In life, there are many staples, peanut butter and jam, bread and a toaster, and in gaming, it’s EA and FIFA. For nearly 30 years, EA and FIFA have worked together to release a FIFA game every year and made it one of the greatest and most successful sports game franchises of all time. On the surface, EA and FIFA …
Earlier in the week, AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic began querying why his likeness was being used in FIFA 21 since he wasn’t a member of FIFPro, a global union that handles image rights for affiliated footballers. Tootenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale also added his support to the issue, calling for an investigation.
Is UFC 4 the knockout MMA experience fans have been waiting for, or has EA Sports choked on this one?
EA’s UFC series has done alright for itself over the years, pioneering the digital pugilism of the Ultimate Fighting Championship across multiple games. It’s nowhere near as good as wrasslin’ mind you, due to it having a distinct lack of Five-Star shooting presses, story angles about undead wild west morticians looking to keep their winning streak alive at an annual showdown and a complete disregard for abandoning the rules so that people can see three stages of hell Armageddon matches. Nice gloves, wimp.
Sky and EA Sports are teaming up to make simulated crowd noises so that televised games of football can sound exciting at home.
Kurt "Kurt0411" Fenech has been very very angry with EA since his lifetime ban from FIFA last year, posting new videos where he criticises the company and the game. EA has simply had enough, and have decided to ban Fenech for life from every single one of their products.
The international esports scene has not always been kind to South Africa. Over the years, teams that have gone overseas have often come back with very little to show. As a small scene that is still in its infancy, this is not surprising at all. However, there have been beacons of light such as Bravado’s CSGO team that has evolved …
The registration site for the FIFA 2020 Global Series had to be taken offline after it was discovered to be revealing the private data of all the registered participants.
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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