming game's launch, so it will no longer arrive in Spring 2022. Based on the wording, fans aren't entirely sure if the release will be delayed or brought forward...
News EA Sports Is Officially Thinking About Renaming The FIFA Series
"We’re reviewing our naming rights agreement"
EA Sports has confirmed it's looking into potentially renaming its world-renowned FIFA series of football (soccer) games in the future, as the company is reviewing its naming rights agreement with the sport's governing body. The news was revealed in a press release celebrating the successful launch of...
News EA Sports Acquires Super Mega Baseball Developer, Metalhead
"This is a huge step forward for our team"
Until the release of MLB The Show 21 last month, Super Mega Baseball was considered arguably the best baseball series on Xbox for years, and now the game's developer has been acquired by EA Sports. In a message to fans on Reddit, Metalhead called it a "very exciting day for the studio," and confirmed the...
News You're Not Dreaming, EA Sports Is Bringing College Football Back
"For those who never stopped believing..."
Ever since EA Sports' popular NCAA football series wrapped up in 2013, fans have been desperately trying to convince the developer to make another college football game... and now that's exactly what's happening! The company made the announcement on Twitter, along with one solitary teaser image: At the...
News FIFA 21 Introduces VOLTA Squads, Co-Op Ultimate Team
Watch the new trailer
EA Sports has today revealed a selection of new features coming to FIFA 21 when it launches this October, as well as a brand-new trailer for the game which you can watch above. A couple of the big new features concern VOLTA and Ultimate Team - the former, small-sided football mode is getting a Squads feature where you can team...
News Kylian Mbappe Revealed As FIFA 21 Cover Star
Pre-order now for Xbox One / Series X
EA Sports has revealed that France and Paris Saint Germain star Kylian Mbappe will grace the cover of FIFA 21, and the game is now available for pre-order on the Microsoft Store. First off, here's the cover art for the standard edition of FIFA 21: There's still very little information about FIFA 21 to go on...
News NHL 21 Laces The Skates On Xbox One This October, Skipping Series X
First look coming next month
EA Sports has revealed that NHL 21 is coming to Xbox One slightly later than usual this year in October, and a separate version won't be coming to the Xbox Series X as well. In an article on the official EA site, it was revealed that the late release date was due to the transition to working from home, with the...
News EA Sports UFC 4 Officially Revealed, Coming To Xbox One In August
Featuring Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua as pre-order bonuses
Update: It's now official! EA Sports UFC 4 is coming to Xbox One on August 14th, and is now available for pre-order from the Microsoft Store. You can watch the new trailer above. Original story: EA Sports UFC 4 has been revealed a little earlier than planned by retailer GAME, with a...
News It Looks Like EA Sports UFC 4 Will Be Revealed Soon
A PlayStation listing has leaked
It appears as though EA Sports UFC 4 could be revealed during next week's EA Play Live 2020 event on June 18, as a PS4 listing for the game has leaked via the website PS4Patches (thanks Gematsu). The website in question tracks patches that are uploaded to Sony's network, with EA Sports UFC 4 hidden under a codenamed...
News EA Sports Delays Madden NFL 21 Reveal Due To US Protests
“We’ll find another time to talk football with you."
EA Sports has delayed plans to unveil a first look at Madden NFL 21 today, saying its immediate attention is "actions we can take to drive change against the unjust treatment and systematic bias that is plaguing this nation and our world." The company's comments follow widespread US protests...
News We'll Get Our First Look At Madden NFL 21 In Just A Few Days' Time
"So much more than a name..."
EA Sports gave us a brief hint of what to expect from Madden NFL 21 during Microsoft's Inside Xbox event earlier this month, but now a proper first look is on the way. Unfortunately, there isn't much detail to go on for now. EA has simply stated that a first look is "coming soon" with a date of Monday, 1st June 2020,...
News Madden NFL 21 Will Get A Free Xbox Series X Upgrade For A Limited Time
Update: It's called "Next Level"
Update: EA has revealed more on this via its website, suggesting the upgrade program is called "Next Level". It says the plan is to allow players to carry over their MUT Points, achievements, items, etc from the Xbox One version to Xbox Series X, but is "still working through the details of player progress."...
News EA Sports Games Are Coming To Xbox Series X This Year
'We're excited to share more'
EA has confirmed that EA Sports will "lead" for the company on Xbox Series X later this year. Speaking during yesterday's earnings call, CEO Andrew Wilson noted that EA will reveal more details about "the breakthroughs in those experiences" in the near future (thanks Gamespot). "EA Sports will also lead for us on the...
News EA Access Members Can Now Play NHL 20 For Free On Xbox One
Added to the vault
Anyone up for some hockey? The latest edition in the popular EA Sports NHL series has now been added to the EA Access Vault, allowing subscribers to enjoy the full game at no extra charge. Members can download the game right now from the Microsoft Store. NHL 20 adds quite a few new features compared to NHL 19, featuring an...
Random Snoop Dogg Went Off On EA Sports And Microsoft The Other Night
In an Instagram video
Music star Snoop Dogg made the headlines a few years ago for criticising the Xbox servers following an outage back in 2016, and the other day, he did it again, only this time directed (primarily) at EA Sports. "Get that **** back up," he stated about the servers in an expletive-ridden video. You can find the video over at his...
News 2K To Make NFL Games Again, But There's A Catch
EA also weighs in
Remember how great NFL 2K was back in the day? The American Football series proved highly popular before being canned following the release of ESPN NFL 2K5, but sixteen years later, it finally looks set to make a triumphant return. Well... kind of. The new deal with the NFL will see 2K release multiple games beginning in 2021, but...
News FIFA 13 Voice Commands Detailed
Come on, Ref!
We found out about FIFA 13 getting Kinect voice support back at E3, but details were a little bit sparse. EA have today confirmed a few more pieces of information about the new functionality, with voice commands promising to provide a surprising new layer of depth to the game. As well as being able to call for substitutions and change...
Blog Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Kinect
Straight from the horse's mouth
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13's Kinect features were detailed in a video yesterday, and now we have a developer blog from EA Sports explaining more about Kinect integration in Tiger Woods this year. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Kinect Features: Hi, my name is Eric Busch, and I’m one of the designers on Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13...
News Tiger Woods Tees Off EA Sports' Kinect Support in 2012
The first of many
EA Sports hasn't done anything with Kinect yet, somewhat surprising considering its unrivalled stable of sports games. The publisher will break that duck next year when it releases Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 for Xbox 360. The golf game, due out in March 2012, will make use of Kinect's body-tracking and voice recognition capabilities...
News EA Sports Looking to Bring Golf to Kinect in Future
But not this year
The bad news is that EA ran out of time to bring Tiger Woods to Kinect this year, but it's not game over for the idea of a hands-free golf game. Lead designer on Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Mike DeVault spoke to Eurogamer about the sensor's potential, and although the didn't give any specifics it looks like future outings...
