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EA’s first UFC title will be revealed later today

by Shane Willoughby - on May 21st 2013 - No Comments
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EA will reveal their very first UFC inspired game at some stage today, maybe even tonight as part of Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox reveal. The news comes from the official EA Sports UFC Twitter account and Facebook page with a message that reads “First news: May 21.” The image you also see above was included in the message. EA...

EA Sports employee slams Wii U on Twitter. Calls console “crap”. Nintendo “walking dead”

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Game industry folk say the darndest things on Twitter. In the wake of Mircosoft’s Adam Orth and THAT “always on” Twitter rant, EA Sports software employee Bob Summerwill has decided to give his employer a potential PR headache by lashing out at Nintendo’s Wii U console, calling it a “crap” and “awful...

Confirmed: FIFA 14 not in the works for Wii U. Poor FIFA 13 sales deciding factor

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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FIFA 14 is not in development for Wii U. EA remarked earlier today that they were not currently working on any projects for Nintendo’s console, but many thought that the format-centric FIFA franchise would almost certainly be an exception. As it turns out, its not. In an statement released by Eurogamer, EA Sports said it took the...

EA Sports and FIFA extend licensing agreement until 2022

by Joseph Murphy - on May 9th 2013 - No Comments
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EA has announced they have extended their licensing agreement with FIFA until 2022. The partnership, which originated in the 90′s, will see the publisher continue to have exclusive rights to all FIFA-related titles. Speaking about the news, EA Sports head Andrew Wilson said the team are looking forward to going forward with the...

FIFA 14 officially announced for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC

by Joseph Murphy - on Apr 17th 2013 - No Comments
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EA Sports has formally announced FIFA 14 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. No other formats, current or next-gen, were announced today. Here’s a comprehensive fact sheet detailing this year’s updates. No debut trailer was made available at this time. More on this as we get it. EA Sports FIFA 14 Captures the Emotion of Scoring...

FIFA 14 will be revealed tomorrow. Teaser image is something Messi

by Shane Willoughby - on Apr 16th 2013 - No Comments
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EA Sports will reveal FIFA 14 to the world tomorrow it would seem. EA put a teaser image on Twitter sharing the news along with the teaser image you see above with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. It is not yet known if FIFA 14 will only be limited to current gen-consoles or will also release on next-gen. As soon as it is revealed, TGL...

NHL 14 gets debut screen. More details expected later today

by Shane Willoughby - on Apr 15th 2013 - No Comments
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EA Sports has released the very first in-game screen of NHL 14 (see above). EA are promising additional information on this year’s update later today April 15th. Platform details have yet to be announced so it is too soon to say if it will just be releasing on current generation consoles or even next gen consoles also. As soon...

Report – EA Sports to reveal FIFA 14 to press in Spain next week

by Joseph Murphy - on Apr 6th 2013 - No Comments
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A report from Spanish site RegionPS suggests that EA Sports will reveal FIFA 14 in the Santiago Bernabeu (home of Spanish football giants Real Madrid) next Wednesday April 10th. It is understood that EA has been sending out invitations to a reveal event to Spanish press. Media embargoes mean that it will not be until the following week...

EA: FIFA 14 will be “huge”. Connectivity will be vital but single player is still crucial

by Shane Willoughby - on Mar 11th 2013 - No Comments
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EA Sports are already talking up FIFA 14 with Mr. FIFA himself David Rutter, talking up the next game in a new interview with WhatCulture. Rutter references how “huge” the FIFA 14 experience will be, especially it’s connectivity layers. However, has the online experience continues to grow, the game will continue to satisfy...

EA Sports to shut handful of online servers in January. FIFA 11 & NHL 11 among cuts

by Shane Willoughby - on Dec 31st 2012 - No Comments
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FIFA 11 and NHL 11 will be among six EA Sports titles that will lose all online functionality as of next month. EA Sports has announced that it will discontinue online play to FIFA 11, NHL 11, Madden NFL 11, NBA JAM, NBA Live 10 and NCAA Football 11 on January 11th. Head over to EA’s Service Update notice for additional information...

FIFA 13 PS3 patch out now. Fixes detailed inside

by Shane Willoughby - on Dec 4th 2012 - No Comments
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EA has released a FIFA 13 PS3 patch, the very same one they promised a month or so ago. Get the patch notes below. General stability, invisible ball issues and online connectivity issues are among the problems addressed. General fixes: 1: Online Connectivity in the Arena when loading an Online Seasons match. 2: The rare occurrence of...

FIFA 13 gets Wii U trailer. GamePad steals the spotlight

by Shane Willoughby - on Nov 16th 2012 - No Comments
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EA Sports has at last released a Wii U FIFA 13 trailer, showcasing how the system’s unique GamePad will interact with the game. As expected, the GamePad can be used as an additional screen, can be used to point and pass, shoot, tackle, manage teams ad a handful of other extras. It’s available from day one of Wii U’s...

Review: FIFA 13

by Shane Willoughby - on Oct 12th 2012 - No Comments
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In the run up to its release, expectations for FIFA 13 reached an all time series high. FIFA 12 was something of a paradigm shift for the franchise, introducing a slew of integral technical and mechanical changes that almost emphatically altered the inherent nature of the how you interact with EA’s beautiful game. It was a risk and thankfully,...

The dream is punctured: EA Sports cancels NBA Live 13

by Shane Willoughby - on Sep 29th 2012 - No Comments
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EA Sports has sensationally cancelled NBA Live 13, the second successive NBA title the firm has tossed out in three years. “After a lot of consideration, we have made the decision to not launch NBA LIVE 13,” said EA’s EVP Andrew Wilson in an offical statement released on the offical EA Sports site. “I’d like to give you...

FIFA 13 demo goes live today. All details inside

by Shane Willoughby - on Sep 11th 2012 at 9:54 am (IST). This post has No Comments

EA has sent us over a polite reminder that FIFA 13 gets the demo treatment today via PSN, Xbox Live and Origin. They’ve also sent us over some additional info on what the demo will allow you to get hands on with.