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News Need for Speed Unbound's Overly Aggressive Social Media Apologises
Feeling the heat
Update: Well, this isn’t very rebellious, is it? Need for Speed Unbound has been playing it fast and loose on social media, and it’s been drawing attention to the game. However, it seems executives have got cold feet on the strategy, and the account has apologised for its overly aggressive tone earlier in the week. While we...
News Sony Throws EA's Battlefield Under the Bus to Make a Point on Call of Duty
Whatever it takes
Sony thinks it can’t compete without Call of Duty. That’s the long and short of an enormous 20-page document it’s submitted to the UK government, as it seeks a block on Microsoft’s proposed buyout of Activision Blizzard. One argument that’s been suggested is that PlayStation can just make its own first-person shooter...
News Need for Speed Unbound Looks a Little Flat in Chunky PS5 Trailer
Wheel deal?
EA still seems reluctant to show uninterrupted footage of Need for Speed Unbound, but at least this gameplay trailer has a good chunk of actual racing in it. From the clip, we get to see the setup that will precede each race, as you have to buy-in to each event and bet against rivals – and then we see the core, arcade action. In...
Rumour Star Wars Jedi: Survivor at The Game Awards with Release Date
Set for March launch on PS5
Another PS5 game seemingly ready to reveal its release date is Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, according to Giant Bomb crew member Jeff Grubb. The reliable reporter posted to his Hive account — a new social media site meant to rival Twitter — that the game is "planned to be at The Game Awards. That should confirm the relea
News Battlefield 2042 Ups the Ante with Escalation Gameplay Ahead of Season 3 Launch
Not the only game in town
Not to be outdone by Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0's complete domination of the shooter space in recent days, Battlefield 2042 has debuted some Escalation gameplay ahead of the launch of Season 3 in a suitably bombastic trailer. Escalation will introduce quite a bit of content into 2042, even if, admittedly, much of it...
News Watch More Pre-Pre Alpha Gameplay of the New Skate in Latest Dev Diary
How do you do
EA announced a brand new entry in the beloved Skate series back in 2020, after a legion of fans repeated "Skate 4" at every given opportunity. It's a win, no question — these skateboarding titles are a real treat — but the publisher probably announced it a little too early. As we can see in this new dev diary, the game is still in...
News New Wild Hearts Trailer Has a Lot of Fresh Gameplay Footage, Still Looks Slick
Build it up
Wild Hearts continues to look like a classy action RPG in its latest trailer, which shines a spotlight on the title's 'Karakuri' system. Karakuri are the mechanical platforms that serve all kinds of purposes, both in and out of battle. They can be built quickly by all players, and they should give the game a fairly unique identity. We...
News Need for Speed Unbound Trophies Drive You to Play Online if You Want That Platinum
Driving you crazy
Upcoming PS5 arcade racer Need for Speed Unbound is fast approaching its 2nd December release date, and we're looking forward to getting in the driver's seat. You know we're getting close to a game's launch day when Trophies start to appear online, and PSNProfiles is here once again with the full list of trinkets. You can view the...
News Need for Speed Unbound's PS5 Soundtrack Will Make You Feel Old
But it ain't bad
We’ve already established that Need for Speed Unbound is way too cool for school, so you can only imagine what its soundtrack looks like. Look, we hate drawing attention to our thinning hair, but genuinely we’re struggling with this list of artists. A$AP Rocky was a given, he’s a character in the game, after all. And we’ve...
News Battlefield 2042 Coming to EA Play in a 'Few Weeks'
Alongside Season 3 content
Battlefield 2042 will be bundled in with the EA Play subscription service in a "few weeks" time alongside the launch of the game's third season of content. Granting you access to the full title and all of its post-launch support up until now, you'll be able to sample new weapons, map reworks, and changes to Specialists in...
News Need for Speed Unbound's Takeover Mode Is All About Driving with Style
New mode shown off
Need for Speed Unbound is just under a month away at this point, and it looks pretty promising from what we've seen so far. A new gameplay trailer has just arrived, this time focusing on a new mode — Takeover. These are replayable events that are all about driving with style to rack up points. Think of it a bit like gymkhana in...
News EA Reportedly Writes Off Project CARS, DiRT Franchises
Fans will be slightly mad
It appears to be a sad day for racing fans, as not one but two franchises have seemingly been retired. EA, which owns racing game specialist Codemasters, has apparently cancelled both the Project CARS and DiRT series in a reassessment of its racing portfolio. That's according to new reports from both GamesIndustry.biz and...
News You Can Customise the Sound of Your Exhaust in PS5's Need for Speed Unbound
Unprecedent personalisation
EA has promised unprecedented customisation in Need for Speed Unbound, and that extends to the sound of your exhaust. Anyone who lives near a busy road will know Boy Racers™ love to make a racket, and in Criterion’s upcoming race-‘em-up you’ll be able to determine the timbre, tone, and much more of your car...
News Puma, Versace Among the Real-Life Brands in PS5's Need for Speed Unbound
You're not cool enough, pal
If you didn’t get the memo yet, Need for Speed Unbound is cool – it’s hip, trendy, lit. Y’know, everything you’re not! Anyway, despite the title’s cel-shaded look, it’s going to have tons of real-life brands inside it. And we’re talking proper fashionable labels here, like Palace Skateboards, Versace,...
News Three Marvel Games to Be Developed by EA After Striking Deal
Iron Man title already announced
Electronic Arts has struck a deal that allows it to develop three games based on Marvel superhero properties. The first has already been announced: an Iron Man game from Dead Space remake team Motive Studio. It's going to be a single player, third-person experience that "taps into the rich history of Iron Man". The...
News No, EA Will Not Stop Shipping Physical Games in Germany
Not saying auf wiedersehen to boxed copies just yet
Earlier today, stories were swirling regarding EA’s alleged decision to stop shipping physical games in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The news, which first surfaced on German website Games Wirtschaft, was picked up by many major gaming websites. Our initial assumption was that something had...
News Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Now Playable from Start to Finish
BioWare completes alpha phase
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is now playable from beginning to end following the completion of the alpha phase at BioWare, the studio has confirmed. Described as a big milestone for the developer, it can now "see, hear, feel, and play everything as a cohesive experience". Now it's time for the developer to focus on the RPG's...
News Need for Speed Unbound Has 10,000 Customisation Options on PS5
Pimp your own ride
Everyone loves customising their favourite cars, right? Well, what if we told you the upcoming Need for Speed Unbound has over 10,000 customisation options in total? From wraps and cutaways to rims, the new arcade racer from Criterion has got it all – and the art department’s gone a little crazy, with custom pizza wheels and a...
News Apex Legends' Broken Moon Map Features Rollercoasting Zip Rails for Rapid Redeployment
Into the fray
Apex Legends Season 15, called Eclipse, is set to begin on 1st November, and it will introduce a new map called Broken Moon. Similar in size to the classic King's Canyon, Broken Moon is broken up between a colonized, inhabited zone and a barren wasteland, connected by high-speed roller coasting zip rails. We got a new trailer looking...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Reportedly 'Still on Track' for March 2023 Release on PS5
Do, or do not, there is no "try"
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is reportedly still on track for a March 2023 release on PS5. That’s according to journalist and industry insider Jeff Grubb, who let the tidbit loose on a recent episode of Giant Bomb's Game Mess Mornings podcast. As the conversation shifted to companies recognising the benefit of...
News F1 22 Is Free to Play During US Grand Prix Weekend on PS5, PS4
Daniel Ricciardo has some pointers
If you're a Formula 1-loving gamer, odds are you probably already own F1 22, the latest iteration of Codemasters' sim racer. However, for those still curious to give the game a try, it will soon be free to play for a few days. From tomorrow, 20th October, through to 24th October, the game will enter a free trial...
News The Sims 4 Is Now Free for Everyone on PS4, And EA's Already Teasing the Sequel
Next-gen Sims in-development now
The Sims 4 is free-to-play on PS4 right now. That’s right: the original game, in its entirety, is completely complimentary. You don’t need an active PS Plus subscription to play, and the game will be yours to keep forever. The only caveat is that the download doesn’t include any of the DLC, and there’s...
News Bet Against Rivals, Outrun the Cops in Need for Speed Unbound PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Risk and reward
Our latest look at Need for Speed Unbound is here, and it gives us a glimpse at what races will be like in this stylish racer. As you would expect, the game is primarily about illegal street races, so the police will be on patrol and out to get you. This includes during events, so you'll have to watch your tail even if you're in the...
News New Need for Speed Unbound Gameplay Video Drifts into View Tomorrow
Smoke and mirrors
Need for Speed Unbound's close-cut announcement may actually be to its benefit. With the game out in a matter of weeks, it's got a lot of ground to cover between now and 2nd December, and the drip-feed of info is keeping it in the news cycle. Case in point: we're getting another new gameplay video tomorrow: This comes exactly a...
News Dead Space's Jaw-Dropping PS5 Remake Adds Extra Exploration
Ishimura expands in new-gen transition
EA’s upcoming remake of Dead Space won’t be identical, like the recent The Last of Us: Part I. With its return to the Ishimura, developer Motive has taken the opportunity to revise certain aspects. The most obvious of these is the fact that protagonist Isaac Clarke now talks, although there are other subtle...
News Battlefield 2042's Limited-Time Event Had to Be Taken Offline Shortly After Launch
You could say it had to be liquidated
Battlefield 2042 is a title that is no stranger to bugs, with the latest in the long-running shooter series mired in the things back at launch. Still, it was quite a surprise when the much-vaunted Liquidators Mid-Season Event had to be taken offline around 30 minutes after launch after DICE discovered the mode's...
News Yes, You Can Turn the Effects Off in Need for Speed Unbound
Well, most of them
Update: It turns out you can turn off most of the game's effects, not all of them: Original Story: One of the most interesting aspects of Need for Speed Unbound so far is its visual style. It combines some quite realistic car models with cel-shaded characters and all kinds of extra effects, giving it a sort of graffiti and...
News Need for Speed Unbound Looks Super Stylish in Short Gameplay Clip
New drip
Hot off the heels of its flashy reveal trailer, Need for Speed Unbound has just debuted a short but sweet look at gameplay footage. It's only about 30 seconds long, but there's just about enough here to get a feel for how the arcade racer will look in motion. Of course, you'll be able to customise all the special effects on your car as...
Random Need for Speed Twitter Is Beefing with Everyone Right Now
No one is safe
The new Need for Speed game is cool – but its official Twitter account is trying to be cooler. Rather than settle for standard, clinical public relations, EA has perhaps cottoned on to the modern style of corporate social media: embrace the memes and don’t give a sh*t! That’s why the game’s community manager is basically...
First Impressions Wild Hearts Has Big Potential as a Deep and Engaging Action RPG on PS5
The bigger they are
This partnership between EA and Koei Tecmo is a fairly surprising one, but during a recent preview event for upcoming action RPG Wild Hearts, we were told that the collaboration is all in service of realising the game's potential. Koei Tecmo, the Japanese publisher best known for the likes of Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, and...
News Stylish PS5 Reboot Need for Speed Unbound Bringing Gameplay Imminently
Buckle up
With the game officially announced last week and due out in less than two months, Need for Speed Unbound was always going to have a compressed promotional cycle. And the upshot to that is we’ll be getting gameplay this week! As confirmed on the franchise’s Twitter account, EA will be serving up fresh “drip” from tomorrow, when it...
News Need for Speed Unbound Has Largest Launch Lineup of Cars in the Series
Gonna need a bigger garage
A big part of the appeal of the Need for Speed franchise is its plush selection of licensed cars. For decades the series has featured dozens of real-world vehicles, and depending on the game, you could customise them completely to suit your street-racing tastes. Need for Speed Unbound, the just-announced new entry, seems...
News Need for Speed Unbound Runs 4K, 60fps on PS5 with Full Crossplay
Has a full-length offline single player campaign
Need for Speed Unbound, with its vivid urban style, is looking like the best entry in EA’s arcade racing series for some time – and as the window gets wound down on the release’s 2nd December launch, the details are just getting better. Namely, an exclusive IGN interview confirms you can expect...
News Need for Speed Unbound Is Unlike Any Arcade Racer You've Seen Before
Revs up PS5 from 2nd December
Need for Speed Unbound’s debut trailer has, well, debuted a couple of hours earlier than it was supposed to. The clip – as we expected from yesterday’s first screenshots – is absolutely bursting with style, with cel-shaded character models and bundles of visual effects. These stylised elements all contrast with...
News Need for Speed Unbound Adopts a Bold New Look in First PS5 Screens
Fifth gear
Need for Speed is a franchise that’s been in need of a facelift for some time, and new game Unbound is bound to split opinion. While the title’s not officially due to be announced until later this week, Japanese retailer Neowing has prematurely uploaded the first PS5 assets fr
News PS5's Wild Hearts Hunts Down 7 Minutes of Monster Mashing Gameplay
That's a big pig
Wild Hearts, the Monster Hunter-esque title from EA and Koei Tecmo, has a brand new gameplay trailer that runs seven whole minutes. It's our best look yet at the upcoming action RPG (set to release in February), showcasing the general flow of a hunt. As shown in the video, Wild Hearts will support online co-op play for up to three...
News Need for Speed PS5's Reveal Trailer Is Around the Hairpin Bend
Vroom vroom
After much speculation and rumours – including a complete rebranding of the franchise’s social media pages – the next Need for Speed will finally be revealed this week, on 6th October. The video, which will premiere on YouTube, is already
News Dead Space Remake Gameplay Blows Necromorph Minds on PS5
Humanity ends here
As teased yesterday, EA Motive has now revealed the first look at gameplay from its Dead Space remake, launching for PS5 on 23rd January 2023. A faithful trip down memory lanes for fans of the original, the trailer features memorable locations, weapons, and abilities. The classic Plasma Cutter is on show for much of the footage,...
News Need for Speed Social Media Fired Up Ahead of Impending PS5 Reveal
In gear
The new Need for Speed game, rumoured to be subtitled Unbound, is allegedly scheduled to hit the starting line on 2nd December, 2022. However, outside of the odd rumours, we still don’t really know much about the release. It looks like that will change this week, as the series’ official Twitter account has been overhauled. One fan asked...
News Dead Space Remake Gameplay Drops Tomorrow
Cover art revealed
EA Motive will reveal the first official look at gameplay from its Dead Space remake tomorrow at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BST. A 13-second clip uploaded to Twitter teases some of it, featuring a Necromorph and Isaac Clarke. Check it out below. The team has also shared what will be the game's cover art when it releases on 27th...
News BioWare Shares Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Codex Entries, Anticipation Builds
A long time coming
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the next entry in the seminal RPG franchise from Mass Effect creators BioWare, doesn't yet have a release date, and we are ravenous for whatever tidbits we can get our grimy paws on. In a new post over on the BioWare Blog, we got a sneak peek at some codex entries which will reportedly appear in-game. Each...
News Apex Legends Gears Up for the Spooky Season with Fight or Fright Event in October
Boo!
Apex Legends never fails to spice things up, and the latest seasonal event coming your way is called Fight or Fright, which will run for four weeks starting on 4th October, cycling in limited-time game modes with a bunch of themed cosmetics to unlock. The event kicks off with Shadow Royale, which takes place on the Olympus After Dark map. In...
Gallery Dead Space Remake Looks Stunning in First Official Screenshots
Mostly armless
The remake of the fan-favourite horror title Dead Space is fast approaching. Scheduled for launch in January, the game brings back a much loved classic, and we're slowly starting to see more of it. Just yesterday, developer Motive Studio provided a couple of new details, like how it'll follow in God of War's footsteps with a...
Rumour Next Need for Speed Game Reveal Imminent, Out in December
Reportedly called Need for Speed Unbound
EA appears to be leaving the announcement of this year's Need for Speed title incredibly late as a new report from Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming says the next entry will release on 2nd December 2022. An official reveal will reportedly take place "within the next two weeks", and the game will be called Need...
News Dead Space PS5 Remake Will Be One Shot Like God of War
Unless you die, of course
EA Motive has confirmed its upcoming Dead Space PS5 remake won't contain a single load screen — unless you die to the Necromorphs. The original PS3 title came quite close to achieving this, with the camera firmly planted just behind Isaac Clarke's right shoulder for almost the entire time. However, control was taken away...
News EA's Wild Hearts Has Big Next-Gen Toukiden, Monster Hunter Vibes in PS5 Gameplay Reveal
Releasing in February 2023
Well, we know what Wild Hearts is now. The product of a partnership between EA and Koei Tecmo, this is an action RPG in the vein of Monster Hunter — or perhaps Toukiden is a better comparison, since it's coming from Omega Force, the same Japanese developer. The title will consist of giant beasts that need to be taken...
News It Takes Two Dev Tweets from Behind the Scenes of Next Game
Two female protagonists, perhaps?
It Takes Two studio Hazelight has posted a behind-the-scenes image to Twitter that's described as a "sneak peek of the next game" from the team. Featuring lead developer Josef Fares, he's joined by two women in motion capture gear. This could suggest the Swedish studio's next title features two female protagonists...
News Wild Hearts Is EA's Feudal Japan Fantasy Game, Set to Be Revealed This Week
In partnership with Koei Tecmo
You know the "hunting game" that EA teased a couple of weeks back? Well, we've now got a name. The project, which has been made possible through a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force, is titled Wild Hearts — and it's described as "an epic adventure set in a fantasy world inspired by...
News EA Announces Iron Man Game in Development at Motive Studio
Third-person, single-player action game
Electronic Arts has announced it's working on a brand new Iron Man game. Developed in partnership with Marvel Games, Motive Studio — which previously made Star Wars Squadrons and is currently working on the Dead Space remake — is in charge of the new game, which will be a single-player, third-person...
News Battlefield Publisher EA Eyes Opportunity if Call of Duty Leaves PS5, PS4
Lost the lead
Even if Microsoft’s unprecedented $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through, Call of Duty is unlikely to leave PlayStation platforms any time soon. We know that Sony has an ongoing contract
