Steam China will enter public beta on February 9th, according to gaming industry analyst Daniel Ahmad. The client will only be available in China and only include games approved by the country’s government. Dota 2 and CS:GO will be among the first titles Valve will offer through Steam China, and players in China will reportedly need to sign up for the platform to play those games moving…
Sega has unveiled Total War: Warhammer 3 with an announcement trailer that features plenty of magic and monsters. Creative Assembly’s next entry in the real-time strategy series should arrive later this year on Steam and the Epic Game Store.
“Embarking on a new…
The Call of Duty League has unveiled its new season of esports for 2021, and once again it will take place in an online-only format — at least in the beginning.
The new season will have a number of changes, with team sizes going down from five players to four and the new…
Sega’s The Creative Assembly unveils Total War: Warhammer III
February 3, 2021
Sega Europe said that its The Creative Assembly studio will launch Total War: Warhammer III later on this year in partnership with franchise owner Games Workshop.
The title is the latest in the Total War series that has sold more than 34.3 million copies to date, and it is the third in the series of Warhammer games set in a cataclysmic conflict between demonic powers and the sentinels of the…
EA released its quarterly earnings today, and raised its outlook for the full year based on the results. It pointed to titles that back up its live service focus, including Apex Legends, which had 30 percent growth in players, year over year.
The game just launched season…
Apex Legends on Nintendo Switch launches March 9
February 3, 2021
Respawn Entertainment may finally be ready to start talking about Apex Legends on the Switch again. The studio is announcing the release date for season 8 of its battle royale shooter, and that may include the release date for the game on Nintendo’s hybrid home/handheld…
Electronic Arts reported strong earnings today for the third-fiscal quarter ended December 31 as it relied on proven franchises for its all-important holiday-selling season.
EA also confirmed that it will ship a Battlefield game in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, said that EA beat expectations and raised full-year guidance.
The publisher…
The Sims 4 reached big milestones in December for EA
February 3, 2021
The Sims 4 is over 6 years old, but the life simulator still has a ton of, well, life.
As part of its latest financials, Electronic Arts noted today that The Sims 4 has now reached 33 million players. What’s more, the game saw record numbers of daily, weekly, and monthly…
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said today that EA will show off the Battlefield first-person shooter game in the spring, with a debut during the 2021 holidays.
In an earnings conference call with analysts, Wilson said, “We’re looking forward to sharing a lot more…
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said today he is quite bullish on games and that the number of EA Sports fans could double in the coming years.
In the past fiscal year, Wilson said more than 230 million people engaged with EA Sports franchises and content. EA delivered six new sports games in fiscal 2021 (ending March 31).
“We believe we can grow to 500 million players and viewers in EA…
