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Electronic Arts, the gaming giant behind games like The Sims, Apex Legends, and the Battlefield franchise, today announced a new partnership with Stability AI that it claims will help artists more quickly iterate and develop games more efficiently. However, according to a recent report by Business Insider, EA has been pushing its employees across the board to use AI for …

It’s official: the release of Battlefield 6 has been a huge success, with an enormous 7 million copies sold over the game’s first three days. Simply put, it’s the franchise’s best launch ever. A triumphant press release today from EA describes Battlefield 6’s arrival as “record-shattering,” “explosive” and — in the words of Battlefield boss Vince Zampella — “momentous.” “We …

Late last month, Electronic Arts confirmed that it had struck a $55 billion deal to go private under new ownership including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, and the private equity firm Silver Lake. There are a lot of unanswered questions about what this means for EA and the industry at large, but now two US Senators …

Georgia Levy-CollinsBBC Newsbeat EA Battlefield 6 has its sights on success – but can it hit its target? “A new challenger has appeared.” In the fiercely competitive world of video games, it’s common for new contenders to fade away as quickly as they burst on to the scene. But Battlefield 6 is hoping to change that. It’s the latest entry …

Fans of the Dead Space series have expressed strong dissatisfaction over the pricing of a new crossover bundle in EA’s free-to-play title, Skate, currently in early access. The bundle features a cardboard-style Isaac Clarke costume, a themed skateboard, the Necro Stomp emote, and several stickers. The bundle is priced at 3,350 San Van Bucks, the game’s virtual currency, but the …

Earlier this week, history was made in both the world of video games and private equity. The trio of Affinity Partners, Silver Lake, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced a plan to take EA private for $55bn. This leveraged buyout would be the largest in history and, if approved, will mean the industry giant would be a private company …

Don’t forget to spend your Rip Chips Rip Chips are one of two currencies you can earn in Skate. Unlike the other currency, San Van Bucks, Rip Chips can be earned strictly through gameplay. This means you don’t have to spend a penny of your own money to acquire the currency. In Skate, Rip Chips are used to open boxes …

When you think of skateboarding games, what is the first thing you think of? For me, it’s the music – whether it was being introduced to the impeccable drum work of Josh Freese in The Vandals’ Euro-Barge on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1, trying to get my voice as high as 3 Inches of Blood’s singer in Deadly Sinners in …

EA has shared some new details about the first two days of Early Access for the Open Beta phase of Battlefield 6. According to the team, its Javelin anti-cheat system has already prevented 330,000 attempts to cheat in just two days. EA claimed that users have reported 44,000 instances of potential cheaters during day one and another 60,000 so far …

All eyes at EA are laser-focused on the release of Battlefield 6. Since the troubled launch of Battlefield 2042, EA has brought multiple studios across the globe under the banner of Battlefield Studios with the mission of turning the military sim into a major live service tentpole. Reporting from Ars Technica has indicated the company hopes to attract 100 million …