EA Sports News Articles
Sunday19th Oct 2025
News Football Manager Signs With FIFA In New "Multi-Year Partnership"
"Elevating authenticity to truly global heights"
The Football Manager series has signed a "multi-year partnership" with the global football governing body FIFA. This deal will bring official licenses from FIFA's competitions to the long-running football management series by Sports Interactive. This will include the upcoming FIFA World Cup 26, which...
Wednesday17th Sep 2025
News Madden NFL 26 Updated On Switch 2, Here Are The Patch Notes
Defensive tweaks, new playbooks, more Limp Bizkit!
EA Sports has dropped a huge new update for the recently released Madden NFL 26. The September 17th patch introduces a large number of fixes, adjustments, and other bits and bobs to a game that does a very solid job of bringing the full Madden experience to handheld - so long as you can take the...
Tuesday2nd Sep 2025
News FC 26 On Switch 2 "On Parity, Basically" With PS5, According To EA Sports Dev
But is it actually, though?
Now, we know that the folks behind big AAA sports game releases — and especially yearly ones where they really have to scrape the barrel and make up new words like 'TruMotion' and things of this nature to keep us interested — like to engage the pre-release hype train. It's part of life, it's part of nature. It keeps...
Thursday3rd Apr 2025
News EA Commits To Switch 2, Will Be Bringing EA Sports FC And Madden NFL To The System
Details thin on the ground, however
Once upon a time, Electronic Arts could make or break a system. Everyone remembers when the publisher declined to support the Dreamcast, an early sign that Sega's final console might not be the commercial smash-hit the company needed to fight Sony. In recent times, having EA on board hasn't been quite as...
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
News EA Sports FC 25's Reveal Trailer Is Coming Home Tomorrow
And a Switch release seems certain
Football is something of a hot topic at the moment (we have been reliably informed), so it seems only fitting that the folks over at EA Sports have seized the opportunity to share news about FC 25, which will score its full reveal trailer tomorrow (17th July). This trailer will premiere on the EA Sports FC YouTube...
Wednesday27th Sep 2023
News EA Sports FC 24 Switch Frame Rate & Resolution Revealed
The new game will drop the FPS from 60 to 30
It's already been mentioned how EA Sports FC 24 is "running great" on the Nintendo Switch, and now we've got a confirmation of the game's performance and resolution on the hybrid platform. EA Sports confirmed with IGN that the Switch
News EA's FIFA Series Delisted On All Digital Storefronts Including Switch eShop
The rebranded series EA Sports FC arrives later this week
With EA's rebranded football game set to arrive later this week, the company has reportedly delisted its entire FIFA library from all digital storefronts including the Switch eShop. As highlighted on social media, every FIFA game from 14 to 23 can no longer be purchased. However, FIFA 22 and...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
News Switch Gameplay Of 'EA Sports FC 24' Has Been Shared Online
From the closed beta
Invites to the closed beta of EA Sports FC 24 were sent out yesterday, and as a result, we've finally got a look at the upcoming sports title running on the Switch. Thanks to Aisac d1H3 on YouTube (via VGC), we've got our first glimpse at how EA Sports FC 24 will run on the Switch before its release next month. You can check...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
News New EA Sports FC 24 Video Shows Off Player And Manager Career Modes
"Choose your path on the pitch or touchline"
EA Sports FC 24 was officially unveiled for the Switch and multiple other platforms in June, and for the first time on Switch, players can look forward to a whole range of new features. This includes Volta Football, Ultimate Team, player and manager career modes and even Joy-Con supported multiplayer...
Wednesday19th Jul 2023
News EA Sports FC 24 Apparently "Running Great" On Switch, Will Include "All The Modes"
But cross-play won't be in the Nintendo version
EA last week gave Nintendo Switch fans a first look at its new series EA Sports FC 24, due out this September. If you're still curious to know exactly how the game plays on Nintendo's aging hybrid hardware, according to EA's VP executive producer John Shepherd, it's "running great". He mentioned this...
Thursday24th Feb 2022
News EA's CEO Seems Pretty Chill About Losing The FIFA Licence
"What we get from FIFA... is the four letters on the front of the box"
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson has reportedly told staff that he feels the publisher might actually be better off losing the FIFA licence. EA and FIFA have been partners for 30 years, but that relationship is in jeopardy as the pair cannot seem to agree on renewing the...
Thursday6th May 2021
News EA Has Acquired The Super Mega Baseball Developer Metalhead Software
Fan favourite franchise joins the EA Sports line-up
Third-party video game giant EA - known for blockbuster AAA series such as Battlefield, Need for Speed and the Mass Effect series - has bolstered its sports line-up, with the acquisition of the Canada-based developer Metalhead Software. This is the same studio behind the Super Mega Baseball series...
Tuesday2nd Feb 2021
News EA Sports Is Bringing Back College Football Games After 8 Year Hiatus
That's long enough to complete college at least twice
College football is a big deal in America, and while star players don't get paid - they receive free tuition, housing, training, and equipment - they bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for the college they play for. Each. Sure, it's not as big as the big leagues, like the NFL,...
Thursday2nd Jul 2020
News Loot Boxes Are The Same As Gambling, Says The UK's House Of Lords
"There is a connection... between loot box spending and problem gambling"
Loot boxes in video games have been something of a contentious topic for a while now, and the UK's House of Lords ("The House of Lords Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry", to be precise) has just added its voice to the conversation,...
Friday19th Jun 2020
News Yep, The New FIFA Game For Nintendo Switch Will Be Another Legacy Edition
Same game, new season
As expected, EA's premium sports series FIFA will be returning to the Nintendo Switch this year. Once again, the hybrid platform will be receiving a slightly updated version - officially known as FIFA 21: Legacy Edition. If you've played any of the previous entries on the Switch, you should already know what to expect, but for...
Monday8th Jun 2020
Random FIFA Crowd Noises Will Be Used For Some Televised Premier League Matches
Crowded out
Premier League football – or 'soccer', if you'd prefer – is about to make its long-awaited return following the cancellation of matches amid the coronavirus outbreak, but games will be played behind closed doors, which means no crowds and therefore no atmosphere. To ensure these matches – which are being televised – still have...
Monday2nd Mar 2020
News An Officially-Licenced FIFA Match Was Just Decided By A Game Of Rock-Paper-Scissors
"I cannot believe it"
FIFA 20 might be something of a cash cow for EA, but things haven't been all that rosy with the game's online functionality for quite some time – a situation confirmed by the fact that Donovan "Tekkz" Hunt, one of the best FIFA players on the planet, recently stated that "no-one enjoys playing it". Eek. FIFA 20's online...
Wednesday5th Feb 2020
News New Lawsuits Claim FIFA Is Built On "Illusionary And Addictive" Pay-To-Win Mechanics
"The amount I have spent has made me fall behind on my rent payments"
EA's FIFA series may be one of the best-selling video game franchises on the face of the planet, but it has come under fire in recent years for the loot box mechanics which underpin its popular Ultimate Team mode. In this mode, players assemble a dream team based on random 'packs'...
Thursday5th Dec 2019
News Footballing Legend Marco van Basten Is Pulled From FIFA 20 Following Nazi "Joke"
Former player has been suspended from his commentary duties, too
EA has withdrawn the former Dutch football star Marco van Basten from FIFA 20 after he said “Sieg Heil” during an interview with German football coach Frank Wormuth of Heracles. Starring in the game as a 'Legendary Player', van Basten has since apologised for his words, saying...
Sunday9th Jun 2019
News Future Versions Of FIFA On Switch Could Be Legacy Editions, Just Like FIFA 20
"Where it goes in the future, we don't know"
EA has revealed that FIFA 20 is coming to Switch, but not in the form fans will have been hoping for - and this could be the case moving forward on the console, too. The company has just lifted the lid on this year's edition of its insanely popular football sim, and while the PS4, Xbox One and PC are...
Sunday1st Jul 2018
News EA Sports Vice President Says FIFA 19 Will Be Upfront About FUT Card Pack Odds
A better tomorrow
With governments worldwide now cracking down on loot boxes and other forms of micro-transactions within video games, various companies have been required to make adjustments to key franchises in order to pass the new rules and regulations. Speaking to Eurogamer at the Gamelab conference in Barcelona, EA Sports vice president and...
Tuesday19th Jun 2018
News No, EA Hasn't Tinkered With FIFA 18 Following The World Cup Update
It's all in your imagination
EA must have been feeling pretty generous when it deployed the free World Cup update to FIFA 18 - the company has, in previous years, made the most of the licence by releasing stand-alone World Cup titles. While the update has gone down as a very welcome addition to the game, some players have voiced the opinion that...
Monday30th Apr 2018
News FIFA 18's Free World Cup Mode Arrives On May 29th
What, no "Road to the World Cup" edition?
Those of you with long memories will no doubt recall that, once upon a time, EA never missed a trick when it came to milking the lucrative FIFA licence. As well as the yearly FIFA updates we'd also get special editions, such as FIFA: Road to World Cup '98 (which took the place of the yearly entry for...
Wednesday1st Nov 2017
News EA Says It's Still Too Early To Judge Demand For More Games On Switch
We might have to wait until March before we see more EA titles
EA's company finance chief Black Jorgensen has told the Wall Street Journal that it's too early to accurately judge the demand for the company's games on the Nintendo Switch. EA has released FIFA 18 on the console so far, one of its biggest franchises, but reports suggest that the...
Monday2nd Oct 2017
Random Odd FIFA 18 Glitch Leaves Players With No Face on Nintendo Switch
Go on, make your faceless corporation jokes
FIFA 18 launched on Switch last week, and plenty of eyes will be on the performance of the 'custom' version on Nintendo's portable powerhouse. We liked it in our review, with yer man Scullion awarding it 8/10. However it appears that the game has a rather quirky glitch on some occasions, as you will see...
Friday29th Sep 2017
Video Here's How FIFA 18 On Switch Compares To The PlayStation 4 Version
The little details
FIFA 18 is finally with us, and if you've already consulted our exhaustive review then you'll know that, despite missing some key features, it's the best football (soccer if you're in North America) game we've seen on a Nintendo system in years. While it was always clear that the Switch version wouldn't be a match for its...
Video Here's What FIFA 18 Looks Like On Nintendo Switch
Jumpers for goalposts
FIFA 18 launches today, but EA has been curiously reluctant to show off very much of the Switch version; aside from off-screen footage recorded at events like this year's Gamescom, we've been unable to pick apart the Nintendo version's visuals to see just how favourably they compares to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One editions...
Wednesday27th Sep 2017
News You'll Be Able To Unlock An Exclusive Nintendo Switch Kit In FIFA 18
Which is nice
FIFA 18 launches this week, and while the Switch version lacks some of the key features of its console counterparts, it does have at least one exclusive item which your Sony and Microsoft-owning chums won't be getting. A screenshot has emerged which shows an exclusive Switch kit which can be unlocked in the game. The red shirt comes...
Tuesday5th Sep 2017
News We Could See More FIFAs On Switch Beyond FIFA 18
Producer also explains the limitations of single-console Joy-Con play
EA's yearly line of sports titles have been a common feature of PlayStation and Xbox release lists for decades, but on Nintendo consoles things are bit more sporadic; while the Wii was well-served with FIFAs some of them were simply re-skins with new kits, while on Wii U EA...
Tuesday29th Aug 2017
News EA Talks Up the Positives of FIFA 18 on Switch Not Using the Frostbite Engine
"This is a full FIFA that players players will enjoy.”
When FIFA 18 was first announced for Switch some expected a lazy port from EA Sports (perhaps justifiably based on previous Wii efforts). However, early reports are that the Switch version runs at a rock solid 60FPS in both docked and handheld modes. However, there is still one element
