EA's Sports FC team isn't worried about that rumoured FIFA revival

The development team behind EA Sports FC 25 – which launches this year on 27th September and hosts England star Jude Bellingham on its cover – isn’t worried about a potential revival of the FIFA brand at another developer.

FIFA itself has not been shy about wanting to rope in a new company to make a fresh football game with its branding, following the collapse of its long-running partnership with EA Sports back in 2022.

Rumours have persisted that the FIFA licence has now been picked up by another developer with plans to launch a fresh FIFA product in time for the next World Cup. Who could it be? Well, 2K, publisher of the NBA 2K, PGA Tour 2K and WWE 2K sports series, has reportedly been in the frame.

So, are EA’s FC team worried about a new rival? In sho…

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Battlefield 2042's limited-time Dead Space crossover is now underway

If the absence of any positive Dead Space 2 remake news has been getting you down, there’s at least one new way to get a bit of Necromorph in your life right now, even if it’s probably not quite what fans were hoping for. EA’s sci-fi horror series is the focus of a new Battlefield 2024 limited-time PvE mode, Outbreak, which is available to play now.

Outbreak, described as a “high-intensity survival mode”, pits up to four players against hordes of Augmented Targets (which regrettably look more like slightly fleshy crash test dummies than Necromorphs) as they travel across the Redacted map toward their extraction point.

Starting at the western end, the goal is to pass through eight sectors while facing off against increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Player…

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Mario and Pikachu will be taking over the middle aisles of Aldis everywhere this weekend

Good news, Nintendo fans – Super Mario and Pokémon products will be popping up in the middle aisles of Aldis everywhere this weekend.
Whilst some Teenage Mutant Ninja/Hero Turtles, Paddington Bear, and Hello Kitty stuff crept into Aldi earlier this week, from Saturday 24th August middle aisles will boast a selection of cut-price game-flavoured treats, including duvet sets, throws, and cushions.

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