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Xbox One and EA Sports announce partnership, FIFA 14 Ultimate Team exclusive
Xbox One hand EA Sports have unveiled a new partnership moving forward on Microsoft’s new console, although what it entails remains to be seen. EA confirmed that UFC, NBA Live, Madden and FIFA 14 would...
View ArticleEA Sports trailers show off new Ignite Engine
EA Sports has released some videos showing off its new Ingnite Engine. Feast your eyes below. EA Sports announced a partnership today with Xbox One, but didn’t go into details on what it was – likely...
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EA suffers setback in Madden lawsuit, jury rules statute of limitations has...
A US District Court jury has ruled in favor of Robin Antonick, the original designer and developer of Madden NFL Football games, allowing his royalty case against Electronic Arts to proceed. The jury...
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Fraud claims dismissed in Madden programmer vs EA suit
A district court decision means EA won’t have to face fraud charges in an ongoing suit brought against the publisher by original Madden programmer Robin Antonick. Bloomberg reports district judge...
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Madden suit awards $11 million to original programmer
A jury has ruled in favour of original Madden programmer Robin Antonick, awarding him $11 million in damages in a suit against EA Sports. A Californian District Court jury spent three days deliberating...
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New EA Sports head hopes to make FIFA, NHL, Madden less ‘iterative.’
EA’s new head of Sports Patrick Soderlund has spoken about what their key sports franchises can learn from the company’s other divisions, by looking to how other EA franchises approach new instalments....
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EA’s NFL Monopoly class-action lawsuit checks being sent
Checks are in the mail to the claimants in Electronic Arts’ football monopoly class-action lawsuit, in which the company settled out of court to pay $27 million in lawyers fees and payouts to users. To...
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Madden suit against EA dismissed by US court judge
EA Sports has successfully has its $11 million judgement in favor of Madden Football creator Robin Antonick overturned. Yesterday, US district judge Charles Breyer overturned the ruling stating that...
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PS4 outsells Xbox One for 8th consecutive month in U.S.
Sony’s PlayStation 4 has outsold the Xbox One for the 8th consecutive month. According to data from the NPD group, as noted by GamesIndustry.biz, PS4 and Xbox One consoles accounted for 70% of hardware...
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Madden 16 release date set for August, of course
Madden NFL 16 has a deeply unsurprising release date. Madden’s release date always falls at the end of US summer, and Madden 16 is no exception. EA Sports has announced that the NFL sim will release on...
View ArticleFirst Madden 16 trailer features cover star Odell Beckham Jr.
Madden 16 outs the spotlight on New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The Madden NFL 16 cover athlete vote came down to a battle between Beckham and New England Patriots tight end Rob...
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FIFA Ultimate Team (and friends) worth $650 million a year
NHL, Madden and FIFA Ultimate Team won’t be going anywhere. Ultimate Team accounts for about half of EA’s total “extra content” revenue each year, CFO Blake Jorgensen said at a Morgan Stanley investor...
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Rob Gronkowski is the Madden 17 cover athlete – first look trailer
With apologies to our American readers, who of course know all about NFL. Rob Gronkowski is the Madden 17 cover athlete – first look trailer EA Sports named Rob Gronkowski as the cover athlete for...
View ArticleMadden 17: EA introduces new feature to take players “from opening day to the...
EA introduces Play the Moments to trim down the 17-week season. Madden 17: EA introduces new mode to take players “from opening day to the Super Bowl in just a weekend” Madden 17 will introduce a new...
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Xbox One S Halo Collection and Madden 17 bundles up for pre-order, out next...
The Xbox One S Halo Bundle which leaked earlier this month is now official. It contains both Halo 5: Guardians and Halo: The Master Chief Collection in 500GB or 1TB Xbox One S models. Each sku contains...
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EA at E3: Star Wars, Need for Speed, Battlefield… and more Star Wars
EA at E3 2017: everything we hope to see at EA Play EA’s presence at E3 has changed a lot over the past few years, and E3 2017 might well be the one that cements its new approach to the show – an...
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EA could one day stop releasing a new FIFA, Madden every year
EA may one day move away from the trend of annual releases of sports games, such as with FIFA, and Madden. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that online subscriptions could be the future of annual boxed...
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Fatal shooting at Madden NFL tournament leaves three dead, including shooter
On Sunday, a mass shooting at a Madden NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida left three dead, and 11 others injured. The shooting took place as the Madden NFL tournament was underway. The event...
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Jacksonville shooting victim sues EA for negligence
A survivor of the recent Jacksonville shooting has sued EA for failing “to provide a safe and secure environment” at the Madden NFL 19 tournament. Many of us are still reeling from last week’s fatal...
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EA Play streaming schedule kicks things off with a look at Star Wars Jedi:...
EA has released its streaming schedule for EA Play, which kicks off on Saturday, June 8. The company will not host a standard presentation during EA Play this year, as it has opted instead to stream...
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Frostpunk and They Are Billions are July’s Origin Access games
This month’s Origin Access lineup is a city-building nightmare. July’s Origin lineup is a tempting offer for apocalyptic strategists. Six new games have been added to the list, including snow-bound...
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Twitch Prime members are being handed NFL legend Jim Brown to use in Madden 20
Madden 20 is out today, and Twitch is handing out goodies to celebrate. Twitch Prime members can claim some exclusive Madden 20 items from today to celebrate the sports title’s release. The gift is a...
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Madden 21 will be Xbox Series X optimized – and if you buy it for Xbox One,...
During today’s Inside Xbox episode, the next Madden game was shown off. Madden 21 was shown running on Xbox Series X during today’s Inside Xbox episode. After a brief introduction from Superbowl...
View ArticleMadden 21 free upgrade confirmed for PS5, game is also coming to Steam
Madden 21 players on PS4 will be able to upgrade to the PS5 version of the sports titles for no charge.Like the Xbox One version, PS4 players will be able to upgrade to the PS5 version of Madden 21...
View ArticleEA to change Washington team name in Madden 21 with update
EA will change the name of Washington’s NFL team in Madden 21.Madden 21 will feature a “generic” Washington team now that the team will no longer be called the Washinton Redskins.Earlier this week, it...
View ArticleEA adds free agent Colin Kaepernick to Madden 21, free weekend coming
Colin Kaepernick has returned to a Madden game for the first time since the 2016 season.EA has announced Colin Kaepernick has returned for Madden 21 as a free-agent quarterback.The news was announced...
View ArticleMadden NFL 21 Deluxe and MVP Edition get up to 25% discount on PC
Madden NFL 21 Deluxe and MVP Editions on PC have been given discounts of up to 25 per cent over at Amazon US.It’s a fitting and timely discount on the sports sim given this year’s NFL season kicks off...
View ArticleEA faces loot box lawsuit in Canada for games including FIFA
Electronic Arts is being sued in Canada over its use of loot boxes.The lawsuit first appeared in Business in Vancouver’s Who’s Getting Sued article – as spotted by The Patch Notes – which show that a...
View ArticleMadden 21 and FIFA 21 coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on December 4
EA has provided a release date for the next-gen version of Madden 21 and FIFA 21.Electronic Arts has announced that on December 4, the next-generation versions of Madden 21 and FIFA 21 will be...
View ArticleMadden NFL 21 PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrade is live
The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrade for Madden NFL 21 is now live.Like FIFA 21 before it, the next-gen upgrade for Madden NFL 21 has gone live a day early.There is a caveat with the PS5 version though,...
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