Gaming
FIFA and Madden Games could Stop being Yearly Releases
Electronic Arts’ sports games are infamous for the fact that they have become annual. However, considering the recent advent of the Games as a Service model. This might stop being the case for games like FIFA and Madden.
Andrew Wilson, the Electronic Arts CEO spoke to Bloomberg about the recent changes in the industry. When asked about whether or not this might happen anytime soon, he responded with: “The short answer is yes.”
However, this doesn’t mean that Electronic Arts is going to be favoring this practice soon. “There are a few things that have got to happen first,” Wilson explained. “We do a lot in a FIFA game every year and a lot in a Madden game, and there’s a lot of code that we make available as part of the new iterations.”
This probably has to do with the fact that the industry has been seeing some change. The industry has seen a shift from sales of physical discs to online delivery over the past few years. All of which includes everything from game downloads of new titles to in-game purchases and microtransactions.
The CEO then talked about what he believes is the greatest disruptor responsible for this shift. “The greatest disruptor to the consumption of entertainment media in the last five years has been the combination of streaming plus subscription,” Wilson said. “It’s changed the way we watch television. It’s changed the way we listen to music. It’s changed the way I read books.”
There really is a lot left to say in regards to the future of the industry. The games as a service model have been seeing a lot of questionability in the last few weeks from gamers themselves. Would gamers want to subscribe to a game’s content patches instead of having to buy new titles? We’ll have to keep observing to see what the answer is.
New World Interactive, the developer of the Insurgency series of tactical first-person shooters, has laid off an unknown number of employees as part of Embracer Group’s comprehensive restructuring plan.
Saber Interactive, which acquired New World in 2020, told Eurogamer that the studio had not closed. However, it confirmed an unknown number of layoffs.
Embracer says it is “actively working to fill existing open roles” with impacted employees and will provide severance packages. “Saber also assures that development will continue on Insurgency: Sandstorm, as well as on unannounced future projects,” it said.
Over 900 employees were laid off in an “agonizing” but “necessary” process. As always, we hope all victims recover.
Sony wants non-console owners to access its content beyond its PlayStation-walled garden. This strategy has been slowly implemented: the company has commissioned TV and movie adaptations of its biggest franchises, ported select software to the PC, and launched a mobile gaming division.
In an interview with Nikkei, head Hideaki Nishino explained how this strategy can boost console sales: We want to use movies and dramas to get non-gamers to try PlayStation games. Sales of The Last of Us increased during the live-action drama.
When HBO’s adaptation aired, our The Last of Us content skyrocketed, so we can understand its impact. As a PlayStation fan site, we support this strategy because we want to reach as many people as possible, so if Sony can appeal to non-console owners, that’s a win-win.
More PlayStation users is better, in our opinion.
PowerWash Simulator is one of this month’s PS Plus Essentials, but before you start scrubbing, check out the PS Store. The game has been well supported on PS5 and PS4 with free DLC packs based on Square Enix titles since its release at the start of the year.
Free Final Fantasy VII and Tomb Raider expansions let you clean Croft Manor and Seventh Heaven. The free DLC packs add 10 levels, and the paid ones add more.
Two more Back to the Future and SpongeBob SquarePants expansions cost £6.49 or $7.99 each. You can then scrub the Bikini Bottom and the DeLorean.
The Midgar Special Pack for PowerWash Simulator was another reason to use the cleaning kit. “It doesn’t add much, but getting close to FF7’s props and environments is fun. It offers a fresh take on the beloved title that will please both sides of this collaboration.”
Have you tried the latest PS Plus Essential game?
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