The guy in charge of EA Sports is now in charge of EA everything
With EA's acquisition by Saudi Arabia now complete, there have been a couple changes at the top.
📅 05/08/2026
NBA 2K27 : une nouvelle vidéo pour préparer le terrain
Une nouvelle bande-annonce est sortie il y a quelques jours pour NBA 2K27. Ce trailer de plus de deux minutes met surtout en avant les stars de cette édition. On retrouve bien sûr Victor Wembnyama, égérie de ce nouvel opus.
📅 05/08/2026
Marvel Rivals’ next update drastically reduces the game’s install size on PC and console
In a world afflicted with ever-increasing storage and RAM costs, it's nice to see a game make a serious effort to reduce its footprint on your SSD. Cue Marvel Rivals. On PS5 and Xbox, you will see an install-size reduction of roughly 15GB - down from 73GB - whilst the PC version reduces by a whopping 40GB. This means we're getting a reduction of roughly 20 percent on consoles, whereas on PC the file size will shrink by over 57 percent. Read more
📅 05/08/2026
EA Sports FC 27 va vous coûter moins cher : refonte importante d'Ultimate Team
Electronic Arts a enfin décidé de taper un grand coup ! Pour le prochain EA Sports FC 27, l'éditeur américain promet une transformation radicale du mode Ultimate Team. Moins d'heures perdues, portefeuille préservé : on fait le point tout de suite.
📅 04/08/2026
Rockstar's great Midnight Club racing series was killed off for one simple reason, and you can probably guess what it was
Every few years or so I find myself idly wondering whatever happened to Midnight Club, Rockstar's arcade street racing series. I quite liked Midnight Club 2 back in the day, although I fell away from the series after that because, in fine Rockstar fashion, subsequent games weren't released on PC. The series as a whole ground to a halt in 2008 with Midnight Club: Los Angeles—despite going over well with critics, the series was never heard from again... Read more.
📅 04/08/2026
Gear up for Apex Legends™: Season 30 with EA Play* for $0.99
Join EA Play now for just $0.99 for your first month, and get ready for Apex Legends™: Season 30. Members can lock in monthly Weapon Charms, plus 10% off select Battle Passes, Apex Coins, and more. Survive long enough, and they call you a Legend. Members can also step onto the gridiron early in the EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27 EA Play trial, dropping August 6! Run the league one decision at a time with an EA Play Welcome Pack, monthly Madden Ultimate Team™ Packs, and save 10% on Madden Points. Dive
📅 04/08/2026
Hatsune Miku Invades Magic: The Gathering With A Secret Lair Commander Deck, and Here’s How To Get It!
Following in the footsteps of the previous Secret Lair Commander Pre-Cons, Hatsune Miku is getting her very own commander deck in Magic: The Gathering next week. Secret Lair has been a hot topic for fans of Magic: The Gathering. For many, it’s a way for fans to get their hands on special reprints that make the game undeniably more approachable, and for others, it’s a way to express themselves on the tabletops of MTG with fandom not normally found in-game. Wizards of the Coast has come out can
📅 04/08/2026
EA SPORTS FC™ 27 | The Grounds & Clubs Deep Dive
Your Club’s world just got a lot bigger. The Grounds is the most social way to play EA SPORTS FC™ 27, bringing up to 100 players together in a shared football playground, built around a central Terrace and three distinct districts inspired by football cultures around the world. Available on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch™ 2, The Grounds lets you meet up with friends, take part in Small-sided football matches and Kickabouts in the park, connect with renowned football men
📅 04/08/2026
Preview EA Sports FC 27 sur PC, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, Switch 2, PS4 et ONE
Ces deux derniers jours, j’ai pu prendre en main EA Sports FC 27 pour la toute première fois depuis son annonce officielle par le biais de multiples sessions de jeu, alternant entre des matchs de Coup d’envoi… et le fameux nouveau mode en « open-world », baptisé The Grounds. Entre les ajustements de...
📅 04/08/2026
The developer behind Fifa World Cup - which launched less than two months ago - has laid off 85% of its staff
A vast number of developers at Refractor Games, the development team responsible for Fifa World Cup: Launch Edition, have been laid off. In total, roughly 85 percent of developers at the studio have lost their jobs. Read more
📅 04/08/2026
This Game Was Labeled A Success. Its Developer Laid Off 85% Of Staff 2 Months After Release.
In June, Netflix released an officially licensed FIFA World Cup game, and while it was not a critical success, Netflix management later singled it out as a successful release. Now, however, the studio behind the game, Refactor Games, has enacted a round of mass layoffs affecting the majority of the studio. Cofounder Nathan Burba told GamesBeat that the studio has laid off 85% off its staff. This amounted to about 80 people, according to Insider Gaming. The studio's co-owner, Delphi Interactive,
📅 04/08/2026
Stellar Blade: Blood Rain studio CEO defends AI music video because Evie was originally "created from head to toe" by the devs, but fans say that's not the point
Generally speaking, using generative AI is a quick way to annoy your fanbase, and that's exactly what happened when Stellar Blade: Blood Rain developer Shift Up revealed a music video using the tech for the upcoming game. The head of the company has now responded to the waves of backlash, clarifying that the original design of the sequel's protagonist was made by human beings. On Twitter, Kim Hyung Tae, the CEO of Shift Up, responds to someone asking if the developer could rely more on its actu
📅 04/08/2026
PlayStation and Xbox's most played games are, once again, exactly what you expect them to be
The list of games that get played the most on PlayStation and Xbox is nearly identical across the two console platforms, and the games themselves are either long-running live service titles or annualised sports games. This has been the case for years, and analyst Mat Piscatella recently reminded everyone that no real change has occurred. Read more
📅 04/08/2026
Le jeu officiel FIFA sur Netflix vire au fiasco : son studio aurait déjà fermé ses portes
Lancé il y a seulement quelques semaines sur Netflix, FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition devait marquer le grand retour de la FIFA dans le jeu vidéo après sa séparation avec EA Sports. Mais le projet serait déjà rattrapé par une... L’article Le jeu officiel FIFA sur Netflix vire au fiasco : son studio aurait déjà fermé ses portes est apparu en premier sur Xboxygen.
📅 04/08/2026
FIFA World Cup : Le studio Refactor Games, derrière le jeu de Netflix, a été fermé par Delphi Interactive
ActuGaming.net FIFA World Cup : Le studio Refactor Games, derrière le jeu de Netflix, a été fermé par Delphi Interactive À l’occasion de la Coupe du Monde de football 2026 organisée par les États-Unis, le […] L'article FIFA World Cup : Le studio Refactor Games, derrière le jeu de Netflix, a été fermé par Delphi Interactive est disponible sur ActuGaming.net
📅 04/08/2026
Refactor Games worked with Delphi on FIFA game for Netflix. Now the studio laid off 85% of staff
Refactor Games, a game studio started in 2022 by Survios cofounder Nathan Burba, helped make the FIFA game on Netflix. Now it has laid off 85% of its staff. Burba confirmed in a message to GamesBeat that the studio laid off 85% of its staff. Inside Gaming reported separately that 80 people were laid off. Inside Gaming reported that sources said that funding was pulled by Delphi Interactive, the developer and publisher of the FIFA game. Burba did not elaborate on his message. Back in 2022, Bur
📅 03/08/2026
Noctua shows off 'custom-built torture-test rigs' for testing fans, and now I'm afraid of ever setting foot in the Noctua factory
I've only just heard of it, but I'm now afraid of being put in Noctua's torture-test rig.
📅 03/08/2026
Watch the EA SPORTS FC™ 27 Football Ultimate Team™ Deep Dive
Build your dream Club like never before in Football Ultimate Team™ with the brand-new FUT™ Gallery, Hall of FUT™ Player Items, streamlined SBCs, and more. Pre-purchase EA SPORTS FC™ 27 Ultimate Plus Edition by 31 August to get up to 10,000 FC Points across 5 months, Seasons 1 to 5 of the Premium Pass, and more.
📅 03/08/2026
EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Team changes explained: Simplified SBCs, FUT Gallery, holographic items and more
EA has explained the major changes coming to EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Team, including a new Squad Building Challenges system and a new item tier. Speaking to VGC at EA’s Vancouver office, lead producer Azlan Mustapha and senior lead product manager Jamey Cane explained the biggest changes coming to the popular mode. Highlights include the new simplified Squad Building Challenges (SBCs). Unlike the previous system, which would require up to 11 different players to be submitted while achieving a
📅 03/08/2026
Le monde ouvert de FC 27 n’est finalement pas ce que les joueurs redoutaient
L’annonce de The Grounds, le tout premier monde ouvert d’EA Sports FC 27, a immédiatement fait réagir la communauté. Beaucoup ont craint de voir arriver une copie de The City de NBA 2K, un immense hub souvent critiqué pour son... L’article Le monde ouvert de FC 27 n’est finalement pas ce que les joueurs redoutaient est apparu en premier sur Xboxygen.
📅 03/08/2026
EA SPORTS FC™ 27 | Career Deep Dive
Welcome to the EA SPORTS FC™ 27 Career Mode Deep Dive. The Career Mode team is thrilled to share all the new features and improvements coming to FC 27. Let's dive in! Enjoy deeper immersion and more ways to play Manager and Player Career than ever before in EA SPORTS FC™ 27. Sign your next star in Manager Career with a fully rebuilt Transfer Market that’s faster, smarter, and more dynamic than ever, build and share your own custom scenarios with Manager Live Creator Challenges, take on heated
📅 02/08/2026
I enjoyed this video of Oblivion Remastered actor Wes Johnson goofing around in a sound booth dressed as Sheogorath, but a patch for the PC version would be nice too, Bethesda
Oblivion Remastered releases on Nintendo Switch 2 in August, which normally would be wholly irrelevant to PC Gamer. We've been merrily exploring revamped Cyrodiil for well over a year at this point. But you might want to hide your stealth archer in the corner of whatever dungeon you're exploring and check out Bethesda's latest promotional video for the Switch 2 launch. It's a little different from the usual fare of game footage and dramatic voiceovers... Read more.
📅 02/08/2026
15-year-old Chilean wins Street Fighter 6 championship at Esports World Cup
Chilean pro Jaime “Craime” Bustos, 15, has become the youngest player ever to win an Esports World Cup championship for Street Fighter 6. The young rising star has already made an impression on the fighting games world since his competitive debut in 2024 at the age of 12, but he has now taken the next step and lifted his first major trophy. Taking on much more experienced rivals, his path to victory here at the EWC 2026 has only been made more impressive given his young age, as he’s etched hi
📅 02/08/2026
EA Sports FC 26 dévoile la deuxième équipe Futties
ActuGaming.net EA Sports FC 26 dévoile la deuxième équipe Futties EA Sports FC 26 nous propose la deuxième équipe de la promotion Futties. Les cartes […] L'article EA Sports FC 26 dévoile la deuxième équipe Futties est disponible sur ActuGaming.net
📅 01/08/2026