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EA Sports has predicted the winner of the 2018 World Cup final using FIFA 18 and you might be surprised by the result.With the FIFA 18 World Cup free update available for download from today, Tuesday 29 May, you too can determine who wins the tournament.... Read more

The follow-up to Battlefield 1 has been officially announced.EA added Battlefield 1 to its shooter franchise two years ago, and now, it's announcing a release date and pre-order information for the next installment, called Battlefield V. (Confusing naming... Read more

EA has announced that you will be able to play the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament inside FIFA 18 for free.An update will be available for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch from 29 May, which will add a huge swathe of World Cup in-game goodies and... Read more

When is a delay not a delay? When it's a tactical decision, apparently.Bioware's Anthem was given star billing at the Xbox E3 2017 press conference, showing it as a perfect example of the capabilities of the Xbox One X. It was also said to be coming late... Read more

FIFA 18 details have been announced and Pocket-lint has had a chance to play an early build of the game for several hours ahead of E3 2017.This year's edition has plenty of changes too, with a second year of the Frostbite engine yielding some very impressive... Read more

After a series of leaks, EA Sports has officially revealed some of the details about this years footy outing, FIFA 18.It has also posted a teaser video that shows the main cover star, Cristiano Ronaldo, in action. And the release date has been unveiled... Read more

EA Dice has finally realised that Battlefield fans might want to fight online as a woman sometimes.The developer announced it will add a female soldier to Battlefield 1's multiplayer component in its upcoming expansion, In the Name of the Tsar. Set... Read more

EA has announced that a fully-fledged version of everyone's favourite life simulation game, The Sims, will be released on iOS and Android mobile devices.However EA hasn't yet given an exact release date, or how much we can expect to pay when it launches.... Read more

Electronic Arts firmly believes that the shift to digital downloads over physical copies of games is gathering pace. It has claimed that, by the end of 2017, digital downloads will account for at least 40 per cent of all sales.During a financial call... Read more

Mass Effect: Andromeda will finally be available from next week, although Xbox One owners with EA Access subscriptions are able to play the first five hours already.They will know what we are also rapidly finding out; that it is a worthy successor to... Read more

Electronic Arts has announced Battlefield 1 will have a public beta, meaning you'll get to play and test the game before it launches this autumn.The public beta will kick off 31 August for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC players. All you need to do to... Read more

The EA press conference has kicked off the annual E3 gaming conference in LA, giving us a taste of a number of new games coming over the next year.The conference focused on a number of announcements, mainly sequels for Titanfall, Battlefield, Mass Effect,... Read more

Electronic Arts has released a teaser trailer for the next FIFA game and the biggest revelation so far is that the graphics have been completely overhauled.That's because FIFA 17 has been rebuilt from the ground up using the Frostbite graphics engine,... Read more

Electronic Arts has announced a name for the next Battlefield game, and it debuted a trailer for the wartime first-person shooter.The game, which follows Battlefield 4 but is confusingly titled Battlefield 1, will release for Xbox One, PlayStation 4,... Read more

A new game set in the Star Wars universe is coming.EA has announced - on May the 4th (be with you), of course - that it has partnered with Respawn Entertainment on a new Star Wars game. It didn't provide too many details about the upcoming title - apart... Read more

EA's long-awaited sequel to Mirror's Edge may have been put back to a May release but you will still be able to play it soon. The gaming giant has started a registration process to sign up for a public closed beta of Mirror's Edge Catalyst that will start... Read more

Electronic Arts' press event prior to E3 2015 started with an amazing game reveal in Mass Effect 4 - titled Mass Effect Andromeda - and ended with what could well end up being the true star of this year's show, Star Wars Battlefront.However, there were... Read more

EA is in the middle of holding its much-anticipated event at E3 2015, and among the many announcements being made, it has unveiled a new game called Unravel.The game stars a creature named Yarny, who is made of - you guessed - yarn. The yarn actually... Read more

During the EA keynote at E3 2015, BioWare decided to shed some more light on its next Mass Effect.The game is titled Mass Effect: Andromeda. BioWare has promised to deliver it by the holidays in 2016. The company previously teased that the game would... Read more

EA is about to hold one of the most anticipated keynotes at E3 2015.The gaming conference of the year has officially kicked off in Los Angeles, with plenty of trailers and announcements from Bethesda and Microsoft. Next up, we have Electronic Arts. You... Read more

Football's governing body might be in turmoil right now, but Electronic Arts has released some details about its forthcoming FIFA 16 that reminds us that there is more to the sport than money laundering, fraud and indictments.The latest FIFA game will... Read more

To celebrate the launch of Battlefield Hardline, which will be released on multiple formats on 20 March, Electronic Arts is inviting gamers to try out a real cops and robbers style experience in the heart of London, with a prize of £10,000 up for grabs... Read more

Electronic Arts has announced it will shut down the studio behind SimCity and The Sims, though development of both franchises will continue at EA's studios throughout the US and Australia.EA will basically consolidate Maxis by closing the studio's home... Read more

It's Monopoly's 80th anniversary, and to celebrate, Hasbro wants you to choose which cities from across the world will be featured as property spaces in the latest version of its Monopoly board game launching this autumn.The new version will be a "Monopoly... Read more

There have been plenty of examples over the last month or so to prove how much effort EA Sports has put into making FIFA 15 the most realistic yet, including adding all 20 Premier League grounds for the first time and scanning hundreds of players' heads... Read more

FIFA 15 is out in the UK today and fans will notice just how accurately it captures the likenesses and playing styles of some of the world's top players, especially those in the Barclays Premier League. The next-generation versions, for PS4 and Xbox One,... Read more

The FIFA 15 demo is now available to download on Xbox One and PS4, giving owners of either next generation console a decent taste of the latest chapter in a franchise that has been running since July 1993.The latest game features some quite stunning... Read more

Electronic Arts will host its Gamescom 2014 press conference from its booth on the show floor this year and we've got the livestream of the whole shebang right here on Pocket-lint.The event starts at 9am BST (10am CET, 4am EDT, 1am PDT) and you can expect... Read more

EA has partnered with Microsoft to offer a new subscription service called EA Access.With either a monthly or annual membership to EA Access, Xbox One players will have access to several EA games. The new service is starting today for a select group of... Read more

With E3 just gone and a flood of new and exciting games being announced or nearing release, Titanfall might have been forgotten - we're are a fickle bunch, us gamers.However, there's still a thriving community of Titan lovers out there, shooting each... Read more

Electronic Arts has been vocal on its FIFA franchise in recent times. but more was revealed during its E3 2014 press conference in Los Angeles.Focusing 100 per cent on the next-generation versions of the game, the EA Sports team revealed that a number... Read more

Electronic Arts had few genuine surprises to pull out of the hat during its E3 2014 press conference, but the final reveal where Battlefront Hardline was unveiled along with the immediate launch of the PS4 beta phase, stole the show.Battlefront Hardline... Read more

Progress on the new Mirror's Edge game is slow going it seems, but that hasn't stopped EA talking up the game even though it seems a long way from an official release.At this year's E3 event in Los Angeles, EA used some of their press conference to detail... Read more

It's E3 time again, which means the next year or so's worth of games will be unveiled, many for the first time and the larger companies will host barnstorming events to whet your insatiable gaming appetite.Microsoft and Sony will host events for their... Read more

Electronic Arts is offering Dead Space for PC complete free for a limited time as part of its "On the House" promotion.And it will be changing which PC games it will give away on a regular basis, in similar fashion to Xbox Live's Games with Gold scheme... Read more

Electronic Arts has finally added a single-player mode to SimCity. The latest update provides one of the most requested features since the game's troubled launch in January last year.The new offline mode arrives as part of a major update to the game,... Read more

A native version of FIFA 14 has finally arrived on the Windows Phone Store for Windows Phone 8.The popular football game lets you earn and trade or buy and sell FIFA players to create a fantasy football team. You can custom pick your play style, formation,... Read more

Electronic Arts will release a new, standalone FIFA title this summer in time for the World Cup in Brazil. Full name 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, the game is a reworking of the current FIFA 14 game engine, but with a few tweaks and new gameplay improvements.There... Read more

In partnership with one of the biggest sensations on YouTube, The Slo Mo Guys, Electronic Arts celebrated the release of Battlefield 4 by getting Gav and Dan to create increasingly larger explosions and film them on their trademark Phantom Flex slow motion... Read more

Alongside teasing a screenshot for its next-generation PGA Tour title, EA Sports announced it would no longer partner with professional golfer Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour series.Specifically, EA Sports said it made the decision mutually with Woods to... Read more

Electronic Arts has announced a rough release date for The Sims 4 and it's not until autumn 2014, not March 2014 as previously announced.Those who pre-order though will be treated to a bonus. Order the game through thesims.com and you will be upgraded... Read more

EA Mobile, the arm of Electronic Arts dedicated to tablet and smartphone games, is working on a new Battlefield game specifically for mobile. And there is a suggestion that the multiplayer mode will work across platforms.There will be a companion application... Read more

Much like the launch of SimCity for PC, various issues are plaguing the just-released Mac version of SimCity.Polygon reported on Thursday that comments on the EA forums revealed some gamers were unable to install SimCity after downloading and others couldn't... Read more

When the new Legends addition to the Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 14 was announced at Gamescom 2013, it was introduced by Electronic Arts' general manager and vice-president of Football Matt Bilbey and former stars Ruud Gullit and Freddie Ljungberg. Each... Read more

Electronic Arts has announced a new "Great Game Guarantee" that will now be included on EA games available on its Origin store. With the new policy, if a game download you bought on Origin doesn't live up to your expectations, you can return the game... Read more

Plants vs Zombies is one of the most popular gaming apps ever released. And for good reason: it's so good that you'll want to eat your own brain.Popcap, the title's developer, has been gobbled up by publishing giant EA since the original game's app-format... Read more

SimCity will be available for Mac gamers on 29 August, EA announced on Monday. The game studio had originally planned for a Mac launch on 11 June, but explained it was delayed for a better experience. SimCity will be cross-platform compatible, meaning... Read more

The FIFA 13 app by EA is now live in the Windows Phone Store, although it's exclusive to Nokia Lumia owners.The new app is the only officially licensed FIFA game on Windows Phone 8, and it features 30 leagues, 500 licensed teams, more than 15,000 players... Read more

Nick Earl, the senior vice-president and general manager of EA All Play, has revealed that the freemium payment model is not just what the games giant wants, its what mobile gamers want too.EA All Play is one of the largest players in the app games business,... Read more

We've long been fans of Real Racing 3. Since the launch of Firemonkeys' premium racing title, we've been putting in the hours, spending more time in this game than perhaps any other previously.There have been several updates to the title, which is part... Read more