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DICE LA completes rebrand to Ripple Effect Studios, will continue Battlefield 2042 support and development of new title

DICE’s Los Angeles-based studio, DICE L.A., is rebranding to Ripple Effect Studios. It will continue to work on its current projects while embracing its own identity away from the larger DICE brand.  This has been a rework in the making for more than a year. Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella confirmed that the rebranding effort was part of the reason he took on a leadership role with the studio last January, according to GamesIndustry.biz. DICE L.A., which was founded in 2013 after Electronic Arts closed Danger Close Games, has mostly

How to Fix to Apex Legends High CPU Bug

Apex LegendsSince Apex Legends' latest Genesis Collection event released, a bug has caused higher-than-usual CPU usage as it has been skyrocketing for PC players.Whether the problem is due to poor optimization or other factors in the release, the high CPU usage rates have caused the game to have major problems, which will likely end in a game crash. CPU usage rates for some players have been reaching abnormal highs of 90-100% as the community tries to figure out ways to alleviate the problem.@EAHelp have not been able get past the

Apex Legends Arena Mode Weapons Tier List July 2021

Apex LegendsApex Legends' Arena mode has been quite the popular game to flirt with when wanting to take a break from the battle royale mode. It has just been over two months since the inception of the deathmatch-style game mode which is garnering more and more players to it.With new updates on the Arena mode, including some leaked information from data miners, the Arena mode is slowly solidifying itself as its own game away from its more popular battle royale matches.Out of the plethora of guns that are available to

Apex Legends Arena Mode Legends Tier List July 2021

Apex LegendsApex Legends Season 10 is just on the horizon, but as others are rejoicing about the addition of Valkyrie among other news, Arenas is still popping off with events for the game mode to come soon enough.Those who are interested in experimenting in the Arenas game mode that haven't done so already may come to realize that the same Legends in the regular mode may not be as great as they are in Arenas. There is quite a bit of good choices as for who are very dominant in

BioWare won’t be showing off new Dragon Age or Mass Effect at EA Play Live

Even though Electronic Arts has expanded its list of EA Play Live events that will be streamed throughout July, BioWare has confirmed it won’t be present at any of the showcases to talk about the future of Dragon Age or Mass Effect.  This announcement came as the studio was promoting a Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream earlier today, where the developers shared details about the game’s 10th anniversary expansion, Legacy of the Sith.  We’re hard at work creating the next @dragonage and @masseffect games and have some exciting stuff

Respawn Doubles Down on Commitment Against Apex Legends Cheaters

Apex LegendsApex Legends: Respawn Cracks Down on Cheaters / Photo courtesy of RespawnRespawn announced its plans to deal with cheaters in Apex Legends. The game studio released a tweet that outlines several ways to prevent cheating from the battle royale game. Similar to various online games, Apex Legends has struggled with cheaters in the past. This issue led to complaints about certain players breaking the rules, but fortunately, Respawn released three methods for stopping these unfair practices. Respawn aims to hire more employees that can release manual bans on certain

Knockout City Season 2 Roadmap Released

Top GamesFans of the internet's favorite dodgeball game, Knockout City, can rejoice as new features are slated to arrive in the game for Season 2.This Heatwave is still going strong, but we're not slowing down-- we're in it for the long haul, baby! Check out The Knockout City Chronicle for a peek at our year one Roadmap and the great content that's in store!https://t.co/iUtCmftWLJ pic.twitter.com/jy5ctkKZGw— Knockout City (@knockoutcity) June 28, 2021Knockout City is soon approaching the its second season since its release in May. As there are a plethora of

Dragon Age 4 Rumored for EA Play Event in July, Alpha File Discovered

[embedded content] Rumor in the gaming industry has it that Electronic Arts is debuting something about the upcoming Bioware RPG, Dragon Age 4, in July. The smart money is on the game appearing in the EA Play event, which is happening on July 22. There’s more than just speculation to back this up, however: An alpha file was discovered on the PlayStation Store that somehow relates to Dragon Age 4, though we don’t know any of the specifics. The file was discovered by a Twitter user called PlayStation Game Size,

Electronic Arts buys mobile game studio Playdemic for $1.4 billion

Video game giant Electronic Arts is continuing to make M&A moves as it looks to bulk up its presence in the mobile gaming world. Fresh off the $2.4 billion acquisition of Glu Mobile this past April, their biggest purchase to date, Electronic Arts announced Wednesday that they are buying Warner Bros. Games’ mobile gaming studio Playdemic for $1.4 billion in an all-cash deal. The Manchester studio is best known for its release “Golf Clash” which the studio boasts has more than 80 million downloads globally. The rather ominously-named startup is