Tag Archives: Electronic Arts

APEX Legends Patch 1.2 is now available for download, full patch release notes revealed

Respawn has released a brand new update for its battle royale game, APEX Legends. According to the release notes, patch 1.2 adjusts the mini map so its direction can now display correctly while in the ship or skydiving, improves server performance for some cases of rubberbanding when using items and improves skydiving so it should feel more responsive and smooth. Continue reading APEX Legends Patch 1.2 is now available for download, full patch release notes revealed

Anthem update 1.2.0 releases later today, full patch release notes unveiled

Electronic Arts and Bioware have announced that a brand new major update for Anthem will be releasing later today on all platforms. According to the release notes, patch 1.2.0 adds Three Emerald Abyss Legendary Missions, makes Load screens display lore regarding the location that you are loading into and adds a simple UI for players to communicate non-verbally with each other and express themselves via emotes. Continue reading Anthem update 1.2.0 releases later today, full patch release notes unveiled

New Need for Speed game won’t be present at EA Play 2019, still planned for release this year

With E3 2019 – and EA Play 2019 – just around the corner, a lot of players were wondering whether Electronic Arts would unveil the next part in the Need for Speed series during its gaming event. However, it appears that this won’t be the case as the new Need for Speed game won’t be present at EA Play 2019. Continue reading New Need for Speed game won’t be present at EA Play 2019, still planned for release this year

Third-person exploration game, Sea of Solitude, releases on July 5th

Electronic Arts and Jo-Mei Games have announced that the story-driven adventure game Sea of Solitude will be launching worldwide on July 5th. Sea of Solitude is described as an emotional experience that takes players on a personal journey to overcome a young woman’s inner loneliness. Continue reading Third-person exploration game, Sea of Solitude, releases on July 5th

Electronic Arts showcases next-generation hair rendering, giving us a glimpse at next-gen graphics

Electronic Arts and DICE have released some videos, showcasing the new hair rendering techniques that have been implemented in the Frostbite Engine. As the publisher noted, its goal is to produce a step change in real-time hair and reach results close to movie and offline rendering. Continue reading Electronic Arts showcases next-generation hair rendering, giving us a glimpse at next-gen graphics

APEX Legends patch 1.1.3 makes audio engine 30% more CPU efficient, fixes Intel CPU crashes & more

Respawn has released a brand new update for its free to play battle royale game, APEX Legends. According to the release notes, patch 1.1.3 improves audio engine to be around 30% more CPU efficient, lessening the chance of distortion or dropouts, and lowers impact on data loading through code and content changes to improve potential dropout issues. Continue reading APEX Legends patch 1.1.3 makes audio engine 30% more CPU efficient, fixes Intel CPU crashes & more

Anthem did not meet EA’s expectations, Battlefield 5 Firestorm battle royale is biggest BF live service event

During its conference call for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, Electronic Arts revealed that Anthem’s launch did not meet its expectations. This shouldn’t obviously surprise us, however this is the first time the publisher comments on the game’s sales. Continue reading Anthem did not meet EA’s expectations, Battlefield 5 Firestorm battle royale is biggest BF live service event

Electronic Arts has ended its fiscal year with strong growth thanks to its live services business

It’s no secret that a lot of players hate microtransactions and the “live services” that more and more games are currently implementing. However, it appears that these services are really profitable for publishers as EA has just announced that it saw a strong growth in its Forth and Final Quarter of the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 thanks to them. Continue reading Electronic Arts has ended its fiscal year with strong growth thanks to its live services business