FIFA

EA have officially announced a digital-only replacement event for their EA Play show. The event goes live on 11 June 2020 and will feature world premieres and news about upcoming project.

FIFA 20's physical sales are traditionally strong in the UK, as the game proved by reclaiming the throne from Nintendo's hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Much like the rest of sports and related leagues, Premier League reached out for FIFA 20 to entertain their football-hungry fans, and the draw has decided the first round.

Even with the world taking necessary steps to combat the ongoing pandemic, the old adage stands - the show must go on. This time, it's the Major League Soccer show and the name of the game is FIFA 20.

EA have expanded their Stay Home. Play Together initiative with a shiny new website that makes it easier to see all the ongoing events with their games, with the latest one being the FIFA 20 Stay and Play Cup.

EA Sports online servers have been experiencing numerous issues over the last couple of days, rendering players unable to take part in any of the online modes in FIFA. The magnitude of the connectivity problems even led to Virgin Media offer their help to EA via Twitter.

Joining what's already becoming a long line of companies backing out of this year's Game Developers Conference, EA announced that they too will be cancelling participation in any official GDC events, advising their employees to do the same.

If you're one of the players that follow EA's FIFA franchise, then Kurt Fenech, a.k.a. Kurt0411 needs no introduction, being one their biggest fans and more recently biggest critics. Unfortunately, EA deemed his recent threats to be the final straw.

If you're the type that likes to keep up with physical sales, whether it's because of habit or nostalgia, you're not only used to seeing EA's football simulation FIFA in the top 10 - you're expecting it. And yes, it came in first. Again.

National Health Service (NHS) England's mental health director Claire Murdoch has called on the games industry to ban loot boxes from their products, insisting they're setting children up for addiction further down the line.