Here’s What Those Four Unknown EA Games Could Be

EA shared some financial results yesterday, and these included a slide that listed the company’s 2023 Fiscal Year “Title Slate.” On it were a number of titles we expect to release this year, such as Madden NFL 23, NHL 23, and a new Need For Speed game. However, that’s where the known quantities end, save for the next EA Sports PGA Tour which was delayed to early 2023, because Quarter 4, which encompasses the January 2023 to March 2023 time period, contains four unknowns: Major IP, Partner Title, Remake, and Sports Title. 

EA notes on the slide that these four titles scheduled for Q4 of the 2023 Fiscal Year “have not yet been publicly disclosed,” which is why the names of those games aren’t listed on the slide. However, these unknowns lead us to speculate and wonder what they could be.

Here’s what we think those four unknown EA games could be: 

Let’s begin with probably the easiest one: Remake. It has to be EA Motive’s Dead Space remake, right? In July 2021, the developers revealed more details about their remake. This included the need to remove loading screens. Since then, Motive has hosted multiple behind-the-scenes looks at the game, with the most recent one happening back in March. There, the team revealed a new look at Dead Space Remake gameplay and teases an early 2023 release.

Early next year would slot nicely into that FY2023 Q4, considering that window is January 2023 to March 2023, wouldn’t it? On top of that, EA hasn’t revealed any other remakes it has in the works. There might rumors of some, but in terms of confirmed remakes (and it’d be odd for an unconfirmed remake to release in early 2023 before the Dead Space remake, in my opinion), Dead Space is the only one. 

Let’s move on to the next question: Sport title be? Game Informer editor Brian Shea predicts it could be a new UFC title. He says EA’s UFC franchise usually operates on a two-year cycle, or at least it has been for the past four years with 2020’s EA Sports UFC 4 being the most recent in the series. It would have been 2022 two years after 2020, correct? However, if EA were to follow its two-year cycle, we presumably would have seen EA Sports UFC 5 on the slide somewhere in this year’s releases but alas, it wasn’t there. 

An early 2023 release for the new UFC title would be most appropriate. Maybe the COVID-19 virus caused a slight delay or the team just needed more time. Regardless, amongst EA’s sports catalogue, which saw a major shakeup yesterday after the publisher revealed it will no longer be making FIFA-branded soccer games, UFC makes the most sense for the FY23 Q4 window. 

What’s next? The biggest mystery: partner title. This could really be any thing. EA likely uses the term partner title to refer to a contract it has with third parties in order for them publish their game. The most well-known example of this for EA is its relationship with Josef Fares’ Hazelight, which is the studio behind A Way Out and The Game Awards 2021 Game of the Year, It Takes Two. It seems unlikely that Hazelight will have another game in FY23 Q4, given the release of It Takes Two last year.

That leaves the door wide open: this partnership could be with any studio, really, so to speculate further doesn’t make too much sense. However, personally, I’m hoping EA has contracted a studio to remake SSX Tricky because god, why can’t I play that game on modern consoles today? 

Last, but definitely not least, is the main IP title. It will be Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 2, which I am pretty certain of. We already know that this sequel is coming. Mind you, the game might have a different title because the actual name of the game hasn’t been confirmed, but Fallen Order 2 has a nice ring to it so we’ll stick with that until EA says something different.

Respawn Entertainment was able to release the first Fallen Order in 2019 so it would be possible for them to make the sequel in 2023. Fallen Order provided a solid foundation to a sequel. The combat doesn’t need a complete revamp – maybe just some tweaks here and there – and the Star Wars universe makes picking iconic locations a breeze considering there are so many. Also, Fallen Order’s plot has shown us where we could see a sequel.

With Star Wars Celebration right around the corner, we’re betting Fallen Order 2 gets its big reveal there and we’re hoping and crossing all our fingers that Respawn says there it’s aiming for a release sometime between January 2023 and March 2023 (because that would mean my prediction was correct but more importantly, it means we’ll get to play what will probably be a great Star Wars game soon).

Of course, this major IP could really be anything – Respawn is actually working on two other Star Wars games, too – but EA doesn’t really have anything publicly revealed lined up, other than Fallen Order 2. As we wait to find out if the prediction is correct, here’s what Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 will look like. 

These were our top guesses at the unknown titles. It’s your turn now, though: what do you think these four unknown games are? Comment below to let us know your thoughts!