EA permaban FIFA player Kurt0411 from all their games and servicesIf 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.FEBRUARY 24
Star Was Jedi: Fallen Order rumoured to be getting a sequelRespawn's success with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen order has earned the gaming industry an unprecedented invitation to get creative with reimagining Disney's IP, and it seems that EA are going for it sooner rather than later.FEBRUARY 24
Star Wars Jedi, Spider-Man original storytelling worked so Disney wants moreWe suppose the industry should thank Insomniac Games and Respawn Entertainment for their excellent work on Spider-Man and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which now has Disney encouraging original storytelling and reimagining of their existing IPs.FEBRUARY 13
EA's return to Steam was followed by price increasesValve and EA's partnership was teased and celebrated and while it's not here yet, the latter company increased the prices of their games prior to making a full comeback to the store. Interestingly enough, some price tags were increased by around 30 per cent.FEBRUARY 6
EA earned $993 million in a single fiscal quarterEA's earnings report hinted at some interesting future regarding new games but also served as another clear reminder that despite complaining about microtransactions and loot boxes, gamers still supported such practices with their wallets.JANUARY 31
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order pre-order bonuses now available to allRespawn Entertainment released another update for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and among the fixes and improvements, there was a nice little change that unlocked the pre-order bonuses for all the players, regardless of when they purchased it.JANUARY 16
Death Stranding, Control lead the pack in Dice Awards nominationsThe Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for 23 Annual Dice Awards, where Kojima Productions' Death Stranding and Remedy Entertainment's Control lead the way with impressive eight nominations.JANUARY 13
Fortnite not in top 10 PC games revenue in November 2019Epic Games' wunderkind, Fortnite Battle Royale, has dropped out of top 10 video games by revenue on PC. On the other side of the spectrum, League of Legends is still number one, ahead of Dungeon Fighter Online which takes the throne occasionally.DECEMBER 31
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fends off FIFA 20 to claim top spot in UKBy now there's no doubt that Infinity Ward and Activision knocked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare out of the park, and the last week of retail in the UK only reinforced this fact. Fending off FIFA 20 in these months is nothing to be smirked at.DECEMBER 30
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare sales first in UK, FIFA 20 secondWe've exactly one week left before we wave goodbye to 2019 and the shopping madness is well upon us. Activision and Infinity Ward will be finishing the year on a high, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fending off FIFA 20 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.DECEMBER 24
Respawn job listing hints at another singleplayer Star Wars titleRespawn Entertainment are currently looking for Level Designer, Senior Character Artist and Senior Software Engineer to work on their Star Wars team.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 18
November NPD: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare still on topThe November NPD report has arrived last night, and just like in October, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is once again the best-selling title beating Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Sword and Shield in second and third, respectively.Semir OmerovicDECEMBER 13