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EA’s E3 2018 Press Event Summery

Today marks the beginning of E3, starting with EA’s press event. Let’s keep it simple, here’s everything they announced.

Battlefield 5


Some new gameplay and cinematic footage was revealed for Battlefield 5. Outside of that, nothing “new” was revealed. They have a name for the campaign, which seems to focus on a female protagonist, but I couldn’t write the name down in time. I apologize. Nothing to report otherwise.

Origin Access Premier


EA has announced a new, upcoming subscription service known as Origin Access Premier. Much like Xbox Game Pass, this is a monthly service that allows subscribers to access a library of games. This is like the Netflix of games, so to speak. Expect this service to launch later this year.

Sports Games 19


After that, they revealed FIFA 19, Madden NFL 19, and NBA Live 19. While I’m sure they’re interesting enough, I can be bothered to report on them, other than their announcement. My apologies to sports game fans.

Star Wars Battlefront II Update


They’ve not thrown the towel in on Star Wars Battlefront II just yet. After remarking on the past updates, such as the Solo story and Ewok Hunt, the developers (or it might have been a rep) announced that they will now be moving toward a commonly asked for direction: The Clone Wars. They confirmed the inclusion of characters such as General Grievous, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Count Dooku, and Anakin Skywalker. They also announced an upcoming Squad Mode, and a dogfighting mode more focused on Hero ships. More information on those as they become available.

Unravel Two


Remember Unravel, the cute little platformer featuring a yarn-creature named Yarny. They’ve secretly been hard at work developing a new sequel. Unravel Two will feature a new co-op mechanic, where a red guy and a blue guy work together to solve more platforming puzzles. It can be played solo, as well. Most surprising of all, the game is available for purchase and play right now on Origin, PS4, and Xbox One for $19.99.

Sea of Solitude


EA is showing support for another indie dev team by publishing Sea of Solitude. When not watching a dev getting choked up over presenting at E3, she revealed some gameplay of the game while talking about the meaning behind it. Sea of Solitude is an artistic creation, embodying the feeling of loneliness and solitude, I guess. It looks cool enough, but that’s all we know now. More information on this as it develops.

Command and Conquer: Rivals


After five years of nothing, we finally get a new Command and Conquer game. Unfortunately, it’s a mobile game. That’s right. Command and Conquer: Rivals is a super simplified RTS for mobile devices. So far, the reception has been awful, with a 90% thumbs down on the official youtube trailer. I don’t blame them. The gameplay looks overly simplified for an RTS game. more information on this can be found via the news post I wrote elsewhere.

Anthem


Whoo boy, this was a bigger one. There was a new cinematic trailer, talks with the devs, who detailed the lore, gameplay, and other things, and ending with a gameplay video, and an official release date. To summarize. The world is dangerous due to a something known as the Anthem of Creation, the bad guys want to weaponize this Anthem, and you are a freelancer skilled in the special suits that you need to wear to brave the natural world. There are four classes you can play and swap between, and they are cosmetically customizable. There WILL be microtransactions, but nothing gameplay-altering, and no loot boxes. The game officially releases on February 22 of 2019. More details can be found on the news post I wrote elsewhere. It covers everything with greater depth than here.


That’s all for this one. I’ll see everyone tomorrow for Microsoft, Bethesda, and Devolver Digital.

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Tuesday 11-14-17: Starcraft 2 is Free, CoD: WWII delays, and EA Some More

Tuesday is upon us and with it another day of news. While today isn’t as dramatic as yesterday, it has its fair share of interesting topics.

  • Starcraft 2 went mostly free to play
  • Call of Duty: WWII delays microtransactions
  • Battlefront 2: the finale

 

Starcraft 2 is Free Now
Starcraft 2, Blizzard’s famous real-time strategy game, has gone mostly free to play. When I say mostly, its because there are a few conditions. Ranked ladder matches are granted after 10 victories in unranked or AI mode and you can only achieve level 5 or below in co-op mode. While the Wings of Liberty campaign is free, the other campaigns will cost 15 dollars. If you purchase any of the other campaigns or a war crate, then the previous restrictions are lifted. This is a nice model idea, in my opinion. This will let players get a taste of the game, and then support it how they want. for more details go to the Starcraft 2 website.

Call of Duty: WWII Delays Microtransactions
When the most recent Call of Duty game launched, it was met with a number of technical issues. This would eventually lead the developers to disable the multiplayer aspect to the Headquarters, a social zone for players to stand around outside of combat. Now they have announced that they will delay the activation of COD Points, an in-game currency used to purchase loot crates. While you can earn these points in-game, they can also be purchased with microtransactions. The studio promised on Sunday that they are working non stop in order to get things back up and running as quickly as they can. The current estimation is no sooner than November 21. My sympathies to those who are playing CoD: WWII.

EA and Star Wars Battlefront II
If you saw yesterday’s post, you saw a summary of all the drama around EA games and their newest game, Star Wars Battlefront II. I suggest reading the previous post if you haven’t, or this update won’t make as much sense.
EA has responded in 2 ways to all the criticism. The first way was by lowing the price of heroes by 75%. Less iconic heroes now cost 5,000 credits, semi-important heroes at 10,000, and the big 2 (Luke and Vader) costing 15,000 credits. While this is a vast improvement to the initial 60,000, it only validates that they could have made these prices that low from the start. Another less noble action taken by EA is the sudden disappearance of a refund button on Origin, EAs game distribution system. This is a clear effort to dissuade people from actually following through with preorder cancellations, scummy move.


 

Like usual, thanks for reading. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the latest and greatest in video game news. Have a great night, everyone.

 

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