Electronic Arts just kicked off E3 2017 with an earlier than usual Saturday press conference. EA showed some some Star Wars, some sports, some car chases, and a brand-new game from BioWare called Anthem. There was also a live drumline, in case you thought E3 needed more drumlines.
EA showed off some Battlefront II footage at today, and it looks awesome. According to EA boss Andrew Wilson, the developers considered all “constructive” criticism players had for the first game. They also claim BFII will have three times more content than the first game.
These are the first glimpses of NBA Live 18, a return to the basketball court for Electronic Arts. A new campaign mode, split between the streets and the league, boasts a Destiny-esque growth and loot system for your virtual player.
Here’s a brief teaser of BioWare’s next big new game, a brand new intellectual property called Anthem. Not much to say just yet, but EA says we’ll see more of it at Microsoft’s press conference tomorrow.
EA just announced A Way Out, a new co-op-only adventure game by the team behind 2013 indie darling Brothers. It’s a split-screen prison break game slated for a 2018 release.
As part of its E3 2017 press conference, EA debuted some new Need For Speed Payback gameplay footage. It’s about a crew, but then somebody left that crew, so now there’s bad blood and intrigue. Here’s hoping Vin Diesel and Rock “The Dwayne” Johnson at least get cameos.
Everyone in the football universe is talking about Alex Hunter, from pundits Men in Blazers to Ronaldo himself.
Battlefield’s next expansion will be In the Name of the Tsar, a campaign that looks at World War I’s Eastern front through the eyes of, among others, the “Women’s Battalion of Death.”
In addition to having the worst cover of all time, the new Madden will have a scripted story mode, following the successful NBA 2K series in its attempt to summon REAL DRAMA out of digital sports. Here’s hoping it’ll be good—and that you can skip the cutscenes. Trailer above, via EA’s press conference today.
E3 kicks off earlier and earlier every year, and 2017 is no exception: Electronic Arts is beginning this year’s show at noon Pacific time today with its annual press briefing. Star Wars Battlefront II is a given. What else? Gita Jackson and I will lay it all out for you live, starting in a few minutes.
Nioh is one of the best action games in years, and $40 is the best price we’ve ever seen on it. If you own a PS4, you should own this game.
Let the showcase of upcoming games begin! EA kicks off E3 2017 today with a presentation that starts at 3PM PT. If you want to see the latest on games like Star Wars Battlefront 2, FIFA, or BioWare’s next big project, you’ve come to the right place.
The latest Nukazooka video takes Mario Kart to a dark place. Andrew McMurry and Klay Abele’s special effects collaboration follows a dude whose car breaks down on the way to a job interview. Pro tip: if that ever happens to you, whatever you do don’t try to get in a go kart instead.
Last night speedrunner Zant was attempting a Master Sword RTA run of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild when the log he was flying on decided to reverse direction and wreck him instead.
Adam West, forever known to many as Batman and whose name is synonymous with taking your most famous role and parodying it, has passed away. He was 88.
The spring Rocket League Championship Series is over and the League of Legends summer season is just getting started, but punctuating the relative quiet this weekend are some big showdowns in both Dota 2 and Smash Bros. Wii U. Also Nintendo seems to have finally gotten on board with its grassroots competitive fans.
Siltbreaker, a cooperative Dota 2 campaign event, launched its first act yesterday, and it’s been driving my Dota group mad. Between the exponential difficulty spikes, impossible bosses and wave after wave of enemies, it plays less like a jolly ol’ game of Dota and more like a genuine raid.
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