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Mass Effect and Dragon Age will not be at EA Play and we have new information on Madden NFL 22.
EA was one of the first publishers to announce their non-
E3 2021
plans with a
showcase in July
. This year's EA Play Live may be planned further away from all the other events, but hopefully, it will give us a much-needed dose of game announcements, especially since there’s usually a drought of news after E3. If you're wondering what EA has up its sleeve this year, here’s everything you need to know to watch its showcase and what to expect from it.
When is EA Play Live?
EA Play Live is scheduled to stream on July 22 with a pre-show starting at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm BST. That's on July 23 at 3am AEST. EA has yet to announce exactly how long its main showcase will run for. In addition to the main EA Live Play event, the company has also
announced an EA Play Live Spotlight Series
that includes four broadcasts happening weeks to days in advance
EA <3s Independent Studios – July 13, 10:00am PT
Madden NFL 22 All-Access – July 19, 4:00pm PT
More EA SPORTS! – July 20, 10:00am PT
The Future of First-Person Shooters – July 8, 10:00am PT
How to Watch EA Play Live
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What to Expect from EA Play Live
While EA hasn't officially revealed what it plans to show at the showcase, it's been banking up a collection of new games and developers over the last couple of months, so we might see quite the showcase come July. Here are some guesses at what we could see.
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Battlefield 2042
Battlefield 6
got its own
reveal event on June 9th
and we got to see some of the first multiplayer footage from the
Xbox & Bethesda Showcase
during
E3 2021
. We expect EA will show off more gameplay footage or another trailer during its Play Live event. We'd love to get a deeper dive into the weapons, tools, specialists, maps, and more about the game. So far we know Battlefield 2042 will use AI bots to fill multiplayer matches and the game will feature some of the series' largest maps ever.
During The Future of First-Person Shooters, the developer also let loose that Battlefield 2042 will feat
ure a third multiplayer mode. So far it has only been described as a “love letter” to series fans that will bring back some fan-favorite maps to Battlefield 2042. Leaks have pointed to this new mode being called Battlefield Hub and it will supposedly also bring back previous weapons and maps to give them a Battlefield 2042 twist with new features and mechanics.
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Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age 4
While now might seem like the perfect time for EA to reveal its work on a
new Mass Effect game
and
Dragon Age 4
, Bioware has announced it has
no plans to show any of its games
during EA Play Live.
New Respawn Game
Respawn has been EA’s golden child lately with smash hits like
Apex Legends
and
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
. The developer recently announced it was in the
early days of building a new franchise
and we hope to see the tiniest teaser or at least a title card during EA’s big livestream.
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Madden NFL 22
Another year, another football game.
Madden NFL 22
will have to wow the online crowds as last year's
Madden NFL 21
was a disaster. So far the newest game is confirmed to add a few new features like home-field advantage, M-Factors, and Gameday Momentum. Madden NFL 22 also promises to bring more realism to the game with better stadiums, close up shots of the virtual crowds, and an improved presentation of the Super Bowl. We'll see plenty more of Madden NFL 22 during its dedicated All-Access livestream on July 19 at 4:00pm PT.
Skate 4
Possibly the most demanded game ever,
Skate 4
would be a wonderful post-E3 surprise. At the start of the year, EA announced that a new studio named
Full Circle is developing a Skate sequel
. Whether it’s going to be Skate 4 or a total reboot for the whole series remains to be seen.
Fan-Favorite Series Revival
Apparently, we can expect to see a fan-favorite series revival according to
corroborate reports
from GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb and Eurogamer. The two reports confirmed that EA Motive is working on an "established IP" that will be revealed during the event. EA Motive previously released
Star Wars Squadrons
and worked on
Star Wars Battlefront 2
, but with
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
director Eric Baptizat
joining its ranks
, the studio could be moving in a new direction. There's open speculation as to whether thsi revival might just be Stake 4, a
remake of Dead Space
, or something entirely different.
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