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UncategorizedWe’ve Finally Seen A Campaign Mission From Star Wars: Battlefront II
EA Play’s press conference was packed with thirty minutes of Star Wars: Battlefront II multiplayer but lots of people wanted to see the campaign. We did. After that showcase ended, I sat down to watch a developer-guided runthrough of an early story mission. The 15 minute sequence was full of dogfights, stealth takedowns, and laser…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Xbox One S Will Be $50 Cheaper Starting Tomorrow [UPDATE: ‘For A Limited Time Only’]
Ahead of unveiling Project Scorpio at Sunday’s press briefing, Microsoft announced today on Twitter that the existing Xbox One S will cost $50 less starting June 11. Just about every version of the console currently available at places like Amazon and GameStop are offered as bundles, meaning that come tomorrow, the 500GB Xbox One S…
By Ethan Gach Published June 10, 2017 -
EsportsMajor Smash Tournament Using Mods To Add New Colors And Sounds To Matches
This weekend’s Nairo Saga tournament may be part of the 2GG circuit for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, but it has a few unique twists. A mod pack is used during the games to add new music, team-specific colors and other competitive features. Mod packs for the Wii U Smash can range from full rehauls…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
EA Sports FIFA 18 on Nintendo Switch (yes that’s what Nintendo’s calling it) will include all the stuff FIFA games normally have minus the Alex Hunter story mode hyped at today’s EA event. Instead, the Switch version will have an exclusive “Kick Off” mode. Nintendo is calling it the “deepest portable FIFA ever.”
By Ethan Gach Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedEverything EA Announced At E3 2017
Electronic Arts just kicked off E3 2017 with an earlier than usual Saturday press conference. EA showed 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 didn’t announce much—the only two new games…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedOur First Look At Star Wars Battlefront II’s Multiplayer In Action
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. As some of you already know, unlike the first game,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedBioWare Announces New IP, Anthem
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. BioWare has been teasing this new IP for years now, since Mass Effect executive producer Casey Hudson first started…
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Most Interesting New Game Announced Today Is A Co-Op Prison Break
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. Director Josef Fares told E3’s audience that he “wanted to play a game where the characters had unique personalities and goals.” A Way Out is…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedThree Minutes Of Need For Speed Payback Gameplay
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. In the trailer, “the crew (Tyler, Jess…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedFIFA 18‘s Story Mode Has Co-op And Cristiano Ronaldo
Everyone in the football universe is talking about Alex Hunter, from pundits Men in Blazers to Ronaldo himself. In a story trailer for the upcoming game, FIFA 17 protagonist Alex Hunter is dealing with the weight of fame, as everyone wants to know what his next move will be. A GameInformer post expanded on the…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedBattlefield 1’s Next DLC Is In the Name of the Tsar, Out This September
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.” The expansion will be out this September and add six new maps, eleven new weapons, as well as new vehicles like the Ilya-Muromets…
By Ethan Gach Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedMadden 18 Has A Story Mode
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.
By Jason Schreier Published June 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
We’re Liveblogging EA’s E3 Press Conference [Update: We’re Done]
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…
By Chris Kohler Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedWatch The EA E3 Press Conference Right Here, Live [Update: It’s Over]
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. Below, you can find the YouTube embed, but…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe 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.
By Ethan Gach Published June 10, 2017 - Culture
Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Speedrunner Gets Owned By Log
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 His eventual time of 2:42:27 was still good enough to earn 7th place in the category overall (the Master Sword…
By Ethan Gach Published June 10, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend Esports: Epicenter 2017, Nairo Saga, And More
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. Below you’ll…
By Ethan Gach Published June 10, 2017
