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EA’s Response to Star Wars Battlefront II Microtransaction Complaint Recognized by Guinness World Records as “Most-Downvoted Comment on Reddit”

September 11, 2019

The massive amount of negative feedback in regard to EA’s explanation as to why certain characters in Star Wars Battlefront II were locked behind microtransactions has been recognized as the “most-downvoted com...

Respawn Entertainment Insults Fans, Apologizes in Response to Criticism of Apex Legends’ Newly Announced Microtransactions

Spencer Baculi

August 21, 2019

Video Games

Respawn Entertainment, the developers behind Apex Legends, responded to fans who criticized a newly announced microtransaction mechanic with insults and derision. On August 13th, Respawn Entertainment announ...

Madden 20 Review: Touchdown or Incompletion?

Drew Taylor

August 7, 2019

Video Game Reviews, Video Games

The new Madden 20 is out now and I wanted to dive into the game and explore the mechanics and different game modes. Now that I have 106 hours in, I feel like I can give everyone a really good idea of how thi...

Loot Boxes Do Not Constitute Gambling According to UK Gambling Commission

Loot Boxes and FIFA 19 Character Packs Do Not Constitute Gambling According to UK Gambling Commission

Spencer Baculi

July 25, 2019

Video Games

The UK Gambling Commission has declared that the loot box mechanic found in numerous video game titles do not fall under the definition of gambling. On July 22nd, The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Commit...

EA Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs Refers to Loot Boxes as “Surprise Mechanics”, Claims Mechanic is “Quite Ethical and Quite Fun”

Spencer Baculi

June 21, 2019

Video Games

A legal representative for EA told the UK Parliament that loot box systems are "surprise mechanics" after being questioned regarding the ethical implication of loot boxes. On June 19, the Digital, Culture, M...

EA Star Wars Reveals Offical Gameplay Demo for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Features Saw Gerrera Cameo

John F. Trent

June 10, 2019

Video Games

EA Star Wars released an official gameplay demo for Respawn Entertainment's upcoming action-adventure game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Take a look. https://youtu.be/8939aURV9Dc The opening moments o...

EA Teases Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order With Short Video

John F. Trent

April 9, 2019

Video Games

Electronic Arts (EA) teased their upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game with a short animated video of what appears to be the logo for the game. The short video was also accompanied by a tag line, "Don'...

EA and Respawn’s Apex Legends Character Roster Features Two LGBTQ Characters and an Interesting Robot

John F. Trent

February 7, 2019

Video Games

EA and Respawn recently announced their new battle royale game, Apex Legends, which they hope will take on the juggernaut that is Fortnite. The game is set in the Titanfall universe and takes place 30 years aft...

EA Admits Battlefield V Tanked as Company Misses Earnings Goal

Jorge Arenas

February 6, 2019

Video Games

Electronic Arts (EA) admitted in their Q3 financial report that their console shooter Battlefield V did not meet earnings expectations. EA's third quarter revenue was $1.3 billion. That was up from last year...

After a Year of Insulting Fans and Mishaps, Battlefield V Sales Estimates Look Grim

Jorge Arenas

January 4, 2019

Video Games

Battlefield V has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. And it looks that trend isn't looking to end as sales estimates indicate the game only sold 3.3 million units. According to Super Data Research, ...

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