E3 2018: ‘Sea of Solitude’ and Mental Health in Video Games

One of the most striking reveals at the EA Play 2018 conference was the game Sea of Solitude. As the newest EA Original (EA’s independent games initiative) it joins Fe from Zoink! Games and A Way Out from Hazelight Studios.

This new game from small developer Jo-Mei Games was shown off by it’s creative director Cornelia Geppert. In Sea of Solitude, players will control Kay, a young woman who that is suffering from the “loneliness of isolation.”

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E3 2018: Details, Release Date Revealed for BioWare’s ‘Anthem’

The highly anticipated new IP from Bioware, Anthem, was given an official release date at the EA Play event prior to E3. 

A new trailer showing off some of the games’ systems and classes were shown, along with the release date.

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E3 2018: ‘Battlefield V’ Features Detailed

After the May reveal of Battlefield V, fans had many questions and even some concerns about the latest in DICE and EA’s long running war series.

Hoping to answer and address a few of these concerns, Electronic Arts detailed some new features and gameplay during their annual EA Play conference.

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E3 2018 Predictions: EA Play

With less than two weeks to go, buzz is already building in the lead up to the Electronic Entertainment Expo. With high profile leaks from Walmart Canada, and countdowns counting down to more countdowns, the hype machine is hard at work competing for attention.

But where is the fun in what is already known? The real fun is in setting wildly high expectations and trying to figure out what sorts of strategies and announcements that will be seen in each show.

Electronic Arts holds its EA Play press conference every year in the weekend leading up to the Expo. Here are three predictions of what will be shown this year at the EA Play E3 press conference.

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E3 2017: ‘Star Wars Battlefront 2’ Promises more Depth, Content

The war for the galaxy rages on this fall with EA and DICE’s Star Wars Battlefront 2.

When EA and DICE’s Star Wars Battlefront was released in Nov 2015, it was met with praise for its visuals and authenticity, but chastised for minimal content and bare-bones offline content.

EA showed off a new trailer and gameplay footage of the sci-fi shooter during EA Play at E3 saturday. EA promises three times more content than the first game will be available to fans and players when the game launches in November.

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E3 2017: ‘Battlefield 1’ to Receive New Updates

Storming the trenches since Oct of 2016, EA’s Battlefield 1 brought the horrors of World War 1 to the modern game experience. It looks like more is on the way.

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