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Christiano Ronaldo cover art for FIFA 19, which will be changed soon

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FIFA is EA Sports' long-running football simulation game that launches new instalments annually.
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EA ban FIFA pro and outspoken critic over abusive behaviour

Screenshot of a stadium in EA Sports' football game FIFA 19
Kurt Fenech, going by the handle Kurt0411, a professional FIFA player and an outspoken critic of the game, has been banned by EA for abusive behaviour as his criticism apparently went overboard more times than the company would've liked.

FIFA 19 holds strong against Assassin's Creed and Forza Horizon

Neymar doing a rabona kick in FIFA 19
Even though FIFA 19 faced two newcomers to the chart in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and Forza Horizon 4, it managed to fend off them greenhorns and stay on top, even though the latter saw some impressive results in UK's physical sales chart.

EA might ditch Ronaldo as the face of FIFA 19 due to allegations

Picture of Ronaldo on FIFA 19 cover
EA's issues with Ronaldo seem to know no end, as they first had to change their covers due to his last minute transfer to Juventus and now they might completely ditch him due to rape allegations as they announced "close monitoring".

FIFA 19 graphics comparison: PlayStation 4 Pro vs Nintendo Switch

Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a goal against Manchester United in a Champions League match.
In our newest graphics comparison video, we take a look at the visual differences of FIFA 19 when played on PS4 Pro and Nintendo Switch. Is playing the game on the go on Nintendo Switch worth the graphical downgrade? You be the judge.

FIFA 19 tops UK sales charts, despite underperforming heavily

Neymar doing a rabona kick in FIFA 19
FIFA 19 sales are reportedly 25 per cent lower than those of FIFA 18 during the debut week but the massive drop didn't necessarily ruin EA's revenue for the title as the numbers only include physical copies and it still topped UK charts.

Australian government joins the onslaught against loot boxes

Australian Parliamentary Committee has published the results of an investigation that the country started in June 2018 regarding loot boxes in gaming and possible implications of gambling disorder abuse, along with regulation suggestions.

Vampyr rocks UK physical sales chart, the publisher's first

Johnathan the Impaler is impaling people on some weird vampire spikes
When it comes to critics, the proverbial jury hasn't quite been blown away by Vampyr but commercially, the game seems just fine as the French publisher Focus Home Interactive pulls of their first number one spot on UK's boxed sales chart.

Detroit: Become Human tops UK chart, State of Decay 2 second

A view of a futuristic city through a glass pane window
Quantic Dream and David Cage's Detroit: Become Human has taken over UK physical sales chart, followed by State of Decay 2 and Dark Souls Remastered. Unfortunately, the God of War record Barlog and Co were hoping for ain't happening.

Swiss Super League football match stopped due to esports protest

Picture of Young Boys supporters protesting against esports
Fans have interrupted Swiss Super League match between Young Boys and Basel FC at around 15 minute mark in order to protest against an apparent push to make esports teams mandatory for any Super League Participants by March next year.

CoD: WWII has longest unbroken number one run since Black Ops 3

Bayek about to engage in a boss battle against Sekhmet
Call of Duty WWII now has the longest unbroken run at number one of the UK retail sales charts since Black Ops 3. FIFA 18 and Star Wars Battlefront II round off the top three. Gearbox Publishing’s Hello Neighbor debuted at number 37.