Our latest coverage of Electronic Arts. u3234
After months of dragging their feet, Electronic Arts has finally decided to abide by the Belgian Gaming Commission’s ruling against lootboxes. In a statement on EA’s official site, the publisher announced that they will cease selling FIFA Points in Belgium by the end of the month. “After further discussions with the Belgian authorities, we have decided to stop offering [...]
Read more
Apex Legends is a battle royale game set in the Titanfall universe. Squads of 3 Players, using characters with unique abilities, land on an island and fight to be the last team standing. Publisher: Electronic Arts Playerbase: High Type: Battle Royale Release Date: February 04, 2019 Pros: +Large, vibrant map. +Variety of weapons & items. +Cosmetics & levels add [...]
Read more
After the Star Wars Battlefront 2 lootbox controversy came to a head last year, the Belgium Gaming Commission had launched an inquiry into whether lootboxes offered by SW:BFII and other popular games such as Overwatch and CS:GO were in violation of Belgium's gambling laws. Having concluded the investigation earlier this year, the BGC found that EA, Blizzard and Valve were [...]
Read more
Subscribing to Electronic Art’s Origin Access not only gives you instant access to hundreds of games, you also get access to DLC’s and expansions, a 10-hour free trial for new games, and a 10% discount on new purchases. If you’re looking for a little more exclusivity though, you might want to try out EA’s newly-launched Origin Access Premier. For an [...]
Read more
The narrative around the Star Wars Battlefront 2 lootbox controversy took another interesting turn today. The Belgian government has opened an investigation against Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard over loot boxes. On November 15th when the Belgian Gaming Commission announced it had launched an investigation to determine if loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Overwatch constituted gambling. Companies [...]
Read more
In the past day, a regular 'ol 'shitstorm' has been a-brewing over at the Star Wars Battlefront subreddit. People have been voicing their complaints over BF2's lootboxes, and how they are supposed to have no place in a full, $60 game. To clear things up, certain heroes and characters are locked in BF2, and you have to earn credits to [...]
Read more
The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, ended their 11-month strike against big-name video game companies as both parties reached a tentative agreement last weekend. According to Polygon, the boycott began in October 2016 following 19 months of failing negotiations between voice actors and video game industry leaders for additional compensation, particularly for [...]
Read more
How frustrating it must be for traditional game studios to spend years developing a triple-A title which only sells for $60 while fly-by-night mobile studios can get away with $100+ "micro" transactions via their Bejeweled clones. You could almost sympathize with a company like Electronic Arts for finally succumbing, through seething envy, to the Dark Side. As reported by redditor /u/AlbertMyers, EA [...]
Read more
Titanfall 2 is a sci-fi FPS where players are human Pilots with combat mechs called Titans. Choose between an intense solo campaign or a competitive MMO mode exploring and expanding the capabilities of man and machine. Publisher: Electronic Arts Playerbase: Medium Type: FPS Release Date: October 28, 2016 Pros: +Intense and story-rich solo campaign. +Competitive MMO mode. +Variety of Titans and Pilot abilities. +Excellent production [...]
Read more
Dark Age of Camelot is a medieval fantasy MMORPG set in the time after King Athur’s death, as his kingdom splits into three warring factions. Choose from 3 factions, 21 races, and 45 classes to travel across a mythological world with monsters, dungeons, and Realm versus Realm PvP. Publisher: Electronic Arts Playerbase: Low Type: Subscription MMORPG Release Date: October 10, [...]
Read more