On June 6, EA will be shutting down online servers to multiple NHL games, including NHL 14, NHL 15, NHL 16, NHL 17, and NHL 18, across all platforms. The unfortunate news means that all online gaming modes, including Be A GM and NHL Threes, will be available to play for another three months before closing its doors for good. RELATED: WWE Reportedly Had Talks With EA to Make Future WWE Video Games...
The NCAA Football titles were originally made to highlight college football, much like Madden ties directly in with each NFL season and its players. The representation of players in the game ended up causing legal problems for EA, with many past players coming out to sue the company over the use of their likeness in NCAA Football. This not only stopped development of the games for the next seven years, it also forced EA to rename the recent iteration of the series to the more generic EA Sports College Football, dropping any reference to the NCAA from the title due to a lack of licensing with the organization....
When the Star Wars Battlefront games were released they were met with a mixed reception. While many fans enjoyed the graphics and gameplay, others criticized the loot box mechanics of Battlefront and as a result, the title lost a lot of fans. Since then it appears Electronic Arts have endeavored to win fans back by removing gambling components and it has led to many players returning to the Battlefront games and this impressive success after a serious set back may be part of the reasoning for “doubling down” on this partnership....
For China’s leaders, the price of repression has never been higher. Double-digit economic growth (12 percent last year) and a surge in trade make China increasingly dependent on the rest of the world. At the same time, liberalized economic policies have the country once again testing the old limits of change. Out of jail just a few days, Wang Dan himself concedes this is not the China he left in 1989....
If you’re betting DeMarco Murray will struggle in this clash between division leaders, then you may be in luck. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook offers an over-under of 71.5 rushing yards for Murray, who appears to be finding his stride in recent weeks after a dismal start to the season. He’s up against a stout Carolina front seven, though, and Fantasy Alarm predicts 59.8 yards for the Eagles back, UNDER the posted total....
The Belgian picked up the problem in Burnley’s 1-0 win over champions Leicester City on Tuesday, lasting just 34 minutes before Scott Arfield took his place. Defour still does not have an official return date set by Burnley’s medical staff, though Dyche is not expecting him to feature for at least a couple of weeks. Vokes condemns Leicester to defeat Speaking to the club’s official website, Dyche said: “We are waiting on further news....
Dying Light 2 is no different in this regard and offers players a choice of three graphics modes. The game is a great-looking title on last and current-generation consoles. This is likely because Dying Light 2 was created with last-generation machines in mind as to not repeat the launch that was Cyberpunk 2077. Even so, the developers at Techland have worked hard to give its players a solid and consistent performance at launch....
Dead Island 2 was first announced all the way back in 2014, but even more eye-popping is that the Dambuster and Deep Silver title is a sequel to a game that came out a full decade ago. Interestingly enough, the game was originally going to be developed by Techland, but the company decided to scrap the project and instead make an original zombie game. Not long after the dev made that decision, Dying Light was born....
New Game Plus mode has been a request from Dying Light 2 players since the game launched. Even before it was reasonable to believe Dying Light 2 had been finished, players were asking for a mode that would allow them to replay the game in a new way. Techland now seems open to the idea, responding to a fan on Twitter who had asked about the feature coming soon. Techland says that it’s “seriously considering” adding NG+ to Dying Light 2....
The original Dying Light earned mixed reviews at the time of its release for a variety of reasons, including its weak story and poorly-written characters. Anyone hoping for Dying Light 2 to rectify those issues will be sorely disappointed. The sequel stars generic protagonist Aiden, whose goal is to find his missing sister that he hasn’t seen in decades. Aiden’s memories about his childhood are fuzzy, with details filled in through flashbacks that do nothing to make players emotionally invested in his plight or care about his sister....
[HTML1] Bethesda’s first ever E3 2015 conference took place today, and with it ID Software took little time in introducing fans plenty of brutal-looking DOOM gameplay. Fans had been expecting a reveal all week, and were immediately treated with a long campaign video, multiplayer information, and a brand new gamemode and map creation system called DOOM SnapMap. The new creation tool will be available to players both on PC and console, and looks like it’ll offer plenty of in-depth customization....
Simply titled God of War, the gameplay opens on a much simpler note as a good chunk of the gameplay demo revolved around the relationship between a much older and bearded Kratos with his son. The demo opened with the two Norse hunters stalking an elk, as Kratos prepared his son to take down the animal. These moments indicate that players will be in charge of a more flesh-out Kratos, albeit one who can still tap into anger and Spartan rage when needed....
As with yesterday’s Ubisoft Forward and Guerrilla Collective conferences, Newsweek will be compiling a list of highlights from the presentation after it has wrapped up. If you want to see all the announcements for yourself, then we have also prepared this handy guide explaining how to watch the broadcast. How to Watch the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase All of this year’s E3 presentations are being hosted online, meaning that anybody can tune in for free, regardless of where they are located....
As always, gamers will get to see the likes of Xbox, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. and Square Enix hosting their own presentations but what is different this year is that they will crucially be far more accessible to the public. This is because the entire exhibition is taking place virtually for the first time ever, allowing anybody to tune in for free, regardless of where they are based. It’s an exciting move, especially after 2020’s conference was sadly cancelled due to the global pandemic....
Most likely, it was a simple mistake made while scheduling the tweet. That doesn’t, however, make it any less hilarious, especially considering the official Bandai Namco US account decided to pitch in. Both the original tweet and the reply are below, and each is relatively spoiler-free. It’s worth mentioning, however, that Bandai Namo US appears to be hinting at something, though it could just be a simple joke. Nevertheless, Bandai Namco is known for tweeting mysterious teases, such as when it teased Vegito as the next DLC character for Dragon Ball FighterZ with a line of digits....
To elevate the overall gaming experience for the mobile gaming audience, the 2022 update for FIFA Mobile takes the game one step closer to its PC/console variant. Following its 2016 release, the game has witnessed several changes in seasonal updates. However, the 2022 season brings about a wave of changes that can enhance the gameplay experience on a significant scale. Through the 2022 season update, EA Sports aims to captivate a section of football enthusiasts and mobile gamers who are not familiar with FIFA’s mobile variant while elevating features like gameplay, audio and video for the game’s existing audience....
Since EA will be taking at least the span of 2012 as a hiatus before releasing Battlefield 4, the year would make a perfect landing spot for Medal Honor 2 - and would perhaps even let DICE get back in on developing a multiplayer component for the game. It’s all still conjecture at this point, but we could be getting an extended peak of what’s behind the curtain for the Middle Eastern shooter this March....
One of the major points in Steam’s favor is good deals and discount sales - a good example being the recent Because We May deal. EA, however, doesn’t hold the same viewpoint as most gamers. In an interview with GamesIndustry International, EA’s Senior Vice-President of Global Ecommerce and head of Origin, David DeMartini, said that Steam’s constant sales and price-cutting have cheapened the intellectual properties, and that Origin would be doing something different....
The layoffs appear to have primarily affected employees in the marketing and publishing departments of the company, specifically in Japan and Russia. An email sent out to employees by Andrew Wilson, EA’s CEO, outlined the publisher’s goals for the company, stating that the layoffs would help streamline decision-making in the publishing and marketing departments. Wilson also stressed EA’s vision to be the best video game company in the world, but that the company “was not there right now”....
Speaking with Reuters, EA Executive Chief John Ricitiello said that while Tiger’s spot as the face of the golf series isn’t in jeopardy currently, the star is definitely on watch. If Tiger were to rebound from his recent stint of bad luck, EA would be more than happy to continue the relationship, but Ricitiello has to be realistic about the situation stating: As Tiger continues to struggle, the value of his image only continues to dwindle....
