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Electronic Arts sees a lot of potential in adapting Apex Legends for film or TV. That’s according toEAEntertainment presidentLaura Miele, who toldVarietythe publisher is “pretty motivated” to expand the franchise beyond games. Players “don’t have all the backstory, the history, and there’s just rich worlds and rich history with these characters and these legends that can come to life through linear media and partnerships,” the exec said. “We’re pretty motivated to do that, and doing it in a way that really respects and upholds the brand and the franchise,” Miele added....

Electronic Arts’ CEO has said the company is “indifferent” as to whether Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard is successful. In a Q&A following the company’s latest earnings call on Tuesday,Andrew Wilsonwas asked what he thinks the implications of the deal are for the video games industry, and for future consolidation. “This is a question I get asked a lot – I almost am never allowed to answer that question, as it turns out,” the exec replied....

Elden Ring Nightreign has enjoyed a solid launch on Steam despite mixed reviews from players. According toSteamDB, the game reached a peak of 313,593 concurrent users onSteaman hour after its release, which was a 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm BST on Thursday. That number has continued to gradually drop since then, but is expected to rise again, potentially surpassing 313,593, during the weekend. The day one peak makes itFromSoftware‘s second highest maximum peak for a game, behind the 953,426 peak achieved byElden Ringitself....

A new trailer for Fable has been released, this time showing some gameplay. After announcing the game back in 2020,Xboxshowed nothing untila new cinematic trailer emergedlast year. Now another trailer has been released, showing a mix of cinematics and gameplay. It also reveals that the game will be released in 2025, onXbox Series X/SandPC(with Game Pass availability on day one). “What does it mean to be a hero?” Xbox’s description for the game reads....

Electronic Arts is launching a new in-game monitoring tool which enables FIFA 21 players to track—and limit—the amount they play and spend. Accessible through the main menu, FIFA Ultimate Team and Volta Football, “FIFA Playtime is a new suite of tools that enable players to have more control and visibility over how they play”, according toEA. FIFA Playtime will launch onPCtoday and on consoles on November 17,Eurogamerreports. It will track how much time you spend playingFIFA 21and your spending in FIFA Points, but not in real-world money....

FIFA 23’s next patch will finally address the Trivela shot, a mechanic which has been dominating online matches of the football simulator. The patch, which is being rolled out across all consoles andPCs in the next week, will reduce the accuracy of the Trivela shot, which sees the player shoot with the outside of their foot. This shooting technique has proven so effective that players have stopped entering their opponent’s box, instead standing at the corner of the box and shooting into the opposite corner....

Unless you know the whole bestiary like the back of your hand, you’ll rarely knowhow to find a fish in Fisch. That’s where theFisch Fish Radarcomes in. The Fisch Fish Radar (yes, it’s a mouth full) is the best tool in the game. At the very least it’ll keep you from trawling the internet and asking everyone you find how to get that one super specific catch for theAngler. How to get the Fish Radar in Fisch you may grab the Fish Radar in Fisch as soon as you start playing....

Way back when the first Lego Star Wars game was released in 2005, players marvelled at the way it retold Episodes I-III in a hilarious way without a single word of dialogue. When it was announced that a sequel was coming that would focus on the original trilogy, I remember wondering how it would handle the famous “I am your father” scene without those immortal lines being uttered. It did so brilliantly, with Vader showing Luke a polaroid photo of Anakin Skywalker pre-Vader, with a pregnant Padme....

Several groups are in the process of attempting to preserve the history of Game Informer following its closure. On Friday it was announced that the magazine – which began in 1991 and at one point was the third-most circulated publication in the United States – would close, leaving over a dozen staffers out of work and years of written and video content in peril. The publication’s website currently redirects to a single landing page, with decades of content now inaccessible, and no word from parent company GameStop regarding whether the website will ever return....

Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin says his work on Elden Ring was finished years ago. Martin was talking toWTTW News Chicagoand was asked about his involvement inFromSoftware‘s upcoming title. “My work on it was actually done years ago,” Martin explained. “These games, they’re like movies, they take a long time to develop. “Basically, they wanted a world created to set the game in. World building is a big factor in fantasy and science fiction....

The premium Jotnar edition of God of War Ragnarok went on sale in some regions earlier today, where it immediately sold out and appeared on Ebay for more than triple its RRP. The edition, which comes with several collectable items related to the game, including a 16” Mjölnir replica, first went on sale in Australia for $399.99 AUSD but instantly sold out. Now the item is currently listed for as much as $1500 AUD on auction sites in the region – more than triple its original RRP....

Google will hold its first Stadia Connect live stream ahead of E3 2019, it’s confirmed. “Some news can’t wait for E3,” the company said, confirming that the event will be held on Thursday, June 6 at 9AM PDT / 6PM CET onYouTube. Googlewill reveal more details on its cloud gaming service including pricing, games, and launch details, it said. Revealedat the Game Developers Conference in March,Stadiais set to launch in 2019 in the US, Canada and selected European countries, including the UK....

Throw a rock in the Steam store these days and it’ll likely bounce off a few horror games before landing in a bloody puddle. As someone who’s been a fan of horror films all my life – well, since I was allowed to watch them – navigating the genre can often be a frustrating affair. Since the ‘80s the horror film has been the choice of the low-budget filmmaker, and as a result being a horror fan often involves trudging through a river of similar scarefests, panning for the few flecks of gold that stand out....