<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer UK in Electronic-arts ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/tag/electronic-arts Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Were PC gamers right to take against Syndicate's FPS reboot? Only one man with an ancient disc copy can find out ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/were-pc-gamers-right-to-take-against-syndicates-fps-reboot-only-one-man-with-an-ancient-disc-copy-can-find-out/ kpYE7osYdTgzUjUBs66wLk Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best non-Hitman game from Hitman's devs wouldn't have happened if it didn't blow EA execs' minds and 'low expectations' with a hocus-pocus demo powered mostly by dreams ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/the-best-non-hitman-game-from-hitmans-devs-wouldnt-have-happened-if-it-didnt-blow-ea-execs-minds-and-low-expectations-with-a-hocus-pocus-demo-powered-mostly-by-dreams/ W2eEsovPZZ9Lj6mS9H3apn Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:42:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Sims don't plan anything' says former Sims 4 developer, though he always wanted to program them to: 'it's always shot down, rightfully so' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-dont-plan-anything-says-former-sims-4-developer-though-he-always-wanted-to-program-them-to-its-always-shot-down-rightfully-so/ vpwWtSvmgyGVqELbC5GmQD Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I took those files and deleted them': Former Sims 4 developer says he totally rewrote the sims' AI in the middle of development and 'that was a scary thing to do' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/i-took-those-files-and-deleted-them-former-sims-4-developer-says-he-totally-rewrote-the-sims-ai-in-the-middle-of-development-and-that-was-a-scary-thing-to-do/ 3J2GYTJj6i5Gi37PdwiJBD Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:39:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield 6 was 'the biggest launch in franchise history.' 6 months later, EA is laying off people who made it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-was-the-biggest-launch-in-franchise-history-6-months-later-ea-is-laying-off-people-who-made-it/ YNXPCRa7smmxwoaHPybsSY Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:51:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims announces a Creation Club-style Marketplace and Maker program enabling content creators to sell their work directly to players ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-announces-a-creation-club-style-marketplace-and-maker-program-enabling-content-creators-to-sell-their-work-directly-to-players/ WkGEco8kVb8NuXg2sbJ5df Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:15:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Skate studio Full Circle is laying off employees, says having fewer people working there will enable it to 'move faster, listen more closely, and deliver consistently for all of you,' somehow ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sports/skate-studio-full-circle-is-laying-off-employees-says-having-fewer-people-working-there-will-enable-it-to-move-faster-listen-more-closely-and-deliver-consistently-for-all-of-you-somehow/ vnjUXJD5Wf6KrKNsBufjQZ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:42:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ DICE agrees that some Battlefield 6 vehicles are 'death traps' and is planning a Labs test dedicated to 'vehicle improvements' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/dice-agrees-that-some-battlefield-6-vehicles-are-death-traps-and-is-planning-a-labs-test-dedicated-to-vehicle-improvements/ LtZ67XAWjS2KCZyR3Nwm3j Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:59:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ DICE has 'heard the message very clear' and is now prioritizing larger maps for Battlefield 6, but 'it takes a really long time' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/dice-has-heard-the-message-very-clear-and-is-now-prioritizing-larger-maps-for-battlefield-6-but-it-takes-a-really-long-time/ QJhHVGvAY975fjm7jxsYKE Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:40:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ All the Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy cheats you need to attain a noble lifestyle without the effort ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/sims-4-royalty-legacy-cheats/ VcQRa9d5KiW5DxDyu4BYgK Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:30:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to become a noble in The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-become-a-noble/ 24fr9uDturSuP6Rk33uYfL Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:02:27 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:07:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to complete Anansi's Trials in The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-anansis-trials/ PDeyrapbb2pWqauPeZnMid Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:01:25 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:07:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Of course there's a tiny Bridgerton reference in The Sims Royalty & Legacy expansion because it's basically a Lady Whistledown simulation ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/of-course-theres-a-tiny-bridgerton-reference-in-the-sims-royalty-and-legacy-expansion-because-its-basically-a-lady-whistledown-simulation/ HETQtiTZR4TZA4QBw2uT9U Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:18:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ As a Sims 4 Build Mode freak, today's free update is way more important than the new expansion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/as-a-sims-4-build-mode-freak-todays-free-update-is-way-more-important-than-the-new-expansion/ CG8CtknstBjFRcuZLdED8i Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:47:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mass Effect boss Michael Gamble is looking for a production director for the next game in the series: 'They’ll report to me and it’s gonna be awesome' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/mass-effect-boss-michael-gamble-is-looking-for-a-production-director-for-the-next-game-in-the-series-theyll-report-to-me-and-its-gonna-be-awesome/ EZvWoapmAsrcoHXMZjgcwC Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:14:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ More than 40 US Democrats call for a 'thorough investigation' of EA's Saudi-led buyout over risks of layoffs, studio closures, and 'coordinated anti-labor practices' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/more-than-40-us-democrats-call-for-a-thorough-investigation-of-eas-saudi-led-buyout-over-risks-of-layoffs-studio-closures-and-coordinated-anti-labor-practices/ 9LAAx3UpRvvY87Qzqr2XYY Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:45:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4's most notorious sex mod gets launched 400,000 times a day, which is more people than I realized were even playing The Sims every day ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4s-most-notorious-sex-mod-gets-launched-400-000-times-a-day-which-is-more-people-than-i-realized-were-even-playing-the-sims-every-day/ YdDNs3dGwz9W6ypDNau9fT Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:52:40 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:52:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthem subreddit gets a new lease on life as modder shows the game running without EA's servers: 'We didn't realize how much demand there'd still be for this forum to keep discussions going' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/anthem-subreddit-gets-a-new-lease-on-life-as-modder-shows-the-game-running-without-eas-servers-we-didnt-realize-how-much-demand-thered-still-be-for-this-forum-to-keep-discussions-going/ VeTzEygTYdPoHWXhiUXRkf Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:28:55 +0000 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:30:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Sims 4 Royalty and Legacy: all the confirmed features in the next expansion ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4-royalty-and-legacy-guide/ EgGpzrXpcBS45tJW4pQzic Fri, 16 Jan 2026 20:17:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ With The Division 3 still in early development, series boss Julian Gerighty leaves Ubisoft to work on Battlefield instead ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/with-the-division-3-still-in-early-development-series-boss-julian-gerighty-leaves-ubisoft-to-work-on-battlefield-instead/ Jst6GpyBfUCXycU4bcNEvA Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:19:24 +0000 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:19:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthem players log in to say goodbye to the game they loved before it's gone forever: 'Strong alone, stronger together' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/anthem-players-log-in-to-say-goodbye-to-the-game-they-loved-before-its-gone-forever-strong-alone-stronger-together/ w9GPEmGQ77ThejsRnfQjEi Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:00:24 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:02:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Over half of The Sims development team is working on The Sims 4 and 'the next evolution' so I guess it's time to start speculating again ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/over-half-of-the-sims-development-team-is-working-on-the-sims-4-and-the-next-evolution-so-i-guess-its-time-to-start-speculating-again/ EDYxxDohUvMunLamFkVq6 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:49:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life sims are in a slump and the only way out is becoming strategy games again ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/life-sims-are-in-a-slump-and-the-only-way-out-is-becoming-strategy-games-again/ NQZz78Syg7iDz9TT9wTeaL Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:08:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ You've got 1 week left to play Anthem, the game that mortally wounded the one-time king of RPG studios ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/youve-got-1-week-left-to-play-anthem-the-game-that-mortally-wounded-the-one-time-king-of-rpg-studios/ drTF4RW5zKkxBdqGyqiKzi Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:09:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Welcome to the FPS vibe shift ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/welcome-to-the-fps-vibe-shift/ WPU843cbdqFFRh92WZD5Mo Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Electronic Arts shareholders vote overwhelmingly in favor of Saudi-led takeover ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/electronic-arts-shareholders-vote-overwhelmingly-in-favor-of-saudi-led-takeover/ ztW4XSnT2FqZ63mVLNduE8 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:58:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ The likelihood of another Battlefield: Bad Company is slim, but its former lead designer thinks Battlefield boss Vince Zampella could make it happen: 'He knows his sh*t' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-likelihood-of-another-battlefield-bad-company-is-slim-but-its-former-lead-designer-thinks-battlefield-boss-vince-zampella-could-make-it-happen-he-knows-his-sh-t/ YgM8jJfAH3fpZZN57WqVDY Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:40:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield liked to 'take the p*ss' out of Call of Duty, but it was a 'very healthy rivalry' that pushed DICE to do its own thing ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/call-of-duty/battlefield-liked-to-take-the-p-ss-out-of-call-of-duty-but-it-was-a-very-healthy-rivalry-that-pushed-dice-to-do-its-own-thing/ BHPxddU8BoimBy2PFtXxQd Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:25:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield 6 Winter Offensive update introduces annoying stuttering issue that's apparently fixed by turning off your Steam friends list ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-winter-offensive-update-introduces-annoying-stuttering-issue-thats-apparently-fixed-by-turning-off-your-steam-friends-list/ uQGWtqy4ekzL7kE6EmkKbZ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:54:04 +0000 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:01:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We're not doing a good enough job [with Portal] right now': Battlefield 6 dev says players are making 'fantastic' creations that nobody is seeing because of a 'technical issue' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/were-not-doing-a-good-enough-job-with-portal-right-now-battlefield-6-dev-says-players-are-making-fantastic-creations-that-nobody-is-seeing-because-of-a-technical-issue/ whP5whdjCLHXjhGBbCLhoj Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:28:02 +0000 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:33:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/it-turns-out-saudi-arabia-will-own-93-4-percent-of-ea-if-the-buyout-goes-through-which-is-effectively-all-of-it/ U2x8U6H7r9ECzpcdUk8LxG Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:15:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Despite Battlefield 6's server browser utterly failing at its one job, good things are happening in Portal ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/despite-battlefield-6s-server-browser-utterly-failing-at-its-one-job-good-things-are-happening-in-portal/ UkkrtLG93dTUgFR9nw2i9A Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:53:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Battlefield 6 free trial is live, and if you're new to the scene EA has a detailed guide to get you started ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-battlefield-6-free-trial-is-live-and-if-youre-new-to-the-scene-ea-has-a-detailed-guide-to-get-you-started/ jZHHF9NfnLEJTizm3ZaYnK Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:13:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield 6 player hits max rank with 'death trap' jeep everybody hates, and it only cost his sanity: 'It’s a bad vehicle' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-player-hits-max-rank-with-death-trap-jeep-everybody-hates-and-it-only-cost-his-sanity-its-a-bad-vehicle/ YueRk4eTozvjsrm6fdq5Je Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:32:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Great moments in PC gaming: Chilling in my Zen Garden in Plants Vs. Zombies ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/great-moments-in-pc-gaming-chilling-in-my-zen-garden-in-plants-vs-zombies/ mQfiqsTZvGnwKmurvev2se Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:09:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rumors about a Sims 4 remaster are probably bunk, but we do already know EA is quietly cooking up some unified multi-platform Sims Hub ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/rumors-about-the-sims-4-remastered-are-probably-bunk-but-we-already-know-ea-is-quietly-cooking-up-some-unified-multi-platform-sims-hub/ VUpXofDsQGBDsihQ9iH7uZ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:41:55 +0000 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:02:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted adds a great quality-of-life feature from the console port: a sun vacuum ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/plants-vs-zombies-replanted-adds-a-great-quality-of-life-feature-from-the-console-port-a-sun-vacuum/ jTMVLGHHTsDHZE57PKfXsQ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:44:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mass Effect 3 redeemed to glory as modder puts its ME1-style elevator back in ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mass-effect/mass-effect-3-redeemed-to-glory-as-modder-puts-its-me1-style-elevator-back-in/ sc7gffoZX3tQvK5H2LR6xZ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:21:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield 6's worst bugs are finally getting the boot this week: Say goodbye to drone hammer flight and unstoppable lock-on missiles ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6s-worst-bugs-are-finally-getting-the-boot-this-week-say-goodbye-to-drone-hammer-flight-and-unstoppable-lock-on-missiles/ dvAPsEhvd4JkJ7jpshUde7 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:56:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Mass Effect TV series will 'explore a brand-new story within the universe’s timeline,' BioWare exec says: 'It won’t be a retread of Commander Shepard's story' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-mass-effect-tv-series-will-explore-a-brand-new-story-within-the-universes-timeline-bioware-exec-says-it-wont-be-a-retread-of-commander-shepards-story/ svJv7TsQfLZfpWt4RNFm8X Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:13:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mass Effect boss Mike Gamble slips a hidden message into his N7 Day update, asks fans to stop yelling at him for not sharing more info about the new game ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/mass-effect-boss-mike-gamble-slips-a-hidden-message-into-his-n7-day-update-asks-fans-to-stop-yelling-at-him-for-not-sharing-more-info-about-the-new-game/ 4zxs5BH4ZYSiqrHUoLD5bJ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:01:46 +0000 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:45:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ The life sim revolution was supposed to happen this year but it completely evaporated ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-life-sim-revolution-that-was-supposed-to-happen-this-year-completely-evaporated/ tRxboiDaXUMjagG9gx9RXM Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:01:42 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:02:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ It took a staggering 28 days, but DICE has finally disabled the bugged lock-on missile that broke Battlefield 6 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/it-took-a-staggering-28-days-but-dice-has-finally-disabled-the-bugged-lock-on-missile-that-broke-battlefield-6/ Br6Rj6vJqjSvGRGBsj8kPQ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:01:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield 6 lead producer comes back from vacation and immediately addresses a storm of feedback: 'Need to go action on a bunch of this now' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-lead-producer-comes-back-from-vacation-and-immediately-addresses-a-storm-of-feedback-need-to-go-action-on-a-bunch-of-this-now/ gTUqhLJdPHSqjHXNMZBWr5 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:06:16 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:32:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield 6 players says they got banned from Steam forums for sharing a config tweak that lets PC players disable crossplay, and yes, PC players can disable crossplay ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-players-says-they-got-banned-from-steam-forums-for-sharing-a-config-tweak-that-lets-pc-players-disable-crossplay-and-yes-pc-players-can-disable-crossplay/ LwpANQbnf2rj5q8rnXEzLo Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:03:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted patch brings back the dynamic audio so many players were missing from the original game ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/plants-vs-zombies-replanted-patch-brings-back-the-dynamic-audio-so-many-players-were-missing-from-the-original-game/ xYTxTw8iNspY5WnHhFHSRX Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:02:05 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:08:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ The proof is undeniable: People will still pay for great shooters ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-proof-is-undeniable-people-will-still-pay-for-great-shooters/ TyFrpW4zxqHzuUx5PCK2vj Fri, 31 Oct 2025 22:49:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield 6 reviews drop to 'Mixed' on Steam as players rail against pop-up ads, small maps, and feeling left behind by battle royale ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-reviews-drop-to-mixed-on-steam-as-players-rail-against-pop-up-ads-small-maps-and-feeling-left-behind-by-battle-royale/ AhqMh4vWiUJ5RRiPTrCd6L Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:47:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why is Battlefield 6 so afraid of big maps? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/why-is-battlefield-6-so-afraid-of-big-maps/ PyhEEVs97gGNKEJEZ8dAVF Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:53:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Battlefield Redsec is out now: Here's everything EA told us about it last week ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/battlefield-6-redsec-battle-royale/ SX4NL5oSyBKnjUz5Coanuf Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000