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.

There’s plenty of grinning in the gaming industry today, as the biggest companies are experiencing what it likes to be millionaires discovering diamonds in their backyards: They’re slightly richer! Electronic Arts has posted its earnings for the financial year ending on March 31, 2021, and the gist of this story is that the company had its best year ever since it was formed in 1982.

Praying to RNGesus doesn’t help much, but there is a higher power that players can turn as they desperately search for a way to get their hands on top tier players: EA’s own employees.

Is FIFA 21'a multiplayer worth it the risk of breaking your controller due to a rage-induced tantrum after your keeper passes the ball the wrong way? Is it worth a broken couch because your player didn’t kick the ball and you thought kicking the couch might make it better? Probably not.

Set S-foils to HYPE position, because we’ve just exited the September system, Green Day’s awake and it’s time to do an attack run on October! The fourth quarter of gaming is traditionally the busiest time of the year, and that first salvo that’s fired at your bank account comes from the spookiest of months. There’s a lot of great stuff …

But you can still grab ten hours on the pitch with the game in an EA Play trial.

EA Play Live just wrapped up a few hours ago, with a show that was both humble and heckin’ surprising. Here’s a look at everything that was announced, as EA’s wraps up on the current-gen and looks forward to the future of gaming.