EA Announces It Won’t Hold EA Play Live Event This Year

EA announced that its EA Play Live event will be cancelled this year. This is a traditional event where the company shares more information about current games as well as new releases. 

It is a good news story. IGN, which reports that rather than hosting an EA Play Live event like in previous summers, the publisher will instead reveal more about its projects “when the time is right for each of them.” Here’s what an EA representative told IGNIn a statement to the publication 

“We love EA Play Live as it’s our way of connecting with our players and sharing what’s new with all of you. However, this year things aren’t lining up to show you everything on one date. We have exciting things happening at our world-class studios and this year, we’ll reveal much more about these projects when the time is right for each of them. We look forward to spending time with you throughout the year.” 

EA Play Live events have basically become EA’s own E3-like showcase, with the publisher even opting to hold it usually around the same time as E3. It’s been doing EA Play Live since 2016. The event used to be a live event that allowed players to play the demos and other items. The event changed to a steamy one due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was more like a Nintendo Direct, or PlayStation State of Play. 

Just a few months ago, word had been dropped that E3 wouldn’t be being held in person. However, Geoff Keighley’s own E3-like event, Summer Games Fest, is happening this year as usual. 

You can check the most recent footage from EA’s Dead Space remake while you wait to see the rest of EA’s year. Find out how EA promised total freedom for its studios in the game development process, such as Titanfall and Dragon Age. 

[Source: IGN]

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