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News Battlefield 6 Trailer Leaks All Point to October PS5 Release
To the sound of Limp Bizkit
Clips taken from what seems to be tomorrow's Battlefield 6 multiplayer trailer are doing the rounds online. To the sound of Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit, they all but confirm the leaked PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC release date of 10th October 2025 is real. Here's one clip below: EA plans to properly reveal the...
News EA Still Resisting $80 PS5 Games, Not Raising Prices 'at This Stage'
"We're not looking to make any changes"
EA has reiterated that it does not plan on raising the price of its upcoming games to $80, despite some other publishers in the industry already doing so. Nintendo was the first to put out an $80 game in the Nintendo Switch 2 launch effort Mario Kart World, and Microsoft was going to follow suit with The...
News 'We're Really Building It Out as a Platform': EA Going 'All In' on Battlefield 6
Full reveal imminent
It seems as though Battlefield 6 is an enormous project for publisher EA, as it describes it as more of a platform than a singular game. Responding to a question about the title's marketing push during an earnings call, CEO Andrew Wilson talks up the company's big push behind the upcoming FPS, saying it's "investing more behind...
News PS5's Battle Royale Craze Appears to Continue in Battlefield 6
What looks like a Battle Royale map leaks
Are you really an online multiplayer shooter in 2025 if you don't ship with a Battle Royale mode? That is the mantra most FPS titles subscribe to nowadays, and it seems Battlefield 6 will also ship with one. The upcoming PS5 title will receive its multiplayer unveiling later this week on 31st July, but one...
News Plants vs. Zombies Appears Ready to Return in Leaked PS5 Remaster
Reportedly out in October
EA and PopCap Games are bringing back the original Plants vs. Zombies game for a PS5 remaster releasing in the next couple of months, a new leak and report strongly suggest. Overnight, files for a Plants vs. Zombies project were discovered on the Chinese version of an EA website. A key art was discovered amongst them, and...
News Battlefield 6 PS5 Reveal Trailer Sets Up Modern-Day Setting, More on 31st July
Single player campaign confirmed
EA DICE has today shared the debut reveal trailer for Battlefield 6, which confirms a modern-day setting, a multiplayer reveal on 31st July... and that's about it. Compared to past Battlefield game reveals, it's quite the step down. Check the trailer out above. "Lock & load for the ultimate all-out warfare...
Rumour Battlefield 6 Out in October for PS5, Competes with Call of Duty
Reportedly priced at £70 / $70
The debut reveal trailer for Battlefield 6 will go live tomorrow, 24th July, but reliable leaker Billbil-Kun already appears to have many of the important release details. According to them, Battlefield 6 releases for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on 10th October 2025, meaning it'll compete directly with Call of Duty:...
News Battlefield 6 Officially Confirmed, Reveal Trailer on Thursday
"The ultimate all-out warfare experience"
EA DICE has officially announced Battlefield 6, and you'll get your first glimpse of the FPS in a reveal trailer debuting this Thursday, 24th July 2025. The YouTube premier for the trailer is live now and carries the marketing slogan: "Prepare for the ultimate all-out warfare experience in Battlefield 6."...
News EA to Kill Another PS4 Game's Online Servers
NFS: Rivals the next casualty
A somewhat hidden Online Service Shutdown page on the EA website has revealed that the servers for PS4 launch title Need for Speed: Rivals will be turned off this October. The online servers shall be deactivated on 7th October 2025, meaning any online functionality will no longer work in the game afterwards. In...
News BioWare Flop ANTHEM Dies January 2026, Servers to Be Turned Off
PS4 game won't be playable after server switch-off
EA has announced it's taking the servers for BioWare flop ANTHEM offline on 12th January 2026. As a fully online game requiring an internet connection, this means it won't be playable in any shape or form beyond that date. It will remain online until then, but purchasable currency for use in the...
News New Battlefield Leak Confirms Next Game Has a Single Player Campaign
Campaign mission footage leaks online
Single player campaigns in Battlefield titles aren't a surefire thing after the FPS series experimented with them and then moved away again in Battlefield 2042, so the biggest thing a new leak for the next instalment confirms is there is one this time around. Again, from the EA DICE playtest known as...
News New PS Plus Game Makes the Wait for Next Mass Effect a Little Easier
Battlefield 2042 adds Mass Effect items
Battlefield 2042 is now available on PS Plus Extra, and it's immediately looking to grab the attention of the Mass Effect fanbase currently in hibernation. As they await the release of the next RPG entry from BioWare, the FPS has launched a crossover event containing Mass Effect cosmetic items. The...
News Despite Black Panther Cancellation, EA Is Still Making Three Games with Marvel
Starting with Iron Man
In case you missed the news earlier this week, EA has cancelled its Black Panther game, as well as shut down the studio that was making it. It was officially announced about two years ago, and was part of a three-game partnership with Marvel. Now that the project has been shut down, what's going on with EA's deal with...
News EA's Black Panther Game Cancelled, Studio Shut Down
Layoffs in other EA divisions
EA has cancelled its Black Panther game and shut down the developer that was making it, it's been revealed via IGN. In an email shared with the outlet, EA Entertainment president Laura Miele said the closure is happening so the publisher can "sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant...
News Star Wars Battlefront 2 Proving More Popular Than Ever, Sets New User Record
Also gaining traction on PS5, PS4
Thanks to this month's May the 4th celebrations, the new season in Fortnite, and the second season of Andor, it looks like Star Wars fans are really feeling the Force at the moment, and have decided to return to Star Wars Battlefront 2 in their droves. The multiplayer-focused title from 2017 is experiencing a...
EA's best PS5 games ranked and rated
What are the best EA games on PS5? EA, or Electronic Arts, has been in the business for a very long time, and is one of the largest gaming publishers in the world. It owes much of its success to annual sports franchises like FC and Madden, but it also has a wide range of other games for all tastes. Need for...
News Good Guy EA Resists Temptation to Raise PS5 Game Prices to $80
For now
Wow! EA may be on the right side of history for once! While it had seemed inevitable that all publishers would adopt $80 software prices now both Microsoft and Nintendo have pulled the trigger, EA says it has no plans to increase the cost of its titles, which includes juggernaut franchises like EA Sports FC, Battlefield, and EA Sports...
News Split Fiction Reaches 4 Million Units, Selling Much Faster Than It Takes Two
Hit fiction
Split Fiction looks to be another strong seller for Hazelight Studios, with the co-op action adventure now having reached the 4 million sales milestone. The figure is confirmed on social media: Publisher EA also released its latest financial report, in which it describes the game's "hugely successful launch" as a highlight of its...
News EA to Properly Reveal New Battlefield Game This Summer
Then it's out by March 2026
EA has announced it will fully unveil the next Battlefield game this summer, and then the full game will be out on PS5 by March 2026. The new FPS is currently in testing via a Battlefield Labs application. The news was confirmed in the publisher's latest financial earnings call, where CEO Andrew Wilson called the release...
News One of the Best Star Wars Games Ever Is Getting a Manga Adaptation
Cal on duty
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the excellent Respawn Entertainment character action game, is getting a full manga adaptation. While there’s no release date attached to the comic, we know Disney Publishing will be handling the series, with its cover revealed at last week’s Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo. A couple of preview pages...
News EA Confirms Heavy Layoffs, Titanfall Game Cancelled
300-400 employees lose their job
EA has confirmed a round of layoffs across its development studios, with Star Wars Jedi team Respawn Entertainment seemingly the hardest hit. According to
News Sydney Sweeney Reportedly Set to Star in Split Fiction Movie Adaptation
Wicked director also on board
In case you missed it, yes, the recently released co-op adventure Split Fiction is already being adapted to the big screen, and according to Variety, it already has some big names attached. In a new report from the publication, Sydney Sweeney is set to star in the film, as well as executive produce.
News Star Wars Zero Company Is XCOM Meets Clone Wars, Comes to PS5 in 2026
Watch the reveal trailer
As teased earlier this week, EA has now officially unveiled Star Wars Zero Company, a single-player, turn-based strategy game. "Command an elite squad through a gritty and authentic story set in the twilight of the Clone Wars," reads the official blurb on the game's website. "You will step into the shoes of Hawks, a former...
News Star Wars Zero Company Is Respawn's Turn-Based Tactics Game, Full Reveal This Weekend
There's a war in the stars
Star Wars Zero Company is the name of the upcoming turn-based tactics game from Respawn Entertainment and Bit Reactor. The game has just been officially announced, a few days ahead of its grand unveiling at Star Wars Experience. "Tune into the Star Wars Celebration on April 19 for a first look at Star Wars Zero Company,...
News Split Fiction Looks Set for Hollywood as Bidding War Begins for Movie Adaptation
So Fares so good
Split Fiction, the just-released new game from co-op specialist developer Hazelight Studios, is already in talks for a movie adaptation. That's according to a new report from Variety, citing sources at GDC in San Francisco. Apparently, media company Story Kitchen — which specialises in game-to-film/TV adaptations — is working...
News Split Fiction Duo Beat Gruelling Hidden Level, Get to See Hazelight's Next Game Early
Feel free to tell us all about it
Split Fiction, the latest cooperative masterpiece from Hazelight, has been selling like hotcakes and keeping friends and couples either together or at each other's throats for a couple of weeks now. One particularly dynamic duo has stumbled into and subsequently cleared the gruelling "Laser Hell" level. As a reward,...
News Plants vs. Zombies Is Seemingly Making a Comeback on PS5 in Reloaded Project
What is Plants vs. Zombies Reloaded?
Spotted by Gematsu (below), Brazil's age classification board appears to have revealed the existence of a new Plants vs. Zombies title. The listing suggests it'll be called Plants vs. Zombies Reloaded, and onlookers are largely agreed that this is likely to be a remaster of the original strategy game. The...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Split Fiction?
It Takes Two/10
Split Fiction, the latest co-op escapade from Hazelight, has been out for a couple of weeks now, and so we want to know what you think of it. Cast aside your potentially ruined relationships and take a moment to consider the game's overall quality! This one was met with plenty of incredibly positive reviews — most of which seemed...
News Star Wars Goes Tactical for New PS5 Game Reveal from Former XCOM Staff
On 19th April at Star Wars Celebration
EA will reveal the next Star Wars game, a turn-based tactics experience from Respawn Entertainment and Bit Reactor, at Star Wars Celebration next month. The announcement will take place on 19th April 2025, as confirmed by the new panel schedule. The description explains: "Join Bit Reactor, along with Respawn...
News PS5 Co-Op Hit Split Fiction Surpasses 2 Million Copies in Its First Week
Hazelight's fastest-selling game ever
Hazelight has confirmed that its latest co-op dedicated PS5 title Split Fiction sold more than one million units inside the first 48 hours of availability. This makes it the studio's fastest-selling game to date, with A Way Out taking two weeks to achieve the feat and It Takes Two one month. The Swedish...
Exclusive It Takes Two's Infamous Elephant Scene Explained by Josef Fares
An elephant never forgets
Spoiler Warning! This feature openly discusses moments within It Takes Two that are best experienced first-hand. If you haven't already, go play the game, it's great. What's the deal with the elephant scene in It Takes Two? If you're reading this, you probably just played through the co-op adventure's notorious sequence...
News Next PS5 Battlefield Gameplay Floods Internet, Remains Online
We're ready to be hurt again
It seems that playtesting for the as-yet-unnamed next game in the venerable Battlefield franchise is currently underway; EA has been rather quiet, instead, we've deduced this by the constant stream of leaked gameplay footage that started flooding our feeds over the weekend. Oddly enough, the publisher/developer doesn't...
News Respawn Entertainment Cancels Mysterious FPS Game
"Incubation Team" is seemingly no more
With the rate at which AAA developers are canceling video game projects, we might all need to content ourselves with our backlogs in future. Respawn Entertainment, a subsidiary of EA and the developers of Titanfall and Apex Legends, has canceled its unannounced "multiplayer first-person shooter experience"...
Poll Are You Playing Split Fiction?
Split the bill
Those incredibly talented devs over at Hazelight are back with their new co-op extravaganza. Split Fiction has just arrived on PS5, and there's plenty of reason to believe that this is the studio's best work yet. Reviews for this one have been hugely positive, with the game building on everything that It Takes Two got right. We're...
Review Split Fiction (PS5) - A Truly Outstanding, Peerlessly Creative Co-Op Adventure
You couldn't write it
Split Fiction, like Hazelight Studios' previous titles, is only playable in local or online co-op. To match this collaborative direction, the Push Square review is a back-and-forth between the pair who played through the game, as has become tradition. This time, assistant editor Stephen Tailby had a helping hand from video...
News Split Fiction: Friend Edition Is the Silliest Game Promo We've Seen in Ages
Silliest and best?
Split Fiction, the new co-op adventure from Josef Fares' Hazelight Studios, launches this week on PS5, and it can only be played in a two-person setup. Fortunately, it comes with the Friends Pass feature, which means you only need to buy the game once and can then invite someone to play it with you online, regardless of platform...
News You Can Get a Head Start on Next Week's Big PS Plus Game
Create your Dragon Age character today
Dragon Age: The Veilguard marks one of the biggest PS Plus Essential drops for some time, based both on its general quality and how it was only released for PS5 a handful of months ago. It's an update important enough that you may be willing to drop what you're currently playing to experience it now, but you...
News Co-Op Game Split Fiction's Friend's Pass Will Work Across Consoles
It doesn't matter which system you own
As with the excellent It Takes Two, you’ll only need to own one copy of Split Fiction to play co-op online with your friends. But developer Hazelight is going one step further this time, allowing you to team up with your buddies regardless of which console you own. It works like this: you buy the game and...
News It Takes Two Film Flailing, Even Josef Fares Is in the Dark
"Hollywood, there's so much bulls***"
Remember when, around three years ago, it seemed like every game under the sun was getting a film or TV adaptation? One such film was based on Hazelight's extremely successful co-op outing; It Takes Two. But since its Amazon-funded, The Rock-led existence was revealed, we've heard nothing. According to outspoken...
News Co-Op Adventure Split Fiction Continues to Look Superb In Latest PS5 Trailer
Releases very soon
Split Fiction, the next game from It Takes Two developer Hazelight, is looking fantastic. We didn't need to see another trailer, but we got one, and we're no less excited. Focusing on the game's story, the trailer is centred around the two protagonists, young writers Mio and Zoe, who are trapped within the worlds they've both...
News The Sims 4's Massive New PS4 Expansion Actually Sounds Awesome
Build your own business
While there’s lots of enthusiasm around classic The Sims experiences right now, The Sims 4 continues to grow and grow. While we’ve been critical of the game’s rusty performance on the PS4 – oh, how we wished a native PS5 port would emerge – the new Business & Hobbies expansion sounds like a ton of fun. As its...
News Original Dragon Age Writer Responds to EA's Live Service Obsession with Common Sense
"Follow Larian's lead"
Earlier this week, EA CEO Andrew Wilson set the internet ablaze with comments suggesting that Dragon Age: The Veilguard would have performed better if it had live service elements. Plenty of people have fired back against such a notion, but few have done so with the clarity of lead Dragon Age: Origins writer David Gaider...
News Apex Legends Resets the Meta with Its Latest Season
Levelling the playing field
Apex Legends is mixing up the meta with its 24th season, Takeover. As we usher our way into Year 6 of the popular battle royale, Respawn Entertainment is aiming to improve what it already has rather than offering up new dollops of content. And that all starts with a meta reset, as every single weapon is buffed with the...
News Dragon Age: The Veilguard Failed Because It Wasn't Live Service, EA CEO Seems to Suggest
Players want "shared worlds" and "deeper engagement"
According to Andrew Wilson, the CEO at EA, one of the reasons why Dragon Age: The Veilguard didn't meet its internal sales expectations could be because it didn't ship as a live service product. Speaking during the firm's recent quarterly earnings call, Wilson said the RPG "did not resonate" with...
News New Battlefield Game Should Launch Before April 2026
EA shares a release window
EA has revealed the next Battlefield game it's planning to test with the public in Battlefield Labs will release before April 2026. The news comes from the publisher's third-quarter earnings results, where it stated the new title has an "expected fiscal year 2026 release". This is a time period starting in April 2025 and...
News Need for Speed Series Isn't Dead, But Dev Now Fully Focused on Battlefield
Will return in "new and interesting" ways
The arcade racing series Need for Speed will live to fight another day, but you shouldn't expect a new entry to arrive any time soon. As part of today's Battlefield Labs announcement, it was confirmed that franchise developer Criterion is one of four teams within EA that are coming together to form...
News Reassigned BioWare Staff Might Not Get to Go Back to Developer
Now they're permanent moves, says Jason Schreier
The employees from BioWare that EA temporarily moved to other internal teams might not actually be given the chance to go back, a new report claims. Jason Schreier of
News Battlefield Labs Revealed, a New Test for Next Battlefield Game
Sign up to take part in tests
A new testing environment for the future of the Battlefield franchise has leaked ahead of a public announcement. EA is set to reveal the feature, which is called Battlefield Labs, in a community update within the next hour, but the client has leaked ahead of time via an in-game Battlefield 4 splash page. Reddit user...
News Battlefield Fans Stand at Attention as EA Teases Community Testing Program
Fool me once, shame on me...
Battlefield 2042 came out in 2021, and to say the community received it poorly would be quite an understatement. We'll admit to bouncing back then, never to return, but it seems EA has clawed back some goodwill in the intervening years: the developer has told fans t
News Classic The Sims Launches on PC, But No Sign of the PS2 Versions
Console hopes crushed for now
The earlier games in EA's The Sims series have been rather difficult to buy and play in modern times, but that seems like it'll soon change. According to Kotaku and a teaser from EA itself, new ports of The Sims 1 and 2 are soon to be released on PC, finally allowing fans to easily dive into these classic titles as the...
