rebranding

EA’s potential FIFA rebrand reportedly stems from FIFA asking for $1 billion for naming rights

Last week, Electronic Arts reported the company was looking at potentially rebranding its popular FIFA brand of sports games as it reviews the naming rights agreement with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). According to a new report from the New York Times, this rebrand hinges specifically on FIFA asking for $1 billion every four years to license its properties. This new deal would also reportedly include limitations on ways that EA could monetize the game outside of its initial sale. The NYT noted it had talked to “multiple

Fnatic enters partnership with Team Queso in Superliga

The Superliga is going to be more stacked than ever heading into the 2022 season. Fnatic has acquired a spot in the league by entering a partnership with Team Queso, the organization announced today. This comes a day after Spanish League of Legends caster and streamer Ibai and soccer pro Gerard Piqué announced that they acquired Astralis Stormbringer’s spot in the Superliga. Team Queso entered the Superliga in 2019 when it replaced MAD Lions, who joined the LEC through the Splyce rebranding. Although Team Queso have remained in the league

Zuckerberg is turning trillion-dollar Facebook into a ‘metaverse’ company, he tells investors

“I wanted to discuss this now so that you can see the future that we’re working towards and how our major initiative across the company are going to map to that,” Zuckerberg said on the call. “What is the metaverse? It’s a virtual environment where you can be present with people in digital spaces. You can kind of think of this as an embodied internet that you’re inside of rather than just looking at.” These comments echoed an interview he gave to The Verge last week, detailing some of the

How to watch the World of Warcraft Race to World First Sanctum of Domination

The World of Warcraft Race to World First (RWF) is finally here again. Players from around the world are preparing for a marathon battle to see who can be the first to defeat Sylvanas Windrunner on Mythic difficulty in Sanctum of Domination. Complexity-Limit is fresh off two straight wins in the RWF and is looking to continue its streak. After finishing in a close second during the first three major raid tiers of Battle for Azeroth, WoW’s last expansion, Limit strung together a pair of victories, one in the final

Ripple Effect Studios confirms it will bring ‘fan-favorite’ maps back in Battlefield 2042

DICE L.A. completed its rebranding efforts yesterday, solidifying itself as Ripple Effect Studios and announcing that the team is still working on a “yet-to-be-announced project,” while still working with DICE on certain aspects of Battlefield 2042.  During Electronic Art’s “The Future of First-Person Shooters” panel today, it was confirmed that Ripple Effect is specifically working on a mode for the newest game that will bring “fan-favorite” classic maps.  Something similar to this was revealed last month in a report that claimed Battlefield 2042’s unannounced game mode will be a sandbox

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

40 Best Action Games For PlayStation 4

There are a ton of different action games on the PlayStation 4. It would be an endless list if we included every title on here. With that said, if you have a PlayStation 4 and are looking for some recommendations then check out our list below. Here are some of our favorite action video game recommendations that you can pick up right now for the PlayStation 4. With that said, the PlayStation 4 is still supported so you can expect even more great video games to release throughout this year.

Official PlayStation Magazine UK Publishes Its Final Issue, Ending the Last Official Games Magazine

The decision ends 33 years of official games magazines. Future Publishing has officially retired its Official PlayStation Magazine UK, ending the last official games magazine after fifteen years of publication. The news went out in a note to subscribers on Friday and was tweeted by Lara Jackson. Future announced that the magazine would be rebranding itself as Play, and would keep the same editorial team. No official reason was given for the change, though there is speculation that Future did not renew its license with Sony. The rebranding marks the