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News Apex Legends' Switch Release Date Might Have Been Accidentally Revealed
Is an official announcement imminent?
Following on from a Switch listing for the latest Plants Vs. Zombies game, another EA game for Nintendo's hybrid system is now making headlines. This time it is Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play battle royale first-person shooter, Apex Legends. It appears the game's release date for the Switch may have been...
News Switch Listing For Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Surfaces Online
Is PopCap's latest release coming to Switch?
Another upcoming Nintendo Switch release has seemingly been leaked online ahead of the official announcement. This time it's a GameFly listing for the 2019 third-person multiplayer shooter, Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - Complete Edition. The source itself is a game rental website that...
News EA Looks Set To Buy Codemasters As Take-Two Withdraws Its Bid
Take-Two "will continue to pursue selectively organic and inorganic opportunities"
EA looks certain to gobble up UK publisher Codemasters following the confirmation that rival bidder Take-Two has withdrawn its previous offer. Take-Two announced that it was attempting to buy Codemasters – which is one of the UK's longest-running games companies...
News EA Has Swooped In To Steal Codemasters From Under The Nose Of Take-Two
Micro-machine-transactions?
Not so long ago, we reported on the news that publishing giant Take-Two Interactive was poised to purchase UK studio Codemasters, famous for its stable of excellent racing titles. Take-Two – which owns GTA maker Rockstar – tabled an offer of $994 million last month, and with Codemasters' board of directors advising...
News Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Receives Its Very First Patch
Fixes, stability improvements and more
Recently, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered got its very first patch. It fixes and adjusts certain things and even improves the overall stability of the game. The update for the Nintendo Switch version, in particular, improves the visual performance in a number of races and sorts out some technical issues...
Update: FIFPro wades in
Update: FIFPro has issued the following statement regarding this issue (thanks, Push Square): In light of recent media reports, FIFPro wishes to clarify the manner in which it obtains the image rights of players, and its role in defending the employment rights of professional footballers worldwide. FIFPro, a not-for-profit...
News EA Ignores Nintendo Fans Yet Again As FIFA 21 David Beckham Freebie Skips Switch
What a surprise...
In frustratingly familiar news, EA has once again shown a depressing lack of commitment to its audience on Switch as the console misses out on a popular new FIFA 21 treat. The company has unveiled that football legend David Beckham will be making a surprise appearance in the game's FIFA Ultimate Team mode; fans who play the game...
News Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Officially Announced For Nintendo Switch
Will arrive one week after the X1, PS4 and PC release
After months of rumours and online retailer listings, EA has finally lifted the lid on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered. This remaster (based on Criterion's 2010 game) is being handled by Stellar Entertainment - previously responsible for Burnout Paradise Remastered. The good news is it's...
News EA's Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remaster Expected To Be Announced Next Week
Racing ahead
EA's worst kept secret seems like it's almost ready to go. In case you forgot, we're talking about the long-rumoured Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit remaster based on Criterion's 2010 release. In the latest development, the official Need for Speed account has now uploaded some new tweets and there's also a countdown that's showed up on the...
News EA's Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remaster Has Been Rated
Start your engines
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered has been rated by Korea's Game Rating and Administration Committee, suggesting an official reveal is imminent. This appears to be the same game that's surfaced across multiple online retailers over the past few months - we've even got a screenshot (see above). Amazon's Switch listing in...
News EA Is Considering Bringing EA Play And "More Great Experiences" To Switch
"There are amazing games on that platform"
The relationship between EA and fans of Nintendo's platforms has been pretty bumpy in recent times; on the one hand, Nintendo fans are being forever brushed aside when it comes to the likes of FIFA, but on the other, EA does seem committed to bringing plenty of games to Switch in due time. In a new...
News Amazon Lists Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered For Nintendo Switch
Supposedly arriving this November
During the EA Play Conference in June, we heard how the company was bringing "seven new games to Switch" over the space of 12 months. Industry insider Jeff Grubb followed this up, stating that one of these games was likely to be a remaster of Criterion Games' 2010 racer, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. This was then...
Random What's Worse Than Getting Another 'Legacy Edition?' FIFA 21's Box Art, Apparently
"Why does the Fifa 21 Box Art look like my Powerpoint presentation?"
EA has released a new trailer for FIFA 21 and also revealed the upcoming series entry's box art, and online reaction has been mixed, to say the least. The cover features Kylian Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain. As one of the world's finest players, it's little surprise to see him on...
News Online Retailer Lists Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit For Nintendo Switch
Are the rumours true?
During the EA Play conference this year, a representative of the company said the third-party giant was planning to bring "seven new games to Switch" over the next 12 months. Not long after this, industry insider Jeff Grubb revealed one of these titles - according to his own source - was likely to be a remaster of Criterion...
News EA Intends To "Double Down" On Star Wars Video Game Development
The force is strong with this one
In a company webinar with investors this week, EA CEO Andrew Wilson spoke about third-party giant's "tremendous relationship" with both Disney and Lucas and how it wanted to "double down" on Star Wars games after experiencing a huge amount of success with titles such as Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Jedi Fallen Order...
Talking Point Is EA's Switch Strategy Lazy, Or Simply Common Sense?
Any port in a storm?
EA's on-off relationship with Nintendo over the past decade has been so eventual it's a wonder it hasn't been turned into a 10-part docuseries on Netflix by now. Back in the Wii era, EA was happy to throw resources at Nintendo's system thanks to its impressive install base, and we were gifted with no less than 78 different...
News Here Are The Seven EA Games Reportedly Coming To Switch In The Next Year
Need for Speed, Plant vs. Zombies and more
Update (Mon 22nd June, 2020 21:40 BST): Since EA revealed it would be bringing seven games to the Nintendo Switch over the next 12 months, we've been wondering what exactly is on the way. While we know that Burnout Paradise Remastered and Apex Legends will be
News Here Are The Seven EA Games Reportedly Coming To Switch In The Next Year
Need for Speed, Plant vs. Zombies and more
Since EA revealed it would be bringing seven games to the Nintendo Switch over the next 12 months, we've been wondering what exactly is on the way. While we know that Burnout Paradise Remastered and Apex Legends will be part of this line-up, what else can we expect? VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb has now chimed...
News EA Wants To Bring More Games To More Platforms - Including Nintendo Switch
And cross-play is part of the plan
The day after EA Play Live, in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, EA's Chief Studios Officer Laura Miele spoke about how the third-party publisher wanted to make its games more widely available moving forward. "We want players to be able to play our games where they want to, which is why we're bringing more...
News Zoink Teams Up With EA To Release Lost In Random On Switch Next Year
Part of the EA Originals line
During a special EA Originals segment within today's EA Play live stream, Swedish studio Zoink Games - known for titles like Flipping Death and Stick It To The Man - revealed it would be bringing its next game Lost in Random to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms at some point in 2021. Below is a bit about...
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...
News Respawn Entertainment Launches Apex Legends On Switch This Fall
Will include cross-play
In April last year, Respawn Entertainment said it was well aware of the demand for its battle royale Apex Legends on the Nintendo Switch. The game's lead producer Drew McCoy also previously mentioned how his team would "love" to bring the popular free-to-play
News EA Play Live Goes Digital This June - Expect World Premieres, News And Much More
Update: It's now been postponed until 18th June
Update (Sat 6th Jun, 2020 06:00 BST): This year's EA Play was meant to take place next week on 11th June, but due to the current events happening in America and elsewhere, it's now been pushed back to the 18th June. Here's the official announcement from the Electronic Arts Twitter account: Original...
News That Rumoured HD Remaster Of The Mass Effect Trilogy Might Be Coming To Switch
Is Commander Shepard making a return?
Yesterday, the EA CEO Andrew Wilson stated how the company was bringing "multiple" titles to the Nintendo Switch in 2020. While the games he was referring to are believed to be Burnout Paradise Remastered and the latest version of FIFA, there are a few others that might be on the way. One of these is appar
News EA Set To Launch "Multiple" Titles On Nintendo Switch In 2020
Sounds promising
“And we’re also planning to deliver for more Nintendo fans...With multiple EA games set to launch on Nintendo Switch this year.” – Andrew Wilson, EA chief executive officer Source: The Verge Electronic Arts recently announced its 'EA Play Live' stream conference would be going all-digital this year. While we've be
Random Switch Fans React To EA's Partnership With Google Stadia
Will bring three games to the cloud service
Google's video game cloud service Stadia admittedly received a lukewarm reception when it launched in select locations last November. Since then, the search engine giant has revealed more than 120 games are on the way to the platform in 2020. Now, to add to this, EA has announced it's teaming up with...
News Recent Classification Suggests EA Is Bringing The Original Unravel To Switch
Is Yarny returning?
EA might not have released many games on the Switch so far, but it looks like it could be making an effort to improve the situation. If you've been wondering about the original Unravel game since the second one arrived on the platform last March, it's now reportedly been rated for the Switch and multiple other platforms by the...
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...
New hope?
Last month, EA's COO Blake Jorgensen said the company had more plans for the Switch and was "always" communicating with Nintendo about what else it could bring to the hybrid system. Other EA representatives have made similar comments in the past, but so far we've only seen games like Unravel Two and watered-down versions of FI
News EA Art Director From DICE Signs On With Retro Studios
To help out with Metroid Prime 4, right?
It's been just over a year since Nintendo announced it had restarted the development of Metroid Prime 4. Since then, Retro Studios has been recruiting like no tomorrow. Now, according to VGC, the Texas-based studio has hired DICE's art director Jhony Ljungstedt. He's helped with the art direction for...
News EA Has More Planned For The Switch, But Is Still Conscious Of First-Party Dominance
"you will hear more things in the future"
For a while now, a number of third-party developers and publishers have been making easy money by re-releasing and porting select games to Nintendo's hybrid platform. One of the biggest companies that's held off, though, is Electronic Arts. So far, it has published some watered-down FIFA experiences and a...
News Metacritic Review-Bombers Strike Again With FIFA 20 On Switch
Fans not happy with EA’s new release
You can always count on Metacritic’s user-review section to provide a bit of humour, stupidity, absolute nonsense, or often something that sits in between the three, and the user reviews for FIFA 20 on Switch are absolutely no different. We’ve seen a few ‘review-bombing’ stories recently (where users...
News EA Survey Asks Project Atlas Users If They Would Like To See Cloud-Based Service Support Switch
Switch-bound?
Right now, a lot of the third-party publishers are investing a lot of money and time in cloud and streaming services. Electronic Arts is one of these companies, having recently launched a closed beta for Project Atlas. In case you forgot, this is a new cloud technology announced last year. At the time, EA's Chief Technology Officer...
News EA Reminds Switch Owners The FIFA 20 Legacy Edition Won't Include Volta Football
New season, same game?
Earlier this year, EA revealed Switch owners would receive a watered-down legacy version of FIFA 20 instead of the full experience. Nintendo fans will miss out on some "big new features" and modes, according to the executive producer Aaron McHardy: You're gonna get a fresh new look in Switch, with kits and player lists and...
News As You Probably Guessed, Need For Speed Heat Isn’t Coming To Switch
“No plans” for other versions
EA’s on-off relationship with Nintendo platforms has been quite a rollercoaster ride over the years. Past talk of unprecedented partnerships has given way to almost total apathy, although very recently the company has gone on the charm offensive to assure Switch owners that it is still keen to bring its best games...
News EA Looking To Bring More Of Its Successful Games To Switch
"it is absolutely a platform we're looking at"
Less than a month ago, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said Switch owners chose to play the company's games on other platforms when asked about the possibility of The Sims coming to Nintendo's system. Unsurprisingly, this didn't go down well with owners of hybrid device. In an attempt to improve relations, EA's...
News Switch Owners Choose To Play EA Games On Other Platforms, Says Company CEO
We wonder why...
Even the very mention of EA can cause an almost unrivalled amount of disgruntlement in our comment sections; the publisher often finds itself being slated by Nintendo fans for its lack of commitment to Switch and earlier platforms, and it doesn't help that when games do arrive on the console, they're often a smaller, watered-down...
News EA CEO Defends Microtransactions, Says It’s "Actually Possible" To Do It Right
A candid conversation
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson recently sat down for his first interview “in a couple of years” with GameDaily.biz to discuss the company’s mistakes and accomplishments in recent times. He’s been at EA for 19 years, was the former head of EA Sports and has now led the global video game giant for the past six years...
Soapbox EA’s Approach To FIFA On Switch Is Typically Short-Sighted
Used to be in the game
'EA Sports: it’s in the game'. Ah, we all remember that slogan from the old days, although the news over the weekend that FIFA 20 on Switch will be a ‘Legacy’ rehash makes you realise that while EA’s head might be ‘in the game’, its heart certainly isn’t. We won't get the new Volta mode on Switch or any of the...
Random Respawn's New Star Wars Title Is Inspired By Metroid And Dark Souls
Role model games
Yesterday, Electronic Arts kicked-off its E3 2019 celebrations with its 'EA Play' event and the gameplay reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. While it's already been confirmed the title won't be coming to Nintendo's hybrid system, there's still an interesting link this game has with one of the Japanese company's famous series...
News Once Again, EA Angers Switch Fans By Falsely Advertising FIFA 19 Content
Lightning strikes twice
FIFA 19 players who own the game on Nintendo Switch have expressed their upset at developer and publisher, EA, after an advertised game feature didn't release on the system. The content in question is a special Squad Building Challenge which rewards players with a random, highly sought after Team of the Season card. The...
News EA Has No Plans To Release Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order On The Switch
A galaxy far, far away
Last week, EA and Respawn Entertainment revealed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC this November. The game stars a character named Cal Kestis who is a survivor of Order 66 and is forced to conceal his Jedi powers to stay alive. Not long after the game was revealed, EA community manager...
News Respawn Entertainment Is Well Aware Of The Demand For Apex Legends On Switch
"We are hearing all the Switch players"
During an interview in February this year with Eurogamer, Respawn Entertainment's lead producer Drew McCoy said his team would "love" to bring its first-person battle royale game Apex Legends to the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. In a Wired Tech Support video posted earlier this week on YouTube, McCoy...
News Criterion Games Founder Says Nintendo Never Asked The Studio To Make A New F-Zero
"Oh, here we go"
You might recall a story during the Wii U generation about how the British-based developer Criterion Games - best known for its work on the Burnout and Need for Speed series over the years - was supposedly asked to work on Nintendo's futuristic racing game
News EA Laying Off Around 350 Employees Across Multiple Divisions
"This is a difficult day"
Video game publishing giant Electronic Arts is laying off around 350 employees across its marketing, publishing and operations divisions. In an email to employees, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said the company had "a vision to be the world's greatest games company" and to do this, it would streamline its organisation to meet the...
News Coldwood Interactive Confirms Physical Release For Unravel Two In North America
Due out later this month
In the February Nintendo Direct presentation, we found out the heartwarming co-op puzzle-platform game Unravel Two was coming to the Switch on 22nd March. Not long after this, it was confirmed the title would receive a physical release in Europe, but there was no mention of it for North America. In a reply on Twitter, the...
News EA Replacing Its Press Conference With Multiple Live Streams At This Year's E3
It's all about the games
In recent years, a number of big-name video game publishers have moved away from on-site presentations at E3. Rather than competing for the spotlight, a lot of companies such as EA and Nintendo now host standalone conferences, where the focus is entirely on themselves. Alongside E3 2019, Electronic Arts will once again be...
News EA's Puzzle-Platformer Unravel Two Releases On The Switch eShop This March
Unravel the goodness
At E3 2018, Electronic Arts revealed the co-op puzzle-platform game Unravel Two would be released on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. As always, it raised questions about a potential Nintendo Switch port later down the line. The latest Nintendo Direct has now officially confirmed Coldwood Interactive’s puzzle-platformer...
News Respawn Would "Love" To Bring Apex Legends To Switch But Has Nothing To Reveal Right Now
The new battle royale on the block
One free-to-play battle royale game taking the world by storm right now is Apex Legends. It's published by EA and developed by the talented team at Respawn Entertainment - also known as the studio behind the Titanfall series. For most parts, it's made up of the standard battle royale formula, where you drop into a...
Rumour Frostbite Engine Support For Nintendo Switch Seemingly Reconfirmed
Is it really happening?
At the start of this month, there was a rumour EA was working on Frostbite engine support for the Nintendo Switch. It began to circulate when YouTuber Doctre81 found an interesting detail on an EA Software Engineer’s LinkedIn webpage, revealing how the individual had been working on bringing existing software development...
