News April 26 Leaked FIFA 21 internal document suggests EA encourages players to spend on loot boxes An internal FIFA 21 presentation suggests Electronic Arts is actively trying to encourage players to spend real money on loot boxes.
News April 22 DICE and EA to release standalone Battlefield game for mobile platforms in 2022 DICE gave an update on what’s next for the Battlefield franchise. The studio is working on two separate games, one for PC and consoles and one for mobile.
News March 17 Over 60 EA Play titles being added to Xbox Game Pass on PC Microsoft announced that starting tommorrow, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC members will be able to play over 60 Electronic Arts titles from the EA Play subscription service on Windows 10. This is at no extra charge.
News March 15 EA suspends all content granting, launches investigation amid FIFA Ultimate Team scandal EA confirmed allegations of its employees selling rare Ultimate Team cards to FIFA players for thousands of dollars. The company is now investigating the case.
News February 26 Bloomberg: EA cancels ‘ambitious’ game Gaia, still has more than 35 projects in making Electronic Arts decided to stop the development of another game called Gaia that has been in development for years. It happened shortly after the company canceled the revision of Anthem.
Featured February 25 BioWare on canceling revision of Anthem: “This will be disappointing to the community” Anthem NEXT should have become a revision of BioWare’s online game, but now the studio decided to stop the development. It will focus on other series instead, including Dragon Age and Mass Effect.
News February 20 Electronic Arts files patent for technology to instantly play games before download Electronic Arts filed a new patent that allows users to play games instantly, without having to wait for the download and installation to end.
News February 19 EA officially completes its $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters, not all fans like it Codemasters officially joins Electronic Arts. The publisher confirmed that it has finally completed the $1.2 deal.
News February 18 Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund invests over $3 billion in Activision Blizzard, Take-Two, and EA Saudi Arabia continues to show interest in the game industry. The sovereign wealth fund bought stakes in three major publishers, with Activision Blizzard taking almost half of the $3 billion investment.
News February 9 Electronic Arts acquires Glu Mobile, creator of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, for $2.4 billion EA is ready to buy developer and publisher Glu Mobile. The deal worth $2.4 billion will help the company expand its 100+ million monthly active players on mobile.
