Sorry, C-3PO, the odds are actually zero, sadly. EA is set to host its annual EA Play Live event next week, and there are certain games and franchises we expect will be there. EA Sports titles, an update on Apex Legends, you know the drill. However, fans have been hopeful that the publisher would have some Star Wars announcements for us. Unfortunately, that won't be the case:
EA took to Twitter to downplay the idea of anything Star Wars during the event. We won't be seeing a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, anything Battlefront, or other titles in the pipeline just yet. The company has said it'll reveal more in 2022, so at the very least, that's something to look forward to.
It's perhaps disappointing news, but we're sure EA will have some cool stuff to show off regardless on the 22nd July. Will you be tuning into EA Play Live? Were you expecting some sort of Star Wars appearance? Don't get cocky in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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I was hoping for a Fallen Order 2 announcement but it might just be too soon. Anyways it will come when it comes.
That's okay, whatever they do with Star Wars it'll be full of loathsome microtransactions anyway.
"EA is Evil, Actually" - Jim Sterling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBHkurGE0lc
EDIT: Jedi: Fallen Order being an exception doesn't excuse all the games that are laced with MTX.
@zekepliskin That seems a little unfair; Fallen Order doesn't have any, and DICE completely turned Battlefront 2 around after all the heat it initially received. I don't think the situation is quite as bleak as people make it out to be.
@zekepliskin Jedi Fallen Order says hello.
Never tell me the odds.
@Quintumply @AdamNovice The exception that proves the rule, sure. Pretty anomalous. Let's not all give EA the benefit of the doubt because for the odd game they don't put MTX in - that doesn't suddenly make them saints or absolve them for the dozens and dozens that they have.
I'll take a war against some necromorphs amongst the stars instead please!
@Quintumply Can you mention Deadspace in the article to reassure me it is on its way?
Hopefully should have some Dead Space news
To be honest, I see no reasons to watch upcoming EA play now. Being a huge fan of Bioware I was looking forward to any new information about Dragon Age or Mass Effect - but there would be none. Something interesting about Star Wars? Not this time. Feeling disappointed right now.
@zekepliskin That wasn't what you were saying though. You were giving the impression that every future Star Wars game that EA makes will have MTX.
@zekepliskin I still trust EA more than Ubisoft.
@Quintumply Salute to a fellow nerd for getting Threepio's odds correct in this article's tagline...
...he says, without even having to check Wookieepedia.
@AdamNovice
Given EA's track record, "every future Star Wars game that EA makes will have MTX" is highly likely, or at least the majority of them.
I'm not "giving that impression" so much as being realistic, making a prediction based on what they've done before. Maybe they'll do insidious MTX, where it reviews and launches without to get praised for not having it, and then starts sneaking it in later when the good press is making for strong sales.
EA: Fallen Company (they were good once; I loved the Fight Night series until it got to Champion, which made a career mode out of a "fight every match with an annoying handicap" gameplay mechanic rather than just being able to win by being amazing at the game without one arm tied behind your back).
@Divergent95 Given the sexual harassment scandals around Ubi, that seems like the lesser of two evils, certainly! 😊
@Loftimus It's wryly amusing that you wrote Dead Space without the space 😏
@Quintumply Exactly! I know EA is seemingly easy to hate for some valid historical and current reasons. But plonking a whole giant company into a bracket isn't helpful and it's honestly just a little lazy. As ever things are more nuanced.
EA DOES do some great things, mostly at smaller scale, and we should praise those things.
Their EA Originals program where they really support smaller studios/ indies is fantastic (It Takes Two, Knockout City, Unravel, Fe, Sea of Solitude, Lost in Random etc.)
They had a whole show dedicated to giving these games and developers a voice a couple of days ago... but sadly it hasn't been reported much in the media at all.
https://youtu.be/6RK1U7f9eJ8?t=877
And EA seems to be becoming a little more self aware and some of this ethos seems to be spreading to larger titles like Jedi Fallen Order, Apex Legends, Titanfall 2, etc. I think there's hope yet for EA.
This is great news. We don't need any more PS4 Star Wars games, hopefully another year and a half (at least) until a new game means it'll be current gen only.
@zekepliskin I used to watch him in the beginning of ps4 gen, but now he's just saying the same thing over and over again. And while you can critize ea, fallen order is one of the good ea games, pure single player story games with no mtx.
@BowTiesAreCool Yeah, I'm really interested in next-gen only fallen order games 😃
@zekepliskin And that's the biggest reason I despise Ubisoft. They are a dead company to me.
@wiiware I stopped watching them after the constant bashing and hating of every single gaming publisher. My mental health is far more important to me lol.
@wiiware He calls attention to the fact he's treading familiar ground and credits it as, well, people weren't listening the first time around and the problem is still there so it still needs to be addressed, kinda like how global warming hasn't gone away...
Deadspace please
Actually, Artoo has been known to make mistakes... from time to time.
Is anybody really expecting new titles to be revealed? Have they announced a new need for speed lately? Maybe that will be there...other than that my expectations are set as low as sports games and more battlefield. I'd love a new fight night though!
EA bad. Upvotes to the left.
@Divergent95 Agree, I love playing games from nes double dragon 2 back then to ps5 ratchet now, there's scummy publishers out there but it's not all bad, it's not healthy to focus only on the bad side of gaming.
@zekepliskin I think he's focusing more on politics now, it's all "capitalism bad" or somethings, I used to like his content a couple of years ago (at the start of ps4 era), I just want to watch games content, I'm not interested on usa politics. I like angry joe more since he's 100% gaming, from the start of xbox 360 era to now, and the reviews skit is funny as heck, lol.
So no bioware and no star wars. What are they going to bring to the show to warrant a whole event. Probably just sports, Battlefield and maybe one surprise?
@wiiware I actually love the fact they've gone more random, more political, more Boglins and other s**te 80s/90s toys, it's very they. I might check out Angry Joe though...
Want my gay af Dragon Age sequel please
@zimbogamer @Bleachedsmiles @Tomato_Goose No interest in Dead Space? EA should be revealing the rumored remake/reboot at EA Play Live.
Sad news indeed, but hopefully this also means the next Fallen Order game will be current gen only (PS5/XBSX/PC).
@KidBoruto I used to like the series and had a couple of good evenings playing it either solo or coop. But DS remake/reboot news would be something interesting to read about in the newsfeed or on Pushsquare - I am not ready to spend that much time looking at new FIFA loot-boxes and updated textures.
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