On September 17, EA held its annual Investor Day event. That is the place the corporate exhibits off the way forward for what it’s engaged on, discusses the way it plans to increase its franchises, and tries to persuade lots of people with cash that they’re worthwhile and value additional funding.
You may need missed it because it’s not fairly providing E3 ranges of pleasure. However some stuff did get introduced, each on the occasion and as a part of a media blitz exterior Investor Day. So right here’s all the massive information that you just would possibly care about.
The Sims 5 isn’t taking place, however the franchise isn’t ending
It might sound bizarre, however EA isn’t planning on making a Sims 5 anytime quickly. Kate Gorman, EA’s vp and common supervisor of The Sims, told Variety that it’s entering a “new era” for the franchise, and doesn’t need to substitute previous video games with new video games, forcing gamers to utterly restart.
“We don’t need to reset your progress. And so it’s not about as a lot of what the numbers are within the video games, however know that the way forward for the franchise appears extra like retaining your progress, retaining issues throughout titles, and actually having an ongoing expertise, and never a start-and-stop expertise between merchandise,” mentioned Gorman.
EA will continue to update and improve The Sims 4, whereas releasing different associated video games, together with the beforehand introduced Project Rene, which isn’t The Sims 5, however as an alternative one thing extra centered on multiplayer. The aim, it appears, is to cease changing video games with new video games and assist issues for longer.
“We aren’t going to be engaged on replacements of earlier tasks; we’re solely going to be including to our universe,” Gorman mentioned. “With that, you’ll see there are extra methods to expertise The Sims on completely different platforms, other ways to play, transmedia, and plenty of nice choices inside this universe.”
The Sims film is going on and Margot Robbie is concerned
In the meantime, EA also confirmed a Sims movie is in the works. The sport writer is working with Amazon MGM and Barbie star Margot Robbie’s manufacturing firm LuckyChap. The film might be directed and co-written by Loki season one director Kate Herron.
EA says it’s “very excited” in regards to the film, however didn’t have a lot to share about it. “It’s nonetheless too early to share extra in regards to the film however keep tuned for updates as we mark our twenty fifth birthday subsequent yr!”
Star Wars Jedi 3 in lively improvement and is the top of the collection
The following entry in Respawn and Lucasfilm’s award-winning Star Wars Jedi collection is at present being developed, according to EA during today’s Investor event. It is going to even be the top of the trilogy and collection.
“Over 40 million Star Wars followers have linked with Cal Kestis and his arc of changing into a strong Jedi,” mentioned Laura Miele, president of EA Leisure and Expertise, in the course of the occasion.
And that story will proceed within the third recreation, which Miele confirmed is in lively improvement. “Respawn is working onerous to convey the ultimate chapter of this thrilling story to gamers,” mentioned Miele.
EA didn’t share another particulars in regards to the subsequent recreation on the occasion.
Beforehand, Jedi 1 and 2 director Stig Asmussen told IGN that he at all times envisioned the video games “as a trilogy” and that the staff had plans for what would occur after 2023’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Asmussen left Respawn in September 2023 and received’t be concerned within the upcoming third entry within the trilogy.
We realized rather a lot in regards to the subsequent main Battlefield recreation
Forward of Investor Day, head of Respawn & group GM for EA Studios Group Vince Zampella talked to IGN about the way forward for Battlefield. And the gist is: Did you want BF3? Effectively, they’re making that once more.
“I imply, should you look again to the height or the head of Battlefield, it’s that Battlefield 3…Battlefield 4 period the place the whole lot was fashionable,” Zampella mentioned. “And I feel we now have to get again to the core of what Battlefield is and try this amazingly effectively, after which we’ll see the place it goes from there.”
Zampella confirmed that the subsequent recreation will ditch specialists and return to the basic class-based system present in BF3 and older video games within the FPS franchise.
When can gamers anticipate this subsequent installment? EA isn’t saying. Zampella hinted at a neighborhood testing program coming subsequent yr, however didn’t reveal a launch window for the total recreation. It appears EA is taking its time with the subsequent Battlefield recreation after BF 2042’s less-than-stellar reception. You can read more about this next Battlefield game here.
The Skate reboot is launching in 2025
The web can lastly cease asking EA about Skate’s launch date. The writer confirmed on September 17 that the reboot is lastly arriving in 2025 through Early Entry.
The writer didn’t have a lot else to share in regards to the new entry within the beloved skateboarding collection, however that’s superb. I’m simply joyful Skate is coming again subsequent yr. I can’t wait to crash 200 instances within the means of making an attempt to nail that one good kickflip over some stairs. Read more about the new Skate here.
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