Hey everyone! Logan here, covering live updates on EA’s press conference. Keep it locked here and refresh for regular updates, images, and official BagoGames thoughts on each and every announcement!
Electronic Arts is skipping out completely on having a booth at E3 2016, which is the first time they have done that since coming to the show. However, they are not skipping E3 altogether. While they gave up their normal press conference timeslot on Monday (which is now being filled by the PC Gaming Show), the show will still go on! Instead, EA is now having their briefing on Sunday, June 12th at 4 PM ET. Instead of a booth, the publisher has rented out Club Nokia near the convention hall, and will be hosting an event entitled EA Play which will be focused more around the players than the press.
EA has already teased the presence of games like Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2, so you can definitely expect those shooters to make an appearance. It is also no surprise that EA Sports titles will have their presence known, but hopefully we don’t get an extremely long and awkward interview this year. Other highly anticipated titles include Mass Effect: Andromeda and whatever Star Wars title they could possibly conjure up. Follow along with the liveblog below for up to the minute updates on Electronic Arts’s briefing.
All times will be PST.
2:05 – That’s the end of the conference. A final video mash-up is shown. Thanks for hanging out with me for the liveblog! Be sure to join us in a few hours for the Bethesda conference, and for all things E32016, stay right here with BagoGames! Logan, signing off.
2:01 – Discussion on dynamic weather, destruction, large variety of weapons, vehicles (behemoths such as airships), etc. No match will ever be the same twice. October 21st release date repeated.
2:00 – Zac Efron and Jamie Foxx will be playing in the livestream.
1:59 – Only a peek at the trailer. Discussion on the community aspect. Players from the community will lead the first livestream following the conference.
1:57 – Discussion on the pitch of Battlefield 1. Video time.
1:56 – Battlefield 1 time.
1:52 – New Battlefront next year from Dice with new features from Force Awakens, Amy Hennig-led new game in 2018. Respawn Entertainment making a new third-person game.
1:51 – Star Wars time!
1:48 – A game of “discovery, conflict, and relationships.” You play as a small cub in a world of music in the forest. Looks nice.
1:46 – The first EA Originals game is Fe. Developed by Zoink Studios.
1:44 – EA announces EA Originals program. About taking first-time experiences and bringing them to the world, supporting small developers, and “finding and offering a level of security” for small developers. All profit goes back to developers.
1:41 – Aaron McHardy takes the stage to discuss Fifa 17: The Journey and new innovation to gameplay, including new intelligence system.
1:40 – Much discussion on the power of Fifa 17 on the Frostbite engine.
1:39 – After introducing three “great” managers in the game, Jose Mourinho takes the stage as the fourth manager in the game.
1:38 – Premier managers joining the game.
1:35 – A man named Alex Hunter discusses his journey into the world of Fifa, and is then featured in a Fifa 17 trailer. Fifa 17: The Journey.
1:33 – Back to London for information on Fifa 17. A retrospective of old Fifa games is shown.
1:31 – Announcing Play to Give. Wilson discusses five charities that are tied into five challenges in EA games. This culminates in a $1Mil donation.
1:30 – Upcoming: Star Wars, Battlefront, Fifa. Content updates incoming.
1:27 – “A bigger adenture…with more freedom..” Powered by Frostbite engine. Official look behind the scenes.
1:27 – Aaryn Flynn, General manager of Bioware, takes the stage to discuss Mass Effect: Andromeda.
1:25 – Madden NFL Challenge Series with $1Mil prize. A full year of competitions.
1:23 – Showing a video looking into the lives of a couple E-Sports EA players. Discussing the Madden Challenge, featuring the 8 challengers. Finals on Tuesday.
1:21 – A variety of online competitve modes announced “for all players.” Host your own events in Challenger events. Online Premier Events. EA Major events hosted worldwide by EA.
1:20 – Madden 17 announced. Peter Moore takes the London stage. Confirmed for PS4 and XB1. New commentary team announced.
1:17 – After a joke about this morning’s leak, Zampella confirms single player for Titanfall 2 and shows single player trailer. October 28th release date.
1:16 – Multiplayer trailer shown. Multiplayer test pre-launch.
1:13 – Vince Zampella takes the stage to talk Titanfall 2. Will also be arriving on PS4.
1:12 – Confirmed to be shown: Mass Effect, Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, Battlefield 1 64-player live match streamed following conference.
1:11 – We get a look at a second EA Play Live in London.
1:08 – It’s happening!
1:05 – Hang tight! Conference incoming!
12:59 – Our BagoGames team is ready! We’ll be publishing news stories live as they occur, we’ll have a news round-up after each conference and, of course, you can stick with me right here for the liveblog! So grab a beer (mine is a New Belgium Fat Tire), sit back, and get ready to begin E3 2016!
12:55 – Five minutes!
12:50 – What are we going to see? More Mass Effect footage? A new Star Wars game? Unravel 2?! Let us know your thoughts!
12:45 – It’s almost time! We’ve already had a number of leaks today, and one of them is the leak (and subsequent official release) of some Titanfall 2 information, including an awesome trailer. Check out the story by Christopher Cross HERE.