Electronic Arts

EA urges employees to come forward with experiences of abuse

Publisher offers resources for both its staff and community members who may have experienced harassment or abuse

EA Sports renews exclusivity deal with La Liga for FIFA franchise

The extended deal includes a "joint commitment" to pushing further into esports

EA and the war against toxicity

Chief marketing officer Chris Bruzzo on why Electronic Arts is ramping up its efforts to stamp out hate speech in games

EA: "PS5 and Xbox Series X games will feel different, better and more visceral"

Chief Studios Officer Laura Miele on breaking down platform barriers, making games more inclusive, and COVID-19

The Sims 4 hit 10m MAUs in the last quarter

EA's six year old title also added 2.5m new players in the last two months, ahead of its relaunch on Steam

EA is bringing seven games to the Nintendo Switch in the next 12 months

Including Burnout Paradise: Remastered and Apex Legends

EA pledges tougher stance on toxicity with Positive Play Charter

The publisher has removed more than 3,500 player-created assets featuring "inappropriate and hurtful" language in recent weeks

EA Sports pledges to up efforts to fight toxic behavior in its games

Publisher promises increased resources, in-game tools, better filters amid global protests against racism and police brutality

EA extends free Xbox Series X upgrade offer for Madden NFL 21 after player complaints

Publisher is not using Xbox's Smart Delivery tech, but instead using its own 'Dual Entitlement' model

EA puts first wave of games back on Steam

Dragon Age and Need For Speed return to Valve's service, but The Sims and Battlefield are still absent

EA and NFL to extend partnership until 2025

Madden publisher could have exclusivity for football simulation games until 2026 if series "achieves certain revenue goals"

EA releasing source code for Command & Conquer and Red Alert

Code will go open source alongside Remastered Collection next month

Respawn marks its ten-year anniversary with a new Vancouver studio

Dusty Welch, Chad Grenier, Henry Lee, and Steven Ferreira discuss the new studio's philosophy and goals for the longevity of Apex Legends

Anthem is being worked on by a 30-person "incubation team"

EA BioWare says "a small team gives us the agility a larger one can't afford"

Live services drive fiscal 2020 rebound for EA

Publisher enjoys record net revenues, plans for continued focus on live services into 2021

EA goes forward with digital event in early June

EA Play Live 2020 to take place June 11, during what would have been E3 week

Pokémon and Apex Legends esports events cancelled

Physical events scrapped amid coronavirus concerns, prize money shifted to online competitions

EA, Rockstar, others shift to remote working amid pandemic

FIFA publisher also cancels all live events until global situation improves

Anthem team ditches major seasonal updates in favor of "longer-term redesign"

BioWare intends to "reinvent the core gameplay loop" after a challenging first year

EA still lukewarm on bringing its portfolio to Switch

Blake Jorgensen: "We're conscious of the fact that the top selling titles are all Nintendo software"