Need for Speed has floundered for the better part of a decade, and Electronic Arts evidently expects more horsepower from its most recognizable racing series. After an underwhelming stretch, Need for Speed has been taken from Ghos...

Respawn's super-popular battle royale title Apex Legends is feeling the luuuurve of the Valentine's season, and will - for a brief time - be offering players the opportunity to tag up with that special someone on their next chaotic run thro...

Does Anthem deserve a second chance? The co-op sci-fi shooter had promise – some would argue that it still does to this day – but for many reasons, the game failed to come together in a way that satisfied BioWare or its longtime...

Respawn Entertainment has dropped a new trailer hyping the new season of Apex Legends, which kicked off several hours ago. The new season - Assimilation - brings with it a new character, a powerful new weapon, new gear and tweaks to the in-...

The zombies are finally getting a magical counterpart to Rose. In an update preview video for Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, PopCap Vancouver confirmed the long-speculated Wizard Zombie character. He's not joining the game un...

EA had high hopes for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, but its expectations have been surpassed. Respawn's singleplayer narrative-driven Star Wars game has already outperformed its sales targets. In EA's recent third quarter financial ear...

[Update: Just kidding, Respawn killed him off and it looks like Revenant is the actual Season 4 Legend instead.] Apex Legends continues to truck on as it approaches its one year release anniversary. It might not have the major cachet it onc...

Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on its Tetris games for iOS and Android. If you head to the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, you won't be able to find Tetris Premium or Tetris Blitz, two games that have represented fans' limite...

For the past month, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order players have had an unconventional and overpowered way of dealing with enemy rockets. Every since photo mode was introduced in mid-December, it could be used to blow up rockets while the...

Much can be said about the despair-filled real-world housing market, but in the carefree realm of The Sims 4, tiny homes seem fun as hell. It's all sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows. Players have latched onto the downsizing trend as an inte...

Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment and one of the key figures in the creation and popularisation of the Call of Duty franchise, has revealed that he is stepping in to DICE LA, and will lead the studio in the creation of its...

In what is now a weekly occurrence, the folks at Respawn have deployed a new patch for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. This one (titled the "December 17 update") fixes more bugs and in a generic sense, provides "general stability improvements...

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is now legit. Was it legit at launch? That's debatable. I think it's pretty legit, but most folks know that to be truly legit in 2019, you need a photo mode. It's a triple-A staple! Just hit L3+R3 to initiate it...

[Update: Electronic Arts has confirmed Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition will release tomorrow, December 5, for around $40. The Rise of the Skywalker DLC will arrive later on December 17. You can find out full details pertaining...

EA has made its allegiances known. In the everlasting war between plants and zombies, the arboreal and the once-alive, EA has sided with the leafy oxygen-providers. Probably a good choice! In contribution to the TeamTrees charity effort, E...

It's been December for not even two whole days and I've already watched my first traditional Christmas movie (Jingle All the Way – don't ask). There's no escaping it. Soon, holiday cheer will come for us all. Plants vs. Zombies: Battl...

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is a damn good Star Wars game. Respawn proved itself a capable steward of Star Wars, demonstrating that a story-driven singleplayer game has a sizable audience. Jedi: Fallen Order got the critical...

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order serves as a nice cap to a busy 2019, but there's still cleanup to be done. As I noted in my review Fallen Order is often great at being a Jedi simulator, but suffers from the now infamous EA-engine disease (sorr...

It's tough to make a Star Wars game. All eyes are on you, whether it's the general 50-ish-year fandom or newcomers, to really deliver. It's one of the most unforgiving licenses known to man, especially after LucasArts gave us hit after...

Developer Ghost Games has been celebrating the launch of its road-ripper Need for Speed: Heat, after the latest entry in the long line of racing games saw the franchise's biggest launch this generation."NFS Heat set a new record during the ...

We've had some tricky game names hitting the market recently. Gylt? More like Gilt or Guilt. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order? More like Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. Speaking of Fallen Order, it's a pretty great Jedi simulator, but i...

Have we reached peak Star Wars? According to Disney, it hasn't even begun to peak (from a monetary standpoint). After a light "hiatus" comment was thrown out following the fatigue the much-maligned Solo created, audiences assumed that ...

In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, experience is paramount. You use it to level up and gain new skills, some of which are powerhouse abilities that help you slay some of the tougher optional encounters. What's the best way to earn them? ...

Well folks, it looks like it's happening. For years now the idea of "saving" your game and re-launching it in a better state has been called "The Realm Reborn treatment," named after Final Fantasy XIV's initial disastrous 1.0 launch. Basica...

The next pack for The Sims 4 is out, and it's one of the more substantial expansion types (as opposed to the smaller game packs). Following Realm of Magic and Island Living (game and expansion respectively), this time around you're allowed ...